- Creating a "big hair" style like a bouffant or beehive usually requires hair down below the shoulders. In both cases, apply styling gel to wet hair. If the hair is naturally curly, you need to flatten and straighten it out. You need a cylindrical tool for this; women in the '60s mostly used frozen orange juice concentrate cans.
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To create the bouffant, curl the ends of the hair while it is still wet, You can use the same orange juice cans or other tool as before, but if the hair was already straight to begin with, use large, foam rubber curlers. After the hair dries, tease it with a rattail comb--pull it up in strands and back-comb it toward the scalp--to give it volume. Use a large amount of hair spray to keep the hair in place.
For a beehive, wait for the hair to dry without the curlers and then tease it in the same way. Then bunch the hair up in the back and twirl it so it forms a beehive-like shape. Use hair pins to keep it in place. - The bob can be used for women with short hair or men growing it slightly longer. All you need to do is let it grow down to the top of the neck and then have it cut at that level. You should have all the hair cut to about the same length where the chin meets the neck; it can be slightly layered up to the lower cheekbone. Grow the bangs out and cut them evenly across the forehead so they just overlap the eyebrows. Women can wear headbands with this hairstyle.
- Even men with short hair can add a '60s style through the bangs. Grow the bangs out very long to the point where they can drape over the eyes. Once they reach that length, brush them in one sweeping direction. Make them travel almost parallel to the eyebrows and point towards one ear. You'll likely need hair spray to keep the bangs in place and prevent them from falling down into the eyes.
