Has anyone ever gotten a perm?

[ElizabethBennet]

I've been thinking about getting one. Not an 80's crazy perm, just something to make my wavy hair easier to style and more consistent.

Did you like it? How long did it last? Was it easy to style?

[Kit]

There's a woman at work who, shit you not, got one last week and currently looks like a poodle.

My advice is do NOT do that.

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[joenali]

I vote for crazy 80's perm!!!

I remember my mom trying to give me an ogilve home perm. She spent hours putting in the curlers and then did the chemicals backwards. I guess it was a good thing!

[Deleted]

I think someone on S&B did recently. I can't remember who though.

[ginger]

I don't think most places above like, Great Clips or something, will even do perms anymore.

Do you have a place you go regularly already? They'll definitely be able to tell you your best options.

[riker]

Don't do it. It destroyed my hair and made it super thin, breakable and gross. That was like 10 years ago. Maybe the process is less horrible now but I doubt it.
Also, I wanted sexy beach curls and ended up with tight poodle curls.

[bania]

No. It will not turn out how you expect it to turn out. Trust me.

[ElizabethBennet]

Nov 16, 2013 11:42:38 GMT -5 ginger said:

I don't think most places above like, Great Clips or something, will even do perms anymore.

Do you have a place you go regularly already? They'll definitely be able to tell you your best options.

I did have a normal person, but she fucked up my hair so badly last time (and was completely unprofessional about it) so I'm searching for a new one.

I found an Aveda salon out here that does perms.

[ginger]

Nov 16, 2013 11:45:38 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

Nov 16, 2013 11:42:38 GMT -5 ginger said:

I don't think most places above like, Great Clips or something, will even do perms anymore.

Do you have a place you go regularly already? They'll definitely be able to tell you your best options.

I did have a normal person, but she fucked up my hair so badly last time (and was completely unprofessional about it) so I'm searching for a new one.

I found an Aveda salon out here that does perms.

Oooh....I'm going to say if they are doing perms it can't be the ones we remember from the 80s/90s.

Check them out! But I would probably just get my hair cut first to see if they are good. Then maybe ask about the perm...

But I'm still a little scared for you.

[firedancer10288]

My SIL got a "body wave" about a year ago. I guess it's the same as a perm, but with looser curls. It looked awesome on her.

[housewife]

I want one but haven't been able to pull the trigger. The woman that does my hair currently has one and it looks great - like nice big beachy waves.

[bania]

Nov 16, 2013 11:45:38 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

Nov 16, 2013 11:42:38 GMT -5 ginger said:

I don't think most places above like, Great Clips or something, will even do perms anymore.

Do you have a place you go regularly already? They'll definitely be able to tell you your best options.

I did have a normal person, but she fucked up my hair so badly last time (and was completely unprofessional about it) so I'm searching for a new one.

I found an Aveda salon out here that does perms.

Aveda perms aren't any better. I love Aveda and go to an Aveda salon but the perms are like all the others. Please don't do it. Why do you want a perm? Subtle waves, less maintenance in the am?

[ginger]

MAN! Where's our REDKIN CERTIFIED STYLIST when we need her?

[ElizabethBennet]

Nov 16, 2013 11:49:35 GMT -5 bania said:

Nov 16, 2013 11:45:38 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

I did have a normal person, but she fucked up my hair so badly last time (and was completely unprofessional about it) so I'm searching for a new one.

I found an Aveda salon out here that does perms.

Aveda perms aren't any better. I love Aveda and go to an Aveda salon but the perms are like all the others. Please don't do it. Why do you want a perm? Subtle waves, less maintenance in the am?

Less maintenance in am. I have naturally wavy hair and would like it to be easier to style and more consistency.

You guys are pretty much convincing me it would be an awful idea though lol.

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Nov 16, 2013 11:49:32 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

No no no no.

Dirty south on s&b got one and... No.

Yes. I remember now.

[spellingbea]

As a child of the 80's, I have a great deal of experience with the Ogilvie home perm.

I also got a spiral perm when I was a teenager. I thought I was hot shit until someone told me I looked like Kennedy from MTV.

[RoxMonster]

I got a couple perms in junior high/early HS. I just remember them smelling SO bad. They never took to my hair that well. I feel like, after a couple of weeks, most of the curl was gone and the process of getting them done was long and awful.

BUT they may have improved the process since then...that was 15 some odd years ago. I think if you do one that is more "body waves" than super curly curls, it might look good.

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Nov 16, 2013 11:49:32 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

No no no no.

Dirty south on s&b got one and... No.

Lol. This is cracking me up.  

[ElizabethBennet]

Ya, I'm not talking spiral curls. That look is awful on anyone who doesn't have it naturally

[littlepeanut]

I'm very interested in those new digital perms, but I don't think anyone around me does them. digitalperms.blogspot.com/

[snickers]

Oh God, I would not get a perm.

Isn't your hair beautiful?

[mookie]

Something tells me this perm will not turn out the way you are hoping it will.

Just don't.

[bania]

I don't know anyone who has gotten a perm they were happy with. If you go in and talk to a stylist I bet you they will try to discourage you.

[rupertpenny]

I had one in high school and it was great. My naturally stick straight hair just had really nice waves. I could sleep on wet hair and wake up with beachhead waves. However when I decided I didn't want to deal with the maintenance I basically had to get a pixie to cut all the permed hair out.

[ElizabethBennet]

Nov 16, 2013 11:57:26 GMT -5 snickers said:

Oh God, I would not get a perm.

Isn't your hair beautiful?

Lol no, it's not.

[Deleted]

Lol. Last year I was considering getting a perm like what's her face on the new 90210. Damn good thing I didn't because I would look fucking stupid.

[Deleted]

My husband once got a perm.

[pantsoffdanceoff]

Nov 16, 2013 12:07:08 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

My husband once got a perm.

What?  Please elaborate and include a picture.

[pantsoffdanceoff]

I'm glad I read this because I've been contemplating a perm as well. I have straight hair that is a little longer than my shoulders and wanted a perm to give it some style because I am super lazy when it comes to my hair. I guess I'll need to rethink.

[ElizabethBennet]

Nov 16, 2013 12:10:36 GMT -5 pantsoffdanceoff said:

Nov 16, 2013 12:07:08 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

My husband once got a perm.

What?  Please elaborate and include a picture.

This lol