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Looks good!

Girl, I am a child of the 80s and you are bringing back some memories. I totally enjoyed the video on your blog. I refused to wear my hair naturally curly back then b/c I didn't want to be accused of wearing a curl.

Actually, I remember that the girls with the curls had fairly long hair. I bet it's because they kept it simple - moisture, moisture, moisture.

It seems curls have come a long way. Yours really looks good. Natural. I am going to follow your blog. I'm anxious to see how you do over time.
 
Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Ever since you first posted about wanting a curly perm, I've been thinking I might want one too. But I am not natural (yet) I have been transistioning since April 08' . Maybe once I get rid of my relaxed ends, I'll take the plunge.
 
I'd have to agree with your husband, it sorta looks like it did before you put in the perm (which I thought was really nice btw). It does look more moisturized and the spirals are defined. Glad you're pleased with the results, you should be.:)
 
Looks really good! Not that I'm biased or anything:lachen: I remember when I got my hair done in France, they blowdried me as well but in warmer climates I've just airdried. It looks softer that way.
 
Girl you about to be a trailblazer on here. That is such a good idea! I'm just confused about touching up. How do you do that without reprocessing?
 
ajoyfuljoy said:
Girl you about to be a trailblazer on here. That is such a good idea! I'm just confused about touching up. How do you do that without reprocessing?
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From my understanding, when it is time to touch up, the creamy part will only be applied to my new growth. However, there are so many steps that I'm not sure how it will be done when it's time to touch up.

Just me bragging on my stylist but she's in taping with BET's Sunday's Best until Saturday. I sent her a text to ask her the question so that I can give the proper answer & she told me she would be busy taping until Saturday & she'd give me a detailed answer for my blog then.

So...stay tuned! :grin:
 
Nakia that is hawt!

OK, I am surprised you guys have never heard of curly perm. When jheri curls were out, we called them curly kit in Kenya. When I went to the UK, 1989, they were called curly perms and relaxed hair was a straight perm. When I came to the US or looked up magazines, they were jheri curls.

I think jheri curls just got a bad name coz too much spray turned you into a juice dripping cartoon. But otherwise, they were great for growing your hair. Later wave nouveau came about and it was claimed to be less wet, but then again a curly perm/jheri curl was just as wet as you let it be. My mom's jheri curl/curly kit :giggle: was as non-wet as moisturized type 3 hair coz she hated the spray.

I am actually excited for you, Nakia, because even in those days that I knew nothing about hair care, my hair grew fastest with this. (ETA: OK, maybe a better statement is, "appeared to grow best with this" coz I retained more, therefore witnessed the growth.) Maybe it was the moisture, or ease of combing? I can't wait to see what you will achieve with all you know. Your stylist did such a great job. Frank Bisson was the one stylist in the UK who did an awesome curly perm and I learned from him that a good curly perm is one where when you stretch the hair, it springs back to where you stretched it from. Yours looks exactly like that (you can tell an over processed one because it looks more like waves than a curl). I am so happy you found a good stylist. I used to get up at 4:00 AM to catch a train from Wales to get to my appt with Frank at 9:00 AM in England. When you find someone that knows what they're doing, it's worth holding onto them and making sure only they do your hair. So keep a firm hold on that lady, Nakia. :yep:

Please keep us posted.
 
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Nonie said:
Nakia that is hawt!

OK, I am surprised you guys have never heard of curly perm. When jheri curls were out, we called them curly kit in Kenya. When I went to the UK, 1989, they were called curly perms and relaxed hair was a straight perm. When I came to the US or looked up magazines, they were jheri curls.

I think jheri curls just got a bad name coz too much spray turned you into a juice dripping cartoon. But otherwise, they were great for growing your hair. Later wave nouveau came about and it was claimed to be less wet, but then again a curly perm/jheri curl was just as wet as you let it be. My mom's jheri curl/curly kit :giggle: was as non-wet as moisturized type 3 hair coz she hated the spray.

