Males and females were getting straighter and straighter hair in the 90's. I don't remember too many curlies in my scene. I guess it was a reaction to the 80's "Mall Bangs" all the mainstream girls wore.

I DO remember this bc my grandmother forced one on me when I was 8, 10 and 11 while being "babysat" it looked like I had a frizzy rat nest on my head I HATED HATED HATED these things w/ the fierce fiery passion of a million suns!!!! However threw this time frame I only knew of 3 other girls to have perms and only one of them looked good w/ it.

Girls with long hair would get these perms then put lots and lots of gel, mousse or hairspray in their hair to make it look "wet." If you touched their hair it was stiff and it crunched!

Curly hair was still cool, but long and parted in the middle. No bangs like in the 80's. Mariah Carey, Scary Spice etc. Before the dreaded flat iron.