Considering a Digital Perm...Opinions?

[missD]

OT but do you r'ber the salon name where you did it in MBK? There is an entire building of hair salons at Siam Sq which might have better salon? I wanted to get my hair done there but never quite dare to. I always go back to my reg stylist where I am.

KMS has a good de-frizz treatment cream but I think it works more for straightened hair. There is this brand RPR from AUS that has good leave in mois to defrizz. Do you get that anywhere near you since you are located in Sydney?

Don't bother with MBK if you're in Thailand, there's actually an amazing place called Wasabi on Thonglor that I love! I got my perm there and I love it. Best of all, I don't know how she does it but my hair is still soft!

Her name's Sumiko (she speaks little Thai but enough to get your point across - all the stylists here are Japanese I believe). Haircuts from her are 1000 baht, and my perm was 3400 baht.

My hair was bra hook length and very thick! Total process from sit down to leaving was 2.5 hrs.

 

[pinkpythons]

i've had stick straight, asian hair for pretty much all my life. for the past 4 years i've been working the layered hair, side-swept bangs look:

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(that's me)


it's a nice look that works but i kind of want to experiment with my hair while i'm still young. that being said, i'm considering a digital perm which comes out looking something like these ladies:

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i know it requires more maintenance to make curly/wavy hair pretty but i think it will be a nice change. the perm isn't supposed to be as damaging since the machine used to do it regulates the temperature very rapidly and it's supposed to be pretty easy to revert back to straight for a day with a hair iron.

thoughts?

Too bad you do not love in NYC. My Korean stylist of 2 years (on and off) is be-yond genius! I am Asian with, I'm often told, perfect hair. It falls below my armpits, has a very slight wave, shiny, can be styled every which way until Tuesday. I, too, used to pin my hair up while it's wet to get bigger waves. When I turned fifty, a few gray hairs started to show up so I started to get "hair manicures" every 3 months or so. A year and a half ago, when I went home to the Philippines, I had my hair "rebonded." I liked it in the beginning because I never had to do anything to it and it dried pin straight. But then I started to miss the volume of my my wavy hair. Although I could achieve the bombshell hairstyle after a hair manicure and Mrs. Khang's (my Koren stylist) mastery of this special hot iron (which I own but sadly have not learned how to use properly), I want my old hairstyle back and I wanted it yesterday! I had a bad case of the winter doldrums. After doing some due diligence, I saw her 3 days ago and made the plunge. Keep in mind, I never had my hair permed before. I have come to trust Mrs. Khang and her artistry coupled with her never-ending quest for the next best thing. She sut my hair first, giving it long layers but kept the length. Then she started to roll sections of my hair with large ceramic rollers loesely, about a few inches from my scalp then attached cords to each roller (it was weird, I looked like the Bride of Frankenstein). he cords are attached to this machine that is like a computer. She punched numbers on it. Checked it a gazillion times then took off the cords, let my hair cool for about 15 minutes the applied the neutralizer. Left the neutralizer on for another 15 minutes then rinsed and conditioned my hair. By the way, she used the formaldehyde-free Keratin formula instead of the regular perm solution. She dried my hair with her fingers using spiral motions with a hair dryer with a diffuser. She finished with this amazing conditioning oil et voila! My dream hair!

 

[GelTea]

Wanted to share my digi-perm results (Star East in SF) with TPFers since I had read through this thread before deciding to get mine. It's only been 2 days and I haven't even washed my hair yet, so I will also update pics later.

Here is the "before"...the stylist described my hair as "normal to soft" with a very slight wave. What's funny is I never really thought my hair had any wave, but it made sense since my hair hasn't been pin-straight since I was like, 5. He thought my hair would take the perm with no problems.
I did have existing layers and he cleaned those up.

Here is the crazy Medusa-sci-fi mid-perm pic:

Here is right after, nicely styled.

And here is a few hours later, already messy but still curly.

I haven't washed my hair yet and expect it to relax a lot, but I think I'll still be pretty happy with it.

 

[mkim0117]

I've been thinking of getting a Digital Perm for years and I finally got one!

I went to Kim Sun Young Beauty Salon in Niles. I've been there before for haircuts but never perms. I loved how it turned out.

I used to curl my stick straight hair when I went out at night or got dressed up. I got to choose how loose/big/tight I wanted my curls to be. As long as you communicate with them what you want, they're good at getting you the look you want. They'll also be honest about whether or not that look will work for your hair type, length, condition, etc.

