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Penelope Cruz has embraced the artfully overgrown bang for years and this Chanel-ready styling — replete with bouffant and black ribbon — relies on the fringe for its flirty finish.—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026 Just when red carpet season was starting to feel like a revolving door of bouffant bobs, Old Hollywood glam and bold lip colors, the 2026 British Film and Television Awards swoop in to ruffle some feathers.—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026 The first flavor, Queen Charlotte Sponge Cake, combines the luxurious fluffiness of the queen’s bouffant hair with the silkiness of her gowns.—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026 Known for her bouffant coifs, Warwick’s hair has long been a part of her beauty DNA.—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bouffant
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Etymology
French, from Middle French, from present participle of bouffer to puff