Straight Hair Gives Way to Stylish Curly Locks

It looks like the days of stick-straight tresses are numbered. Permanent waves are making a whispery soft comeback this summer.

But this time, they're fresh, lively and not nearly as smelly or damaging as they used to be.

Forget spirals, voluminous roots and big clips. High-end Michigan salons are offering kinder, gentler waves using non-ammonia solutions and larger rollers.

And they're not the only ones. Nationwide, body is back.

"Everyone's doing texture, styles with movement, very beautiful curls and waves," says Ixchel, a stylist in Royal Oak, MI.

For women, he likens the look to the relaxed, more body-wavish feel the old perms had after a couple of months, or the first cut.

Pin-straight hair has been the darling of the runways and Hollywood for a while now. And the public has followed suit, despite the fact that truly straight hair flatters few real women, and beating the curl out of naturally endowed hair is a hassle.

"Everyone is tired of being a slave to blow dryers," add Ixchel. "What they really want is more body, more movement in the hair. It's that soft, romantic curl."

Ixchel says men are not being left out of the coming summer's curly equation. At Alex & Emilio Salon Ixchel is giving a growing number of guys what she calls a "textured perm." It combines body and lift, without real curliness.

The trend-inclined should be warned, however: Tighter curls may be on the way. This could be good -- and bad for styles' sake.

Ixchel provides men and womens Hair styles in Royal Oak, Birmingham, Detroit and the southeastern Michigan Tri County area, (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties).

You can make an appointment with Ixchel at Alex and Emilio salon in Royal Oak, MI by calling 248-414-7600, or contact Ixchel online. Remember, if you don't look good- you don't feel good!