Does anyone still get their hair permed?

[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

[maz]

I had my hair permed in august last year.....,i asked for a body wave and got granny ringlets apparently they had to put little curlers in my hair due to the length (half way down my back)....i hated it ...I also had to have it redone 3 days aftewards as most of it dropped out..ive since cut it to my shoulders and i now have tight curl's again ....... next time im gonna ask for the messy perm...I really like the soound of that one

[satya]

You know, I was wondering the other day if anyone under 50 got perms anymore. I used to get them all the time many years ago. I had perm after perm after perm & it never wrecked my hair. I used to hate straight hair & loved my perms for the first few months anyway. I don't get them done now though as I'm happy with my straight hair these days.

I used to hate it when my hair got to the stage where it was part curly & part dead straight & I could never wait to let it grow out so off to the hairdressers it was again. Unless you are prepared to have regular perms to keep it looking even I wouldn't bother getting one done.