Perms

[ele]

When anyone hears Perm they think of the 80s or an old lady stuck in the 80s..but i am seriuosly considering it i just dont want my hair to turn a boof as posted by hipkitten. Here is similar to what I hope my hair would end up like

[Hipkitten]

Originally Posted by ele

When anyone hears Perm they think of the 80s or an old lady stuck in the 80s..but i am seriuosly considering it i just dont want my hair to turn a boof as posted by hipkitten. Here is similar to what I hope my hair would end up like

That's all well and good, and I doubt anyone gets a perm hoping it looks frizzy, but more often than not perms just end up looking silly. I was a perm victim in the 80's and early 90's - trust me. I would recommend taking the time to just curl your hair every day if you want that look - besides I don't think SJP has a perm in that picture

[cloud9]

if you get a perm and cut your hair THAT short,
its going to get frizzy no matter what.
SJP's hair is naturally wavy, so her hair in the pic is not permed.
im not against perms, but im against those kind of perms (pic) with short hair.
its going to take forever to style your hair everyday too.

[Ella]

Don't get a perm, it's one of the worst things you can do to your hair. Ask any hairdresser. SJP's hair as mentioned before is naturally curly and in SATC her hair has been done. It doesn't look like that when she wakes up in the morning... Perms just make your hair frizzy and even when you have a perm you have to style your hair and curl it, it just stays curly for longer, meaning that it doesn't go flat. If you have short hair it'll be frizzy, if you have long hair it'll be too heavy to stay curly so it'll just be wavy and frizzy.
Another option- I heard that they have something called "ceramic curls" in Asia which would produce a nicer look but I'd imagine it's also not very good for your hair either.

[Lovin_It]

She has had a perm (is this old news?? - if so I missed it) - anyway, she looks great....

[Erin]

Lately I've been thinking about getting a perm. My hair is so limp and blah, and totally lacks volume, so I was thinking maybe a perm would help.

Can anybody provide some pros and cons to perms? My hope is to have wavy, pretty hair that SJP/Carrie sported while on Sex and the City. I will post a pic later.

[Hipkitten]

Merged this with other perm thread

[Meg]

You can get modern perms now that a. aren't as harsh and b.don't give you that sort of overly tight 80's look. Just sort of lazy waves/curls sort of how the olsen twins used to have their hair....but i think if you are going to do that sort of thing you have to be sure to go to the right hairdresser.

[Erin]

I merged the two perm threads.

[susie_bubble]

Originally Posted by Erin

Lately I've been thinking about getting a perm. My hair is so limp and blah, and totally lacks volume, so I was thinking maybe a perm would help.

Can anybody provide some pros and cons to perms? My hope is to have wavy, pretty hair that SJP/Carrie sported while on Sex and the City. I will post a pic later.

I'm not sure if it's available in the US, but in UK, Loreal Professionnel have come up with a semi-permanent wave treatment called Synchrone Soft Wave. It lasts up to 3 months and can be done on coloured/treated hair. It's available in loadsa London salons now and is not pricey either...about £40 ($75).




The three different kind of waves Loreal claim to be able to create with Synchrone. I think the first one looks a lot like the Carrie look that Erin was describing!

I personally just use my GHD's to clamp my hair into curls since I like it straight most of the time and only want it curly/wavy once a week.

[susie_bubble]

Oh, here's the site if you wanna check it out:

http://uk.lorealprofessionnel.com/_e...x.aspx?UsrMd=0

[urd]

I think my dad used to get that^ if used with short hair it helps if hair grows in unwanted direction

and no way I'm ever getting a perm again. I've had two and last one was afro..

[Erin]

Originally Posted by susie_bubble

Oh, here's the site if you wanna check it out:

http://uk.lorealprofessionnel.com/_e...x.aspx?UsrMd=0

Susie - thanks so much for the info! That's what I'm really wanting, something semi-permanent.

Does anybody have any suggestions for semi-permanent wave treatements in the US?

[sonjanicky29]

I have used perms since i was little and it makes my hair very managable and straight i love them.So i really recommend perms!

Sonja

[Erin]

Originally Posted by sonjanicky29

it makes my hair very managable and straight
Sonja

Maybe you're thinking of something else...?