Considering a Digital Perm...Opinions?

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#271
Hi Lesparkley!
I was thinking of going to Jenny (is that the wonjangnim/owner?) at Hills sometime next Mon or Tue to get a digital perm. Would you still recommend her? I usually get my digital perms in Korea but my last perm is pretty much gone and I'm feeling desperate :)
I read some not-so-good reviews on her lately so I was wondering if you still go to her and whether you still think she's good - I noticed your posts are pretty old so wanted to make sure you're still happy recommending her!

Thanks a bunch!
Julie

lesparkley said:
someone who saw my posts on tpf decided to get the digiperm and sent me a testemonial via facebook. check it out

"Hi, thanks for getting back to me. I was going to ask you a bunch of questions about digital perms @Hill's, but I actually just went ahead and got a consultation yesterday and got it done this evening! :) I loooove it. I had a G-perm in Sept. at Etude Lounge and the stylist didn't give me the right cut with it, in addition to just overall weird waves, bad and unhappy. @Hill's Joo Hee gave me a digital perm but not the kind with the rods and cables. It came out perfect, just the right amount of spirals... so..... thank you mlle lesparkley for posting very handy info at the purse forum!!"

i sent her a reply telling me i was glad she liked it and told her that hill's services in general were very reasonably priced to which she said...

"The place is very nice! My luck with korean salons hasn't been so good, so it was a most joyous occasion for me :D I love Hill's!! Thank you you so much! I am just so grateful and its such a weird coincidence that the girl's hair who I love on the internet (yours) actually gets it done in LA, that's like WHOA OMG! I live in la county...OMG about pricing, at my last place it was $150 for a crappy perm and cut, but another place (Chez Moi) quoted me $300!! Mine ended up being $130 plus tip. I will definitely be back and I think my bf will be back sooner for his haircut ;) Please tell Jenny I love Hill's and am extremely happy with my hair by Joo Hee!! :D"

i'm so glad to see this post has been inspiring people to get the digital perm (and that it's drumming up some business for my favorite hair salon)! =]

and btw, biosilk is working some amazing wonders on my digipermed hair....
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#272
Hi, I'm not lesparkley but I wanted to chip in. I've had a REALLY bad experience with a digital perm last year and it's been a nightmare. To this day, I'm not happy with my hair OR cut... so I would recommend.


Instead of getting a digital perm with the cables that attach to the rolls, I would suggest you ask for a digital perm but NO HEAT. So they do use the rolls but no heat and consequently will not burn your hair.

Have in mind I am Asian, yet they managed to BURN my hair and then chopped it all off when I went two days later to have something done to it and ADD $200 more to have it coated which was supposedly good for my hair and leave it healthier.. BIG FAT LIE!



I was very sad as I had always gotten a digi perm before and it was fine but apparently my hair isn't as strong or healthy anymore between the digi perms and magic straights....


anyway!!! I did get a regular perm and I'm so happy with it!!! :) I agree with lesparkley you can totally get a regular perm and get the perfect amount of spirals and NOT damage your hair.


HTH!
 
#274
Thanks for such an informative post. I finally went ahead and got the digital perm. The results were not what I expected. I ended up with beachy waves instead of curly ringlets. I am still happy with the results as my style does stay all day. Here are a few pics. The look in the first pic is achieved by spraying with Fekkai Lucious Curls, twirling in sections and air drying.

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The second pic is a more prominent wave with a 1.25" curling iron. The beauty of the digital perm is that the waves stays ALL day. I have a full review in my blog.

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#276
materialgurl said:
^ i've been toying with the idea of getting one for the longest time! thanks for the review...

if anyone in vancouver, canada can recommend a good place for digi perms, pls pm me!!
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Hey materialgurl... check out Muse Salon on Cambie and 14th - www.musesalon.ca or 604-876-5580 . they are AMAZING there... I'm considering getting a digital perm from there, but can't decide yet.. i've spoken to the owner William and he told me about how it works.. they do an AMAZING job there.. I would go in for a consultation!!! tell them that Gina sent you :)
 
#277
alrighties ladies & gents
i ended up getting a digital setting perm today in korea.
its monsoon season here so its hot humid and poured. however the rain didnt happen until hours later i got my hair permed.

when i got home, i found my hair to look really frizzy (like humidity frizzy)
i actually went to a really good salon.

i'm kind of regretting my choice to get a perm.

does your hair frizz from humidity or is it just my hair?
please help
 
#278
Can any of you ladies help me? I got a digital perm a month ago...

I'm not 100% happy with it. The curls are tighter than I wanted (because my hair was apparently too thin for big curls :( ), plus they don't exactly look... natural? On the top layers, they all have uniform waviness, like I left my hair in braids, rather than varying curls. Sigh!

BUT besides that, I'm perplexed by how many of you say styling a digital perm is so easy and quick.

