Seriously considering a perm.....yes a perm.....

[Doowrah]

Basically I am bored to the back teeth of my long straight mousy hair which has honey and fair highlights. I used to get my hair permed back in the way dodgy eighties and it used to look good...am I mad...? Feel free to talk me into or out of this!!!

[Dilligaf81]

Perms are back in... Honestly Ive a few friends who are hairdressers and they seem to be doing loads more.
I have naturally curl hair which never seems to be out of fashion, plus curly hair can me 'messy' but no one else very realises.

Go for it.

[Doowrah]

Cheers, I am edging closer...its only hair afterall.

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

Link? :)

[Dilligaf81]

Ive been thinking about this and I love curly har, I dont know if a perm acts the same way as natural curls but a friend today said my hair always looks lovely, I dont think so but its the power of the curl it blinds people to messy hair.
I do expect a picture on here if you do it.

[notapizzaeater]

I am also wanting a perm - though have short hair at mo but grows very very fast

[Dilligaf81]

Wished mine did, it just grows outwards and the curls get tighter. Not a good luck on a 30 year old Lol.

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

Ooh I dont know. I have naturally curly hair that I straighten. A couple of weeks back I went to tesco without straightening it (I know, what a slattern!) and I swear to God people were staring. No one has curly hair any more. It was weird.

[5GoMadOnAZ650]

I too would love a perm, my hair is fairly long down to the middle of my back and thick. It has a natural wave but not enough to be curly but to much to stay straight I had my hair curled for a performance recently and I loved it and I think it would be fairly low maintenance, I just need to be brave enough!

[Gincognito]

What kind of perms are fashionable now? Presumably not the type I had back in the 80s?

[catinboots]

Can you perm bleached hair??

[Dilligaf81]

GwendolineMaryLacey I have loads of friends with curly hair. Maybe down here we just cant be arsed to straighten it ? plus I look awful with straight hair, it ages me about 20 years.

Gincognito Ive asked my hairdresser mate and she said a looser more relaxed curl. They use bigger rollers so it not a tight biddy perm.

catinboots It depends on how damaged your hair is, if you go to a salon they will look at your hair maybe try a strand test to make sure its ok. Your hair would have to be really damamged for them not to do it as the chemicals used arent as strong as bleach.

[FatStanley]

Oooh, has anyone got a link to a modern perm? I have very dull hair indeed. I'd love a change!

[FatStanley]

Ok, I've looked myself here

[GwendolineMaryLacey]

Well please send them round here because I'd love to not straighten my hair but I need some allies!

[ClaireDeLoon]

Loads of my friends have curls/waves too and don't straighten. My is lightly curly, more than a wave but not a tight curl and I wear it curly.

Doorway have you spoken to your hairdresser and looked at options?

[ClaireDeLoon]

Auto correct I typed Doowrah honest!

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

FatStanley - I'd hardly call that a perm, that looks very reasonable.