We can recall certain situations from our past when people have asked us, “What is a perm?”This is typically asked by a younger person who was not around to witness the trends of the 1980s, such as huge hair, Aqua Net, and permed bangs. Let’s say “hello” to chic, contemporary permed hairstyles instead!

The thick, frizzy hair of the past is no longer the only look possible with modern perms. You may now alter the amount and degree of tightness in your curls to create a unique hairdo that doesn’t scream “It’s a perm!”Look at these lovely suggestions!

Dynamic Irregular Perm Waves

Curls are never uniform or symmetrical, which is what makes curly hair so captivating. With a perm, you get permanent waves that can be styled differently every day due to their irregularity. Enjoy the versatility and fresh looks that come with these dynamic curls!

Shoulder-Length Medium Perm Curls

These lively shoulder-length curls defy the outdated look of old-school perms. The hair looks healthy and frizz-free, with subtle highlights adding definition and texture. This creates a sense of volume and thickness, making your hair look full and vibrant.

Over 40 Perm Lob for Gray Hair

Loose curls add volume and are flattering for many women, especially those over 40. They frame the face and neck beautifully, giving an overall lift to your appearance. The side part, face-framing layers, and peek-a-boo bangs enhance this effect, adding a youthful touch.

Medium Perm Hair with Highlights

Medium-length hair offers many curl pattern options, from tight to loose curls. If the curls feel too heavy around your face, you can pin the curly bangs back to highlight your facial features. Highlights add an extra dimension, making your perm even more striking.

Permed Bob

Short, permed hairstyles don’t have to be overly voluminous or textured. With the right cut, you can achieve a modern look without feeling “too curly.” This style keeps your perm looking fresh and up-to-date.

Spiral Perm Style for Fine Hair

This contemporary spiral perm is highly wearable and can be styled with a deep side part to soften your features. It complements your look and can create a narrowing illusion for your face shape, adding classic curly elegance.

Beachy Blonde Waves

Long blonde waves embody the boho beach babe aesthetic. This wavy perm is ideal for a low-maintenance, natural-looking hairstyle full of volume and character. Layers help reduce any excess poof, keeping the look effortless.

Off-Center Curly Highlighted Hairstyle

Perms come in various styles, so you aren’t limited to tight ringlets. A wavy perm that sits at shoulder length can look fantastic. Part your hair slightly off-center to let loose curls fall naturally, creating a relaxed, stylish appearance.

Perm Bob with Large Curls

A chin-length bob with large curls offers a chic, slightly tousled look. Shapely tendrils around the face add a playful edge to this feminine style, making it perfect for those seeking a short hair perm with big curls.

The Traditional Perm 2.0

Modern perms showcase new ways to wear them while keeping up with current trends. These skinny, bright blonde curls add movement and volume to shoulder-length hair, enhancing the overall look and drawing attention to your face.

Long Blonde Balayage Shag with Perm Waves

Permanent waves that look natural are a dream for many. This beachy wave perm exudes shaggy, 1970s vibes, perfect for hair with bright blonde balayage. Letting natural roots show adds to the carefree, stylish look.

Highlighted Perm Lob Haircut

Perms are versatile and attractive, as seen in this style. Bouncy curls with a touch of texture at the top, combined with dark roots and blonde highlights, create depth and make the curls pop, adding vibrancy to your look.

Black Layered Perm Waves

Wavy perms can transform straight hair by adding body and life. These natural-looking, shiny locks can be parted on the side or in the middle, and are long enough to be styled into a bouncy ponytail or loose updo, offering versatility and charm.

Large Loose Perm Curls

For those who prefer big, loose curls, this style is perfect. Loose spiral perms create large, bouncy curls that need to be worn confidently. Lightly running your fingers through your locks helps achieve a natural look, separating the curls beautifully.

Shoulder-Length Ash Blonde Perm Hairstyle

A short hair perm enhances natural volume. Tight curls are popular and can shrink your hair by about half an inch, so anticipate this when choosing the length. This style is trendy and adds a vibrant touch to your hair.

Medium Layered Curls with Bangs

This medium perm creates adorable, shaggy ringlets down to the collarbone. Golden blonde highlights define each curl, while curly bangs frame the face, making tighter curls look great on medium-layered hair.

Silver Fox Perm

Silver hair can make a bold statement, especially with giant curls. Achieved using a large rod, these big curls bounce beautifully, enhancing the overall look and adding a touch of elegance to silver locks.

Shrinking Curls

Perfect for medium-length hair, these spiraled curls start loose and tighten towards the ends. Blonde highlights add depth, creating the illusion of having more hair than you do, giving a voluminous and stylish appearance.

Beautiful Perm Lob for Gray Hair

This stunning gray permed hair maintains a youthful look. The white side part frames the face, adding height and elongating the face. Lowlights add natural color, enhancing the overall fullness and depth.

Loose Wave Perm

Beach wave perms and spirals give fine hair a voluminous look. For a shorter appearance, opt for bouncy curls. Beach waves suit those who prefer a more casual and effortless style, providing a relaxed and natural look.

Short Bob with Body-Boosting Curls

The modern bob is more waved and tousled than sleek and straight. Permed hair updates the classic cropped style, with a body perm providing a natural root lift that lasts all day. Simple layers ensure the curls give you all the volume you need.

Bob with Thin Roots-to-Ends Perm Curls

Thin, abundant curls can offer as much volume as larger curls without being overly thick. This style is low-maintenance, achieved with a diffuser attachment or a perm, perfect for those seeking a sassy, wash-and-go look.

Long Dark Wavy Hairstyle with Highlights

For naturally fine hair needing a lift, a body wave adds texture and volume. Loose, wider curls maintain length while adding bounce and visual interest. This black curly hairstyle, with its chocolate balayage, showcases the color’s dimension beautifully.

