This half-updo is both a stylish and practical day-to-night look (especially in muggier weather!), and with the beehive also being a buzzy micro-trend we’re loving this season, it just makes this hairstyle a clear yes all around.
Beehive Background
A quick background on the beehive: We first enjoyed this iconic look back when it initially shot to popularity in the 1960s. A definitive hairstyle of the mod era, it was a look created by a Chicago hairstylist as one best representative of the coming decade, as well as something that didn’t leave her with hat hair. The style entailed a lot of backcombing to create that bump… and a lot of hair spray to hold everything together. The result was a shellacked, somewhat high-maintenance hairstyle that was quite the production to recreate. You’d think this highly elaborate look wouldn’t stand the test of time, with the popularity of an effortless style and modern life requiring us to be ready in a short amount of time. But vintage half-up hair, just like most success stories, has evolved to fit the times. Keep scrolling for an easy-to-wear version of the ’60s bumpy half-beehive:
Vintage Half-Updo Hair Tutorial
Loved this mod-inspired vintage half up hair look and looking for more cool throwbacks? Check out some grunge-inspired looks we love from the ’90s.
