“Unlikeother voluminous hairstyles, the bouffant is about precision,” says hairstylist Justin Toves-Vincilione.
Toves-Vincilione suggests taking extra time and care to properly take down the style and avoid unnecessary breakage and shedding.
Be gentle and patient when detangling the hair pre-shower.
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Adding extensions is a great way to cheat more height and create a fuller appearance.
Modern-Day Bouffant
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The bouffant doesn’t need to be all about the vertical.
Create volume in the back by teasing the section and laying the twisted ponytail flush with the head.
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The result is a more casual, lived-in pouf.
This sexy, “zhushed” style is seriously chic.
Half-Bouffant
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Miley Cyrus rocked a nostalgic half-bouffant at Gucci’s 2021 Love Parade.
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Using the right tools is key hereDeSimone suggests using a YS Park Rattail Comb for precision.
This creates a double-hump sort of silhouette that blurs where the bouffant ends and the bun begins.
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