Eighties Hair

Eighties hair for women saw a return to volume. Daytime soap operas, music and preoccupation with wealth and status was what drove eighties hair to become voluptuous and loud in nature. Fashion icons such as Madonna and Debbie Gibson set the standard for eighties hair. Seventies hair was more plain and simpler to manage. Seventies hair was about simplicity as well. Eighties hair returned to a fancier style reminiscent of the sixties and previous decades. Lots of hairspray was used to ramp up hair volume. The punk scene was popular which saw the rise of asymmetrical hairdos and Mohawks or liberty spikes. The new wave scene was popular and the hair fashion of the scene transferred to young people who sported the latest loud dos in clubs and concerts. Blonde was the color of choice for many women, especially frosted pink tips with blonde hair. Eighties came hair came in a variety of lengths and regardless of short or long, volume and styling was part of eighties hair theme. Whether long or short, hair was styled, frosted, dyed and curled in one form or another.