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[DanDanNoodleBowl]

want to get a perm. Like a loose curl type.
Is this a horrible idea?

[SkippyNXC]

usually LOL


but idk about for u personally LOL

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

now im nervous

[SkippyNXC]

i've gotten 2 perms in my life... the 1st fell out the next morning... the next was supposed to be "loose curls" and i ended up looking like shirely temple for almost a year LOL

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

Oh man. :( I have an apointment in a half hour to get it done.
I want looser curls but not waves :(

[SkippyNXC]

well if it looks horrible when its done just take a shower and it'll wash out ;)

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

Youre right!
Im just scared of walking through the door to my husband with a fro ahaha

[SkippyNXC]

u won't have a fro! lol some ppl look really good w/perms i just provide an example of a person who should NOT get a perm... my hair tends to react in weird ways LOL

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

I just hope they under stand what I want and it wont be too curly.

[gwenshack]

How did it turn out?

[Docsgirl]

One of my friends gets a loose wave perm religiously since we were in highschool and she rocks it well. :D

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

Tried to get a perm! what was i thinking

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[Bridetobe2009]

Tried to get a perm! what was i thinking

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What don't you like about it? Is your hair already processed? Double processed? I am a licensed Cosmotologist, so I might be able to help you out.

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

I just think it looks stupid :( haha

[SkippyNXC]

aww! well um have you tried playing around w/the style a bit? just remember it's hair and it grows n can be fixed :)

also, give urself time to sit w/it change can be hard if u've had ur hair a way for a long time (i.e. i chopped off my hair from mid-way down my back to just below my ears...took SERIOUS getting used to n FH HATED it... n almost immediately wanted to set a wedding date b/c he knew that i'd grow it back for the wedding LOL)

did u tell the salon u were unhappy w/the results? they'll probably be able to fix it for you. it may not be perfect but u may get to a place where you're comfortable with it...

[Bridetobe2009]

I just think it looks stupid :( haha

I know they told you to wait 48-72 hours before you can wash it. But you can get it wet(no chlorine water)before then. If you don't like the 'tightness' of the curls, you can always wash it to loosen up the curl. Or you can rinse real well(to get product out) and apply a heavy ultra conditioning treatment for 10-20 minutes. I personally LOVE and recommend the Biolage Ultra Hydrating Conditioner. It will soften the curl.

I don't think the perm looks bad, it is a little to tight, but again it is right after you got the perm done and it will loosen up after the washes or the other things I listed.

[FFC]

I think it's kinda cute, in a sassy way.

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

really?? I think its a mess..

[bichonlvr]

I think it is cute too...it will die down a bit!

[FFC]

really?? I think its a mess..

Did you have perfectly straight hair before? Years ago I went from perfectly straight hair to a perm - yeah, it seems like a mess at first. Then you kinda just go with the flow and style it with the messy/sexxy look. I think if you give it a little while to adjust to being fried it'll settle down a bit.

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

Well, when I was like 13-14 my hair was that curly natuarally, then it went straight again. So yeah I went from straight pretty much to this.
i just feel like I look really dumb :(

At least it gave my hair body??

[Ninedays9]

I think it's cute, too! I think you'll like it once you're a little more used to it.

[gwenshack]

I really don't think it's bad. I can certainly see how the tightness of the curl right now might worry you, but I think it'll be ok. I think, at the length it is, it's kinda playful and fun.

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

Thanks ladies.


Im starting to get used to it now. I dont HATE it, i just want to make sure i dont look like a dummy.

[BnB]

I really like it

[amisteratwisterandme]

I think it's cute too. Sassy!

[tk93]

I agree the style is super cute and fun. I can't wait to chop all of my hair off after the wedding.. so jealous of you right now!!

[lilmsjess]

i think it's very cute.....

but i'm getting the idea, the person who did it, did not tell you
a) it's going to be hard at tight at first
b)that you were going to lose length, and also that they'd have to trim it afterwards to even up the length, and you wouldn't have straight and curly ends

another way to pull the curl a little loose, if infusium 23.....i got a perm about 5 years ago, and it looked like yours...but i have a full, chubby face and it looked horrible. so i called my aunt who owns a hair shop, and she said not to wash it, but to spray water on it, and use the I23, because it would weigh my hair down, causing the curl to loosen.....but my hair didn't take it well, so i was washing it twice a day, and after about a month it all came out

the benfit? my hair REALLY holds curls and updo's now ;) :rolleyes: lol

[Moon.Dust.]

I think it's kinda cute, in a sassy way.
I agree. I think it's cute!

[dereknaut]

aww cmon it doesnt look that bad

[Nekochanpurr]

I think it looks adorable on you, to be honest. :D

[FutureKelley]

I think it looks really cute on you!

DH has really curly hair and I'm so jealous. My hair will not hold curl at all. :(