OK!  So I have X-Box Live, (online X-Box 360 account)  and recently they added this new thing that lets you create an avatar of yourself!  One of the hairstyles I found was SO CUTE!  And I thought it would be awesome to try to pull it off for the holidays!  Here is a picture from the front, although it doesn't show how giant the back is.



So it LOOKS like a beehive hairdo only it's at the back of the head instead of all on top/front.  If you saw the back of the avatar's head, the way the model looks is a sort of french twist at the bottom with this giant poof on top, and then the fringe in the front.  Anyway I just thought it was awesome and I have never tried to make my hair poofy.

Has anyone ever attempted the infamous Beehive?

Old school Beehive: http://haireality.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/beehive2.jpg

Modern Beehive (pretty): http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff90/usarmedforces/Beehive.jpg

I bet it would be easier if I cheated and put something in my hair to make the poof, bc I am not about to tease, or "rat" my hair http://video.about.com/womenshair/Classic-Beehive-Hairdo.htm.

 Any ideas on what the heck I could put under my hair to make it round and giant and then sort of layer/wrap my hair around?  

LOL Wouldn't it be fun and silly to use a lightweight plastic bowl?  No one would know O_O  That might be uncomfortable though.  Hmm, I need ideas!  I wonder if I could do a sock bun, only GIANT.  But no sock is that big......maybe a small sweater, LOL.

Yes but I don't remember the details.  It didn't turn out well.  Today I'd roll it up on the biggest rollers I could find, then I'd brush it out and tease it to death and then go from there.  Since none of this is good for my hair, I wouldn't actually try the style today.  If I could find or make a rat large enough, that may make things easier and I could forego the rolls and teasing.

I know of people who have used nylon stockings, filled with hair, polyester, whatever, as hair rats.  Use a stocking that is close to your own hair color or dye it to match.

In high school I was in a play that was set in the 1960's and the director did my hair in a beehive.  Aqua Net hairspray was the key, and lots of time.  There's even a picture of me in the yearbook, mid-hive.

I got some really nice rats from http://www.patrick-cameron.com/accessories.html. ; I have 2 of them and use them pretty often, especially for fantasy and vintage hairstyles.  I highly recommend them!

Good luck!  Please post a pic of the finished product!

I think there are tutorials on youtube for making your own rats.  You can sometimes buy stuff to fill with in hobby shops or if you're patient, collect your own hair from your brushes, etc.