Grab your hairspray and turn up the Bon Jovi, because we're taking a trip back to the days when bigger truly meant better - at least when it came to hair! Remember when we thought spiral perms, mullets, and mall bangs teased to the heavens were the height of fashion? When we'd spend hours with a crimping iron, rattail comb, and enough Aqua Net to destroy the ozone layer single-handedly?
Well, these brave souls have dug through their photo albums to share the hair-raising evidence of those gloriously misguided style choices. From "business in front, party in the back" to "how many cans of hairspray did that take?", these 35 people have bravely shared their most cringe-worthy coiffures from the decades that taste forgot.
#2
My mom loved to get professional photos taken of my siblings and me when we were kids. I hated it. I learned fairly quickly that if I complained or was fussy they would just keep going and ask me to be still or quiet. However, if I behaved perfectly and just made awful facial expressions the photos would end. This little gem is a product of my silent temper tantrums.
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37points
#3
“This is my oldest brother. When he came to the States , his first obsession was rock & roll, followed by big hair.”
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32points
#6
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#7
My mother at 17, this was her senior portrait, the lady loved her hair so much she took a bunch of pictures for her. 1988
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28points
#11
My 80s hair didn’t even take a break for softball. I can practically hear Skid Row through this photo.
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24points
#13
When your mom puts a bowl on your head and cuts your hair. And you rush home after school to slam 3 cans of raviolis and watch Bill Nye the science guy (mid 90s)
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23points
#16
“In 1988, my mother won a free portrait session from Olan Mills for me and my brother. I remember feeling uncomfortable with my clothes and our pose and I think the only thing that felt normal to us was our hair.”
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22points
#17
“This was me in first grade. My mom convinced me to cut my hair ‘like Demi Moore in Ghost.'”
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21points
#18
My mom cut & styled my hair for picture day. I never let her touch my hair ever since. #mullet #90s #texas
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