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 ...

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 ...

With lockdown forcing Britons to go months without a haircut, many of us will be keen for a complete mane overhaul when salons finally reopen in April. One style that's seen an unexpected resurgence ...

If you've been wanting that wavy, effortless, off-duty-model type of hair that's been everywhere these days, you're in luck. The solution? A perm. Frightened? We asked Damian Santiago, co-owner of ...

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 ...

Much like the return of the relaxer, the rise and return of the perm has been a quiet reemergence — almost the Abercrombie & Fitch of hair treatments. Much like Abercrombie, perm solutions have ...

Tightly permed curls teased to the highest levels are a quintessential hairstyle of the ’80s. Straight hair and more natural-looking waves have reigned supreme for the past few decades, but typically ...

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