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1Meg Ryan
Ryan rang in the new year and won the guy with an epic, late '80s perm in When Harry Met Sally.
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2Cher
The Goddess of Pop rocked a disco perm as big as her voice.
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3Linda Cardellini
The smoking gun that made Elle Woods's case in Legally Blonde: Chutney Windham's fresh-from-the-salon perm.
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4Barbra Streisand
The songstress has tried just about every hairstyle throughout her career—from a pixie to a sleek bob to long and pin-straight—but her perm phase is perhaps her most memorable.
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5Bradley Cooper
Cooper fully committed to his character's sleazy '70s con artist look in American Hustle with tight Jheri curls.
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6Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's motto for everything in life: Go big or go home. Here, her impeccable perm in the music video for 9 to 5.
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7Jennifer Beals
Nothing says '80s quite like Beals's mall bangs and off-the-shoulder sweatshirt in Flashdance.
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8Julia Roberts
Roberts's Pretty Woman hair and wardrobe (pre- and post-makeover) still feel cool today.
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9Justin Timberlake
Proof that even a funky perm and bleached tips can't hold a boy bander back from worldwide heartthrob status.
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10Olivia Newton-John
Sandy starts out the school year in Grease with preppy, bouncy, good-girl blowouts, but by the end, she's embraced a sexier side, complete with skintight leather and a wild perm.
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11Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP's major hair may not have been the result of a perm, but it certainly served as the inspiration behind countless others in the late '80s and '90s.
Alexandra Tunell is the Senior Digital Beauty Editor at Harper's BAZAAR, where she writes beauty features and covers industry news, health, fitness and wellness trends. She began her career in the Lucky beauty closet, then went on to work at Allure. When she's not testing the latest skin care treatments, the Los Angeles native is searching the city for the best Mexican food, binge-watching Bravo and escaping to the beach as often as possible.
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