# Bouffant
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Hilarious Haircuts | Rarity: Common
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# Bouffant
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Hilarious Haircuts | Rarity: Common

The bouffant is a voluminous hairstyle characterized by backcombed, teased hair styled into a rounded dome shape. Named from French "bouffer" (to puff out), it peaked in popularity during the 1960s and required extensive hairspray application to maintain structure.

Key facts:
- Popularized by Jackie Kennedy as First Lady (1961), though she wore refined versions compared to extreme later styles
- Mid-1960s versions reached such heights that wearers couldn't fit in cars without tilting heads; special sleep pillows sold to preserve overnight
- Required approximately one can of hairspray per week; 1989 scientific studies examined aerosol impact on ozone layer
- Experienced revival in 1980s with more extreme proportions
- Hair salons recommended sleeping sitting up to maintain the style's architectural structure

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What French word does 'bouffant' derive from, and what does it mean?
A: Bouffer, meaning to puff out

Q2: What unusual problem did scientists study in 1989 related to bouffant hairstyles?
A: Whether the weight was causing neck injuries

Q3: Which First Lady helped turn the bouffant into a cultural phenomenon in the 1960s?
A: Mamie Eisenhower

Q4: What extreme measure did some women take to preserve their bouffant hairstyles overnight?
A: They wore protective helmets to bed

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