Considering a Digital Perm...Opinions?

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#197
hey saimin, that's perfectly normal for your hair to look like that after the digital perm! mine was a little tight for the first week, but loosened up perfectly after that. and i was told to wait 48 hours for the perm to set, which worked perfectly fine for me. here's my before and after pics so you can see how it'll look a month after:


Before:
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Right after I came home from the salon:
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1 month later!:
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Side viewwww:
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Hope those are helpful! I only put a little bit of Wella Color Preserve product in my hair right after my shower and let my curls air dry and when I wake up, my curls literally look like they do in the last two pictures so it's really low maintenance and I love it!
 
#198
CAGrown, Thanks so much for sharing your photos!! After seeing your results with everyone else's here, I now have to go and check this digi perm out.... SIGH!!

Looks gorgeous!! I love your waviness in the back! It's great!
 
#199
yeliab said:
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!
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i get highlights done occasionally but that's about it. and for as long as i've had hair, jenny yoon's been the one styling it.
 
#200
LesSparkley, Hey there!! I was wondering what color or how many levels do you lighten your highlights? Is it just a dark brown hl or caramel hl or more toward blondish hl.

LS, thanks so much for starting this thread! Seriously, I have NEVER heard of this perm b4 today... its due to this thread that I actually made an appt 5 minutes ago to get my digi perm in 2 weeks. :woohoo: I just hope my hair can take it. I'm actually going to lighten my hair tomm. and then rest my hair for 2 weeks b4 I get the perm. The salon here told me to wait the 2 weeks and to condition with protein treatments in the meantime.

Thanks so much LS!! Going to have wavy hair!! No more frizzy TIGHT curls anymore!! Yipee!!! :dothewave::dothewave:

PS - I'm a former USC trojan - transfered/graduated to UW after 2 years at USC...
 
#202
yeliab said:
LesSparkley, Hey there!! I was wondering what color or how many levels do you lighten your highlights? Is it just a dark brown hl or caramel hl or more toward blondish hl.

LS, thanks so much for starting this thread! Seriously, I have NEVER heard of this perm b4 today... its due to this thread that I actually made an appt 5 minutes ago to get my digi perm in 2 weeks. :woohoo: I just hope my hair can take it. I'm actually going to lighten my hair tomm. and then rest my hair for 2 weeks b4 I get the perm. The salon here told me to wait the 2 weeks and to condition with protein treatments in the meantime.

Thanks so much LS!! Going to have wavy hair!! No more frizzy TIGHT curls anymore!! Yipee!!! :dothewave::dothewave:

PS - I'm a former USC trojan - transfered/graduated to UW after 2 years at USC...
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i have dark auburnish highlights. there aren't a lot of them and they're not really visible at the root. my highlights are more just to enhance the texture of the curl a bit but are very subtle.

and fight on! =]
 
#203
OMG! CALINFORINAGROWN your hair looks amazing! I really want to get this done and I hope to have similar results. My hair is a bit longer and possibly thicker as well. But you hair looks great. How long did it last?
 
#204
Thanks BagsRmyLife! I got it done mid-August, and the last two pictures shown (where it's more wavy) are from two days ago...so that's basically how well it's lasting about a month later. I'll keep you updated on how much longer it lasts though - it definitely loosened up a lot over just one month, but I think it's supposed to do that and then hopefully last for up to 6 months, depending on your hair type.
 
#206
I got the digital perm a couple weeks ago and I ABSOLUTELY DETEST it!!!!!!!:tdown:It totally dried out my hair!! I like the way the curls look when it's wet, but when it dries, it gets so puffy and I've tried all sorts of curling cream (Frederic Fekkai) on it too. I wasted $150 to get my hair damaged and the curls aren't even that pretty when it's dry...ugh!!!! Totally waste of my time and money!!! Don't get the digital perm! It's soooooo overrated!!! I should just gotten the magic perm and used the T3 flat iron to curl my hair whenever I want that wavy/curly look...:tdown:
 
#209
Hey, I ahve a question for you ladies. How do you keep your perm curly?

If I take a shower at night and put curl cream, my hair is curly for the night, but when I wake up in the morning, it has straightened significantly... Then when I wash my hair again, it goes back to being almost as curly as when I initially got it permed! I think the water activates it. Then I guess gravity takes over during the day and straightens it out?
 
#210
luvhautecouture said:
Hey, I ahve a question for you ladies. How do you keep your perm curly?

If I take a shower at night and put curl cream, my hair is curly for the night, but when I wake up in the morning, it has straightened significantly... Then when I wash my hair again, it goes back to being almost as curly as when I initially got it permed! I think the water activates it. Then I guess gravity takes over during the day and straightens it out?
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my perm kinda loosens a bit when i sleep on it. personally i just kinda shower according to how i want my hair to look. if i want loose, tousled, waves, i shower the night before. if i want more defined curls, i just wake up earlier and shower in the morning. if i want to flat iron it for a night out, i shower in the day and let my hair air dry THOROUGHLY before i go over it with an iron. sorry i can't really be of much help there but i actually kinda still like my hair when it loosens up a bit and i like that timing my showers gives me different hair options.
 
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