Remember during the mid-00s, when we were all obsessed with The Hills and The OC, and our style icons were Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens? Along with the thin eyebrows, chunky highlights, sparkly tank tops and low-slung distressed flares, there was another major trend: hair poufs.
There are plenty of variations of this iconic 00s hairstyle, and plenty of names. The pouf, pompadour, coiffe, or hair bump was a staple in 00s teen dramas, fashion magazines, and on red carpets of the rich and famous.
If like me, the pouf brings back lovely nostalgic memories, I’ve got some good news for you. It could be making a return, and we’ve got the upcoming Little Women film to thank.
In a feature from earlier this week, The Cut pointed out a recent LA Times interview with Little Women stars Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh, in which Pugh is sporting a good ol’ fashioned hair pouf like it was no big deal.
That’s not the first time the hair pouf has made a teased and hair sprayed comeback in recent times. In the newly released Hustlers, Lili Reinhart’s character Annabelle proudly rocks a teased bump in her pony amongst other 00s fashion and beauty trends from the decade in which the film is set.
At the 2019 SAG Awards, Bohemian Rhapsody actress Lucy Boynton rocked a variation on the hair pouf with a middle part and hair bow.
This hairstyle might bring back memories of other cringeworthy 00s trends, but I’m welcoming its return – and I’m not the only one:
For many, the hair pouf was the perfect, fuss-free, second day hairstyle that required little effort and just a whole lot of bobby pins, if you could find them, of course. Side note: where do all our bobby pins go!?
The real question here is, why did the humble hair pouf ever fall out of fashion? The 90s had its moment in the sun with tiny sunglasses, scrunchies and hair clips, perhaps the hair pouf is a sign that the 00s are back and better than ever.