Does anyone still get their hair permed?

[Madissun]

Madissun - have you had it done yet? Very curious to know how it looks, I love wavy/curly hair too but mine's lost a lot of it's curl.

I had a friend who got a 'body wave' done a few years ago...OMG, it wasn't good. She has very short hair and it looked like...well think Kath n Kim...

Oh no really? Thats what im scared of! How short was her hair to begin with? Did she get really tight curls?

Im going to get it done within the next 2 weeks...

[Willow]

Don't panic, hers was like boy short and she has very, very fine hair, almost like a baby, which is why she did it, hoping to add some volume.

The curls were just way too tight, that's all!

[Danni]

I had to get really tight curls cos my hair is very straight and very thin. She said if i went for a wave, it would just fall out straight away

I loved it! it was awesome!

[echidna]

My hair is very straight. I've had two perms in my life, first was great. Used the smaller rollers but didn't leave the solution on for as long as it was supposed to be. My second one was last year and didn't last long at all. She alternated between the medium and small rollers and it just fell out so quickly. There's some wave left if I wash it and let it air dry, but by next brushing, its almost straight. So make sure you go to a salon that knows what they are doing, even if it means paying a bit more.

[missymiss]

I want a perm too. I have fairly short hair, and I want a perm like a afro. I would love love love to have curls that just stuck out all around my head. I know it sounds ridiculous but I'm serious. My concern is that when it grows, the roots will be straight, or does the perm lose it's curl before that happens so it evens out?

[Glamourcide]

^ It flattens out a fair bit so you won't get a really obvious straight-straight-straight-CURL-CURL-CURL lol
But if you want really tight curls and your hair is dead straight, you will still see a bit of a line where the perm ends and the regrowth starts.

[missymiss]

^ It flattens out a fair bit so you won't get a really obvious straight-straight-straight-CURL-CURL-CURL lol
But if you want really tight curls and your hair is dead straight, you will still see a bit of a line where the perm ends and the regrowth starts.

Sounds a bit weird....but I could pull it back with a headband when that happens. What happens when you've had enough of the perm? Do you just have to wait for it to straighten or grow out?

[Lilly-Pilly]

did you end up getting the perm????
Has anyone got photos if they got it done?
Thanks