# 80s hair days **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533 "2014-01-23T16:35:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jenweaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jenweaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenweaver)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/1 "2014-01-23T16:35:33Z")
For you ladies (and gents) who rocked some big hair during the 80s: What brand of hairspray did you use? Do you remember someone whose hair was the biggest in town? We went to an 80s party last weekend, and I went to my old faithful “Freeze and Shine”. My bangs stood tall all night, and were still poofed the next morning. There was a guy at my highschool who could tell which brand hairspray we used by smelling. He was pretty accurate too. Probably not a skill he put on his resume, tho. I had 3 sisters and my dad would get so angry because there was a permanent sticky shallaq on the sink, the floor, the walls. But hey, heaven forbid we went out with flat hair! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/2 "2014-01-23T16:58:03Z")
Aqua-Net, fer sure! ---
**Author:** ![Happyasaclam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7c8e57/32.png) [@Happyasaclam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happyasaclam)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/3 "2014-01-23T17:03:00Z")
Freeze and shine. The Best shellac available for those spikes hair don’ts!!! I still remember that gawd awful smell. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/4 "2014-01-23T17:04:47Z")
Dippity DOO! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/5 "2014-01-23T18:13:58Z")
Dippity Do gel followed by AquaNet, of course! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/6 "2014-01-23T18:33:40Z")
Early 90’s here, until Grunge took over and we went flat. Aussie Sprunch Spray, Freeze and Shine and sometime Hair Muscle which smelled of cucumbers 🙂 If I was broke, then that cheap stuff…Fame? What was it called? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/7 "2014-01-23T18:54:30Z")
Another vote for Aqua Net. I could bounce off a wall with my bangs and still not make a dent. Unless you’re talking about the sheet rock… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/8 "2014-01-23T19:00:07Z")
Aqua Net was the weapon of choice in my school. I seem to recall the different colored cans being different strength hold, and the pink was the one most girls used (although I do recall some blue cans) ---
**Author:** ![jenweaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jenweaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jenweaver)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/9 "2014-01-23T19:32:36Z")
I forgot about Vavoom! It was in a really tall, black and neon pink can. You needed an extra large purse to carry it around! I typically used Rave (level 4…Mega) or Aqua Net in the pink and white can “Extra (!) Super hold”. I guess “Super hold” wasn’t stiff enougn… When I had extra money, I would buy “the good stuff”, like Vavoom. Does anyone remember Joico Ice Mist? Talk about helmet head? I had to have my hair perfect before unleashing the Joico, because it wouldn’t budge until a shower with 2 shampooings. Almost every girl had some sort of “big hair” at my school. Remember the giant claw bangs? A giant stiff tsunami in front, and the rest was pretty normal. You could pound nails with those bangs, lol! ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/10 "2014-01-23T20:50:43Z")
Rave! That’s what it was! I’m sitting here, perfectly picturing that blue can, but I couldn’t come up with the name. Yep, that, Aussie Sprunch Spray, and Vavoom. Wow. Trip down amnesia lane, for sure. Early '90s for me too. When I graduated in '95, we were over all of that nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/11 "2014-01-23T21:19:11Z")
> [@jenweaver](#): > > Remember the giant claw bangs? A giant stiff tsunami in front, and the rest was pretty normal. You could pound nails with those bangs, lol! We used to call that [mall hair](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ElynuhgEO3E/R-vxVsPuwKI/AAAAAAAAAvI/OTAezbj012o/s400/mall%2Bbangs.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/12 "2014-01-23T22:43:37Z")
I found an old ad that showed the different types of Aqua Net: [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr\_l1e34mo0hv1qz8ui7o1\_400.jpg](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1e34mo0hv1qz8ui7o1_400.jpg) Most girls went for the super hold… no one used that all purpose. Pfft. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/13 "2014-01-23T22:44:01Z")
Aqua Net Ultra Super Hold in the big white can. I chose my purses based on their having enough room to hold that can, along with a brush, a ton of makeup, a can of Confess body spray (Do you like Obsession? You’ll love Confess!), a pack of Marlboros, and a lighter. No money, no driver’s license. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/14 "2014-01-23T23:01:53Z")
Stiff Stuff made my 18"/45cm Mohawk stand up straight and firm all night. I would have to ride in cars with my head tilted sideways for clearance. Fill that out with ripped jeans, Doc Martens, bullet belt, ironic t-shirt, heavy eyeliner and black lipstick, I surely made my parents very proud of their teenaged son. Class of 88’ btw **Capt** ---
**Author:** ![Happyasaclam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7c8e57/32.png) [@Happyasaclam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happyasaclam)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/15 "2014-01-23T23:51:09Z")
Oh, fond memories of stiff stuff! ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/16 "2014-01-23T23:57:24Z")
[In any form](http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/Hair%20Gel.JPG)! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/17 "2014-01-24T00:00:15Z")
We always had Aqua Net in the blue can. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/18 "2014-01-24T00:15:26Z")
I remember AquaNet mousse being my mousse of choice but I think I used a variety of hairsprays. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/19 "2014-01-24T14:47:10Z")
> [@jenweaver](#): > > Remember the giant claw bangs? A giant stiff tsunami in front, and the rest was pretty normal. That was me at 13. Rest of the hair in a ponytail except the massive teased-up bangs. I was stylin’. The best hairspray I ever used (even better than Ice Mist, IMO) was one I could only find in the US. It was called “Jheri Redding Super Glossing Spray”, if memory serves. I’d have to buy a few cans every trip or get people to bring some back for me. It came in a white can with a pink grid pattern, then they changed the packaging to a purple-y black can. I had the best big hair with that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533/20 "2014-01-24T15:23:46Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > We used to call that [mall hair](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ElynuhgEO3E/R-vxVsPuwKI/AAAAAAAAAvI/OTAezbj012o/s400/mall%2Bbangs.jpg). lol. i have naturally curly hair on steroids. didn’t \*\*need \*\*no stinkin’ hairspray… 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-hair-days/679533.md?page=2)