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 ...

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 ...

Indianapolis Monthly’s Editor-in-chief reminisces about a formative salon visit that informed a lifelong relationship with her own hair. ONCE UPON A TIME, there was a little girl in the land of Kokomo ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN Style. When 19-year-old Charles Chen got a perm in early 2022, it was a spur of the moment ...

I’ve wanted a perm for years now, but with the amount of damage my hair went through with multiple bleaching sessions (I had ...

The modern male perm is softer, more natural and has taken off, thanks to K-pop and TikTok. The modern men’s perm, once popular primarily among Korean and Korean American men, has gradually expanded ...

Curly hair was everywhere at the spring catwalk shows and softly tousled curls look set to make a triumphant return to the world of fashion after the long reign of sleek, straight styles. But the ...