I got my first perm in almost 10 years as I just grew out a pixie. Perms are not as popular these days, but my hair looked awesome when done. At my consultation prior to the appointment, and the day of, my only concern was wanting to be able to wear my hair curly. I expressed wanting more than just wave, I wanted curl.
Why she elected to blow out top and sides with a dryer is beyond me. She started with a diffuser and it was very promising. Then blows it out? I didn't say anything because I really thought she was the one wanting to see how it would look and to show colleagues as again, perms are a rare request. As soon as I got home I sprayed water on the blown out section because I wanted to wear it curled. It did not perk up as much as I would have liked.
Today I applied a tiny bit of curl cream that the hairdresser recommended, still nothing. Bottom line, my bangs have drooped to barely a wave, and the under layer of hair is straight. Although it looked beautiful when I left the salon, I had a feeling it would probably droop. Reason being, it felt and looked so incredibly soft. With every other perm in my life, and I am a product of the big hair 80s and had many due to having hair with a fine texture, I couldn't wait for the three days to pass while praying it would loosen up some (it would). I never had hair feel so soft as to be able to run fingers through easily on day one. I was told nothing has changed in the process in the ten years. What went wrong? Purple rods were used. Can it be done over?
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Call the salon and tell them what happened. Make an appointment for them to redo it to your liking. If they cant, you are entitled to a refund.
Judy is right. Plus, if I remember correctly, yellow was the smallest perm rod. increasing in size were blue, pink, grey, then purple and white,with purple being next to the largest of this most used group. You will not get a tight curl with a purple rod except on very strong hair with excellent elasticity.
And you are right as well. Perms are currently not very popular. With your hairdresser knowing this, she may have chosen to err on the side of too loose rather than too curly. (not wanting to shock you, maybe).
Somehow, I sort of have the feeling she will be OK with giving the perm over. It might help to take a picture along showing just how curly you want it to be.
Best bet is not to have the new perm blown dry. She should gently towel dry the hair, fluff it with her fingers into a suitable look. Then finish drying the hair under a dryer. That way, you should know what your hair will look like in weeks to come.
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