Pompadours!

I love this hair style! Does anyone have any good tips on making the perfect pompadour? I like making them on myself, but i can't stand the fact that sometimes they come out good, and sometimes they come out really deformed. I usually just use hairspray and gel.

 

Ive no tips but would love to see a pic of you all done up in one...

 

me too! I've always wanted to sport one, but it's hard with my hair.

 

am i supposed to know what this is? i guess living on this island has me sheltered from the real world..

anyone got a pic of one?

 

I dont know what it is either... Pics Please!!!

 

I thought a pompadour was that old hairstyle men wore in the 50's....ya know,when they would grease their hair then.....ummmm I cannot describe it. It was classic back then,kinda puffed up on top,a little similar to what Conan O'Brien does with his hair lol. I thought that was a pompadour but maybe I'm wrong. I usually am

 

I did a search....

pom·pa·dour ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pmp-dôr, -dr)
n.
1. A woman's hairstyle formed by sweeping the hair straight up from the forehead into a high, turned-back roll.

2. A man's hairstyle with the hair brushed up from the forehead.

So there's two different kinds....I was thinking of the men's version,I would love to see the women's version though...

 

i'll post a pic soon. Hope it doesn't come out ugly.

Yeah, pomps are those hairstyles popular in the '50s. They've made a huge comeback. It's when you push the front part of your hair so it's high and you pin it down with bobby pins. I don't know if i make sense. But i hope you get the picture.

 

...if its what I think, I can ask my gramma...she used some kinda stick for hers, i think she rollled it up on the stick and then pulled it out. They were kinda thick wooden ones....she rolled it on both sides as I recall.

 

here's Petra Nemcova with a couple "moderate" pompadours...

 

Here's Paris Hilton with a taller one ^

 

I never understood the appeal. But don't let me discourage you; I think I just had a bad experience with Hope from Daves of Our Lives. I always find myself mentally pushing down pompadours until I can't look any longer.

 

lol @ Hope...she totally was rocking one!
My face is way too long for that as it is..

 

I just think Priscilla Presley, circa 1967, rather than Paris Hilton...lol...she sported that pompadour to the extreme, and was beautiful doing it.

 

I'm a pro at hair and makeup for this particular era, check some of my pics.
To make the perfect pompadour:

1.First part your hair into a small triangle starting at the front of your hairline

2. Tie the rest of your hair back into a pony-tail for now

3. Lightly mist hair with medium hold spray, let dry and repeat.
Remember don't spray too much, your not trying to go for a hard or wet look.

4. Now take a small toothed comb and start back-combing (or ratting) the backside of your triangle until hair stands up.

5. Take a bore hair brush and lightly smooth out the front

6. Pin back with boobie pins and spray lightly one time.

Hope this helps, let me know how it turns out.

 

I dont think i could do that to my hair.. My hair has never done anything mean to me why should i treat it like that ...

 

LOL faerie!!

 

How freakin gorgeous are you!!
WOW....I love that pic that you call artsy! Its lovely...
Yer bangs are wicked cute too
I think I may be in love with you ...hahaha

 

I know...isn't she just amazingly gorgeous???

 

lol that's exactly what i was thinking, helloooo new and improved betty paige. yummm