I am actually excited for you, Nakia, because even in those days that I knew nothing about hair care, my hair grew fastest with this. (ETA: OK, maybe a better statement is, "appeared to grow best with this" coz I retained more, therefore witnessed the growth.) Maybe it was the moisture, or ease of combing? I can't wait to see what you will achieve with all you know. Your stylist did such a great job. Frank Bisson was the one stylist in the UK who did an awesome curly perm and I learned from him that a good curly perm is one where when you stretch the hair, it springs back to where you stretched it from. Yours looks exactly like that (you can tell an over processed one because it looks more like waves than a curl). I am so happy you found a good stylist. I used to get up at 4:00 AM to catch a train from Wales to get to my appt with Frank at 9:00 AM in England. When you find someone that knows what they're doing, it's worth holding onto them and making sure only they do your hair. So keep a firm hold on that lady, Nakia. :yep:

Please keep us posted.
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I'm not entirely sure about this. It's the size of the rods in my experience that makes your hair look like a wave or a curl. I use the largest rods now so I can get a straighter, wavier look (and also as my hair gets longer, it takes a longer time to set with smaller rods). I prefer the wavy look on me. If I use a smaller rod, it'll look curly and springy like you described.
 
:up:your hair turned out really nice...keep us posted on the different things you can do with the curly perm. You may have started a revolution here
 
HoneyA said:
I'm not entirely sure about this. It's the size of the rods in my experience that makes your hair look like a wave or a curl. I use the largest rods now so I can get a straighter, wavier look (and also as my hair gets longer, it takes a longer time to set with smaller rods). I prefer the wavy look on me. If I use a smaller rod, it'll look curly and springy like you described.
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My bad. You are correct, the weight of the hair and size of the rods will make difference. :yep: What I meant to say (point I was trying to make) was the hair if not over-processed will spring back to where it was before you stretched it. So even if wavy, it will return to being wavy and not hang lower or straight; if curly, it will return to being curly and original length before the stretch. In other words, like a good spring, the elasticity should be so good that it bounces back to where you stretched it from.

When I went to see Bisson, my hair was breaking so much and was over-processed by previous amateurs. It was he that introduced me to Nexxus Emergencée and gave me my very first DC with heat--although of course I just assumed it's a salon thing and not something I should do on my own as routine--and I still remember how amazed I was at how that nipped the breakage in the bud. When I went to see him, my overprocessed hair would not "boing" back to place like his or his clients' but just hung lazily when you stretched it. The emergencee did stop the breakage, I can tell you that. I knew little about hair so cannot report on how the elasticity was after DCing.
 
ajoyfuljoy said:
Girl you about to be a trailblazer on here. That is such a good idea! I'm just confused about touching up. How do you do that without reprocessing?
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My stylist just sent me the info on the touchup. She says the chemicals (rearranger/booster) will only be applied to the new growth during the touch up.

Also, I've decided to only touch up every 6 months. So when/if my roots get unmanageable, my stylist said I can get a sew-in in the meantime.
 
So...maybe this is a dumb question, but I have no experience with curly perms. :perplexed

What would happen if you only put on the re-arranger and then rinsed? Do you need to booster part? What if you applied the re-arranger and then the booster without using rods to set? :spinning:
 
your hair is BEAUTIFUL! Wow, this totally changes my opinion about jheri curls! your hair is EXACTLY how i like my hair to look. I'm relaxed and I frequently braid my hair at night to create the big/textured look... although i create more wave rather than curl. but i would love to have this easy style. I remember back in the day when i had a jheri curl...my hair always grew really long and was thicker, and stayed moisturized because i never had the fear of my hair frizzing up if i moisturize too much.

Luvs it!!!
 
Do your maintenance products (your activators and moisturizers) smell curly-permish? just curious...

Also I remember as a child my best friend had a curly perm had to wear cap to sleep every night; do you whole-head baggy every night?
 
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