Perms.

[Miss Sis]

I have finally made the decision to have my hair 'waved', so it is timely this thread has been revived.

The talk about the size of the rods will help me explain to the hairdresser although I suspect the colours of the rods might be completely different here in the UK. When I talked to her about it ages ago she 'got' what I was talking about and made some sugestions that made sense to me. I think the fact that she is an older hairdresser who understands perms has given me alot more confidence to have it done.

Hope it comes out ok!

 

[~*Red*~]

Good Luck Ladies!

Lela, Try looking for a beauty/cosmetology school. It is much cheaper, and they have teachers/instructors there to help make sure it comes out nicely/uniform, etc. And you can be sure that these girls have wrapped MANY perms in the back room before they go out on the floor. And they wrap MANY more while on the floor, it is part of the curriculum.

as for me, I'll show a pic of my hair down and then when I pin it up. Mind you this is just easy peasy, cheating methods, no setting.. just pinning it under.

I liked it and I am planning a set soon.

 

[LelaViavonie]

RED! I love your pics!! You lucky duck!!

Hmm... I did think about the beauty school thing.. and i become frightened.. well cause when I attended beauty school.. I saw so many perms go Wrong


I think what I will do is call to see if my old teacher is still there and see if she can work her magin and can fit me in as a Demo... then .. its almost free

Ohh.. how I need the courage for a perm!! But I want it sooo bad!:eusa_doh:

 

[~*Red*~]

thanks!! great idea with being a demo!! Very smart! I wis I had thought of that! ha ha ha! lol

 

[Odalisque]

You ladies are getting so influential on me!
I am completely obsessed with getting a perm now

ClaraB your hair is amazing! I never thought a perm could look so natural and lovely. Now, if only I could ship you here to be my hair model for my stylist...

Thanks for all the inspiration and information, Ladies!

 

[Laura Chase]

Caity Lynn

This is so lovely! Does your hair have natural curl?

Red, sooo sweet! How old is your perm here? You are planning perming it by rolling it under, or...?

 

[LelaViavonie]

I gave into the perm on Sunday.. and it sure did give me WAVE... not so much curl.. which I knew cause my hair is resistant..:rage: :rage:

I havent been able to stick some hot rollers in my hair to see how they will hold.. cause normally... they dont at all.. Crossing my FINGERS!

 

[Odalisque]

I gave into the perm on Sunday.. and it sure did give me WAVE... not so much curl.. which I knew cause my hair is resistant..:rage: :rage:

I havent been able to stick some hot rollers in my hair to see how they will hold.. cause normally... they dont at all.. Crossing my FINGERS!

You should definitely post pictures. my hair is also super resistant and I been toying around with the idea of a perm. I'd love to get some visual of how it might turn out.

 

[Tatum]

I decided to have a wave put in mine, as it is so inconsistent (curly in the back, straight in the front) and I knew I wouldn't have a lot of time to set it this month. Goodness, I love it. Before, when I just took off out of the shower without doing anything, it looked awful (my hair and a middy cut look like the '70s for some reason). Now, it looks cute, and I can pull off a vintage 'do on the fly because it holds the curl so well. The other night I had an hour to get ready for a party that the hubby forgot to tell me about, and my hair stayed perfect all night after just a little Lotta, some velcro rollers and my bonnet dryer while I put my makeup on!

An aside: my hairstylist is starting to experiment with me, I guess I've gotten her all enthusiastic about the vintage look. Shall I let her perm a set into it and see how it goes?

 

[Miss Sis]

Tatum, not sure what you mean by asking the hairdresser to 'perm a set' into your hair.

A perm needs to be done on perming rods. You can't use regular rollers like you'd use for a wet set. If you used rods that big the perm would just drop right out!

On another note, I had my 'wave' done and I'm pleased with it. I asked to have it done on the largest rods and it has a really good wave through it. I think next time I might go one size smaller all over to make it slightly curlier.

I haven't set it yet but I pincurled it damp last night and it has held pretty well without any setting lotion.

 

[Lauren]

ooh... pictures?
I had a perm years ago and it fell out within a week I guess no perms for me. Would make vintage hairstyles so much easier.

 

[Tatum]

Tatum, not sure what you mean by asking the hairdresser to 'perm a set' into your hair.

A perm needs to be done on perming rods. You can't use regular rollers like you'd use for a wet set. If you used rods that big the perm would just drop right out!

On another note, I had my 'wave' done and I'm pleased with it. I asked to have it done on the largest rods and it has a really good wave through it. I think next time I might go one size smaller all over to make it slightly curlier.

I haven't set it yet but I pincurled it damp last night and it has held pretty well without any setting lotion.

Miss Sis, perm as opposed to wave and put the rods where I would normally put them were I using rollers!

I'm glad you are happy with your wave!

 

[Miss Sis]

I asked the hairdresser about how she would place the rods as I didn't want any body right at the top and she did it the same way as I normally set my hair - I have a side parting - so the sides were done horizontally to my parting and the back straight back from the crown.

How the hairdresser does it will depend on the outcome you are looking for. I was after body to hold a 30s style. If you are going for a different era it might be done differently.

 

[Tatum]

I had her put the rods where I normally would, but she wanted to go with bigger rods so it wouldn't be "so curly" in case I hated it. I have always felt that there is no such thing as too curly, but that is just me. As it is, I am happy with it, but I would love to take it a step further.

And, of course, the three spots on my head that aren't curly already/don't hold the curl well are the straightest.

 

[Audrey Horne]

I gave into the perm on Sunday.. and it sure did give me WAVE... not so much curl.. which I knew cause my hair is resistant..:rage: :rage:

I havent been able to stick some hot rollers in my hair to see how they will hold.. cause normally... they dont at all.. Crossing my FINGERS!

How did it turn out? I'd love to see pics! Did you end up going with a beauty school?

 

[thebadmamajama]

I'M GOIN' IN, BOYS! (GALS)

Well, I'm going to take the plunge and am going in today (if my preferred stylist is in) to get a body wave. My hair is 2-3 inches past my shoulders so I hope it all works out. Memorizing my lines...body wave not perm, largest rods possible, looking for loose waves..OK GO!

 

[LelaViavonie]

How did it turn out? I'd love to see pics! Did you end up going with a beauty school?

I actually had my stepmothers sister do my hair .. she has her salon in LA.. and I trust her with my hair so I went for it.. Well.. since my last post it has kept the wave and if I use a diffuser it looks nice and full but of course my waves done last and the next morning I have some straight parts and some still wavy.

I am in deperate need of a hair cut and I think that may be why my waves dont stay in so tonight is the night..cutting 1 1/2 inches off to get all the yucky stuff off.. then we shall see.. I think my hair needs to be able to breathe! LOL

I havent been able to post pictures cause I have recently started school and well.. im always doing homework.. LOL I will post pics soon i promise!

 

[Antje]

Red you look lovely :eusa_clap

 

[thebadmamajama]

I got it done! I think I love it, it just needs to fall a bit from the initial curliness but I don't (think I) regret it!

 

[Caity Lynn]

worthlesswithoutpics lol sorry, just wanted to use that smiley but seriously...pic please?!