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How To Recreate Julia Roberts' Iconic 90's Curls

Author

Mia Walsh

Published Mar 30, 2026

Any stylist will tell you that recreating Julia Roberts' signature '90s curls would require a really good perm, but not everyone is down to damage their hair with perm treatments or excessive heat. Let's face it, we're all looking to keep our locks as healthy as humanly possible. Fortunately, if you want to channel these curls in your own hair, there's a way to get them done without the whole perm process.

According to the popular college website Her Campus, you can use some everyday items you have at home to master this look with ease. One way to accomplish the Roberts' curls involves using your own fingers to form the tightly set coils. The "cocoon method" requires you to take sections of your hair and literally twirl them around two fingers at once. Then, wrap the rest of your hair around the section on top of your two fingers. Basically, you create a cocoon out of your hair naturally.

The longer you keep your hair in this cocoon sac, the better the curls will come out. A bonus tip is to use curling products or to wet your hair to "activate" the curls first, per Her Campus. You can even get curl-activating products to help with this heatless process.