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The beach wave perm is a very popular hairstyle trend with an ever growing fan base. It is one of several iconic hairstyles of all times, preferred by young generations. You can achieve it by sea salt sprays, curling rods or even booking a consultation at a hairstylist. There are also different types of perms to give your locks a gorgeous and sensuous look!
A regular perm uses an exceptional blend of heat and chemical substances to effectively curl the hair strands. To create the wave, the hair is encircled around a solid rod with other products to strengthen the new curled state.
Beach waves are loose waves that are centered on the middle length and tips of the hair. If you are bored of creating curl by curl, the beach wave perm is definitely for you. This will help you maintain the same hairstyle without all the extra effort each time you are hairdressing. The method of obtaining a perm can take up to two hours and will last approximately six months. It will also depend on the chemicals used and the process followed.
Without further ado, check out these wonderful pictures for some amazing beach wave perm inspirations! You will be sleeping in curlers in no time.
Best Beach Wave Perm Hairstyles
Super Long Platinum Perm
Create an ombré effect on your tresses, maintaining your natural color at the roots. This will allow you to grow out your hair in between hair salon appointments and, since the beach wave perm does not create a barrier between the waves and the natural hair, it will look natural as if your waves simply start a little lower. Case in point, this honey colored hair with platinum tips and grown beach wave perm.
Balayage Long Layered Perm
Another great take on this style is to combine it with an upper layer balayage in a lighter tone. The effect will be a play on light and darker tresses as they curl, adding volume and character to your hairstyle.
Natural Looking Brunette Hair
Natural hair tends to lose its darker shade as it grows due to the effect of the sun and general wear and tear. Adding waves to a long layered haircut will thus create a natural shading effect that looks amazing without adding any tincture to your usual routine.
Dark Roots Perm Style
The platinum on dark roots ombré is a style that looks amazing with a beach wave. Add in some blonde lowlights for texture. It is particularly good because not only it allows growth, it also helps to maintain the health of your hair cuticles and scalp.
Short Layered Hairstyle
It is very difficult that an ombré with dark roots won’t look good, since the style is so flattering and looks amazing with almost any color combination! In this case, a warm honey tone on the tips provides a youthful feeling to the hairstyle and adds light to the face.
Brunette Amazing Waves
Whether you have a lot of hair or not, a beach wave perm is definitely for you since the style looks good either way! If your hair is thin and lacks form, the wave will compensate for it, and if it has a lot of volume, it will add movement to your locks. It’s a win-win scenario!
Straight to Wavy Middle Length Hair
During the 90s, perms were all the rage. It is only logical that with today’s revival wave, perms will be a huge trend again. From straight and lack-luster to amazingly wavy in a matter of hours… Who could resist the temptation?
Super Dense Curly Perm
As we said before, if you have very thin hair a beach wave perm will double, no, triple your hair density! You will get a wonderfully full hairstyle with lots of movement and character. It can also be done on any tincture you have and will revitalize it and hide hair growth, making it last longer!
Natural Looking Shakira Style Hair
Shakira recently rocked her beach wave perm on the Super Bowl half show and we have no doubts about it sent women by the thousands running to their hair salons to request this exact shade and perm!
Middle Length Dense Wavy Perm
With a wave, your hair will appear shorter, so a mid back length will appear as a shoulder length. Quite an important detail if you have shorter hair, since it will shrink considerably! That said, a beach wave perm looks good on almost any length!
Platinum Shoulder Length Hairstyle
Color and length can vary greatly when doing a beach wave. However, they almost never look bad! If you have platinum highlights over darker tones with a layering haircut, the perm will most definitely highlight the different lengths in your tresses and the lighter tones on the first layers will really pop!
Natural Looking Raven Hair
Raven hair is slowly making a comeback, particularly paired with a beach wave. One of the most important things to always remember when doing a perm, is to keep your hair deeply moisturized to safeguard your tips from breakage.
Glossy Honey Hairstyle
What makes a beach wave perm look great? Two key factors are keeping your hair healthy and moisturizing. Moisturizing provides the hair with shine and prevents breakage, while keeping it healthy by doing cream baths helps to maintain the color and texture.
