'Snooki Pouf' hair is all the rage

NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- The "Snooki Pouf" high-rise hairstyle favored by "Jersey Shore" reality show cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has become a Hollywood craze, observers say.

Called a "classic beehive with more of an edgy feel," the style is showing up at red carpet events and fashion show runways, the New York Post reported Sunday.

During Paris Fashion Week in March, the towering hairstyle was prominent among runway models displaying the latest fashion collections, the newspaper said.

But not everyone is a fan.

John Hoad, manager of hip Manhattan salon Pimps and Pinups, has nothing but scorn for the "flavor of the month" hairstyle.

"We don't do the 'Jersey Shore,'" he says disdainfully of the cut he gets asked for at least 10 times a week.

Fashion editor Hadley Haut, 28, in for her weekly do, insists her hair idols are Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Cardinale -- not Snooki.

"I've don't even really know who that is," she laughs.