Considering a Digital Perm...Opinions?

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#211
So i got a digital perm last week at The Hair Epoch in los angeles and for some reason the top of my hair didnt curl. the hair stylist said i could come back and do it again for free. So i washed my hair 2 days later and my hair fell flat! All the curls were gone. So i got it done again this week and i think its doing the same thing again! I have really fine, straight asian hair and its not dyed. So should i try it again?!
 
#212
NN21, Oh NO!! I'm scheduled to get this done next week and thinking I hope it "takes". I also have thin silky hair... I wonder if it doesn't take as well on Thin hair?? It seems those with thicker or coarse straight hair have better results?

Sorry, NN21, I'm not much help but I'm also wondering if this is just a characteristic of the Digital perm? Thin hair? No?
 
#213
This thread is great! I read through the entire thread before heading to Arty's in Japan town in SF to get a digital perm. it was $220 for a cut & perm (I have relatively long hair), and Kudo-San was really really good! He was attentive to my hair (thin and little of it), and its been the next day, and the curls are looking good!

Im heading to sephora to pick up some Fekkai beach waves as recommended by some people here; anyone recommend anything for air-drying after digi perm whose hair dries a bit frizzy? I'll pose pictures when I have a chance. Def recommend that place!
 
#214
ok...so i have a question...many of you gals here have the "asian hair" as some of you put it...i have really really thick hair...long, straight, and thick...would this perm work as well on my thick hair you tink?
 
#216
Hi, I saw this thread when I was researching about digital perm. I'm seriously thinking about getting one (from Arty's in SF), but since it costs so much, I wanted to make sure it's a good process for me first.

From what I've read and seen so far most people who have gotten this have "typical asian hair". I was wondering if it would turn out okay on my hair which is a bit wavy and extremely frizzy.

Below are two pictures of my hair. From the top to my shoulder is my natural hair. From my shoulder down has been dyed and chemically straightened (2 years ago), and the very, very bottom bit was permed (also 2 years ago)

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Do you guys think a digital perm would give me the nice wavy/loose curl effect and defrizz my hair a bit or do you think it would just make my hair even more frizzy looking?

thanks, kenz
 
#217
Wow, I love everyone's hair. I am have long red (dyed and highlighted) hair and I use Caruso's and hot rollers every day for this look. I am debating it as well. I am a bit concerned my hair is too chemically done for it though.
 
#218
kenz, i recommend that you ask the stylist for a consultation. while the digital perm is LESS damaging than a regular perm, it's still going to damage your hair a little and i don't want for anyone's hair to get massacred in the process. my asian hair had some frizz too when left unstyled and while my hair has been taking the digital perm fine, i can't guarantee the same outcome for everyone.

i tried a new styling technique. i let my hair air dry after washing in the morning and then at around 6pm, i went and used a huge curling iron to curl the front portions of my hair and a slightly smaller one to get the out layers of the hair on the back of my head while leaving the innermost layers of the hair on the back and side of my head untouched. i like the result. big curls with less volume around the outside of my hair. since my hair is wavy from the digiperm, i don't need to curl the innermost layers at all! now my hair doesn't "fluff" up as much when i heat curl.
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#220
McLoverly, where exactly are you in AZ?

I have wanted a wavy perm forever, but I called a place here (Korean salon) and he told me the digital perm is better. So, I was going to go, but my hair is a couple inches above the top of the bra on my back... do you guys think it's long enough? Or... should I wait a few more months???
 
#221
keroppi78 said:
McLoverly, where exactly are you in AZ?

I have wanted a wavy perm forever, but I called a place here (Korean salon) and he told me the digital perm is better. So, I was going to go, but my hair is a couple inches above the top of the bra on my back... do you guys think it's long enough? Or... should I wait a few more months???
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depends on how tight you want the curls to be and what kind of style you're trying to achieve. the first time i did the digiperm, it was at around the same length as your describing but in my opinion, it looks better when the hair is longer. i love having super long hair with the relaxed waves but that could just be my preference. =]
 
#222
mrodriquez2006 said:
ok...so i have a question...many of you gals here have the "asian hair" as some of you put it...i have really really thick hair...long, straight, and thick...would this perm work as well on my thick hair you tink?
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i'm not sure how "thick" your hair is, but they usually cut away a good bulk of the hair to create layers. i have thick hair as well, but after the stylist cut my hair, gave it layers, and digipermed, my hair became very light and so much more manageable. they have to cut away the excess heaviness because the curls won't hold if you have too much hair weighing it down. the funny thing is, i let my hair grow out after the digiperm and the curls started to flatten out (maybe a year i got the perm)- so i thought i would need to get another digiperm, but when i got a hair cut, a lot of the curls came back because it got rid of the excess hair that was weighing it down. HTH ;)
 
#223
lesparkley said:
depends on how tight you want the curls to be and what kind of style you're trying to achieve. the first time i did the digiperm, it was at around the same length as your describing but in my opinion, it looks better when the hair is longer. i love having super long hair with the relaxed waves but that could just be my preference. =]
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Hope I did that right... new to this site :)

Lesparkley: I want mine lose, not tight at all... do you happen to have a photo of ur hair when you did it and it was my length? I'm kinda nervous but excited. I had perms that my mom LOVED to put on me growing up as a child... and then about 5 years ago, I went and got a "sprial perm" from a non-korean girl... TOTAL DISASTER! So.. yea, I know that longer hair looks better, but I wanted to get an idea of how it would look.... thanks lesparkley!
 
#224
Hi I was wondering what size curls did you ask for? thanks!

lesparkley said:
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):

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but i'm still relying on that curling iron to get those big, luscious, curls for nights out. like this:

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after this perm wears out, i might revert back to straight hair for a year or so...
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#225
keroppi78 said:
Hope I did that right... new to this site :)

Lesparkley: I want mine lose, not tight at all... do you happen to have a photo of ur hair when you did it and it was my length? I'm kinda nervous but excited. I had perms that my mom LOVED to put on me growing up as a child... and then about 5 years ago, I went and got a "sprial perm" from a non-korean girl... TOTAL DISASTER! So.. yea, I know that longer hair looks better, but I wanted to get an idea of how it would look.... thanks lesparkley!
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there are pictures of my first digital perm in this thread. i would just repost them but i would have to find them again on my computer and upload them on photobucket (the pictures posted before were prior to the purse forum's ban on linking pictures from facebook). you'll have to do some searching, but it's on some of the beginning pages. some of the later pictures i've posted on this thread show how it looks like when it's done with longer hair and personally, i like it more.
 
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