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But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
A male friend recently asked Caruso Sichenzia whether he should get a perm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Backed by dancers dressed as rodeo clowns, Roan - herself wearing a sequinned cowboy hat and sparkly boots - rode a a giant pink carousel pony, complete with an 80s perm.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
James Austin Johnson returned for a brief Trump impression, in which he extolled the virtues of the just shut down video app TikTok and praised Mark Zuckerberg’s perm and chain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
“You need your hair done. I say it’s about time you get a perm and some acrylic nails. Girl, we gonna have you looking good!”
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
She ate more black beans, lathered her scalp with French soap and opted for root perms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Gone were the fluffy perms that are the definers of K-pop stardom - here instead were "eggheads", anonymised buzzcuts of soldiers on the frontline.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
Only chemical treatments like perms or straightening can change these bonds.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
The details were lost on me as a kid, but Hulu's true crime limited series "Candy" recreates the era in all its shag carpeting, perms and oversized glasses glory.
From Salon ● May 15, 2022
Flannels, goatees, and combat boots were in; bodysuits, Hypercolor, and perms were on their way out.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Huddleston likes to get her hair permed and, according to her daughter, “remember what it was like when Dad was here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
From sporty jocks to trendy girls with permed hairstyles and hooped earrings, the filter amassed around 2.6 billion views and was created by user Joannitante, a multidisciplinary designer.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
Carl shares several notable traits with Ross: permed hair, a soft-spoken delivery and a penchant for painting bucolic landscapes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
One way he did this was to save money on haircuts by getting his locks permed.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2021
She’d permed her hair, I saw, and wore an elegant, ankle-length black dress.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Then, at a salon, an aesthetician cleans them with a degreasing solution, and a perming gel is applied to break down the existing bonds in the hair.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
She said most beauty schools focus on salon safety and sanitation, and the use of heat styling tools and chemicals for straightening, coloring, perming and relaxing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2020
Most beauty schools focus on salon safety and sanitation, and the use of heat styling tools and chemicals for straightening, coloring, perming and relaxing.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2020
The owner, Hatice Utku, is perming the hair of a woman who looks unusually sombre.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2014
I told her this while I was perming and cutting her hair, because when you’re a hairdresser you have to chat with the customers and make them feel good and act like everything is toasty.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
