Farrah Fawcett Shampoo was produced by Faberge, Inc. of Hollywood, Calif., from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. Under the leadership of George Barrie (1964-1984), the company launched many cosmetic products and deployed celebrities, including Joe Namath, Roger Moore, and Muhammad Ali, to endorse them.
Farrah Fawcett's feathered hairstyle from the '70s is one that continues to gain popularity, even 50 years later. Here, Matt Beck (@freesaloneducation) walks us through a modern take on the voluminous, layered cut.
The magic trifecta. Few haircuts are as iconic as Farrah Fawcett's '70s flip. When she first debuted the cut for a swimsuit campaign in 1976, the poster broke records, selling over 12 million copies. It made her hairstylist, Allan Edwards, famous and it helped her land the role as one of Charlie's Angels.
The flap over Farrah Fawcett's flip: The famous “Farrah” feathered long hairstyle (1977)
During the 1960s, social taboos were continually challenged. Sexuality became increasingly embraced, especially in the realm of film and cinema. This was reflected with bigger, sexier hair.
The 1980s saw the onset of huge, voluminous locks on men and women, often in the form of long, curly hair. Inspired by heavy metal and appropriately-named "Hair Bands," huge hair was everywhere.
Teasing and hair spray. Teasing is holding the hair up and combing it backwards so that it forms a tangled mass, over which the top layer is laid. The hair sprays of the 80s that held the hair so firmly have been outlawed because of damage to the ozone layer.
The two rarest hair types are type 1a hair and coily hair.
Hair type 1A is super-straight. It doesn't even hold a curl! 1A is the rarest hair type.
In fact, did you know that Farrah Fawcett's feathered mane was not all her own? Created by Beverly Hills hair stylist Piny Benzaken, she may have set the precedent even though not many people knew she was wearing hair extensions.
Before the movies, the young star had success in commercials as her blonde hair and all-American beauty appealed to audiences of the time. Fawcett and Majors were one of Hollywood's It couples of the late '60s and '70s.
Wolf cut hairstyles are a mix of two popular current haircut trends, aka the shag haircut and the mullet. Both these trending hairstyles feature a mix of layers and bangs. While the mullet is a short haircut, the shag haircut can be short, long, or mid length. When put together, it results in unique wolf haircut looks.
For many years, people never cared about shaving their pubic hair until the birth of bikini in 1946. Between the 1960s and 1970s, trimming took a different twist, and women were discouraged from trimming. In the 1980s, they were now encouraged on trimming and even to do a thorough shave.
It's so great to see things come full circle. 80s babies really were taught that the bigger, the better! The '80s was all about creating voluminous hair with lots of teasing and hairspray. Women would backcomb their hair to create a bouffant-like effect that added height and drama to their overall look.
Permed Hair
Permed hair was arguably the most iconic hairstyle of the '80s. This hairstyling technique uses a chemical treatment to alter the natural texture of your hair 一 in this case, to make it curly.
Zahir Ziani suggests shorter hair for older women "because it holds volume and fights against gravity. Gray hair also looks good worn short by bringing youthfulness to the face." He adds that while some women consider shorter hair to be more masculine, that's not the case when it is cut to complement your face shape.
As we age, there are many ways our hair ages as well. And so, older women turn to the scissors to snip their hair short and sport a hairstyle that is much easier to combat the effects of aging and simpler to style in the mornings. Here are some ways our hair changes with the years. It loses pigment.
As shampoos became gentler and more nourishing, things really started to speed up, between the '40s and '60s people were washing their hair once a week and now every other day is a common routine.
The distinction between the butterfly and other layered cuts is that the butterfly cut has two obvious sections: long layers that fall below the shoulders to give the illusion of length, and short layers that hit two to three inches below the chin to frame the face and add volume.
Straight Center Part
Long, sleek, and parted was THE look of the '70s. The total opposite of the voluminous feathered hair was the long and straight hairstyle. This usually was worn as a single-length cut with a center part that was typically adorned with flowers or a headband.
Case in point: Farrah Fawcett hair, a looked marked by feathered layers and dramatic bangs, is now trending all over social media platforms like TikTok and Twitter. And, according to experts, this surge in the need for volume and curls, no matter your hair texture, is no coincidence.