Get inspired by beautiful bouffant hairstyles

From the supersized to the scaled-back, big hair adds instant glamour to any look whether it's sultry sixties chic or all-out Essex-girl glamour.

And for clients who aren't ready to embrace the enormous, a hint of subtle backcombing can add just the right amount of oomph to transform a style from everyday to extra-glam.

The current queen of the bouffant is arguably Lana Del Rey, whose own brand of big hair is decidedly sixties-inspired.

Taking its cue from the likes of iconic girl groups like the Ronettes as well as the late, great Amy Winehouse, this style combines the best of big hair with glossy, girly lengths.

With the top section piled up into a smooth beehive and lengths styled in long tumbling curls, this style is the perfect combination of vintage glamour and modern cool.

For clients looking to make less of a statement, simply reduce the volume in the beehive for a style that's more subtle and wearable for day-to-day.

Model Tali Lennox shows how to bring a beehive bang up to date, adding a hint of tousled textures and embracing a few loose sections around the face.

Rather than wearing all of the hair pulled strictly away from the face in a reproduction of a retro style, this take on the beehive retains a youthful cool through its use of wispy texture and thrown-together feel.

This style doesn't feel like it's been slaved over for hours - although it probably has! - it almost feels as though Tali has whipped up the style herself, thrown a few pins in and walked out of the door.

A much cooler alternative to a straight-up vintage homage, this is how to make the beehive cool, modern and fresh.

While most women want big hair, not everyone wants to style their in an updo.

Cheryl Cole remains the volume icon for for many clients, with her thick, bouncy lengths inspiring countless copycats.

Rather than adding loads of volume on top and whipping hair up into a glamorous style, volume is throughout the hair, from root to tip.

Styled in loose, tumbling waves through the lengths, this style is classic modern glamour and a look that many clients will want to recreate at home.

Why not host a blow-dry masterclass in your salon to teach your most stylish clients how to achieve a big and bouncy blow-dry themselves ?

And don't forget to offer the right retail products to promote big and bouncy hair - once clients have achieved this look, they're certain to want to recreate it at home!

No matter what voluminous look clients want to achieve, give them a boost from the start with the B-Loved hairpiece from Balmain Hair. It offers instant volume to the crown area, without relying on backcombing and products. Quick and easy to use, it comes in nine shades and offers a fantastic retail opportunity too. 

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