Not quite curly, but not quite straight — if you’re a man with wavy hair, you know very well the struggle of being somewhere in-between.

After all, thanks to the fact that many hairstyles are catered towards folks with hair types on either side of the curly and straight spectrum, it can be hard to know where somebody with wavy hair fits in.

What’s more is that there are so many different types of wavy hair, as well, which can add an additional blocker to finding the best hair guidance for you.

However, things in the hair world are changing and waving hair is more desirable than ever. Instead of wavy hair being seen as a limitation, as it may have been in the 90s and 2000s when hair straighteners were all the rage, many people try to give themselves wavy hair to emulate some of the most popular hairstyles out there.

In this article, we will go over the best ways to style your wavy hair, whether you have wavy hair naturally or take care to create wavy hair.

1. Temple Fades for Wavy Hair

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We begin this article with an example of one of the most famous hairstyles to emerge over the last few decades. As its name would suggest, a temple fade is a type of fade hairstyle where only the temple area of the head is shaved.

The temple fade has its earliest roots in the 1980s, particularly among Black men in the New York and Washington, D.C. areas.

However, since then, its popularity has surely spread, and it’s easy to see why. A temple fade gives you the appearance of being well put-together without all of the endless hours poured into your hair. In order to keep up your temple fade, you will just need regular trips to the barber shop to keep your fade fresh.

The temple fade looks great both with curly and wavy hair.

2. Low Fades for Wavy Hair

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