Big, bigger, bigger than biggest! 

“The 80s: big, bigger, bigger than biggest! It couldn't be crazy enough with the hairstyles in this day and age. The high hair trend was back. This is how the women curled their hair, touched the bangs so that it stood up and the hairstyle was finished with hair spray. The more volume, the better! Neck mats were also a thing. The hair was cut short on the crown so that it stood up and in the neck the hair fell longer. Of course, the short part on the crown was touched again to make it look as big as possible. Something more fierce: Color! More and more people were coloring their hair in a bright color at that time. Colour combinations were also very hip. The inspiration for the hairstyles was mostly taken from singers on MTV.” Source: healthyhairdresser.nl

I was really into touching and volume. For years I walked around with a crest stiff from the hairspray. Sorry, for that hole in the ozone layer. I had no idea at the time. By the way, my curls were also kept in model by the paint. No smoothly falling curls, stiff and hard they were, because o jee if a curl wasn't right, I just dove in the shower again to start all over again. And a downpour was a disaster! Thank God I had curls of myself, I didn't need a perm. It seemed awful to me. When I saw the girlfriends thing, dear dear.!

The rise of New Wave music also influenced the 1980 hairstyles and contributed to the popularity of short asymmetrical hairstyles. The photos show some of the short hairstyles from the 80s:

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