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Backcombing (also known as teasing or ratting) is a way of combing hair which is used to create volume as well as to create certain hairstyles. Backcombing is done by repeatedly combing the hair towards the scalp, causing the hair to tangle and knot up. This method is often used in creating various big hair styles such as beehives, bouffants and dreadlocks.
Backcombing (also known as teasing or ratting) is a way of combing hair which is used to create volume as well as to create certain hairstyles. Backcombing...
closely associated with the pin-up look and are achieved using various backcombing, rolling, pinning, and curling techniques. The creator of the victory...
sporting these hairstyles. Hair on the top of the head was often raised by backcombing or "teasing" it with a comb to create a pile of tangled, loosely knotted...
synthpop, and electronic music as an alternative to the mullets and backcombed hair worn by glam metal bands. In the 1990s, actors such as Brendan Fraser...
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different context, hair can be teased, "ratted", or "backcombed". As the name suggests, backcombing involves combing the hair backwards from end to root...
has changed very little over the years, elaborate grooming including backcombing and powdering the fur was recorded as early as 1907. The breed was exported...
popular through the late 1960s and 1970s in the United States. Beehive Backcombing or teasing with hairspray to style hair on top of the head so that the...
possible with sugar water or large amounts of his sisters' hair lacquer, backcombing, and his hands holding it in place to protect it from the winds of the...
techniques. Styling of punk and alternative big hair styles often requires backcombing (teasing) and the liberal application of styling aids such as hair spray...
Americans, some chose to achieve a more voluminous version of the afro by backcombing or teasing the hair, a practice that can result in damage to the hair...
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that remains tends to spring outward, away from the main body of hair. Backcombing can be damaging, as can combing curly hair when it is dry. Excessive...
Johnnie Stewart - Obituary, The Independent, 4 May 2005 Sleeve notes for CD, Backcomb 'n' Beat: Dream Babes, Volume Three (2001) "Radio London - Field's Fab...
heavily on the glam rock or glitter rock of the 1970s, often with very long backcombed hair, use of hair spray, use of make-up, gaudy clothing and accessories...
the scalp. Each clip is snapped into place. It can be helpful to lightly backcomb each section for a more secure grip. This is repeated until each clip-in...
football player, a sport he excelled at. "I could not imagine myself backcombing hair and winding up rollers for a living." When she took him to the hairdressing...
on an episode of the television series American Idol. Two goths with backcombed deathhawks Wattie Buchan of the Scottish punk rock band The Exploited...
while female metal fans sometimes imitated the brightly dyed, teased and backcombed punk hair of the late 1970s. Urban African American youths frequently...
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