7. Girls spent hours in the bathroom making sure their perms were sufficiently poofy.
So… much… hairspray. An ’80s parent could never forget the unmistakable odor of hairspray filling the halls on a typical morning. Even when all the kids had left for school, a thick cloud of Aqua Net would still be hanging around the house. And for more on hair that will make you nostalgic, here’s The Most Popular Hairstyle the Year You Were Born.