Mermaid like Redhead Perm
Go for a “the Little Mermaid” style and do a loose beach wave perm on your hair if your locks are an amazing red hue like this one. You won’t regret it! It looks superb!
Wet Short Hair Curl Style
You can definitely do a beach wave perm on short hair, even though there won’t be much hair to go around the curlers. It won’t look like much when wet, but apply a hair dryer with a diffuser and you will be amazed by the results!
Silky Beach Wave Hair
The perfect beach wave perm for long hair is one that makes loose waves with a natural aspect. This provides a silky feel to the long tresses and still creates the sense of movement that we all love
Relaxed Glamorous Perm Look
The natural glow in this wavy hairstyle is amazing, it looks like a wet look cream was applied to add shape and texture to it, and to help reinforce the wavy feel.
Before and After Beach Wave Hairstyle
The beach wave perm has no age! It looks great both on adults and young people. It is a great choice for teenagers given how natural it feels and what little upkeep it requires. It looks amazing with natural hair color as well.
Fashionista Extra Long Golden Perm Style
You can totally have beach wave perm with thin hair! Also, doesn’t it look great? It adds movement, texture and makes it look as if you had twice the quantity of hair. This dark roots on blond ombré is a great example to strive for!
Brunette Glorious Curls
Natural brunette long layered hairstyles never looked as amazing as in this loose big curl wave! That shine, that texture, makes us want to pay a visit to our hair salon for tomorrow.
Short Bob Wavy Style
Afraid to try on a perm with a really short bob style haircut? Worry not! This is a great example of a layered bob gone curly and it looks superb! The movement on top layers adds a lot of volume to the back of the head making the hairstyle look like there is much more hair than before, particularly around the crown area.
Slight Beach Wave Look
Are you aiming for a finger combed look? Then this is definitely for you. This beach wave perm is done in such a way that it looks like it is half undone, the wet look can be easily achieved with a little salt spray, too.
Wet Looking Coppery Hairstyle Perm
A medium length beach wave perm is undoubtedly the go to style for young people this season. A key element to achieve that flawless and carefree look is to combine looser and tighter curls all over the head.
Extremely Natural Wavy Hair
And if that is not enough for you and you want it to look even more natural, go for a mix of very loose waves and almost straight tresses. It will give a post bath feel to your hair that is very surfer on vacation.
Sun Kissed Balayage Beach Wavy Perm
Balayage is a technique that adds a lot of light to your hairstyle by combining lighter and darker shades. This style, combined with the waves of the perm, creates a dazzling effect of texture and colors.
Natural Bronde Light Wavy Hairstyle
There is a particular name for that tone of hair that is neither brunette nor blond, and that is bronde! This picture illustrates perfectly that particular shade and it looks astounding with a beach wave hair perm!
Tight Curly Waves Hair
Some people like tight curls and others love loose waves. Whatever the case, check out these tight waves and those before and after pictures. The change is amazing!
Brunette Highlights Wavy Perm
This hairstyle looks so shiny and so silky that it really is the brunette poster child for beach wave perms. Those tight curls provide a ton of character to her shoulder length hair.
Golden Wet Looking Perm
The barely there waves in this hairstyle prove that the most loose waves can still work wonders for your hair. The change in texture is subtle and yet it definitely works to her advantage!
French Bob Wavy Brunette Hair
French style goes by the maxim that it has to look natural, and it has to have movement. Double check for those two items with this loose beach wave perm style on a short bob with slightly longer bangs on the sides of the face.
Shoulder Length 90s Wavy Style
Another take on the brunette shoulder length beach wave perm, this hairstyle looks amazing. That texture and volume are a dream!
Relaxed Waves Hairstyle
Beach waves should take home the prize for most natural hairstyle ever. This coppery redhead looks like she could be related to the Brave heroine, doesn’t she?
Glamorous Ombré Wavy Perm
The most red carpet ready style out there, a beach wave perm can take your already amazing platinum on dark roots ombré to the next level in a second. Don’t you think so?
This hairstyle is perfect for summer, but if it strikes your fancy and you are in winter you can easily solve the lack of ocean using salt sprays that will give your hair that beachy feel.
Can’t get enough of our amazing beach wave perm inspirational photos? We neither! There are so many curly hairstyles to try! Get those curlers on, girl!
