Getting a perm
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Printed Date: August 05 2025 at 12:51am
Topic: Getting a perm
Posted By: JezziGurL
Subject: Getting a perm
Date Posted: December 02 2002 at 9:38pm
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I`ve decided to again get my hair permed. I had it done by a professional about 6-7 years ago, a spiral. Right now I just want something simple, a little curl in it, but not exactly wavy. I`m not sure how to go about deciding how I do want it. Any suggestions or pictures that may help me? The hair person will be the same as my previous perm and me and my mom give her all our trust. She colours my mom`s hair every month. ------------- Jessi |
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Posted By: turquoise_girl
Date Posted: December 03 2002 at 2:21pm
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have you thought or heard of a body wave perm? ------------- |
Posted By: JezziGurL
Date Posted: December 06 2002 at 12:52pm
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More or less. Is it kind of like crimping, but last longer than a washing? ------------- Jessi |
Posted By: turquoise_girl
Date Posted: December 06 2002 at 3:14pm
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well, from what i know a "body wave perm" is like a curl perm but instead it is made up of voluminous waves. it lasts as long as other perms last- i think a couple months... ------------- |
Posted By: Rachel A
Date Posted: December 07 2002 at 6:33pm
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I`ve had both a spiral perm and a body wave. I didn`t think I would ever do another perm again but I got a body wave about 4 months ago. If you dont want a lot of curl then ask them to use the big big perm rods. The curl will be softer and not tight. My body wave did pretty good. It is about gone now. it held up for about 3 months before it started looking tired. ------------- "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" |
Posted By: AmandaPanda
Date Posted: December 07 2002 at 8:06pm
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I`ve had 3 perms. The first and third were awful. my hair is naturally stick-straight, and the perms didn`t take well at all. I got spiral perms, and they used small rods...it didn`t help. My roots were curly, then it got straighter down the length, then curly at the ends. My hair was straighter in the back too. I`ve thought of getting a body wave because my hair gets limp, but I don`t think it`ll do anything for my hair. -------------  http://amandapandahair.spaces.live.com/ - My Long Hair Odyssey
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Posted By: Rachel A
Date Posted: December 07 2002 at 10:30pm
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Amanda, I think that they probably tried to wrap too much hair on the rod. I heard that when they put to much hair on the rod the perm solution doesn`t curl the hair evenly.. So you end up with sections of hair that is straight and not permed correctly. ------------- "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" |
Posted By: AmandaPanda
Date Posted: December 08 2002 at 8:51am
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Thanks Rachel. I think you`re right. I don`t know what the woman was doing. I had the same woman do my perm the 2nd and 3rd time. For some reason, the 2nd one just came out much better. ------------- http://amandapandahair.spaces.live.com/ - My Long Hair Odyssey
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Posted By: JezziGurL
Date Posted: December 18 2002 at 10:14am
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When I got my last perm in 7th grade (like 8 years ago), it was a spiral and last for several years. It didn`t get tired or anything, I keep very good care of my hair. What sizes of curlers are used for which types of perms and curls? ------------- Jessi |