The latest version to sweep salons is infinitely cooler, and requires a lot less upkeep. It's called the "texture wave" — and it's about to have you asking your stylist for a hair perm this season.

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve had my hair pressed, flatironed, and blow-dried before but this mane above is a perm virgin. I have to credit my mother to my natural hair lifer-ness.

The latest version to sweep salons is infinitely cooler, and requires a lot less upkeep. It's called the "texture wave" — and it's about to have you asking your stylist for a hair perm this season.