Considering a Digital Perm...Opinions?
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so i just got my perm redone for the third time. i asked for slighting bigger curls and i've gotten my best results to date! two washes later, i couldn't be happier! tousled, waves instead of distinct curls (don't mind the makeupless face):
but i'm still relying on that curling iron to get those big, luscious, curls for nights out. like this:
after this perm wears out, i might revert back to straight hair for a year or so...
but i'm still relying on that curling iron to get those big, luscious, curls for nights out. like this:
after this perm wears out, i might revert back to straight hair for a year or so...
lesparkley-- You look so pretty esp. w/ the digi perm!
Did you go back to Hill's? Does yours smell??
I want to get mine done again, but I am scared of the smell!!
Did you go back to Hill's? Does yours smell??
I want to get mine done again, but I am scared of the smell!!
Aww, thanks.
I did go back to Hill's and it does smell right after you get it done but after two washes, the smell is COMPLETELY gone. Getting mine redone set me back $150 ($180 with tip) which I think was fairly reasonable considering how good of a job she did. Keep in mind that I've been going to my stylist pretty much since I had hair so she always gives us a small discount but that's around about how much it costs @ Hill's.
Another good thing about the DigiPerm is that even when I do want those big, luscious, curls and I use a curling iron, I don't have to worry about those random, stray, pin straight hairs from missing sections! =]
here's a better picture of the redone perm. achieved at home using a couple sprays of fekkai's beach hair spray. no heat styling, only air drying. =]
lesparkley, can you straighten your hair still with a flat iron?
I read somewhere that because a digital perm is set with heat that its hard to straighten it afterwards. I'm going in for a body perm on Sunday. I can't wait.. I'm Indian with really asian hair and people call me lucky but its such a nuissance!
I read somewhere that because a digital perm is set with heat that its hard to straighten it afterwards. I'm going in for a body perm on Sunday. I can't wait.. I'm Indian with really asian hair and people call me lucky but its such a nuissance!
Yes you can definitely still straighten with a flat iron. I've heard that it's harder to straighten with a blow dryer but I've had no problems using my flat iron to produce straight hair with a digital perm. This was taken at a club after lots of dancing and sweating and my hair still stayed straight throughout the night:
I got a digital perm back in mid-february, and my curls are still looking good. I haven't gone back to get them redone, or at least i haven't felt the need to yet.
I got it done in Austin, texas so I can't really tell anyone a place that I recommend outside of that. It was really nerve-wracking when I had it done, because I didn't speak korean, and the two ladies that worked on me for the digital perm, didn't know english. Had no idea I needed to expect that because someone else who did speak english, took my appointment over the phone. Luckily it worked out well, and I have no idea how I would complain if it didn't work out.
After I wash, I usually just twirl my hair and let it air dry however it wants to. If I feel like fussing with it, to slightly 'define' tousled curls, then I use a sedu blow dryer with the diffuser attached, and I spray my hair with sedu beach spray. I twirl big pieces of my hair tightly, and then blow dry twirled sections with a diffuser until they are roughly halfway dry. Then I let it air dry the rest on its own.
When I want to enhance the curls a little more, like for going to work on weekends (work at a boutique), or for parties or something... then I use my sedu straightener to add more definition to my curls, and that takes me roughly 30 or 40 seconds per section, I can finish my whole head in about 8 to 10 minutes.
I don't know if that helps, I didn't read through the whole thread to see where I left off the last time I looked at this thread back in February.
Overall I definitely recommend the process!
A couple of times I have straightened my hair pin straight with my sedu straightener, but I blowdried with a roundbrush before I started straightening. I definitely got pin straight hair this way, if it just let it air dry, and then straighten, then I wouldn't be able to get my hair pin straight, just relatively straight.
I got it done in Austin, texas so I can't really tell anyone a place that I recommend outside of that. It was really nerve-wracking when I had it done, because I didn't speak korean, and the two ladies that worked on me for the digital perm, didn't know english. Had no idea I needed to expect that because someone else who did speak english, took my appointment over the phone. Luckily it worked out well, and I have no idea how I would complain if it didn't work out.
After I wash, I usually just twirl my hair and let it air dry however it wants to. If I feel like fussing with it, to slightly 'define' tousled curls, then I use a sedu blow dryer with the diffuser attached, and I spray my hair with sedu beach spray. I twirl big pieces of my hair tightly, and then blow dry twirled sections with a diffuser until they are roughly halfway dry. Then I let it air dry the rest on its own.
When I want to enhance the curls a little more, like for going to work on weekends (work at a boutique), or for parties or something... then I use my sedu straightener to add more definition to my curls, and that takes me roughly 30 or 40 seconds per section, I can finish my whole head in about 8 to 10 minutes.
