Did anyone use "Aqua Net" back in the day?

[Hankshouse]

Lest we forget...Aquanet was not just the hairspray of choice for big haired Jersey girlz It was also the hair product of choice for many of us 80's goth chicks and guys...I knew a guy who would boast it took him an entire can to make his mohawk stand up straight. This guy also shared that he would (on occasion) use good old Elmer's glue It made it extra spiky!

 

[RUDisney]

I did, but only for performances; otherwise I didn't like stiff hair (I think I'm a tad older than most of the folks who are posting on this thread.) My hair doesn't hold a curl well, so we'd hit the rollers with it after the hair dried, then brush it out before putting it up for performances.

However, since we're on the subject of spray -- how many of you used the toilet-paper smoothing technique to avoid dents?

Do tell, please. I've never heard of that.

 

[memster]

That was the best spent 99 cents. I used the White can with pink lettering. Then to make it stiffer...would take the blow dryer to stiffen it even more. I remember when it would rain, you would first feel the beads of water dripping through the stiff peaks...then it was down hill after that... I look back at pics and think "what were we thinking" lucky we still have any hair left

Oh that is to funny this post brought back some memories

 

[NotUrsula]

Do tell, please. I've never heard of that.

The toilet-paper smoothing technique is commonly used in the South by girls in marching band auxiliaries, particularly for up-dos. The hair is seen up-close by spectators, so you don't want dents or visible pins, but the outdoor heat makes solidly-set hair very important.

What you do is this: If you have flyaway strands that you want to smooth, but don't want the wet look or to have dents in your teased-and-combed-over updo, you get some toilet paper handy. You tear off a few pieces about 18 inches long and get ready to spray. Once the spray is on, while it is still wet, pick up the toilet paper length by the ends and use the center part (between your hands) to smooth down the hair without excess pressure. It preserves the pouf but still eliminates frizz without giving that shellacked-down look.

 

[JessicaR]

Late 80's in a pump not aerosol, what the the stuff that smelled like watermelon? It was a white bottle. I used that for years!

 

[JessicaR]

The toilet-paper smoothing technique is commonly used in the South by girls in marching band auxiliaries, particularly for up-dos. The hair is seen up-close by spectators, so you don't want dents or visible pins, but the outdoor heat makes solidly-set hair very important.

What you do is this: If you have flyaway strands that you want to smooth, but don't want the wet look or to have dents in your teased-and-combed-over updo, you get some toilet paper handy. You tear off a few pieces about 18 inches long and get ready to spray. Once the spray is on, while it is still wet, pick up the toilet paper length by the ends and use the center part (between your hands) to smooth down the hair without excess pressure. It preserves the pouf but still eliminates frizz without giving that shellacked-down look.

OMG! I thought I had my tricks! This one is perfection!

 

[snapppyd]

OMG, the memories! My two sisters went to Catholic school and they used to hide the Aqua Net in the mailbox so my parents wouldn't know they were using it.

 

[kimmar067]

However, since we're on the subject of spray -- how many of you used the toilet-paper smoothing technique to avoid dents?

 

[kimmar067]

...My two sisters went to Catholic school and they used to hide the Aqua Net in the mailbox so my parents wouldn't know they were using it.

...along with their lipstick and blue eyeshadow, I presume...

 

[kimmar067]

The toilet-paper smoothing technique is commonly used in the South by girls in marching band auxiliaries, particularly for up-dos. The hair is seen up-close by spectators, so you don't want dents or visible pins, but the outdoor heat makes solidly-set hair very important.

What you do is this: If you have flyaway strands that you want to smooth, but don't want the wet look or to have dents in your teased-and-combed-over updo, you get some toilet paper handy. You tear off a few pieces about 18 inches long and get ready to spray. Once the spray is on, while it is still wet, pick up the toilet paper length by the ends and use the center part (between your hands) to smooth down the hair without excess pressure. It preserves the pouf but still eliminates frizz without giving that shellacked-down look.

...OMG, you've GOT to find me a pic of this....

 

[bgirldeb]

Stiff stuff all the way! That, and, of course Aussie Sprunch spray, which is how I got my tag on another big hair thread.

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[sunnyday123]

I have naturally curly hair, so I rocked the big hair, in a big way. I loved me some Aquanet. I liked the way you could make it "crunch" when you touched it. Add my puffy sleeved jean jacket, and I was all that and a bag of chips. ( Or so I thought!)

 

[hulagirl87]

I used the purple can!!!! I knew DH back in high school and he always used to tell me that he liked the smell of my hair

 

[C.Ann]

Ah... The memories.. I remember my high school social studies teacher "trying" to place his hand on the top of my head and saying, "What did you do? Dip your head in cement??"

Good stuff - never a hair out of place - even outside during gym on the windiest of days..