Comments on: Perms are not evil!

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:59:52 +0000

i googled spiral perms long hair and i love how you did the blond haired clients hair..i also grew up when perms were the thing but my complaint was they took the rollers out and the hair still looked as it were on the rollers you can actually see seperate curls in this pic and i wish you were in raleigh nc to do my hair..i want to be able to say to some one you make it pretty however you want just leave some lenght and let them do it however..ifeel like im in a rut with the same do..also remember hot rollers i wish there was a perm with the bigger lock curls..

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:28:36 +0000

I am sorry to say I have no personal contacts in London. Best of luck to you.

By: Nora

Nora — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:22:12 +0000

hello !
please i’d like to get a nice wavy perm . i live in london.. would u reccomend a place or a product or even a styliest for me and i’d really appreciate it if u added me so we can talk online and i send u a picture f how exactly my hair looks like .. thank u very much

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:42:52 +0000

Angela, coloring the hair brown before the perm would not be my first choice. Perms can fade color, so going darker after the perm makes more sense. (And once your hair is lightened, it is always lightened. Putting the brown over will not make it less damaged.) As to the timing, we generally recommend at least one week between chemical services, so you should be fine. Remember that when you have permed & colored hair it will be more fragile and need more conditioning and a gentle touch. Best of luck!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:29:40 +0000

Hello,

I’ve been having my hair foiled for some time, usually with 3 different colors, but my hairstylist usually uses bleach in my hair to achieve the blonde color since my natural levels are not blonde. I use the flat iron alot to straighten it because my hair is a little frizzy after washing and drying. I used to get spiral perms all the time and loved them but wanted to go with the more trendy hair. I’m ready to go back to a perm. Even though they damage the hair, I didn’t have the damage I’m having from the bleaching and flat iron! I spoke with my stylist and told her I wanted a spiral and she wasn’t happy about it at first. She’s done spirals in my hair before a long time ago and I trust her. I had my hair just colored 3-4 weeks ago and would like to go with a spiral perm (not a tight one) something like Taylor Swift. She said she could use a perm that would be easy on bleached hair but would recommend coloring it afterwards in about 3 months to one color, like a medium brown without the bleaching. I’m ok with this. The only question I have is this…. Is it safe to do this spiral this soon after coloring or should I wait and color it a brown color first to get the bleaching out? Any suggestions? My hair is thin and perms really give it the volume and texture I love!

By: Keilah

Keilah — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:27:40 +0000

hello i have fairly thick hair and i am looking to get a perm next weekend. i want it to look like that. my hair is the same length as the picture above. i have not colored it since the summer though. what color rods would i use and what type of perm? i never got one before, so i am very clueless.
thanks

By: cat

cat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:52:18 +0000

Left long comment but think I forgot to click “notify”?

By: cat

cat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:51 +0000

I really liked the photo of the spiral perm and up til my last perm, mine generally looked like that.
Personally prefer the hoop type of rods for doing spirals, as mine can last for 6 – 7 months, if done exceptionally well. Booking with my usual stylist fell thru and no backup available at that salon so, I had to search out other salon options. I asked this one if they had the spiral rods and they told me that they did. I took them for their word, I guess that was my mistake. My top part is shorter so I’ve always had the regular perm rods but the length is done with the tube style. I found out as the stylist comes around half-way through and has a tray of these funny looking bendable rods. I thought I’d give them a chance. What a mistake. What a waste of my money too. Hardly looks and feels like the back part of my head ever got permed. The rest of the curl around my head just seems so weak looking. There’s more curl on the top of my head from the regular rods. Some people say, “oh, it looks okay” but then they’re not the ones who have to walk around like that. I’m just so disappointed and don’t feel like me. I don’t recall what style of rods you used other than doing it in a spiral curl.

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:28:04 +0000

Tawny, your link doesn’t work so I can’t see the picture you mean. If your hair is very resistant and not damaged, there are perms that are stronger and more effective. Perms are great tools for helping styles to last longer. You may still need to use the hot rollers, but the curls should hold up much longer than it does now.
This is not the first time I have heard of a hairstylist declining to do a perm. It is possible that she has permed people in the past who have been unhappy with the results and that has colored her perspective.
Dated is an unfair term to use. So all the people with god-given curls are walking around looking dated? I think it is more the other end of the pendulum. Maybe I think stick straight hair is dated and some people should step away from the flat iron!
Style is a personal choice and expression and should be embraced. Maybe a perm won’t give you the curls of your dreams, but it would be nice to give it a try.

By: Tawny

Tawny — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:00:20 +0000

I LOVE PERMS! My local stylist will NOT do one! She says I wont like it and its too out dated! But I have had board straight hair my whole life! I want curls EVERYWHERE! I want to get up in the morn put some gel in my hair and a flower clip and go!
I got a perm as a child, my mom followed all directions but the perm fell. My hair hardly holds curl when I try to set it with hot rollers.
What type of perm do you recommend?
what type of perm is this?
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wwbeautystore.com/images/ad_hair_perm.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wwbeautystore.com/hair-perm-info.shtml&usg=__69OhnReC2fSQ9PjlWXQs1rH2ftA=&h=219&w=200&sz=15&hl=en&start=38&sig2=yTLDBzyCttCMaM_zkI_oIQ&um=1&tbnid=txvyoRMSDChbgM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dat%2Bhome%2Bspiral%2Bperm%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS289%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1&ei=MsMZSpmLC9PKlQeFlp3iCw

I would love a perm JUST LIKE IT!

By: Aura Mae

Aura Mae — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:47:13 +0000

You can use a flat iron (or any other hot tool) on permed hair, but here is what you need to keep in mind:

The structural component of the hair that gives it texture is also what holds it together. These bonds can be altered with heat, water and chemicals. Heat and chemicals will always do some amount of damage. Using both will cause more breakage of these bonds and therefore more damage.

Used in moderation, this is manageable; but remember that the more you break the bonds with heat to straighten it, the fewer bonds will remain to make the curls or wave created by the perm.

Hope this answers your question.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:48:32 +0000

I have hair that is naturally wavy in the back and much straighter on the sides. In high schools (late 80s) I always had a body perm to even things out. I am thinking about getting another body perm to give me, well, so body…but my question is, can you still use a flat iron on permed hair? I remember back in the day using crimpers…but I would like to wear my hair both straight and wavy if I got a perm.

By: cindy

cindy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:58:27 +0000

i wont to unsubcribed

By: cindy

cindy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:30:05 +0000

hi i use to bleach my hair and i got a perm im happy with it, so now i use sunin on my hair for a golden blond it seems to be in better shape when i us sun in, so can i still perm my hair over sunin?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:33:19 +0000

I have been a big fan of perms forever. I used to wear my hair tight at the nape of my neck, sides tucked behind ears, and longer on the crown and bangs. My hairdresser (who has since moved from WI to AZ) used to give me what she called the “no perm, perm” basically a body wave with peach and orange rods. It was great!! Get out of the shower, throw in some product, blowdry for a few seconds just to dry the roots and out the door. I’ve since let my hair grow out, it’s down to the top of my shoulder blades now, thin and fine. I want to get another perm but am terrified it will be too tight for my liking (the pic on this page is a little too wavy for me). There is a pic on your 8-14-08 entry titled Keratin Straightner, the caption reads ‘Carrie – week 3, air dried’. Is that a perm? If yes, what size rods? Thanks for your time.