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Recent Examples of perm
Wigs, extensions, perm, or none of the above, the demand for answers surrounding A’zion’s hair reflects the rising trend of transparency in celebrity beauty.
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Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Jan. 2026
At one salon, above a row of glass-bowl hairdryers, there’s a poster showing a perm machine from the nineteen-twenties that looks like something out of Frankenstein’s lab.
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Helen Sullivan,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision.
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Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
18 Dec. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
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Marcus Lim,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Jan. 2026
At one salon, above a row of glass-bowl hairdryers, there’s a poster showing a perm machine from the nineteen-twenties that looks like something out of Frankenstein’s lab.
—
Helen Sullivan,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
As somebody who's always wanted curly hair, getting a Korean digital perm was an easy decision.
—
Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
18 Dec. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perm
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While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.
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But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.
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While there was much for fans to take in, her drastic new hairdo took the (birthday) cake.
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In a video shared by Cécred on Father’s Day, founder Beyoncé Knowles-Carter revealed the motivation behind her husband’s new hairdo and the products that’ve helped the health of his curls throughout the process.
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Tree was recognizable for his bright fashion, mullet haircut with prominent bangs, thin mustache and encouraging outlook.
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Hailey wrote over the image, referring to the father and son having almost identical haircuts.
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The hairstyle is what immediately sells the similarity between this look and the famous Jazz Age cartoon flapper.
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Recently, however, the Grammy-winning artist has stepped away from the bespoke hairstyle to embrace a more natural look — a decision inspired by his 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, and his father, Adnis Reeves.
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His attention to coiffure, Anthony Bailey points out, was exceptional.
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This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.
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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perm. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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