{"id":139,"date":"2025-09-17T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/17\/gen-xers-spill-hair-care-secrets-on-how-they-achieved-perfectly-feathered-perms-in-the-80s\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:23:00","slug":"gen-xers-spill-hair-care-secrets-on-how-they-achieved-perfectly-feathered-perms-in-the-80s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/17\/gen-xers-spill-hair-care-secrets-on-how-they-achieved-perfectly-feathered-perms-in-the-80s\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Xers spill hair care secrets on how they achieved perfectly feathered perms in the 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one thing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/patron-saint-of-generation-x\" target=\"_blank\">Gen X<\/a> will go down in history for, it&#8217;s their *amazing* hairstyles. From feathered perms to voluminous blowouts, hairstyles from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/someone-asked-what-s-the-most-gen-x-thing-ever-and-the-responses-were-awesome\" target=\"_blank\">1980s<\/a> remains iconic to this day. And those styles may be making a comeback. <\/p><p>Over on Reddit, Gen Xers are sharing all of their hair care secrets from back in the day. From styling secrets to products, they are spilling it all after a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.good.is\/4-generations-4viewpoints-of-respect\" target=\"_blank\">a younger generation<\/a> posed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GenX\/comments\/1nfq31r\/hey_gen_x_how_did_you_guys_get_your_hair_to_look\/\" target=\"_blank\">the question<\/a>: &#8220;Hey Gen X! How did you guys get your hair to look like this back in the 80\u2019s?&#8221;<\/p><p>The question was posed with a few follow-ups for Gen Xers. &#8220;I really want to get my hair styled and cut like this but I don\u2019t know how I can. I\u2019m guessing you guys got a feathered haircut and a perm and brushed it out and teased it? Do tell!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jenxwrites\/video\/7480969044607208746\" data-video-id=\"7480969044607208746\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@jenxwrites\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jenxwrites?refer=embed\">@jenxwrites<\/a> <p>80s Hair. Aqua Net made a lot of money back in the day. <a title=\"80s\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/80s?refer=embed\">#80s<\/a> <a title=\"80shair\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/80shair?refer=embed\">#80shair<\/a> <a title=\"genx\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/genx?refer=embed\">#genx<\/a> <a title=\"genxkid\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/genxkid?refer=embed\">#genxkid<\/a> <a title=\"80sstyle\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/80sstyle?refer=embed\">#80sstyle<\/a> <a title=\"1980s\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/1980s?refer=embed\">#1980s<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Girls-Just-Want-to-Have-Fun-6696417070063552513?refer=embed\">\u266c Girls Just Want to Have Fun &#8211; Cyndi Lauper<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n                    <p>Their biggest secret? Aqua Net hairspray. &#8220;Aqua Net White,&#8221; one commented. Another added, &#8220;Aquanet purple may she rest in peace. So had my hair feathered never permed. I would take my bangs and curl them up reg curling iron and spray the heck out of it while cooking. Release and brush. When it looks perfect more hairspray to keep it from moving even in a hurricane.&#8221; <\/p><p>Another Gen Xer shared their memory of Aqua Net. &#8220;The girls kept cans of Aqua Net in their lockers and every time the bell would ring they\u2019d rush to re-apply, the halls of my middle school smelled like a beauty parlor,&#8221; they wrote. <\/p><p>Another Gen Xer shared that her go-to was Finesse. &#8220;God I remember those days. I got in and out of the locker room as fast as possible because I was always choking to death on fumes. I was lucky, I had naturally curly hair with a lot of volume. I used Finesse conditioner and brushed my hair with my head upside down until it fluffed out too much, then would brush it back with my head rightside up to shape it. I hated hairspray because it made my hair crunchy and gross to touch. My boyfriend once remarked on it, &#8216;Hey, I love your hair b\/c I can touch it and not break my fingers!&#8217; LOL.&#8221; <\/p><p>Another agreed, commenting, &#8220;Sometimes you need a little Finesse, sometimes you need a LOT!!&#8221; A fellow Gen Xer shared, &#8220;I LOVED Finesse! It smelled SO good.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\">        <figure class=\"rkv-rebelmouse\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/qa-upworthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/origin-99.gif\" alt=\"80s, 80s hair, 80s hairstyles, 1980s, 1980s hair\" \/><figcaption>Beauty Looking GIF  <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/allie-JRi5RF32hwXJu\" rel=\"nofollow\">Giphy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/p>            <p>Another popular product brand was Paul Mitchell. &#8220;Rich town girls had Paul Mitchell,&#8221; one Gen Xer commented. &#8220;I remember in middle school that we all wanted Paul Mitchell because the cool girls used that.