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Concepts

WorldBackcombing A styling method that creates volume by tangling hair near the root.Styled · Any hair WorldDread perming A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair

🇺🇸 United StatesBeehive A conical updo piled high on the crown.Updo · Any hair · 1960

🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBouffant A puffy, rounded hairstyle with height at the crown.Styled · Any hair · 1950

WorldBig hair A hairstyle style defined by large volume and significant space around the head.Styled · Curly hair · 1960

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Beehive: MGM, Public domain, source
Bouffant: Bain News Service, Public domain, source
Big hair: Photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, source
Backcombing: Alexander Blum, Public domain, source

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