A ringlet is a type of hairstyle. It is achieved by wrapping a lock of hair around the length of a thin curling iron or can be sported naturally by people with sufficiently tightly curled hair. Ringlets are often also known as tube curls.
Examples of people with the ringlet hairstyle
- During the Flavian dynasty in ancient Rome,
aristocratic women wore the ringlet hairstyle. - Child actress Shirley Temple was famous for her ringlet hair, styled every day by her mother.
- The Veruca Salt character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has her hair styled in (oversized) ringlets on the day of the chocolate factory tour.
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