History Main / NinetiesHair

In TheSeventies, [[SeventiesHair people wore their hair long.]] In TheEighties, [[EightiesHair they wore it extra big.]] And those hairstyles [[DeaderThanDisco went right out of style]] as soon as TheNineties rolled around[[note]]Around 1992, specifically, as 80's culture still crept into 1990-1991[[/note]], bringing its wave of {{Grunge}} and GangstaRap with it.

Nineties hair isn't just one defining trend. Often the hairstyles, like the clothing of the era, would be the most casual and low-maintenance styles possible. For men, this meant letting hair just fall wherever it may, creating a distinctive style, referred to as "curtains" or a "bowl cut". For girls this meant simply tying it back so it wouldn't get in the face. In the mid-90's (roughly 1994 until about 1997), it was also ''very'' common for teenage and college aged boys to wear their hair like Creator/KurtCobain.

* Perms (mostly in the early-90's)

* The KurtCobain haircut (ie. shoulder-length hair combed to the sides and greased up)

In TheSeventies, [[SeventiesHair people wore their hair long.]] In TheEighties, [[EightiesHair they wore it extra big.]] And those hairstyles [[DeaderThanDisco went right out of style]] as soon as TheNineties rolled around, bringing its wave of {{Grunge}} and GangstaRap with it.

Nineties hair isn't just one defining trend. Often the hairstyles, like the clothing of the era, would be the most casual and low-maintenance styles possible. For men, this meant letting hair just fall wherever it may, creating a distinctive style, referred to as "curtains" or a "bowl cut". For girls this meant simply tying it back so it wouldn't get in the face.

It wasn't all grunge, however. Getting closer to the TurnOfTheMillennium, newer style experiments came into play. Crimpers, a hot new invention, meant people with straight hair could iron it into becoming curly and wavy. If you were into the hip-hop scene, some other hair oddities would be to arrange your hair grow your hair into something resembling a BeehiveHairdo with a flat-top, or to shave words into the back of your head. For the ladies, this would include things like cornrows and crazy braids. A little bit of EightiesHair had been retained, reserved specifically for extra large bangs.

* Our Lady of Rage, one of the only female rappers associated with Music/DrDre, Music/SnoopDogg, and the rest of the Death Row Records "Dogg Pound", released a song called "Afro Puffs" on her solo album.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'''s best friend Gerald's beehive afro is clearly a product of the show's time.

* Mullets

It wasn't all grunge, however. Getting closer to the TurnOfTheMillenium, newer style experiments came into play. Crimpers, a hot new invention, meant people with straight hair could iron it into becoming curly and wavy. If you were into the hip-hop scene, some other hair oddities would be to arrange your hair grow your hair into something resembling a BeehiveHairdo with a flat-top, or to shave words into the back of your head. For the ladies, this would include things like cornrows and crazy braids. A little bit of EightiesHair had been retained, reserved specifically for extra large bangs.

[[SeventiesHair In the seventies, people wore their hair long.]] [[EightiesHair In the eighties, they wore it extra big.]] And those hairstyles [[DeaderThanDisco went right out of style]] as soon as the nineties rolled around, bringing its wave of {{Grunge}} with it.

It wasn't all grunge, however. Getting closer to the Turn Of The Millenium, newer style experiments came into play. Crimpers, a hot new invention, meant people with straight hair could iron it into becoming curly and wavy. If you were into the hip-hop scene, some other hair oddities would be to arrange your hair grow your hair into something resembling a BeehiveHairdo with a flat-top, or to shave words into the back of your head. For the ladies, this would include things like cornrows and crazy braids. A little bit of EightiesHair had been retained, reserved specifically for extra large bangs.

* Bleached hair on men

** Their peers Music/BackstreetBoys and other fellow pop acts would crazy with the hair experimentation well into the early 2000s. Things got toned down after 2001-2002.

* At the height of their popularity, the members of *Music/{{NSYNC}} often experimented with strange '90s hairstyles that often involved gel spiking and odd colors.

* "The Rachel", or the hairstyle worn by Creator/JenniferAniston as Rachel in the first few seasons of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', shown on the page. [[FollowTheLeader Other celebrities were also seen wearing it]] after ''Friends'' got big. Women would go to their hairdresser and ask for a Rachel cut.

* At the height of their popularity, the members of ''Music/{{NSYNC}}'' often experimented with strange '90s hairstyles that often involved gel spiking and odd colors.

* At the height of their popularity, the members of ''Music/NSYNC'' often experimented with strange '90s hairstyles that often involved gel spiking and odd colors.

* Part of Mandark's origin story in ''WesternAnimaton/DextersLaboratory'' involved him completing his StartOfDarkness by taking out a bowl and cutting his hair in the bowl's exact shape, including the chips at the side.