The Return of the Pouf: Is Snooki Sparking a 'Big Hair' Revolution?

by Dana Oliver (Subscribe to Dana Oliver's posts)
Posted Apr 8th 2010 at 3:45PM

Pouf it is! Big hair worn by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi of "Jersey Shore," an Oscar de la Renta model on the Pre-Fall 2010 runway, and Miley Cyrus. Photos: Getty Images | Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.com

It's the big pouf comeback!

While "Jersey Shore's" Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi may be receiving a lot of hair hype for donning the teased crown look, big hair is making a resurgence this spring on the heads of other young stars, models, and even politicians.

Poufs popped up all over the Fall 2010 runways, including on the catwalks of Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Chanel, and Nina Ricci. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised brows last month when she met with Russian leaders in Moscow last month to discuss nuclear arms and security issues and rocked raised tresses. And Miley Cyrus must have taken a page out of "Gossip Girl's" Blair Waldorf's style book as the singer-actress was recently spotted on the red carpet promoting her latest film, "The Last Song," with a Bumpit-esque 'do.

The rise in big hair has sparked much interest and debate with The New York Times and New York Magazine's The Cut exploring the roots of this hair phenomenon. From the elite women of Rome to the "Dynasty" ladies of the south to the shores of New Jersey to "The Queen City" of Cincinnati, Ohio, the pouf has made its rounds.

And YouTube's beauty-instrusctionitas are all over the pouf, with helpful videos on real ways to wear the Snooki pouf yourself, "Situation," or not.

What do you think about the return of the pouf? Would you wear this big hairstyle?

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Filed under: Cuts & Style, Hair, Celebrity, News, Celebrity Hair
Tags: big hair, celebrity hair trends, Miley Cyrus, New York Magazine, NYTimes, Oscar de la Renta Fall 2010, pouf, pouf hairstyle, Snooki, the pouf, ThePouf

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Sandi, 4-10-2010, 2:59PM

Snookie didn't start it, Amy Winehouse has been poufed for years.

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AMack118, 4-10-2010, 5:28PM

I wish Snookie & Amy Winehouse would "POOF" and just disappear! And take Lady GuyGuy with you!!!

jim, 4-10-2010, 6:55PM

Amy's a local Mars girl gone "poof".

Nic, 4-10-2010, 7:11PM

The ones to start that look were the teen girls in the 50's
just like kids wearing hiphuggers and white belts today..those wre
started by the teens in the 70's..also the sideburns are making
their way back and you can give that credit to the guys in the 50's.
The styles from the past are coming back...thank god

Laurel, 4-10-2010, 3:41PM

Right-on........ this "pouf" is hardly new. Even before Amy Winehouse, the pouf was almost a trademark "do" for Ivana Trump.

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Kim, 4-10-2010, 5:12PM

Actually the 'pouf' hairstyle was big in the 1960s-check out old pix of the girl groups such as The Ronettes, Chiffons, Shangri-Las, etc. etc. Teased hair was a big style back then...

ANNE, 4-10-2010, 3:55PM

I WAS WEARING MY HAIR LIKE THAT IN THE LATE SIXTYS
ITS NOT A" NEW DO" ITS BEEN AROUND EVERY GENERATION IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER.

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huh?, 4-10-2010, 4:08PM

YUCK! It looked horrible in the '60's! What is with womens taste in fashion? The lipstick thing.. looks like you just finished a chocolate bar that was melting and you didn't wipe your mouth? God forbid.. And the jeans? What's up with that? Those hip huggers make your butt look really bad. Haven't you noticed yet? In the '70's, clothing makers made jeans that took a nice butt and made it look absolutely perfect! Can't we go back to that? Hip huggers make even a perfect body look like it has a spare tire! Now, I just gotta ask.. What is with your taste in guys? What is sexy about being with a guy that looks like he has taken a dump in his pants? I just don't get it. Say something.. make him pull up his drawers! It is called underwear for a reason!

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carol, 4-10-2010, 8:48PM

I agree 100%

Nancy, 4-10-2010, 7:37PM

"A dump in his pants" - priceless, thanks for the laugh.

cindyshops, 4-10-2010, 4:35PM

Hilary Clinton is ugly as sin! Can't believe she teased her hair so high! She looks like a bull dog with her cheeks and chin! I have never liked her or her hubby at all because he lied through his teeth to USA people in court about his sex! She kept him as a husband only to get herself higher in government.

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Rose Olmsted, 4-10-2010, 7:33PM

Your mouth is ugly, what an unhappy person you are to be so full of animosity against two people you don't even know. Cheney/Bush lied us into a war, but I am guessing you are fine with that.

cindyshops, 4-11-2010, 9:33AM

To Rose Olmsted: Just remember: To each his own on thoughts and how they feel about others. I guess you love Clinton's but others don't like them. Why did you write something so horrible about my thoughts? I only wrote what I felt. It's only my own feelings about Clinton's. Can't trust the president when in office? He lied during oath!

Bernie, 4-10-2010, 4:52PM

Just to give everyone the heads up on the POUF it has been the most popular hair style in Staten Island, New York for the past 3 years. Sorry Snookie, but you can't take credit for this one.

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