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Recent Examples of ringletsPer photos shared by TMZ, the hair chameleon ditched her signature natural waves for the night out, instead styling her honey blonde lob in tight yet voluminous ringlets.—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026 Chopped with face-framing curtain bangs and curled into small (almost Shirley Temple-sized) ringlets, the singer’s hair is clearly a reference to her look from the song’s energetic music video.—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026 Chanelling Miss Sara Bellum from the Powerpuff Girls, her secretarial deep burgundy ringlets were cut into pouty bangs that almost totally concealed her eyes.—Essence, 21 Jan. 2026 In the sister-sister pic, Kidman’s strawberry-blonde hair is parted in the center and worn in long ringlets down her back, looking gorgeous against her chartreuse lace dress and delicate pink blush and lipstick.—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Jan. 2026 Beyoncé wore her hair down in ringlets and swiped on a bright red lipstick, tying everything together.—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringlets
curls
Noun
The micro workouts included moves like rotini spiral planks, spaghetti curls and penne plié squats, along with star jacks, which were inspired by the new Protein+ star shape.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Earlier this week, she was seen filming with tight '80s curls.