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Anonymous
| What does this term mean as it relates to middle aged women (not as it relates to people who actually are wearing helmets)? |
Anonymous
| Yes, I'm not quite sure what this is, either. I need to see a link with a photo! |
Anonymous
| like a hair hat? |
Anonymous
| We always used it to describe overly-stiffened middle-aged lady politician hair. |
Anonymous
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The women are actually older - more like 60's and 70's. Think Nancy Reagan, Pamela Harimon, Katharine Graham. Very stiff and bouffant-y. No movement whatsoever.
Way too many salons in DC that do that style. The helmet head is being replaced by the blond bob. |
Anonymous
| I'm the one who asked the question. I saw the term on a list of things that make you look older and wanted to make sure I didn't have one. I don't wear hair spray or any kind of stiffening agent in my hair, but my hair is sort of flat to my head (but naturally curly and cut with many lengths - hard to describe). Just wanted to make sure I wasn't a helmet head. Maybe there is a more general question here - what kinds of hair cut make you look older? My hair dresser, of course, claims my hair cut makes me look much younger!! |
Anonymous
| Anything that pulls your face down visually and styles that can be assigned to a decade. As well, haircolor. Unbelievable how many women are still doing the ash blonde look. |
Anonymous
| what it means is hair that doesnt move or swing so please dont apply too much hairspray they used to call me that at work because i overdid the hairspray its scary it means hair that is not touchable!! |
Anonymous
Aha. My husband calls this kind of 'do "crispy" hair. 
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