Perms!

[nykkieberry]

Is it possible to get a perm that looks you have tongued your hair into loose ringlets? If so, what's it called? Don't want big curls because they drop out and I don't want dodgy tight ones! More of an afro type perm! Thanks

[rinkytink]

Weren't these all the rage with footballers in the 80's ? Are they called spiral perms ?

Sorry for the comparison to an 80's footballer (It's all I could think of)!

[nykkieberry]

oh thanks :( Not quite the look I was trying to achieve!

[RevShirls]

Just describe to your hairdresser exactly what you want and what you don't want (ie what you've written here). It's important that you have a good hairdresser (that doesn't necessarily mean an expensive one) - someone that understands what you are describing and can perm your hair just as you want it to be.

[nykkieberry]

Unfortunately I've tried that in the past and it's still ended up disastrous. Last time I asked for a trim and ended up with two inches being sawn off! I don't have much look with hairdressers...cheap...expensive... or inbetween! I want it to look like a shorter version of Chrissie Watt's curl in Eastenders!

[RevShirls]

I know the feeling. I've moved to Scandinavia and no-one seems to be able to layer hair here. I decided to have a soft perm here in the summer of 2002 when I was expecting my baby. I asked for a soft perm. I hate to think what would have happened if I'd asked for a tight perm! To make matters worse, my waters broke when I was in the hairdresser. My husband took me straight to the hospital. I looked like Groucho Marx when I gave birth! Glad I didn't have to look at myself! Iam a bit wiser now. When I see people now with hairstyles that I like (even strangers) I ask them who their hairdresser is. I think I know the goodhairdressers in this town now. Phew! Thank goodness!

[DebDeb]

You are better off tonging it for the condition and so that you can alternate between curly and straight.Take my word for it.I am a hairdresser and I don't know of any hairdresser that likes perms or likes doing them!