Squeeeee. I'm having my hair permed on Friday

[HoneyDragon]

I am very excited.

Any tips, products I should buy?

(You are not allowed to say don't go)

[HoneyDragon]

Hmmm I think that statement tells me to forget about putting a fringe back in

[plum100]

Had my hair permed for about 8 years - loved it - you never had to do anything to it - just wash - scrunch and go

[Nombrechanger]

I had my hair permed in the nineties...

I asked for this:

[miaowmix]

my hair is naturally curly so this thread scares me... be careful what you wish for

[Nombrechanger]

But, joy of joys, I got this:

[Nombrechanger]

Be afraid, be very afraid.....

[ScentedScandal]

MrsDavidBowie 'One was so high on my head, I looked like Louis The Fourteenth'

I dont know why I'm laughing though, I've had my fair share of perm related disasters. My mum did a home perm on my relentlessly poker straight hair when I was about 14. My hair remained poker straight, not the merest sign of a curl, but smelled of bad eggs every time it got wet. When it rained everyone at school kept looking at me Thanks mum.

[MrsBungle]

Oh I'm nervous for you honey! Those photos look like large hot curlers - not a perm. I think the rollers for a perm have to be quite small for it to 'take'. I had long hair that was permed in the 90's. As perms go, it was quite nice but not lovely and soft and floaty like those pics, more a longer nicer Brian May!

[HoneyDragon]

Is this more realistic then?

[BoJolly]

I looked like Ronald McDonald with a perm.

[MrsBungle]

Yes I think that's more realistic. I quite like it.

[Doyouthinktheysaurus]

God, I'd love a perm! Don't have the guts though!

I still have fond memories of my 80's perms, no idea why because they all looked like shit but there's something that makes me feel quite nostalgic about a perm.

Even the word doesn't feel like it belongs in this century

Good luck HoneyDragon

[Norudeshitrequired]

I have naturally curly hair, a bit like the picture posted at 22.06, but I spend my life straightening it.
Why oh why are we never happy with our hair au natrel?

[Nomorepeppapig]

Be careful! I got my hair permed a few years ago and it was awful! I asked for something very much like what you want, soft big curls. But it just look so bad! The hairdresser was so sure it would turn out ok as well.
Never ever doing that again!
Good luck!

[ToffeeOwnsTheSausage]

I am thinking maybe it isn't a perm I want as I want large waves .

[Xoticdreamz]

I never had a perm . Pretty much everyone else in my class did . If you can get bouncy big curls that last this one might be a perming.

[HoneyDragon]

One more sleep to go! Yay!


This is an actual perm. And the fringe is done. I like that.

[Dollydowser]

Its nigh on impossible to get big bouncy curls with a perm. As soon as you start to go bigger with the perm rods, the result is more of a loose S shape.

[HoneyDragon]

Loose fine

Spiral baaaaad.

[HelloBoys]

I'd be careful.

I had 2 perms when I was 15 and I think 18 - both were on virgin hair or virgin-ish hair. oh I had a third. My 2nd was Emily Lloyd Style in Wish You Were Here. 1st was Kylie Bubble perm a la I Should be so Yucky.

another perm in my 20's disaster. I'm naturally curly (as child) and slightly wavy hair and perms look natural on me.

on another note - as I tried and failed to curl a friend's hair with those foam rollers, what curls hair well - her hair is afro (she's mixed race) - is a Babyliss Tong good or something else?

[HelloBoys]

Honey - I had a Charlene perm and for some reason I don't look dissimilar to her (how she was back then).

I got calls of "Charlene" as catcalls from men and my German tutor (female) was convinced I was the dead ringer for Kylie.

[IamInvisible]

I had a lovely spiral perm back in 1993. It was like that picture from 21:28 last night. I had it when I met DH, he'd quite like me to get it done again, but I reckon I'd end up looking like my nan now.

[cocodevert]

Does this mean that curly hair is finally back in? Hooray! Have spent a lifetime saying no thanks to hairdressers who want to straighten mine. (I look weird with straight hair). Good luck with the perm OP. definitely don't get a fringe - looks mad with curls (unless it is straight at top & wavy lower).

[plum100]

Cant wait till tmrw - what time shall we log on for a viewing Honeydragon?

[HoneyDragon]

I shall update mid morning with what us happening

Hopefully it's pretty much guaranteed to be an entertaining finish for a thread as

A. It could be lovely and an inspiration

Or more likely

B. My almost superpower like ability to attract pointless and unnecessary mishap could result in hilarity and mocking for all, followed by a buzzcut.