I don't know if that helps, I didn't read through the whole thread to see where I left off the last time I looked at this thread back in February.
Overall I definitely recommend the process!
A couple of times I have straightened my hair pin straight with my sedu straightener, but I blowdried with a roundbrush before I started straightening. I definitely got pin straight hair this way, if it just let it air dry, and then straighten, then I wouldn't be able to get my hair pin straight, just relatively straight.
^^^ HEY! I live in austin! what salon did you go to? what was the approx. price? i never thought about getting one because i didn't know where to look in austin...you might have just changed my mind 
Hello my fellow trojan!! you have totally inspired me to get my first perm this year. Yup, right, I get one every year and I was thinking about skipping this year but you totally inspired me!!!
I cut my bangs really short this time though, Not sure I'm liking it but I'll get used to it (hopefully soon!)
I cut my bangs really short this time though, Not sure I'm liking it but I'll get used to it (hopefully soon!)
oh hahaha i was wondering why you left me a visitor message XD
mine was around $150, I was originally quoted $120 over the phone, but because my hair was so long, they told me it was extra. I didn't really mind, I always had to pay extra for having longer hair whenever I had my hair cut at toni & guy back then
it's called Scissors Sound, next to Austin Karaoke on Lamar near Highland Mall and Airport Blvd, I think that's the only place in austin that does digital perms
mine was around $150, I was originally quoted $120 over the phone, but because my hair was so long, they told me it was extra. I didn't really mind, I always had to pay extra for having longer hair whenever I had my hair cut at toni & guy back then
it's called Scissors Sound, next to Austin Karaoke on Lamar near Highland Mall and Airport Blvd, I think that's the only place in austin that does digital perms
that's like RIGHT where I live! cool! thanks for sharing. i have long hair too. I might take the plunge sometime soon...we'll see...my hair is total virgin...no dyes, perms, highlights, etc
This thread is making me want to digi perm my hair..... ):
I wish I had time to go through 13 pages but for now I will have to stick with asking and then browsing!
Anyone know if this is okay for people with naturally frizzy/wavey hair? Like.. My hair when airdry is frizzy and wavey (not the good wavy either) and if I blowdry its poofy and wavey and super frizzy!! I want some nice curls (like some of you gals in this thread). My hair was late colored.. like.. I swear 5 months ago? Or even longer down the road.. I don't remember exactly but definitely before April of this year.
Also what kind of products do you guys usually use to make your hair extra bouncey?
Thank you! and Back to reading this whole thread. xD
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Also my hair is layered a lot.. will that effect how the curls will look? I have had my hair magic straightened but that was more than a year ago..
I wish I had time to go through 13 pages but for now I will have to stick with asking and then browsing!
Anyone know if this is okay for people with naturally frizzy/wavey hair? Like.. My hair when airdry is frizzy and wavey (not the good wavy either) and if I blowdry its poofy and wavey and super frizzy!! I want some nice curls (like some of you gals in this thread). My hair was late colored.. like.. I swear 5 months ago? Or even longer down the road.. I don't remember exactly but definitely before April of this year.
Also what kind of products do you guys usually use to make your hair extra bouncey?
Thank you! and Back to reading this whole thread. xD
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Also my hair is layered a lot.. will that effect how the curls will look? I have had my hair magic straightened but that was more than a year ago..
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hi everyone, thanks for all the great info and pics! i had my hair digi-permed just yesterday, and i was wondering if it is suppose to look like this.. i had regular perms done before, and they looked way looser than my digi-permed hair. any advice? also, how long should i wait before i can wet my hair in the shower? 24 hours? thanks a lot!
here's the pic:
here's the pic:
LesSparkley, I've never heard of this "digital" perm - but WOW it sounds Fantastic!! IT's about time they have perms like this!!! Growing up they only had those tight perm rods and the perms always came out curly and kinky!!
I've always wanted a perm to give me loose gorgeous waves on its own without being a slave to velcro rollers, etc... IMO, I'd get this perm in a heart beat! Depending on the condition of your hair - I'd get this today!! LOL!
Do you color your hair or do other chemical treatments? Just make sure that your stylist, Jenny, overseas all your services so she knows whats going on with your hair.
Wow, I'm going to inquire about this perm here... it looks like a winner in my book!
I've always wanted a perm to give me loose gorgeous waves on its own without being a slave to velcro rollers, etc... IMO, I'd get this perm in a heart beat! Depending on the condition of your hair - I'd get this today!! LOL!
Do you color your hair or do other chemical treatments? Just make sure that your stylist, Jenny, overseas all your services so she knows whats going on with your hair.
Wow, I'm going to inquire about this perm here... it looks like a winner in my book!