Tousled Wavy Perm Bob

A bob is a great base for a perm. Whether you choose wavy or loose curls, you’ll get a cute, low-maintenance style. A bit of your favorite styling product can enhance the look, making your hair shine all day.

Long Layered Perm Hairstyle

Long wavy hair can lack volume and shape. A light perm enhances your natural curl pattern without losing length. Your long brown hair will look luxurious and full, with bronze highlights adding a lovely shimmer.

Asymmetrical Tousled Perm Bob

Thick, wild hair can be embraced with a permed style. Let your curly ringlets be your crown, falling in a peek-a-boo fashion. Ash brown color with white-blonde highlights adds a beautiful dimension to each curl.

Side-Parted Lob with Tousled Curls

A tousled curly perm is a carefree style perfect for a new look. Part your hair deeply to the side, letting some curls fall into your face for a sassy effect. Embrace the messiness for a chic, effortless appearance.

Natural Looking Mid-Length Perm Hair

For a more natural look, a perm can give you big, curly hair that’s easy to manage with the right products. Natural-looking permed hair suits all face shapes and can be a low-maintenance style with proper care.

Gray Perm Bob with Blonde Highlights

Modern perms can give you textured loose waves without the tight curls of the past. This gray perm bob, with blonde highlights, offers a contemporary look that’s easy to style and maintain.

Blonde Perm Hair with Thin Defined Curls

Permed hair enhances natural texture, making it shine. Thin, defined curls with a gel cast give a wet look without water, perfect for those with loose natural texture seeking a stylish, defined look.

Short Curly Perm

Short, curly styles are adorable and versatile. Opt for large curls and regular trims to keep ends from looking thin. Layers around the nape add shape and definition, making the style vibrant and lively.

Bob with Thin Perm Curls

For those not into thick ringlets, separated, abundant curls offer volume without the bulk. This low-maintenance style can be achieved with a diffuser attachment, creating a sassy, wash-and-go look.

Short Tousled Perm Bob with Side Bangs

A short bob with tousled curls and side bangs offers a chic and stylish look. This hairstyle suits all hair types and lengths, making it a versatile option for those seeking a fresh, permed style.

Wavy Perm with Deep Side Part

A makeover with a wavy perm and a deep side part can rejuvenate your appearance. This style, combined with a rich mahogany color, adds volume and bounce, making your hair look vibrant and youthful.

Curly Perm Pixie Bob

Traditional perms paired with blonde highlights or balayage can be stunning. However, be cautious with bleached, short, permed hair to avoid damage. Ask your hairstylist for a curly pixie bob that maintains hair health and style.

Short Rounded Perm Bob

For fine hair, a short rounded perm bob adds incredible volume. Starting the spiral at the roots creates a neck-length bob with defined ringlets that always look sexy and voluminous.

Spiral Perm Hairstyle with Bangs

A spiral perm can enhance hair texture and volume, making thin tresses look full and lively. Curly bangs add to the style’s charm, proving that permed hair can be both classy and flattering.

Medium Cut with Tousled Perm Curls

Medium-length hair benefits from loose wave perms rather than tight curls. This reduces maintenance and shrinkage, offering a stylish, easy-to-manage look that keeps your hair looking natural and vibrant.

Copper Wavy Hair with Blunt Ends

Adding gloss and dimension to copper hair with a modern perm and a golden hue creates a stunning look. Wave perms eliminate the need for a curling iron, adding volume and shine to your lob effortlessly.

Medium Shaggy Perm with Bangs

This style, with a warm copper tone, features soft spiral curls from root to tip, providing a natural look. It’s so convincing that people will want to touch your hair, thinking it’s naturally curly.

Short Partial Perm Hairstyle

Perms can create more defined locks without tight curls. Enhancing naturally wavy hair with a perm from mid-length down results in a relaxed yet stylish and elegant look, perfect for any occasion.

Loose Curls for Straight Hair

For those not fond of straight perms or tight curls, loose, natural-looking waves add texture and body to fine hair. This style offers perfect beach waves without the need for sea salt spray.

Short Red Stacked Perm Bob

Gorgeous and natural-looking, these curls with red highlights will draw all eyes to you. This hairstyle is ideal for thick hair, adding a vibrant and dynamic touch to your look.

Medium Bronde Curly Hairstyle

Tight curly styles soften coarse hair textures, making them easier to manage. Blonde highlights add spice, while showing darker roots creates a trendy, dimensional look for thick, coarse hair.

Perm Waves for Long Hair

Crazy about curls? Consider this perm for long hair, creating an s-shape that adds texture and dimension. This style beautifully showcases black hair with chocolate balayage, enhancing its depth.

Spirals on Spirals

Soft spiral curls from root to tip can look so natural that people will ask to touch your hair. This delicate style provides a gentle, natural impression, perfect for a touchable, beautiful look.

Shoulder-Length Perm

For fine, shoulder-length hair, a light wavy perm adds needed volume. Ask for layers to avoid weight at the bottom and keep the look current. This style also helps camouflage thinning hair, providing a fuller appearance.

Acid Perms

For those wary of harsh chemicals, acid perms offer a gentler option for medium hair. They create loose s-shaped waves with less damage than alkaline perms, perfect for those new to perming.

Soft Ombre Perm

This loose curly look is natural and suits many face shapes and hair colors. Letting curls float around the bottom adds texture without committing to all-over curls, creating a soft, flattering style.

Short Soft Permed Bob

Perms can create trendy “disheveled” curls. For a softer look, choose subtle ringlets that blend well with a bob. Long side bangs flow into the rest of the hair, adding to the style’s elegance and charm.