Can anyone share their styling technique? If you blow dry, can you go into detail about how you do it? I had to switch to morning showers since my curls completely flattened when I slept, and I still can't figure out how to blow dry it nicely. It turns out frizzy and limp compared to air dry with curling gel, but I have classes and don't have the 2 hours to wait for my hair to air dry. Even with air dry, I get a light amount of frizz.
 
#279
How much does it cost to do it in the States? I got mine done in Toronto, amazing but I paid just under $400. The hairdresse told me that she had customers from NY travelling to her, wondering if that's true. NY is expensive??? Just being nosy!
 
#280
So I just recently learned about the digi perm from my cousin and have been researching it all day. i'm pretty determined to get it, i've been wanting one for 5 years now, and my hair is a few inches away from my butt so i have the length that i want to do it at, because i always wanted long curly hair, spirals not wavy.
I have really thick asian hair, and when i mean thcnk its like 5.5 inches around my ponytail...

What are you guys' opinion about the digi perm if i'm looking for hair like this model http://www.yesstyle.com/en/59-seconds-smile-print-hooded-sweater-dress-blue-one-size/info.html/pid.1023820083 because from the reviews i've read online, there are people who complain that the digi perm didn't make their hair curly enough, and just left it straight and with my hair being so long and heavy i'm thinking that the weight will just straighten my curls, would a regular perm be better?

I wanna get a consultation with a stylist but can't seem to find any good places in florida =( any suggestions?
 
#283
Hi MIffy which salon did you go to?




miffychan said:
Hi all, i'm new to the forum, but thought I'd join the conversation.

I just got my digital perm here in Hong Kong at a Japanese salon, and I really like it! It's 3am Monday and I got the perm on Saturday in the afternoon, so this is coming into day 2. The curls are tighter but I'm ok with that as I know they will loosen up over the next few days.

I was reading here that you can't have curls start too close to your head, but when I asked the Stylist (I went with the top stylist who is a specialist with perms), he said that the machines now have pads which will protect your head from the heat so the curls can start as high as you want on the head!

I got mine pretty high.. about 4-5 inches from the top of my head as I wanted to have my curls last longer while my hair grows, and knowing that I have long hair (straight it sits just at the top of my bra) I wanted to make sure the curls wouldn't straighten out too much from the weight.

Cut, shampoo, rinse (at least 3 times), scalp massage, head, shoulder and upper back massage, plus styling -- all with the Top Stylist cost me $2280 HKD (about $290 USD). If I had went with a Junior or regular stylist, it would have been cheaper (probably $2120 HKD = $270 USD). The entire experience lasted 5 hours, so it was a good day!

Its a bit pricey, but I went with the top stylist because it was my first time doing a digital perm and I wanted to make sure it was done right. Japanese salons are famous for their service! The massages were so relaxing and everyone was incredibly attentive. Complimentary tea (green or rose), coffee, and water, plus Japanese sweets :)

I'm Asian, so I've gotten used to taking a shower at night. So far, I haven't shampoo'd but just conditioned my hair. The plan is to start shampoo I guess tomorrow or the day after. I put a Japanese hair styling milk product in my hair when its still damp and will see how it turns out tomorrow :)

So far I'm loving it :) Again, still a bit curly but we'll see how it goes :) No pics cause I went out the same night for my birthday (yes it was a birthday present to myself!) and went crazy with the dancing, so totally forgot to take a pic!

Miffy
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#285
lesparkley said:
alrighty so i went in for my digital perm today. i think i ended up getting a ceramic perm (the rollers weren't connected to a machine), but i love the results all the same!

so this is how i looked coming into the salon:

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(last picture with straight hair!)

first they had to put perm solution in my hair and heat it up:

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afterwards they rolled my hair in ceramic rollers and let them set for a bit. then they doused the rollers in perm solution and let that sit:

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after taking out the rollers and rinsing my hairs, they lightly blowdried for a couple minutes and tousled. the end result:

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gorgeous, wavy curls! the first picture was taken right after i was done so my hair's still a little damp but the other two pictures were taken once my hair had dried out. i love this look and i'm really glad i made the change! as much as i loved my straight hair, i think this is a really cute, fun, look for the summer and it's nice to see something different on my head for once! =]

the curls are a little tight but they're that's how they're supposed to be immediately after gettin the perm. once i wash my hair, they should loosen up a bit. either way, i'm really loving the look!
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Love it! Love your curls! I am American of Mexican descent. My hair is so straight and it never holds a curl. I would love to try this perm. I am older then you ladies. So I have had lots-o-perms in my days. I know how to remove a bad perm with out having to wait for it to grow out. Alll you do is buy a home perm and comb it on versus curlers and POOF you have taken out the perm. So I think I am going to try this! Yay!
 
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