The Beehive, as large and outrageous as you want or a chic do suitable for an interview?
The Beehive is also known as a B-52, after the nose of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
It was created in 1960 by Margaret Vinci Heldt, owner of the Margaret Vinci Coiffures in downtown Chicago. She'd been asked to design a new hairstyle that would reflect the coming decade by the editors of 'Modern Beauty Salon' magazine. She originally modelled it on a fez like hat.
The beehive style was popular throughout the 1960s and remains an enduring symbol of 1960s kitsch
and one to add to that:
It's not a difficult as it looks, here's how:
- After hair is washed, blow dry upside down for maximum volume
- Once dry use heat (tongs, hot brush, straighteners or whilst still wet use round brish to blow dry shape) to shape the hair into the mold needed, this will also give the roots some boost
- Take inch thick sections of hair from the desired beehive area and back comb by combing the hair from the top to the bottom, spraying with hairspray each time. (if you have short hair, you may need to do this all over to get the Dusty Springfield effect like I have in the above picture, if you have long hair, concentrate on the crown, top and upper back of your head for the Bardot look)
- By now you should resemble an escapee from a criminally insane prison, starting from the bottom, carefully skim each section with a fine tooth comb into the beehive shape, after each inch section is combed, spray with hairspray to secure, carefully blending each section with the last so not to see joins.
- You can tease the top sections as much as you like, make the beehive as small or big as you want, but just remember to use plenty of hairspray and your beehive can NEVER be too big!
