Ringlet (haircut)

Ringlet (haircut)

A ringlet is a type of hairstyle. It is achieved by wrapping a lock of hair around the length of a thin curling iron or can be sported naturally by people with sufficiently tightly curled hair. Ringlets are often also known as tube curls.

Examples of people with the ringlet hairstyle

*During the Flavian dynasty in ancient Rome, aristocratic women wore the ringlet hairstyle.
*Child actress Shirley Temple was famous for her ringlet hair, styled every day by her mother.
*The Veruca Salt character from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" has her hair styled in (oversized) ringlets on the day of the chocolate factory tour.


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