Well not exactly,

but I just got some microrings and not confident I can do it myself!! They're so small and I wonder if I have enough (200). I have to pretip my hair, but before that, I have to perm it So much to do! I'm scareeeed.. Where do I begin??

Perming the extension hair is tricky business.  You might just want to find some that's already curly.

Oh my god,

You guys are the best!!! I was so afraid, but I'm gonna take u up on that suggestion Amanda I don't drink much, but I will a bit for this! hahahah.

And metalgirl, the hair is pure virgin, unprocessed remy from one donor. Will the perming still be a bad idea? My natural hair is curly and I prefer to wear it like that. But willing to accept any suggestions.

Oh, and is pretipping with silicone cement a bad idea? I saw a post on how to do it, but before seeing it, I was considering it. I really love the texture of this hair and want to reuse it.

Thanks everyone!!

Thank you :)

I will definitely post pics when Im done. The only problem I have is the the hair is bone straight, but my hair is curly. I'm gonna try to have a salon do the perm...let ya know how that goes :)

Naked eye, how do the rings compare to the pro-tac in coverage?  I am really interested in them, because unlike shrinkies, you don't have any residue to remove.  but I had a hard time hiding my shrinkies when ever I pulled my hair up into a pony, and I couldn't wear it pulled back in a barret either. 

So, what do you think?

Thanks longhair,

yea I think I'll get it naturally curly this time. The problem is, it's hard to find it in textures I like. I'm Black and want a texture that more or less matches mine b/c I love my own hair. It's just short and I'm growing it out after cutting off my relaxer. However, I don't find many tight curl virgin remy products, and if I do, they charge too much.

So alas I got it permed today and it set me back $75. That's expensive I wanted to do it myself, but I've never done one or seen one so I didn't wanna mess it up. So I take it to hair cuttery, I was glad the stylist said she'd do it b/c I called other places that wouldn't. So I showed her pics of what I wanted, even pulled a piece of my hair out of my ponytail and showed her. She said no problem. I also showed her some rods I thought would be good, and she said they were smaller than what I wanted. So I told her that I did a roller set with those same rollers and they came out bigger. She then told me that the rod she was gonna use (white) would hold the curl to that diameter b/c it's chemically altered.

So long story short, she does the service, and the curls are so big. My real hair is not this loose, and I don't want them to be. But ah well, u live and learn.

Also, I asked her questions, being curious and new to perms, about the chemicals etc. and I was so unimpressed about what she knew. She was like clueless about everything I asked her. Plus, I paid attention to how she cut the hair and rolled it etc. and she just didn't know what she was doing. THIS IS WHY I LOVE DIY!! I don't get it. Why is it that the so-called experts do as worse as you would? No offense to the many, very experienced stylists on this board, but it's frustrating to entrust your hair (real or paid for) to someone, and they act as if they've got a blindfold on and u spun them around three times before doing your hair. It seemed like I knew more than she did!! And I don't do hair as a profession.

Anyway, the hair is under the dryer. I'm scared it won't shrink up enough but I'll see. I'll post pics too. After that, I'm gonna get the silicone from the store and pretip, then install with these tiny wittle rings

Ok, here's the link: http://public.fotki.com/Brandiwine21/permed_chinese_remy-1/ - http://public.fotki.com/Brandiwine21/permed_chinese_remy-1/

I don't know how to put the pic in the post. I'm so upset with this job. As you'll see, the curls are large and sloppy. What should I do? Can I have the stylist do it again? Will this damage the hair?? I don't want to have wasted money

Well it definitly doesn't look "permed" to me, and you said that she used a white rod?   Well, I do know from experience that once you put some layers in the hair it will "spring" up some,  but probably not to what you want.  How does the hair feel?  Is it really dryed out?  I would maybe soak it in some olive oil for at least a day, then wash really well, condition and then maybe think about perming it again yourself.   

What do the experts think?????  I'm not a pro, but if it were my hair that is what I would do.

Good luck and keep us posted.

longhair you're such a doll

I was so frustrated by this situation that it makes it easier when someone else can relate. I took the hair back to have her perm it again, and when I told the stylist and her boss that perhaps the solution wasn't left on long enough b/c Asian hair is coarse, she takes a strand, feels it and says no, this feels pretty fine to me. And I just wanted to  her haha. It's not how silky the hair feels, it's the structure of the cuticle!!! Sigh..but anyway, maybe tomorrow it'll look better...I really hope.

This hair hobby is becoming expensive to me as well. I originally got into extensions as a way to grow my hair out, and thought that it would be pretty straight forward: buy top quality hair, install, wait for my hair to grow, voila. But it's not that simple, and it's alot of trial and error that'll get u that perfect install.

I came across indianhairs before and will definitely give them a try. I was interested in hair from Peru, but some posters said they got ripped off, so I don't wanna go that route. Anywhere else to buy curly hair and it's too expensive. The other option is supplying photos of curly styles to whichever fav hair vendor and having them copy it. They're pretty good with that, but then again, the hair would be processed so..the search continues