Perms are bouncing back!
The perm — short for “permanent wave” — hit its peak in the ’80s with Jennifer Beals shaking her curls in “Flashdance” and Jon Bon Jovi banging his in the band’s every music video at the time.
Now, the big, bold style is having a moment with It gals such as Emily Ratajkowski, 31; Bella Hadid, 26; Katie Holmes, 44 and Nicole Kidman, 55, riding the wave.
Some are getting the look with styling methods either permanent or temporary, while others are just embracing their natural bounce.
Thanks in part to TikTok tutorials and new hair products, many people are finally learning how to create and manage curly hair.
Celebrity hairstylist Tommy Buckett told The Post that he’s noticed an uptick in perms, but some have given it a new twist.
It’s “not the old 80s look anymore,” Buckett, a stylist at Marie Robinson Salon in NoMad, said. “It’s definitely different and a bigger, more loose curl or even a spiral wave.”
Kidman is perfect proof. The Australian actress posted several photos on Instagram this week showing off long spiral curls — a more subdued version of the signature style she rocked for most of the ’80s and ’90s.
Hadid, meanwhile, was recently seen bouncing around Vegas with her spiralized locks, while Emily Ratajkowski has been jet-setting with disco curls. (Her hair was, however, stick straight for a recent makeout session with Harry Styles.)
Professional hairstylist Luis Payne confirmed to The Post that he’s seen more people going curly.
“You can wake up shake your hair a bit and look effortlessly trendy,” Payne said.
But, it typically takes some work to get to that low-maintenance point.
Payne added, “A lot of effort goes into rolling the hair on rods to design a pattern that looks natural; chemically altering the structure of your hair so you can appear effortless.”
“That’s the funny thing, isn’t it?” the pro continued. “No style is truly effortless.”
