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Note the daisy motif in the lace and the headband, the enormously poufed hair, the dramatic winged eyeliner; it’s a lovely portrait of a moment in time.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

She sat on the plush blue antique sofa, hair poufed out to here, with nails, makeup and outfit perfectly coordinated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sightings of audacious creatures with never-ending legs have occurred in Southern California, Texas and Florida, while in New York City and Chicago, spangled and poufed little nighttime numbers are hitting the dance floors.

From Time Magazine Archive

Elizabeth’s got her hair poufed up in front and she’s covered the back in a scarf, the yellow scarf I gave her for her twenty-third birthday.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

The Butterbatch hairdo is poufed up around her head like an Easter bonnet.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett