Vocabulary for describing people's hair and eyes (beginner level)

1. HAIR
HAIR COLOUR
Brown Blond/blonde Red/ginger Black Grey/white
a brunette a blonde a redhead
When someone is blonde or has ‘light’ hair we sometimes say they have fair hair.
When we use dye in our hair, with some parts lighter, other parts natural we call them
‘highlights’. ‘My girlfriend has brown hair with blond highlights.’
HAIR LENGTH
We use ‘short’ and ‘long’ when talking about length of hair. Although it is relative and we can
use words like ‘quite’ and ‘very’ to add to the description. We can also talk about how far down
the hair goes: ‘shoulder-length hair.’ ‘it goes down to the middle of her back.’ If someone has
no hair they are ‘bald.’
Hair types
Straight Curly Frizzy Afro
Hairstyles
Fringe/ Ponytail Pigtails Dreadlocks Mohican
Bangs

2. Facial Hair
When a man has no facial hair we say he is ‘clean-shaven’
Stubble Beard Moustache
EYES
EYE COLOUR
The colour affects the IRIS. The black ‘hole’ in the middle is called the PUPIL.
Amber¹ Blue Brown Grey/gray Green Hazel²
¹golden brown
²green brown