Another great thing is that they have before and after pictures of their clients for digital perms and straight perms on their website. It shows people of different age, race, gender, hair lengths...it's really helpful!

I loved that I decided to get a digital perm from Kim Sun Young Salon.

 

[mkim0117]

I live near chicago, does anyone know of any salons that offer the digital perms? is it best to get layers or no layers for wavy effect?

I got my Digital perm at Kim Sun Young Salon in Niles, IL.

I love how it turned out and it still looks good and its been 5 months. In terms of cutting for layers, it depends on how much hair you have and the length. The stylists are really good about telling you what will be best for you. They will prob trim the ends if theyre damaged so the curls come out the best.

They have before and after pics of their clients on their website, under hair and beauty. You should check it out! www.chicagokimsunyoung.com

 

[Regolith18]

I've had a digital perm done before and i loved it! i didnt find it very damaging and was pretty easy to manage!

 

[bisousx]

Ladies, could you guys help me figure out if I'm a good candidate for the digital perm?

1. I color my hair regularly; from natural asian black/dark brown to red. No bleach.
2. I style my hair regularly; blowdry and then curl if I go out. My preferred style is a big, loose curl.
3. My hair grows out fast - I have to cut it every 1.5 months, and then I also get my hair glazed every 3 weeks and have it highlighted/glazed every 2 months.

My hair isn't super damaged, but it's definitely not virgin hair. Do you think I'd be able to digitally perm my hair?

 

[joeyjoeyjoey]

I was doing my fair bit of researches online about digital perming and found my way here~ Relatively new to the beauty side of purse forum, but after seeing how well your perms all turned out, I AM GOING HAIR PERMING THIS SATURDAY!!!!

Cant wait to see how it would turn out!

 

[ellie77]

hi, im going to singapore soon (home for me) and would like to get my hair permed there. anyone from singapore here who can recommend a good salon?

xxx

 

[lesparkley]

Ladies, could you guys help me figure out if I'm a good candidate for the digital perm?

1. I color my hair regularly; from natural asian black/dark brown to red. No bleach.
2. I style my hair regularly; blowdry and then curl if I go out. My preferred style is a big, loose curl.
3. My hair grows out fast - I have to cut it every 1.5 months, and then I also get my hair glazed every 3 weeks and have it highlighted/glazed every 2 months.

My hair isn't super damaged, but it's definitely not virgin hair. Do you think I'd be able to digitally perm my hair?

This is a pretty late reply but I'll go ahead and weigh in case you are still on the fence or in case there's anyone else similar to you.

I'm no substitute for a professional consultation, but I think a digital perm is definitely a possibility for you. I highlighted my hair regularly and heat styled every day in addition to straight perming every year prior to getting a digital perm and my hair was able to tolerate it just fine. =]

 

[esile]

I've been on the fence about doing this... but all of the pictures that everyone's posted look really great. My hair is naturally wavy, but not in a good way, so I have to flat iron every morning.

Would you ladies that have experience with digital perming say that it is a quite low maintenance hairstyle?

 

[pinknyanko]

I've been on the fence about doing this... but all of the pictures that everyone's posted look really great. My hair is naturally wavy, but not in a good way, so I have to flat iron every morning.

Would you ladies that have experience with digital perming say that it is a quite low maintenance hairstyle?

Nope. It is the opposite of low maintenance IMO. I had to dry my hair correctly and use the right products to get it to look good

 

[esile]

Thanks, pink. That's good to know.... How did you have to dry your hair? I thought it could just air dry, no?

 

[i<3coach]

Thanks, pink. That's good to know.... How did you have to dry your hair? I thought it could just air dry, no?

I had it done too and it is high maintenance! There's this special cream you have to put in your hair to make the curls look nice, or else it looks dry and frizzy! Basically, you have to wash your hair in the morning, put the cream in, and blow dry your hair while twisting it with your fingers- too much work IMO.

 

[Fee4zy]

I had it done too and it is high maintenance! There's this special cream you have to put in your hair to make the curls look nice, or else it looks dry and frizzy! Basically, you have to wash your hair in the morning, put the cream in, and blow dry your hair while twisting it with your fingers- too much work IMO.

I've had mine since Feb and I didn't think it was so high maintenance. I just put product in my hair an let it air dry. I wasn't too concerned about getting perfect curls, so the messy beachy waves were perfect. If you want more structured curls, you can twist the hairs in one inch sections and either use a diffuser or air dry. It has grown out a lot, but I think I like the loose waves and will only get a digital perm once a year.