Just Dippity Do It!
By Lori Ferraro Back in the day our hair gel options were endless…tubes of Dep, L’oreal Studio Fix and LA Looks covered drug store shelves. I was a certified gel junkie, and only one reigned supreme due to its glue-like texture. Two words: DIPPITY-DO. My ‘do needed some Do…that’s fer sure. “For all the crazy looks inside of you, Dippity-Do it!” That commercial brings back huge memories of huge hair — the jingle will...
The Return of Big Hair?
I spy with my little eye: mousse, gel, teasing combs, and (gasp!) perms? Is the flat-hair era dead at last? It’s an 80s girl’s dream come true! Celebrities Go Big With Hair Celebrities are boldly going where many of us have gone before—into brazenly big hair territory. Here’s a look at some trendsetters who are inflating their locks for that sexy, fluffy, decidedly THERE hair we loved in the me decade: Lady Gaga sported an enormous...
Feathered Bangs Photo Gallery
Before the I’m-Closer-to-God-Than-You bangs trend took hold, feathered bangs were all the rage in the 80s. Check out these radical user submitted photos. To add your own bodacious feathered bang photos, email your pic to itslikeemail@liketotally80s.com....
Feathered Bangs
By Lori Ferraro Before the gigantic hair movement of the late ‘80s all us girls back in junior high were vying for one look and one look only. Feathered hair with feathered bangs. In New York we called feathered hair “wings” – like you would go in for a haircut and request wings and know you weren’t in for something spicy with a side of ranch. At thirteen my family moved from New York to Florida (perfect age for a big move) where they...
80s New Wave Hairstyles – The Cure for Boring Hair
The general statement that fashion is cyclical has been proven time and time again as hairstyles from the past have made their way back into the mainstream. At the same time, just a few years ago many fashion industry experts said that the 80s were possibly the worst time for fashion. But the decade of excess has resurfaced and can be seen in everything from movies to fashion to hair. Most notably, the hair styles of the 80s are...
