Perms

[Nuzzolese]

Does anyone still do perms? My hair is thick and wavy with some natural curl in places. I can scrunch it to make it wavier, so I think that indicates that it might take well to more aggressive curling. I've seen and heard of bad perms so I'm scared but maybe there's been some advancements in the technology?

[jackrock]

I got asked that a fair bit. My hair is naturally curly. I'ts not curly like if you got a perm your head would look like it had those tasty noodles on it. Damn i want some of that soup. But I had maybe one or two noodles, there was one that would always hang down inbetween my eyes. crazy.

[fucktopgirl]

Does anyone still do perms? My hair is thick and wavy with some natural curl in places. I can scrunch it to make it wavier, so I think that indicates that it might take well to more aggressive curling. I've seen and heard of bad perms so I'm scared but maybe there's been some advancements in the technology?

haha, more advancements in the technology, funny shit!
I guess you just should buy a wig, it is safer and some can look pretty natural!

[g-mile7]

Perms are still big in the black populas, and I have seen the result of bad ones in my aunt (all the hair in her front pretty much fell out) and cousins (fried their ends). So proceed at your own risk.


On a sidenote: I also have very thick hair as one African braider of mine said "your hair is so thick, what do you use" my response "lather rinse and repeat", so I've been thinking about flat ironing it before get it braided. It's that or cutting it somewhat (this being the 5th year without one). So I'd suggest doing that before a perm. My sister recieved this flat iron called the Maxi Glide(nasty name) but it works great on her hair (she too has thick, tangled hair). That would be my suggestion over any perm.

[beastiegirrl101]

Nuzz if you want more curl to your hair I suggest a body wave...or if you must put all that crap on your head, you dont have to use the rollers since you said you already have some curl to your hair. I used to work in a salon back in the day and the girls who had some curl to their hair who wanted to boost it up a notch the stylist would dump all the chemicals on her head and they would scrunch away for whatever the alloted time was. That way instead of the standard roller fake looking curl it was your own curl that took to the solution. So you may want to suggest this to your stylist...if you are serious about a perm.

[ericlee]

my wife got a perm earlier this year and I really like it.

Some asians can't pull it off but, she wears it very well.

Me, I've got wavy hair and a huge cowlick which acquires gel by the buckets just to get straightened.

[befsquire]

i totally did not see this thread when i posted in msf's bangs thread.

don't get a perm. they're horrible.

[adam_f]

I'm glad I don't have a Jewfro. I love the Tom Jones, but I hate the Mike Brady.

[mickill]

Just keep it (http://home.snu.edu/~dwilliam/s98/fashion/JHERICURL.JPG) moistened.

[g-mile7]

Just keep it (http://home.snu.edu/~dwilliam/s98/fashion/JHERICURL.JPG) moistened.



SOlGLo

[Rawr]

My mother has one and, gah. It's freaky.

[Documad]

They are coming back

I am not getting one

[paul jones]

They are coming back

I am not getting one

nor me