Katie Holmes sported curls in New York City on Feb. 16, 2023. “Because of the recent trends of people wanting to embrace and enhance their natural hair texture, the perm of 2023 tends to lean towards ...

When 19-year-old Charles Chen got a perm in early 2022, it was a spur of the moment decision. “I was looking for something simple to style,” he said of his “naturally bone straight” hair. But what was ...

When it comes to hair, some men have a sense of adventure. I am not one of them. While others shave the sides, gather it in ponytails, or dye it blue, I am boring. Predictable. I have had the same ...

Wait long enough and everything comes back in style is an age-old truism. That day has arrived for perms. Hair salons across metro Detroit are seeing a blast from the past with the return of the ...

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Believe it or not, perms are making a comeback. If you grew up in the ‘80s, you’re probably all too familiar with the hair treatment: the spiral, tight curls formed by chemical processing that gave ...

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Perms (short for permanent) are a hair treatment that alters the curl pattern and texture of hair via chemical intervention. While perming kits are sold at beauty supply stores for DIYing, they’re a ...

A hot new coif has cropped up on social media. Teen boys are propagating across hair salons for perms to recreate the viral “broccoli cut.” Characterized by a bounty of bouncy curls atop the noggin, ...