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I had one last year on my thick shoulder length hair and it was ace! I've since cut it off and now have a pixie cut which I prefer but I did love my perm!
Do a search for posts about perms. There's a lovely person on here (I'm shit with user names and can't remember hers unfortunately!) who recently had a perm and loved it. She included pics as well.
My hair pretty much looks like that first pic . I do get lots of comments on it because I guess it's quite unusual as I'm white with blue eyes so no ethnic influence . Some days I hate it some I love it . Luckily I can just tie it up if it's annoying me .
Oh yes! That’s gorgeous and I would love one myself. The only time I got a perm was when I was 20, so 30 years ago. I liked it but I really did look like a glamour Poodle. Good luck and let us know if you go ahead with it!
Watching with interest. I have just below shoulder length hair and 5 years or so ago, the back panel of it developed a curl but the sides stayed straight. It looks ridiculous if it dries naturally so I always have to fiddle with it - pain! I'd love to somehow even it all out with looser waves.
Is anyone here with loose waves willing to attach a pic? I have horror memories of my mother home-perming my hair and the effects were....let's just say, disastrous.
I got a proper old school perm at 18 as i was so fed up of my poker straight hair, I loved it but hated the faff of having to use products. There's much better products and choice now though, I'd do it again
Thanks zippy. I guess I can be more experimental as my hair is so short it grows out in a matter of months and I can start again if I hate it. I’d probably be a bit more terrified if I had long hair
Here’s mine from a couple of years ago. I could never get the best look from it, never found the right products. I’d love another if I could sort the after out!
I had mine done at a training college. Took a lot longer but only cost me £15!
The texture and feel hasn’t changed at all from how it was so I don’t think it has damaged it at all. My last perm was October and hadn’t quite grown out so had a previous perm and colour on so I’m really pleased with the condition. And yes I just wash and go I don’t even need to comb it!
