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Hot Hair: Crimped Tresses

Leggings, neon nails, booties, Transformers...what hasn't been recycled from the Eighties? Two words: crimped hair. This crinkly, curly 'do is suddenly, shockingly all the rage (think Jody Watley is somewhere smiling)! From tight Beyonce crimps to looser waves a'la Rihanna, these twenty celebs are styling their strands like its 1987!
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EIghties Baby

Tyra Banks took her tresses all the way back to the mid-Eighties with this amber-hued crimped coiffure.

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Tight End

Garcelle Beauvais is oh-so-retro with these tight spirals.

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Curly Top

Janet Jackson added a few crimps to her wash-and-go curls for a cute retro effect.

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So Sasha Fierce

Beyonce’s wild, bleach-blonde crimped ’do adds major oomph to her already fierce onstage persona.

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Loose Ends

Toccara’s loose, 80s-style crimped waves are wildly sexy!

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Give Me Body

Elise Neal’s wide, crimped waves look like the epitome of the ’80s “body wave” perm!

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Haute Hair

TV personality Teri Seymour goes for an ultra-literal interpretation of the Eighties look.

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Lush Lady

Jill Scott sported lush, crimped ringlets in her “Shame” video.

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Hot Stuf

Sanaa Lathan’s ’do has it all: volume, body, and major glossiness.

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Will-o’-the-Wisp

Holly Robinson Peete looks red carpet-sexy with these deeply crimped waves and wispy bangs.

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Red Hot

Rihanna’s waves are super-loose, but it’s a crimped effect nonetheless. So lovely!

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Half n’ Half

Nia Long pins the top half of her wavy ’do back in a sleek half-up/half-down ’do.

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Motown 25, Redux

Kelly Rowland rocked this pre-‘Motivation’ curly/crimp-y wig — so Diana Ross!

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Pump Up the Volume

In her latest concert, Janet Jackson rocked another super-sexy, voluminous crimped ‘do. If it ain’t broke…

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Blonde Ambition

Iman’s blonde-streaked waves could easily have been achieved by using a crimping iron!

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Soft Touch

Jada Pinkett Smith rocks an au naturale look with these soft, center-parted waves.

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Fun ‘n Flirty

Gabrielle Union pins her deep waves back on both sides for a super-flirty, ultra-feminine look.

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Cool Coiffure

Ciara slicked the front of her tresses back for a dual-textured ‘do that’s ultra-modern.

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