Backcomb

QUIFFS To get a glamorous quiff, as seen on Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson, backcomb the roots, spray into place with L'Oréal Professionals Tecni Art Air Fix (£8.90, feelunique. com), and then secure at the back with pins. ❋ Eva Wiseman (2010)

Don't look like an idiot If you really don't want to get held up, then don't backcomb your hair so it stands two feet in the air. ❋ John Crace (2010)

Especially after I had gone to such lengths to backcomb my hair, pour myself into tight leather trousers and smear on my mascara before I went out each day! ❋ John Crace (2010)

We're not so different: we both love lipstick, and I backcomb the hair on the crown of my head too. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Leave the roots of the hair uncurled 5. Let the hair settle for a few minutes and run your hands through to soften up the style 6. Grab the top section of your hair and backcomb for lift and volume 7. Smooth out ends with a serum and finish off with hairspray ❋ Gosh Celebrity Fashion (2008)

I hated it when I was a teenager, sulking under the restrictions of life in a small village, pining to run away to London, to wear lace leggings, kohl my eyes, and backcomb my hair like the girls in Just Seventeen. ❋ Rachel (2007)

Again, very simple to fit - you backcomb a section of hair at the crown of your head, clip in your little friend and become instantly intimidating. ❋ Libby Caudwell (2011)

Admittedly the show isn't always ever heavy on historical detail, preferring to show us how to frantically backcomb your barnet into a beehive, rather than discuss, say, how many women like dressmaker Gill Cockwell owned and ran their own businesses in the period. ❋ Vicky Frost (2010)

Lightly backcomb hair at the crown and insert two more as before to finish. ' ❋ Unknown (2010)

'Jersey Shore' Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi is going to college star who can do backflips and backcomb her hair into a bun is heading to college. ❋ Unknown (2010)

• "Secure hair at the crown, then backcomb, twist, and pin." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tip: To lower the volume, only backcomb a few sections as opposed to the entire head. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Finish by backcomb the hair from the roots so the top layer naturally lifts. ❋ Lindsey Schickner (2010)

You would put the setting lotion on, put in your rollers, let it dry and then backcomb it up ready for a night out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Style Tips 101 tells you about Hairspray, backcomb, bump-its and other ways to get quick hair volume. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Step 4: For extra grip on such silky hair, just slightly backcomb the area where you pin the plait. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Flip the head upside down, backcomb and then hairspray like mad.

Then brush the inch of hair at the front to slick over the backcomb effect, pulling the whole thing together into a tight ponytail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The key to making realistic [dreads] is backcombing - literally, [combing] the hair in the opposite direction to which it 'grows' (or would if it was coming [off your head]). ❋ Wrench (2006)