"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Before you can understand how a wavy perm is different from a regular perm, you gotta know how perms ...

The Return of the Curl After a long stretch of pin-straight, glass-hair trends, the perm has waltzed right back into the ...

FARGO - We've all heard the horror stories - a ringlet perm gone wrong, resulting in a frizzy, fried, crunchy hairstyle for months to come. While the thought of an '80s-esque perm may be terrifying, ...

First off, what is a perm? A perm (short for permanent hairstyle) uses chemicals to change the texture of your hair. The process involves breaking down the molecular bonds in each strand and resetting ...

It sounds like every woman’s dream come true: magnificent hair with body, volume, and that perfectly imperfect look the French do so well. If you think messy buns are chic, you’ve probably fallen hard ...

The stylish wavy hair that you see on every TV actress and celebrity is almost impossible to achieve without a few painstaking hours every morning with a curling iron -- or is it? A hair process has ...

The "New Wave" takes the technique of a traditional perm without the strong stench and super-tight spirals, leaving hair with a slight bend commonly categorized as "beach waves." By Melissa Magsaysay ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - For some of us, pictures of our youth and teenage years will haunt us for life. A lot of people remember having that big, bold, super curly hair made famous in the 80s.

Our tester gives it to you straight... Big curls are big news this year. On the catwalks, they can be seen tumbling in waves; in magazines, they are wafting across the pages; and in our dreams, they ...

Perms are often sought after as the solution to limp and lifeless hair. Although most of us associate perms with long, flowy curls, it doesn’t always have to be long. Short perms are becoming more and ...

Everything you thought you knew about perms: lock that away in a 1982 time capsule and give the key to your nearest keeper. The latest version to sweep salons is infinitely cooler, and requires a lot ...