Beehive and Pompadour Hairstyles

Radrook

Radrook

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Remember when it was cool for teenaged dudes to sport a pompadour hairstyle and a beehive hairstyle for teenaged girls?


How many here participated in those trends?


I reinforced my pompadour with exceedingly generous amounts of Halka pomade. This all suddenly ended after I got hit on the head with a pickle bottle hurled out of a housing projects window. My parents kept insisting that it was out of envy for my pompadour.




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I was too young for beehive hairdos but my mom had one. By the '60s and 70s hair was long, often straight and parted in the middle. Easy Peasy. Except for girls born with curly hair which they corrected by sleeping on soup cans to make their hair appear straighter next day. It was very pretty and easy for some.

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Of course, if you spent the magnificent sum of $2 getting a beehive or French twist in the early 60's, it HAD to last for days. Otherwise, how would everyone at school know you went to the dance?

That meant uncomfortable sleep with your head wrapped in toilet paper and then the "dents" had to be bumped out the next morning with a rat-tail comb and lots of Aquanet.

I have a hard time finding Aquanet these days....
 
jujube said:
Beehives were making their way out by the time I started getting "do's" for dances and proms. French twists were in.
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When my older daughter when to her junior prom—yikes, 9 years ago, now—she wore a gorgeous, sky blue traditional ballet-style gown with a full skirt made of tulle and a sequined bodice. I paid for her to get her hair done, and I really, really wanted her to get a French twist. I've always found them to be so classy, and I thought it would be a perfect complement to her gown.

However, she and the stylist chose some complicated style with flowers interwoven in her hair. It looked nice, but I really wish she had gone with a French twist.
 
KSav said:
When my older daughter when to her junior prom—yikes, 9 years ago, now—she wore a gorgeous, sky blue traditional ballet-style gown with a full skirt made of tulle and a sequined bodice. I paid for her to get her hair done, and I really, really wanted her to get a French twist. I've always found them to be so classy, and I thought it would be a perfect complement to her gown.

However, she and the stylist chose some complicated style with flowers interwoven in her hair. It looked nice, but I really wish she had gone with a French twist.
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True. The French Twist does look far more elegant than the Beehive.

From a male perspective:

Makes the female neck look so temptingly kissable. IMHO.
 
chic said:
I was too young for beehive hairdos but my mom had one. By the '60s and 70s hair was long, often straight and parted in the middle. Easy Peasy. Except for girls born with curly hair which they corrected by sleeping on soup cans to make their hair appear straighter next day. It was very pretty and easy for some.

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How did they get any sleep placing their heads on soup cans?
 
jujube said:
Of course, if you spent the magnificent sum of $2 getting a beehive or French twist in the early 60's, it HAD to last for days. Otherwise, how would everyone at school know you went to the dance?

That meant uncomfortable sleep with your head wrapped in toilet paper and then the "dents" had to be bumped out the next morning with a rat-tail comb and lots of Aquanet.

I have a hard time finding Aquanet these days....
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You can purchase it here:
Robot or human?
 
I see a lot of young guys at the gym with Viking haircuts, with that short vertical pony tail. So while I'm mostly bald on top, I could let the back grow long and manage one with a hairdressers help. Guessing this hairstyle gets you laid more often.
 
Lawrence00 said:
I see a lot of young guys at the gym with Viking haircuts, with that short vertical pony tail. So while I'm mostly bald on top, I could let the back grow long and manage one with a hairdressers help. Guessing this hairstyle gets you laid more often.
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Wow! That hairstyle sure has a lot of variety!​
 
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KSav said:
I was born in 1968, when the beehive style was on its way out. But I was a happy participant <cringe> in the "big hair" of the 80s. I used a lot of Aqua Net! Fortunately, no photos have survived. ;)
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Thanks for the info. Although I lived those years, I was not aware of the names for the hairstyles that were in vogue. I had only noticed a change when the Beatles arrived.
 
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