How to Use perm in a Sentence

perm

1 of 2 noun

• She got a perm last week.
• The shampoo smelled like old perm, and so did our room.
  — Jenniferromolini, Longreads, 6 June 2017
• Having a perm allowed me to go dance, sweat, and not have to get my hair done the next day.
  — Jessica Chia, Allure, 20 June 2018
• Guests can even check out the actual hair pick Ross used to fluff his perm on the show.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2020
• It’s the best courtroom sequence since the Legally Blonde perm scene.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 July 2021
• Wypipo will cry like their mama left the perm on their edges too long.
  — Chanté Griffin, The Root, 26 Oct. 2017
• Brie spent just 15 minutes in the glam trailer each morning thanks to an of-the-decade perm at the start of each season.
  — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 19 Aug. 2022
• Her mother ran a salon out of their home, where most clients came for perms or up-dos for proms.
  — Lisa Desantis, Health.com, 25 July 2017
• Neither woman has ever been caught dead in a short, curly Asian mom perm.
  — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2023
• The idea of such a wine smacks of ’80s-era excess, the vinous equivalent of a perm and glittery shoulder pads.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 30 Apr. 2020
• Compared to the classic wave, which feels beachy and relaxed, the bubble perm is not for the fainthearted.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 July 2023
• In the simplest terms, a lash lift is a perm for your lashes that shapes them into the perfect eye-opening curl.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 8 July 2019
• Emma Stone, actress and wearer of too many amazing hair looks to count, has a perm now.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 1 Feb. 2018
• Because of this process, people also refer to the treatment as a brow perm.
  — Tori Crowther, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
• Hazebrouck’s lips were enlarged and lowered, and his straight hair was given a Croce-style perm.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2022
• In such cases, the magazine counseled a tiara perm, which mimicked the effect of a tiara via rows of curls arranged across the top of the head.
  — Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
• Van Ness uses them to smooth hair down or to hold a perm or curl while hair finishes setting.
  — Susan Brickell, Health.com, 12 May 2020
• While those bygone times have gone bye bye bye like Justin Timberlake's perm, one thing stands the test of time: honesty.
  — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 July 2017
• Colgan stays true to the Twitty image of his later years, complete with his perm from 1979.
  — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 5 May 2017
• Nyong’o had no clue, however, of how demanding the upkeep of post-perm hair would be.
  — Blake Newby, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2018
• Even a truly tragic male perm couldn't dull their ardor.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022
• That might look like dying your hair, adding gray extensions, clip-ins or getting a perm.
  — Akili King, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022
• Women began to chop off their straight hair, grow out their perms, and style their natural hair.
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
• Black women who had been avid perm users for years were big-chopping their hair and embracing their curls.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 23 Oct. 2022
• As anyone who’s had to grow out a bad perm or a too-short cut knows, hair goes through years-long phases of growth and rest, in which new hair comes in and then falls out.
  — Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2023
• Her medium-length black wig is styled into an ’80s power perm.
  — Morelli Brothers; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2019
• From the depths of the ’80s, where it was sandwiched between shoulder pads, mullets and blue mascara, the perm has indeed returned.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023
• One year my mom, my sister and me all got matching perms together.
  — Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 22 June 2017
• Naturally wavy or curly hair holds perms longer than straight hair.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• The impetus for Eric Ambriz’s perm was a desire to try something new.
  — Wilson Wong, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023

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perm

2 of 2 verb

• She got her hair permed at the salon.
• The sloped shape of it serves to give your lashes a curved shape to form to when slathered in perming lotion.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 23 July 2018
• By the end of the week, residents in Georgia will be able to get their hair permed and nails done.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2020
• At one point, Shelton asked a friend to perm his long hair, according to the article.
  — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Whitney Eaddy’s was no different as the then 19-year-old had been wearing permed hair since the age of two.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
• In Nebraska, can a parent without a proper license perm their child’s hair?
  — Carolyn Kellogg, latimes.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• That's why most salons won't perm lightened hair, because it's already damaged from color treatments.
  — Erin Reimel, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2019
• Check all that apply: My hair is dyed, chemically straightened, permed, braided/in locs, has extensions. Dyed.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 25 Oct. 2017
• Hair was permed and teased-out, blush was blindingly bright and angled on sharply, eye shadow was contoured, and mascara was coated on with a heavy hand — and all of these together would have constituted a look.
  — Hannah Morrill, Allure, 16 Feb. 2018
• Camila Cabello's long, beachy curls and a piece-y curtain fringe have become her signature look since perming her naturally-straight hair.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2020
• In fact, between talking about haircuts and cold waves — a technique being taught to perm hair that uses a cold chemical wash over rollers — many took the opportunity to share their more-pressing concerns with us.
  — refinery29.com, 2 June 2018
• She got her hair permed at the salon.
• The sloped shape of it serves to give your lashes a curved shape to form to when slathered in perming lotion.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 23 July 2018
• By the end of the week, residents in Georgia will be able to get their hair permed and nails done.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2020
• At one point, Shelton asked a friend to perm his long hair, according to the article.
  — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Whitney Eaddy’s was no different as the then 19-year-old had been wearing permed hair since the age of two.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
• In Nebraska, can a parent without a proper license perm their child’s hair?
  — Carolyn Kellogg, latimes.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• That's why most salons won't perm lightened hair, because it's already damaged from color treatments.
  — Erin Reimel, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2019
• Check all that apply: My hair is dyed, chemically straightened, permed, braided/in locs, has extensions. Dyed.
  — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 25 Oct. 2017
• Hair was permed and teased-out, blush was blindingly bright and angled on sharply, eye shadow was contoured, and mascara was coated on with a heavy hand — and all of these together would have constituted a look.
  — Hannah Morrill, Allure, 16 Feb. 2018
• Camila Cabello's long, beachy curls and a piece-y curtain fringe have become her signature look since perming her naturally-straight hair.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2020
• In fact, between talking about haircuts and cold waves — a technique being taught to perm hair that uses a cold chemical wash over rollers — many took the opportunity to share their more-pressing concerns with us.
  — refinery29.com, 2 June 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024