Hot Hair: Ringlets Rock Hollywood

Every so often, a retro hairstyle comes back in vogue to set the world on fire -- and right now, the 'do du jour is soft, sexy, 1980s ringlets (think Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance," "A Different World's" Jasmine Guy, or Whitney circa "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"). Whether it's about wild spirals, loose ringlets or cute coils, Hollywood's hottest starlets are turning into girls with curls. Here are our favorites, from Beyonce to Tia Mowry.

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Curly Girlies

Whether it’s about wild spirals, loose ringlets or cute coils, Hollywood’s hottest starlets are turning into curly girls. Here are our favorites, from Beyonce to Tia Mowry.

So Soft

Gabrielle Union strikes a pose with soft, loose curls.

Haute Hair

With a blend of organic extracts and vitamin-packed botanicals, Curl Ecstasy Hair Tea Organic Conditioner ($20, curls.biz) leaves curls looking and feeling glossy, healthy and bouncy.

She Bangs

Kerry Washington adds side-sweeping bangs to her tousled ringlets for a playful look.

Rutina's Ringlets

"True Blood" actress Rutina Wesley goes for a feminine, romantic look in long, tousled ringlets.

All Bounce

Apply Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Defining Cream ($28, bumbleandbumble.com) to clean, damp hair before styling for the springiest spirals, ever.

The Bigger, The Better

We're beyond obsessed with Rihanna's big, bouncy, sausage curls—so retro chic!

Easy Breezy

Laila Ali's rumpled, finger-styled spirals look casual, yet sexy.

Cool Tool

Hot Tools Blue Ice Titanium Coil Curling Iron ($44.99, folica.com) makes scoring ringlets a cinch. Just wind small sections of hair between the grooves, and voila, perfect curls!

Girl With a Curl

Zoe Saldana looks casually sexy in rumpled, loose spirals.

Sweet Spirals

Holly Robinson Peete works a delicate, sweet vibe in perky curls and finger-styled bangs.

Frizz Fighter

Protect your ringlets with TRESemme Curl Locking Spray ($10.26, walmart.com), a humidity-resistant formula that leaves hair glossy, defined and frizz-free.
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