History Main / RegalRinglets

%%* In ''Manga/BlackButler'', Elizabeth "Lizzie" Middleford is born of the Aristocracy and styles her (naturally straight) hair like this.
%%* Junko Hokaze in ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' is an {{Ojou}}. For some time after her introduction, her name wasn't revealed.

%%* Erika Shindou from ''Literature/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' has ringlets at the end of her twin loose ponytails. So does her mother, as that particular hairstyle is part of their family tradition.

* Angeline from ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta'' has these.
* Selnia Flameheart from ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers''

%%* [[{{Ojou}} Adelicia]] in ''Literature/RentalMagica'' has multiple ringlets at the end of her hair, with two of them in front of her armpits and the rest in the back.
%%* ''Manga/RozenMaiden'':
%%** Kanaria has two ringlets that start in front of her shoulders.
%%** Shinku has straight hair with two side curls in front of her armpits.
%%** Suiseiseki.

* Pickford's hairstyle was cited as an influence to child actress Creator/ShirleyTemple, who became famous for this. She wore her hair in this style in almost all of her movies, where she was typecast as a sunshine and rainbows girly girl. One of her films was even titled ''Curly Top''.

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'''s Fiona Coyne wears her hair like this, as she is from a very wealthy family, for most of her time on the show.

* Rarity from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' sports this style, at least as close as a mane and tail can approximate it. Her tail is one giant ringlet.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Rose Quartz' hair consists of long, beautiful pink ringlets that reach all the way down to the backs of her legs.

* This was Music/TaylorSwift's preferred hairstyle during her ''Music/{{Fearless}}'' and ''Music/SpeakNow'', possibly {{Invoked}} as she often used fairy tale and princess imagery in her lyrics.

%%* Erika Shindou from ''LightNovel/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' has ringlets at the end of her twin loose ponytails. So does her mother, as that particular hairstyle is part of their family tradition.
* Reika Houjou in ''LightNovel/GoodLuckNinomiyaKun'' is the StudentCouncilPresident and heiress to her father's corporate empire. She has multiple ringlets at the end of her hair, with two of them in front of her armpits.

* Nate Mitotsudaira from ''LightNovel/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere'' has five ankle-length ringlets in the back and two thin ringlets at the sides of her cheeks.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Katanagatari}}'', Togame has a HimeCut with ringlets at the end of her waist-length sidelocks. It's revealed early on that she's the daughter of a fallen feudal lord.

* Selnia Flameheart from ''LightNovel/LadiesVersusButlers''
* Touko from ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' combines this with GirlishPigtails.

* Dawn from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' ups her fanciness game for the Grand Festival with a curled ponytail.
%%* [[{{Ojou}} Adelicia]] in ''LightNovel/RentalMagica'' has multiple ringlets at the end of her hair, with two of them in front of her armpits and the rest in the back.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Corsair}}'', both Aura and Katarina Angraat have voluminous ringlet hairstyles.

Compare MegaTwintails (and can overlap), GirlishPigtails. Contrast TomboyishPonytail.

* The original incarnation of the Archer [[PlayerMooks unit]] in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' and ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'' sported these. She was later upgraded to MegaTwintails, more suiting of her combination of girliness and ActionGirl.

* In a flashback in ''VideoGame/Persona3 [[UpdatedRerelease FES]]'''s The Answer, Mitsuru has GirlishPigtails that are curled like this. They're not thick enough to qualify as MegaTwintails, and the personality is all [[{{Ojou}} regal]].

* ''LightNovel/EndoAndKobayashiLiveTheLatestOnTsundereVillainessLieselotte'': Aside from her OjouRinglets, closer shots of Lieselotte's hair shows half of her hair is in curls. She is from one of the most {{blue blood}}ed families in the setting and is the fiancee of the crown prince, so it fits.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': When the protagonist gets AdoptedIntoRoyalty (technically nobility), her new family includes a younger sister whose hair is arranged into thick ringlets that start about where the bottoms of her eyes are and have their tips resting on her shoulders.

* Rose Quartz from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has this UpToEleven, her hair consisting of long, beautiful pink ringlets that reach all the way down to the backs of her legs.

** Some depictions of Sailor Moon suggest that her [[RapunzelHair overly long]] GirlishPigtails are two giant barrel curls.

* Darla Dimple from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' wears her hair this way as part of her [[TastesLikeDiabetes sugary]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing public image]]. She makes great use of her electric curling chair during her VillainSong.

%%* Junko Hokaze in ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' is an {{Ojou}}. For some time after her introduction, her name wasn't revealed, leading to her being [[FanNickname nicknamed]] "Ringlet curl girl" after her most prominent feature.

* The Fairlions, [[FanNickname otherwise known as]] [[ElegantGothicLolita Gothlolions]] of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2'' are ''HumongousMecha'' with these. They were custom-built for an actual princess and her [[PseudoRomanticFriendship best friend]], but ''come on''. Oh, and the curls [[EnergyWeapon fire lasers]].

* The Fairlions, [[FanNickname otherwise known as]] [[ElegantGothicLolita Gothlolions]] of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2'' are ''HumongousMecha'' with these. They were custom-built for an actual princess and her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship best friend]], but ''come on''. Oh, and the curls [[EnergyWeapon fire lasers]].

* In ''Film/WhatEverHappenedToBabyJane'', Jane has this hairstyle.

* Diaspro from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' has these and is a princess.

* Reika Houjou in ''LightNovel/GoshuushouSamaNinomiyaKun'' is the StudentCouncilPresident and heiress to her father's corporate empire. She has multiple ringlets at the end of her hair, with two of them in front of her armpits.

* Chizura Naba from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has straight hair with side curls in front of her armpits. It's revealed late in the series that her family is [[{{Fiction500}} extremely wealthy]].
* Rosalie Claudel from ''Anime/MaiOtome''. PluckyComicRelief character Shiho Huit has them in her [[GirlishPigtails twintails]], too.

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A SubTrope of ExpositoryHairstyles. A SuperTrope to OjouRinglets, where a high-class character has two curls in front of or directly behind the ear. A SisterTrope to PrimAndProperBun.

* Regina Berry from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll'', suitable for someone with a name that means "queen".

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* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': When the protagonist gets AdoptedIntoRoyalty (technically nobility), her new family includes a younger sister whose hair is arranged into thick ringlets that start about where the bottoms of her eyes are and had their tips resting on her shoulders.