Looking for hairstyle inspiration from the past few decades? Here we show you the most popular 60s hairstyles!
The 60s were the time of Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn, Janis Joplin, Twiggy and Marilyn Monroe. It was wild on the heads: from the voluminous bouffant to the saucy mushroom head, everything was represented. Find out how to style the most popular hairstyles of the 60s here!
The pixie cut
We love this hairstyle: it creates fine facial features and elegantly highlights the neck. In the 1960s, the pixie cut became popular thanks to the "Twiggy" model. The short haircut testified to a new self-image and self-awareness of women.
- The cut combines different short sections of hair: from a few millimeters to ten centimeters in length, for example.
- Often this is the case Upper hair left long and cut into a triangle. This section of the top hair can also be styled into a pony.
- On the other hand, the hair is cut short on the sides and back of the head.
If you want to know who the haircut suits and how varied you can style it, read our article about the pixie cut!
Beehive
Anyone who has that image of Audrey Hepburn ("Breakfast at Tiffany's") in their head knows why the Beehive hairstyle was so popular in the 60s! The voluminous updo is reminiscent of a beehive and therefore got its name (beehive = Engl. for "beehive"). The hairstyle was invented in 1960 by Margaret Vinci Heldt, the owner of a hairdressing salon in Chicago, who captured the zeitgeist of the time with the hairstyle. Amy Winehouse also picked up the hairstyle again in 2007 and made it popular again.
For the beehive you need at least shoulder length hair. Like you Beehive hairstyle with loose hair you can see here:
On the other hand, if you have a Beehive with bun do the following:
- Toup your hair at the back of your head by combing each strand towards the base with a comb against the direction of growth.
- Leave out the top hair. Fix the teased hair strand by strand with a little hairspray, which provides a better hold.
- Then part a wider section of hair at the forehead (side parting) and set it aside.
- Shape the rest of the hair into a high bun and secure it with bobby pins.
- The wider strand is then looped back and around the bun and fastened. Tip: You can also use a hair donut for more volume.
Bouffant
The bouffant is the epitome of voluminous hairstyles. Above all Brigitte Bardot in the 60s!
How to style a bouffant:
- Tease the hair very hard using a teasing comb.
- Pin the teased hair at the back of your head with bobby pins.
- A good portion of hairspray ensures a good hold at the end.
Tip: You can also use a hair pad for even more volume.
Mushroom head
The mushroom head haircut was first made famous by the Beatles, but later the hairstyle also established itself in the women's world. Model Peggy Moffit and fashion designer Mary Quant were at the forefront.
- The striking thing about the short hairstyle is that the hair is both The same length at the front and the back of the head are. This creates the impression of a mushroom head from afar …
- The mushroom head is popular especially with straight hair and becomes easy combed straight. If you want to bring more volume to your hair, you can also do the hairstyle Round brush and hairdryer style.
- Set individual accents with hair gel or hair wax.
Tip: Regular visits to the hairdresser are a must here to keep the mushroom head nicely accurate.
Hippie hairstyles
In the 1960s, a youth movement emerged in the USA that criticized consumerism, questioned current ideas about life and celebrated closeness to nature. This went hand in hand with a certain appearance: the hippies were on theirs flowing hair and curls, on Headbands, bell bottoms, tunic dresses or floral decorations recognizable.
- Leave your hair open and part in the middle.
- Light waves create a casual look. Here's how to style beach waves overnight.
- With a headband or hair band you add an additional highlight to your hair and hold the hair so that it does not fall on your face. A thin headband is tied across the forehead. Hair bands, on the other hand, sit on the top of the head – the pony section is not taken back.
You can find more hippie hairstyles here.
Curtain bangs
Curtain Bangs (in German: curtain pony) is an English term for a pony hairstyle that is parted in the middle. That is, the bangs do not consistently fall on the forehead, but rather have a gap in the middle and is styled from there to the sides. It is thus reminiscent of a kind of curtain that is being pulled apart. Here, too, Brigitte Bardot was a pioneer and made the curtain bangs in combination with a bouffant popular.
Here you can find out how you can still style curtain bangs.
The hairstyle is right, now you only need make-up? Here you will find inspiration for the right 60s make-up!
Looking for more hairstyles for the next themed party or just for inspiration? Here you will find the best 70s hairstyles as well as 80s hairstyles and 90s hairstyles.
If you would like to exchange ideas with others about hair care and hairstyles, take a look at our community.