backcombed

Hair lifted backward

Backcombed describes hair that has been combed backward toward the scalp to create volume or a teased, puffy effect: Her backcombed hair added height to the updo.

The technique, popular in 1960s bouffant styles and later punk aesthetics, tangles the hair intentionally to build body at the roots.

hairstyle

bouffant

Voluminous teased hairstyle

pompadour · quiff · chignon · flip · pageboy · hairdo · perm · voluminous · ratted · structured

retro

vintage

Quality from past eras

  • 1960sDecade after the fifties
  • rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
  • modSoftware tweak or admin

beehive · bouffant · twiggy · glamour · retro · pin-up · 1980s · punk

texture

volumized

Made bigger or fuller

lift · puffed · fluffed · height · amplified · teased · tangled · matte · airy · structured

technique

teasing

Playful, mild ridicule

  • rattingInforming against associates
  • liftMechanism for vertical transport
  • volumeAmount of space filled

root · sectioning · hairspray · bristle · smoothing · layering · crown · texture · matte · grip

Opposites
hair texture/styling method

backcombedsleek

Smooth and elegant

smooth · slicked-back · flat · straight · smoothed

Family

backcomb, backcombing, backcombs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G