Princess Curls: Difference between revisions

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An easy way to tell if a female character in Japanese media is of high social standing is to not look for [[Requisite Royal Regalia|a crown or an Ermine Cape]], but to look at the front of her head. Specifically, look for two curled locks of hair draping the sides of her face. If she has these, she either is high class or acts like it.

Needless to say, this is pretty much mandatory for the [[Ojou]]. Some [[Elegant Gothic Lolita~~|Elegant Gothic Lolitas~~]] also sport this hairstyle. It also often overlaps with [[Mega Twintails]].

Needless to say, this is pretty much mandatory for the [[Ojou]]. Some [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]s also sport this hairstyle. It also often overlaps with [[Mega Twintails]].

Also known as "[[This Is a Drill|drill hair]]", and derived from the ringlets hairstyle, popular in Roman times. For the distinctly Japanese princess' ~~hairstyle -- straight~~ black with level bangs and ear ~~locks -- see~~ [[Hime Cut]].

Also known as "[[This Is a Drill|drill hair]]", and derived from the ringlets hairstyle, popular in Roman times. For the distinctly Japanese princess' hairstyle—straight black with level bangs and ear locks—see [[Hime Cut]].

Now despite the name, being [[Everything's Better with Princesses|an actual princess]] is not required for this. Princess Curls are usually a type of [[Girlish Pigtails|twintail]], but unlike typical twintails, they do not indicate youthfulness.

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* Curious subversion in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'', where the only female character who sports them is actually the [[Frontier Doctor]] and [[Team Mom]] of the cast, Sally Po.

* ''[[Ichinensei ni Nacchattara]]'': Miho, the elementary school [[Rich Bitch]].

* Elizabeth in ''[[Black Butler]]'' has these. Also, when Ciel had to [[Cross Dresser|crossdress]] he sported some [[Twin Tails]] with [[Princess Curls]] at the bottom.

* Elizabeth in ''[[Black Butler]]'' has these. Also, when Ciel had to [[Cross Dresser|crossdress]] he sported some [[Twin Tails]] with Princess Curls at the bottom.

* Sernia Flameheart from ''[[Ladies versus Butlers!]]!'' has a particularly exaggerated case of these.

* [[Action Girl|Lenalee Lee]] once uses these in ''[[D.Gray-man]]'', after being subjected to [[Go-Go Enslavement]] thanks to [[Little Miss Badass|Road Kamelot]].

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== [[Literature]] ==

* [[Badass Bookworm|Annabeth Chase]] is described as having princess curls in ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'', though whether Riordan's definition of princess curls fits this trope is unclear.

* Belinda in Alexander Pope's ''[[The Rape of the Lock]]'' has symmetrical [[Princess Curls]] that fall down the back of her neck. [[Berserk Button|And then one day they get cut...]]

* Belinda in Alexander Pope's ''[[The Rape of the Lock]]'' has symmetrical Princess Curls that fall down the back of her neck. [[Berserk Button|And then one day they get cut...]]

* [[Marie Antoinette|Archduchess Antonia]] of [[The Royal Diaries]], ''[[Marie Antoinette]]: Princess of Versailles'' purposely told her hairdresser to let one long curl fall down upon her collarbone, which she began to wind around her middle finger as she talked to the king.

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* Misha in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]''. She doesn't have the attitude, though.

* Maria Balthasar from ''[[Xenogears]]''.

* Surprisingly, almost none of the women in [[Gaia Online]] seem to sport [[Princess Curls]], except maybe [[Hot Shonen Mom|Ruby]] after the [[Art Shift]]. [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Gino Gambino]], on the other hand...

* Surprisingly, almost none of the women in [[Gaia Online]] seem to sport Princess Curls, except maybe [[Hot Shonen Mom|Ruby]] after the [[Art Shift]]. [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Gino Gambino]], on the other hand...

** Gino recently got an [[Important Haircut]]. The princess locks remain.

* In a flash back in [[Persona 3]] [[Updated Rerelease|FES]]'s The Answer, Mitsuru has these.