&#8221;<\/p><p>Other Gen Xers preferred Rave. &#8220;Rave in the pump bottle kept mine extra-crispy,&#8221; one Gen Xer wrote. Another quipped, &#8220;Yes, that was my brand of choice in 1980 something. You spray it underneath and kinda scrunch it up with your hands. My hair is wavy so it wasn&#8217;t too hard for me. Mousse products also helped thicken and expand it. The Rave shellacked it and it stayed as high as Long Island. These pics could easily have been my friends, lol. Pair with crazy prints and acid wash jeans and some giant dangle earrings!&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\">        <figure class=\"rkv-rebelmouse\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/qa-upworthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/origin-100.gif\" alt=\"1980s, 80s hair, 80s hairstyles, big hair, perm\" \/><figcaption>80S Hair Flip GIF Giphy<\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/p><p>Besides products, Gen Xers revealed the secrets to their styling, which highlighted the use of perms. &#8220;Step 1- perm. Step 2- mousse, lots of it. Don&#8217;t be shy. Step 3- blow dry, scrunching curls. Step 4- curling iron, set on HELL, for the top. Step 5- hair combs to pull the sides back. Step 6- hair spray the side hair that&#8217;s pulled back, the styleable type spray. Step 7- use pick to fluff top, and sides. Step 8- rat sides with pick. Step 9- apply bullet proof hair spray to set in concrete,&#8221; one wrote. <\/p><p>Another spilled, &#8220;A curling iron on the top, a hair pick (not a brush) to fluff it out, and a lot of hairspray at all stages. If you get a perm, don&#8217;t do the top, depending on your hair texture. The top needs to be shorter, and the curls go horizontally (not down &#8211; straight across the top of your head), everything goes backwards except for your bangs, which get curled under. Spray spray spray, then use the pick to fluff. Then more spraying. Hell, we used to watch smoke rise from our heads as we sprayed our hair while the curling iron was still in it. Don&#8217;t recommend. For extra authenticity, do all of this while smoking a Marlboro light. Don&#8217;t recommend that, either, if only for the fire hazard. I have an aversion to hair tools now to the point where I rarely even blow dry my hair anymore.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\">        <figure class=\"rkv-rebelmouse\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/qa-upworthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/origin-101.gif\" alt=\"80s, 1980s hair, hairspray, 80s hairspray, 1980s hairspray\" \/><figcaption>1980s tv GIF by absurdnoise  <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/absurdnoise-80s-tv-nWqwmQF8VWGOY\" rel=\"nofollow\">Giphy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>                        <\/p><p>The blowout technique was also key. &#8220;Flip your head upside down and max heat blow dry while scrunching curls with mousse. More volume that way!&#8221; one shared. <\/p><p>One Gen Xer summarized the glory of 80s hair perfectly: &#8220;The higher the hair, the closer to God.&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The girls kept cans of Aqua Net in their lockers and every time the bell would ring they\u2019d rush to re-apply.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":187726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"alternative_headline":"","alternative_description":"","alternative_featured_image":0,"rkv_announcement":{"visible":true},"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"partner_boost":false,"hide_partner_badge":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,177],"tags":[1628,1629,1630,1631,1632,1633,1634,1635,1636,1637,358,1547,428,1638,1639,1640,1641,1642,1643,1644,1645,1646,1647,1648],"sponsor":[],"rkv-people-shadow":[238],"class_list":["post-139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-joy","tag-1980s","tag-80s-hair","tag-80s-hairstyles","tag-80s-perm","tag-aqua-net","tag-blow-dryer","tag-blowout","tag-curling-iron","tag-feathered-hair","tag-finesse","tag-gen-x","tag-gen-xers","tag-generation-x","tag-hair","tag-hair-care","tag-hairspray","tag-hairstyles","tag-paul-mitchell","tag-perm","tag-perms","tag-pick","tag-rave","tag-tease","tag-teasing-hair"],"edit_link":null,"apple_news_notices":[],"rkv_author":{"id":238,"name":"Mandy Coles","display_name":"Mandy Coles","first_name":"","last_name":"","nickname":"","url":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/author\/mandy-coles\/","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/author\/mandy-coles\/","description":"Mandy Coles is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and co-director of the Child and Adolescent Trans\/Gender Center for Health at Boston University.","slug":"mandy-coles","avatar_urls":[],"email":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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