permed

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Writer-director Brit McAdams’ debut feature takes the readily spoofable Bob Ross-ian allure of a honey-voiced, majestically permed instructor seducing viewers with his therapeutic landscapes, and gives it a gentle nudge into “Anchorman” territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Compare Elizabeth disappearing into permed wigs and Coke bottle glasses to Villanelle waiting for a teacher outside a school.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2022

Asawa’s mother got her hair permed for the first time and socialized with the other women at the camp, activities her hardscrabble farm life never allowed.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020

The new hairdo comes after speculation swirled in late December that the singer permed his hair.

From Fox News • Jan. 8, 2019

He wore bell-bottom jeans and a red T-shirt with black piping, and his hair was permed and gelled like a New Jersey girl’s on homecoming night.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan