Hairstyles are one of the last things most would choose to remember about the 1980s, but they're hard to forget—especially for a line of styling products that came to prominence in the days of teased bangs, crimping irons, and rock-hard gel. So Aussie Hair Care chose to embrace the decade of its birth (as well as the '90s and today) with a retrospective 30th birthday party for several dozen beauty editors and bloggers at Bungalow 8 Tuesday night that culminated with an appearance by '80s pop star Tiffany.

The celebration, produced by Event Energizers, aimed to illustrate how Aussie products have evolved with styles and consumer hair care demands over the past three decades. Stylist Sarah Potempa and one of the Aussie scientists took the specially designed purple stage and walked the intimate audience through the years with models sporting some extreme hairstyles, like the teased bouffant worn by Married With Children’s Peg Bundy and Jennifer Aniston’s omnipresent “Rachel” hair from Friends. The heavy scientific jargon (made even more confusing by the free-flowing mojitos, bellinis, and cosmopolitans) was tempered by a slideshow of iconic 'dos from popular culture and tips from Potempa on how to achieve current looks.