Do people still get perms?

fannyannie_2

I'm thinking about getting my hair permed. I have really thick hair and its hard to do anything with. Straightening it takes a good hour, or i have it curly by putting mousse in and scrunching it but then my hair feels horrible with all the mousse and hairspray in.

I'm at my wits end, i'm fed up with just tying it back all the time. I did have it in a bob last year and that was ok, but got quite bored having it the same style all the time and even then i had ghd's but they broke and now i cant afford new ones.

Any help is really gratefull xx

Waterfalls

i cant help muc with the perm thing, but ur ghds can be sent of to be repair by the manufacturers (i got a freepost envelope from my hairdressers), mine were beyond repair and gave me money off a new set.

~*Plushroom*~

fannyannie wrote: »

I'm thinking about getting my hair permed. I have really thick hair and its hard to do anything with. Straightening it takes a good hour, or i have it curly by putting mousse in and scrunching it but then my hair feels horrible with all the mousse and hairspray in.

I'm at my wits end, i'm fed up with just tying it back all the time. I did have it in a bob last year and that was ok, but got quite bored having it the same style all the time and even then i had ghd's but they broke and now i cant afford new ones.

Any help is really gratefull xx

If you aren't sure what to do you could ask for a consultation at a hairdressers, they could suggest whether a perm is for you - and of so what type, or perhaps even chemical straightening. The problem with perming you hair is that it will still mean that you'll have to stick with the same style pretty much all of the time.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

~*Plushroom*~ wrote: »

The problem with perming you hair is that it will still mean that you'll have to stick with the same style pretty much all of the time.

As an ex 80s perm user (but cured after a few photos came back to haunt me), if the perm takes (not guaranteed with thick hair), you need to know the downsides. A significant lightening (usually to gingery mouse) is common. Then, after 3 weeks, the hair resembles the type usually found further south. You are in danger of looking like Michael Jackson at the Thriller stage. The length of straight healthy hair followed by slightly frizzy perm results in mousse no longer solving any problem (unless you use it to stick a paper bag on).

Corkscrew perms look rather like labradoodle coats, and any lapse of attention leaves you looking like one of those rasta dogs!

Be warned!

~*Plushroom*~

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

As an ex 80s perm user (but cured after a few photos came back to haunt me), if the perm takes (not guaranteed with thick hair), you need to know the downsides. A significant lightening (usually to gingery mouse) is common. Then, after 3 weeks, the hair resembles the type usually found further south. You are in danger of looking like Michael Jackson at the Thriller stage. The length of straight healthy hair followed by slightly frizzy perm results in mousse no longer solving any problem (unless you use it to stick a paper bag on).

Corkscrew perms look rather like labradoodle coats, and any lapse of attention leaves you looking like one of those rasta dogs!

Be warned!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I've just choked on my pepsi but it was worth it!

ali-t

fannyannie wrote: »

I'm thinking about getting my hair permed. I have really thick hair and its hard to do anything with. Straightening it takes a good hour, or i have it curly by putting mousse in and scrunching it but then my hair feels horrible with all the mousse and hairspray in.

I'm at my wits end, i'm fed up with just tying it back all the time. I did have it in a bob last year and that was ok, but got quite bored having it the same style all the time and even then i had ghd's but they broke and now i cant afford new ones.

Any help is really gratefull xx

If you can't afford new straighteners can you afford a perm? I don't think they are as cheap as they used to be. I get a straightening treatment done on my hair every 4-5 months. It is the coppola keratin treatment and makes a huge difference to my thick, coarse and unruly hair. When it is first done my hair sits really straight with no effort and as the weeks go on it gets a slight wave in it that can be easily straightened out. the downside is that is costs £170 a time but it is well worth it as it saves me at least 10 minutes every morning.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

DON'T DO IT:eek: That's my advice & it's worth heeding if you want to stay sane and keep your hair.

BitterAndTwisted

Perms, like lightening and chemical straightening can be absolutely wicked to the condition, drying it out like nothing on Earth.

Personally, I think the best solution is a consultation to find the ideal cut for your life-style and hair-type.

If you don't like the feel of your hair when you mousse it, perhaps you're using too strong a one.

Bananabelly

I have really thick hair too and I get the hairdressers to chop into it and take the weight out. They usually spend 10 minutes or so just making it lighter for me but it is so much easier to manage. They usually do some long layers, so it is fairly fashionable as well. I have asked lots of different hairdressers to do it and they all know exactly what I mean.

skintlass

I;ve booked in for a perm next week, really nervous but I liked when my hair was curly last time it was permed (early nineties)

aliasojo

Perms are coming back as the 'in' thing...I read it in the paper the other day. I've only just got to grips with the straighteners. :rotfl: