They say once you do it, you will never be straight again.
It’s true though. I’m not straight anymore.
O.o.
Haha. I’m talking about hair.
I’m loving my new curls. But they’re still ebony. 🙂
For the first time in my life i decided that i’m done with straight hair. Sure it does look silky smooth and gorgeous (it’s an illusion people, don’t envy. I have a cheezillion tangles and i spend 45 mins just to blow dry it). I’m kinda frustrated with it. It’s flat and sometimes my mickey ears will stick out in between my hair when taking photos and it annoys the cheese outta me! Then i will have to PS them away because they are so very potong steam. I’m sure a lot of girls have this problem lo. Especially just after rebonding, you have to jaga very carefully. Cannot even do the flirty flip hair thing. Sien.
I remember swearing that i’d never perm nor dye my hair lo. It’s sooo bad to your hair. Imagine if your hair actually has feelings, it will ask you to stop torturing it! But for the first time, i felt like torturing my hair haha. It’s the 50% fault!!! This salon near my place is having 50% discount for all services. So the digital perm only cost me about RM160. I think quite cheap!
Unfortunately.
I think my hair is hopelessly healthy!
Eh. That came out wrong. I mean, my hair is, hopelessly, erm, straight? They spent hours curling and heating with the machine that made me look like some dormant mad scientist in treatment. It came out nice and bouncy but it lasted only 3 hours. Cuz my hair is too straight and heavy it cannot hold the curls!
EVERY hairstylist who curled my hair before for shoots said this.
“Ringo, you hair is too healthy la. We have to put super high heat to make the curls stay.”
So yea after a shoot i will normally go home with foul mood because my hair is now all hairwired (eh, pun?), and toasted.
T_T
Come on lo! It’s not just your regular DIY styling, is permanent digital perm wei! Haro? Lasted 3 hours ah? I spent RM200 for nothing?
So sad lo.
Sorry bad photographer (ie Mr Self Timer). And i’m in my boxer ahem. Sorry today no mood pan leng leng
It’s all limpy and messy now. I really envy those people with bouncy curls. As a girl who’s having her locks curled to imperfection, i’m really clueless. I don’t have a DIY curler yet. So this is what i did to make it stay curly.
wtf. Suagu.
Is there any hair guru out there who can tell me how i could maintain my hair gorgeously wavy? I don’t even dare to comb it now. O.o
Wow,nice! 😀
Nice curls! I’ve never curled my hair before too.. so no advice for u. May I ask, how do u maintain your hair that it’s so healthy? mine is so dry.. and it’s not even half as long as urs! Frust lah! any tips? thanks.
Something new, somethig different for you. Its nice, and I bet when you dress up oso you’ll gonna look even more gorgeous 🙂
change is good..change is good..a change wld do u good.
Jie jie, damage it damage it and it will stays curlie curl! like minexD! naihahahhaha
jk~ =P
Aki’s advise is to go back to the stylist and perm once again=) I had the same experience of hair gone straight after few hours back from saloon. They charged me free for 2nd perm=)
There’s this Catwalk Curls Rock Curly Hair shampoo, I wonder if it works =)
What exactly is a “digital perm”
Is there such thing called “analog perm” one ah?
nice hair 🙂
really nice. you can ask the salon to perm again if you want to. i think it’ll be free.
Nice hair =) After every wash, wait til its half dry.. then try putting on some hair cream/mousse for curls.Dun comb your hair. You gotta squeeze (榨) ur hair when applying the hair products. After that you can blow dry your hair..Your hair should be nice and wavy if you follow these steps..good luck!
cheese, ya look like natural, is good sometime, like a dreamer wife 😛
u curled ur hair!nice change!!^^ i’ve had long straight hair for 8 yrs,and i recently chopped it off!!!now short hair syiok syiok hee :)) but nvr curl b4,no advice haha paiseh ar :p
like what sarah say, don’t comb your hair. and if possible after bath don’t let it dry naturally try to get a diffuser and attach it to your hair dryer to dry your hair. another thing you gotta squeeze ur hair too *like wat sarah said* and try to bun ur hair up like twist n curl it up when u are at home to keep the curls.
and and go back to the saloon to ask for another free perm. I had the same experience like urs and i have got to go back to the saloon two times to actually get my curls the way i wan them and then it last for a while only too ;(
use moose(sp?) .. after showering, den dun come ur hair lo. use it.
nice curls…
ann having curls for two years already…sick of it…
might be going for rebonding…hheh…opposite situation huh….
btw, some tips…
– don eva comb ur hair after washing. ur hair will be more messy after u do dat. damn sure u don want dat
– after applying those watevaizzzit (for me, i use sculpting lotion which i think is not bad. if u want firmer n stronger hold den opt for mousse), separate ur hair into few parts n twist them.
– zzz wih ur hair up. don kemet ur hair while u zzz. like flip ur hair up?…
datz watt i did for da past two years. hope they help though.
I wanna curl my hair permanently too!
But scared of the damage :S
And out of $$$!
I spent close to RM1k to curl my almost-waist-length hair 3 years ago and then had it all chopped off after 6months. I’ve been stuck with shoulder length hair since 🙁
I just can’t stand it when I had to sit for 2 hours under the ceiling fan for it to air dry because hair dryer will make the curls outta shape. Plus my hair was damaged from the chemical treatments and colorings. Very frustrating.
I think with proper hair care, you’ll be able to manage your curls well but maintenance is kinda expensive.
Your curls look great btw, I’ve always liked subtle bodied curls (hate the Maggi mee type)
Nice hair! & thanks for dropping by
They have these products that you apply to your hair after you shower… I had a digital perm about six months ago (my hair is waist-length) and the curls are still there, though not as tight as they were when I first got it permed…
The key is to always just towel dry then scrunch the product in your hair, it keeps the curls in longer… Don’t blow-dry it even, that just frizzes them up!
Mail me if you want the name of the products, it’s a mousse-like thing…
Hope this helps! =)
my hairdresser warned me never to comb my hair when it’s dry cause it’ll just tangle up everything. and to make it stay curly you can actually bun up your hair in a crunchie. always remember to put the curling hair cream – i’m using keratase and it’s fantastic – to small bunches of your hair and then twisting and curling your hair in your finger. i hope that was clear.. XD
I prefer the straight hair you… haha
In my opinion, dont go for cheap digital perm. Wont be sucessful. Tried it before. Normally the good one will cost up to rm300+. Those super discount one’s always change the product and stuffs. They’ll give you lousy one and wont last. Btw, dont reperm your hair, you’re gonna damge it kao kao.
i’m more surprised to look at boxer shot (laughing all by myself again, people around me thinks i’m crazy…). i dunno much about haircare but curls are good. but i really think that curls doesn’t fit you. i’m being honest here, so no hard feelings yea
Yah i agree with JoJo. It’s better to spend more on good digital perm. I did mine for SGD$300+ and it can last forever, if not half a year, unless you cut it. You can wash your hair and seperate them with your fingers when conditioing it. Must remember NOT to comb your hair especially when dry. When your hair is wiped dry, just seperate ur hair into 2 portion and twist them; right portion twist to the left and left portion twist to the right. When it dries, you can apply some oil for thermal hair curls and it’ll be ok. Oh yah and try not to sleep on your hair.
I understand how you feel cause I’ve friends who has straight silky hair who find that it’s impossible to manage or even maintain curls. Sad to say, it does help if your hair is naturally wavy. Hee.. I used to envy people with straight silky hair. But since wavy is quite popular now, guess it’s the other way round! =P
Lastly, you look good in curls! Do try to keep them! =D
your hair looks kinda flat hoh?…….cant help you in this department. sorry….
sigh… wow i really admire your move to curl your hair! i sayang my hair too much i dont let anyone touch or do anything exciting to it… so its boring. isnt ebony the color of soot or coal?? *scratches head* once went to david gan’s passion to get my ends trimmed and he told me that there are diff. shades of black- there is ebony-the lightest shade of black and pitch black. mine was pitch black apparently.. regarding curls i dunno cos dun dare take the risk to curl my hair but if u want to braid it daily make sure u use a smoother hair tie (ribbon material and not the elastic kind u use in the pic) cos it will cause hair breakage… good luck with ur curly hair!:)
coincidentally i just permed my hair too (yea,digital perm)
like urs, it was all nice, wavy and bouncy in the beginning but after the first wash, i had a hard time making it bouncy back. it was loose at the ends now and i have the feeling the curls will be long lost within one month :S
one advice that i think* u can try is to get a hairwax (made for wavy hairs, im using lucidol and it works quite well and it’s cheap too) to maintain the curls.
well good luck
My hair is naturally curly, so there. ^o^
actually those nice bouncy curls you see on the streets or in the mags require lotsa of time to style and styling pdts to achieve. have permed my hair a few times and it needs lotsa hair wax and scrunching to make it presentable. can’t really comb ur hair coz it’ll straighten it out, can only comb those part near the roots which are non-curly.
Woaa~ Your hair’s pretty longg. Bery nice
Better if you color your hair so it can make your curly pattern doing good!
I will curly my hair now 🙂
hm. i have very curly hair. so whenever i wan it straight, i’ll tuck it real hard combing..
then it was straighten A LITTLE =.=
so i got tired of that and thought i’d try to appreciated my natural curls. and this is how i do it:
when washing hair, mess it up. put shampoo and really go round and round and round your head..
when rinsing, scrunch it..
when drying with towel, mess it up samo..
when blowing, (i dun blow but yours could do some), do what hairdressers do..
dont comb it..
and pigtails is a good idea..~
wear it to sleep then..
i’ve realise everyone knows all these =.=
This is what i do:
1.After towel drying my hair, i will put on some hair wax(i use lucido-l perm wax) then let it air dry.
2. When my hair is half dry/half damp (not dripping wet) i will use a hair curler.
I find this to be very effective, and my curls will last until the next time i wash my hair.
MOUSSE! wash ur hair and put mousse on it. then dry with hair dryer from bottom to up (as in direct the air flow up instead of down which u normally do for straight hair) it’ll hold.. mine did.
or get it done again as suggested.
OR
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divide ur hair in two and turn it to make buns. then sleep with it … helps me a lot when i cant be bothered to use hair curler.
me thinks ur hair is too heavy… that’s can aso b one o the reason it din last… normally if ur hair all one length den it’ll jz pull the curls down. me thinks ur hairdresser need to really layer it thinly. cos i had an ex-colleague who jz like u had super long n straight hair… thick summore hers… wen she took her wedding photos the artist actually told her to do something abt her hair if she wants to hv it looking nice. after that she totally layered her hair off (keeping the length) and permed it.
normally digital perm doesn’t last that long (it really depends on ur hair structure). if u really want perm i think u shud opt for the normal perm den tell them wat kinda waves u want. the hairstylist shud know wat type of rollers to use. but the problem with this is that u MUST style it everyday… or everytime u wast ur hair if not u end up lookin like lioness.. (i know mine did)
i now have a digital perm but once it straighten the effect wasn’t as bad as the normal perms (i dun hv to style it and it still looks fine not like some unkept fella)… other than dat the other advice the others gave aso works… gud luck 🙂
P.S. me is gonna perm my hair again for CNY but worried it might spoil my already fragile hair… 🙁
Girl, I think you’ve to invest in a curling iron & lightweight hair sprays to set it.
Oh and some anti frizz/gloss serum so it doesn’t get frizzy (damn wetaher here is a monster to us wavy haired ppl)
ANother thing, wash your hair, towel dry, braid & sleep it in (not when it’s so wet la, maybe uise the hair dryer for extra staying power)
usually works, u wake up with gorgeuus waves!
Then again, whether you lsiten to me is a whole diff story- I’ve naturally wavy hair and trust me, some days it can be a nightmare!
I usually wash & use the hairdryer with my fingers in a very cincai manner & finish off with anti frizz /gloss serum. heeheee.. but it works for me 🙂
London is … pretty. Esp in the Fall. I’ve been there 3 times(free air tix-daddy worked for MAS, hee hee)
Was really young the 1st time (age 5, i think), and all I rmb was tht my mum got sick on the way to my aunt’s plc in Birmingham (hahaha I’m so evil).
London was funky- another aunt lives in Surrey. So yea.
Chocolates by the bulk everytime she comes (she just came for a week).
My chocolates are gone… 🙁 but I still am egtting bugged to go back there for a holida but, I wanna go to New York- my sister is there, albeit being hrs away frm the city.
Empire State building, Saks Fifth Avenue, the Statue of Liberty- dang, me can’t wait til summer! 🙂
i think if you cut short your hair, it will become “maggie mee” easier… 🙂
cheesie ur photo more and more natural already….nice ^^
lol- I had my hair permed in feb and it’s still in excellent condition, although at first I had problems trying to maintain it. Keeping it curly bouncy and pretty is hard and at first I had the same problems as you and it started to look frizzy and unflattering the next day. However, once you get the hang of maintaining it, it’ll turn out fine.
Don’t brush your hair. Never brush it when you have curls. if you are scared of tangles, untangle it when it is wet.
The trick to curls is that it has to curl in bunches, brushing it will cause it to get frizzy.
Also, everytime you wash your hair, put mousse in it and try to shape it into curls. I usually take a lock of hair and curl it round my fingers then scrunch it.
I find curling it with you hands while you are conditioning you hair (in the shower), gives it a nicer shape and also it make easier to style.
thats it I guess. its time consuming as you can see.
Yea, a tip my cuz gave me. use hair rollers. I never tried them but its suppose to help get the ‘shape’ back in.
cheesie, you are so hot! your are making me high… ahh….
I have very natural curls and there are plenty of advices i can give you.
Since you have permed, your curls will stay. So there are some tricks.
First thing to do.
1. Do not blow dry your hair. Let it dry on its own after shampooing. And of coz, dry it with towel smartly. Don’t mess up the strands. Just squeeze the water out
2. Don’t wash your hair in the morning, always do it the night before.
3. Lastly and most importantly, which I noted why you can’t get the curls out, it’s because of the cutting of your hair. It’s not layered enough. And it looks very heavy and straight, you need more significant layers.
You don’t need your hair to be super curly, only naturally curly with big curls, right?
So just cut your hair with layers. 🙂
I guarantee you, it will work.
Thanks for tips and advices! Waaa never know having curly hair so tedious one lo. Jialat. :/
Ying Bin & Porkie: Thanks dear!
Jane: Actually i dont care about it much! Just do DIY hair mask. No need to waste money in salon. 🙂
yang: You think?
Aki: waaa u evil embrie. Thanks for your advice, i just did my 2nd perm for free. Love you.
Keju: lol. I just bought a digital scale today. i weigh 40.7kg. 🙂
misha: you too apple pie!
zthon: omg yes i did! 😀
sarah: thanks for the tips! exactly what the stylist told me.
peter: eh eh?
vonblue: waaa u didnt cry ah!
edelweiss: T_T i have comb-hair-obsession one. die la this time. i saw the diffuser thingie. where can buy ah?
ryls: you mean comb! 😛
annant: yea la is liddat one. ppl with curly hair want straight and vice versa. good luck and thanks for your tips. 🙂
sheena: eh perming can be seriously expensive. do some research before you decide on the salon. 🙂
adrianne: what the!!! so ex lo. so wasted also. SAME!!! I also hate maggie mee. makes you look so aunty-ish. Cheesh.
edward: Thanks and welcome! (pun intended)
brickchick: i just bought from product from schwarzkopf (wtf i hate to spell this word). Hope it works!
dev: yea i’m trying that. very mafan omg. kill me
S.O: me prefer too! it’s soooo much easier to take care of!
Jojo: I JUST DID!!!!666 >_<
Brian: what la so funny!!! Yea lo a lot of people say straight hair look better on me. just wanted a change thats all. 🙂
heiki: thanks for the useful tips! i’m obsessed with my hair now constantly thinking it will tangle cuz i never comb it. I haven’t washed it though. super kancheong. dunno how it will turn out!
sheon: yea lo is ok one. gimme discount on pavilion la.
steph: waaa got such thing as light black and dark black meh? (like wise light white and dark white) (eh, sounded funny). haha anyway, good that you sayang your hair so much. i actually still love natural black, straight hair. 🙂
sharon: i so hate to apply stuff on my hair one. but guess bo bian lo already chose the senget road not the straight one. lol. thanks babe.
dave!: did you recognize the top!!! 😀
clove: i know lo. i did photoshoots before i know how tedious. they normally backcomb your nair to add volume. damn irritating one.
wombok: thank you!
evelyn: don’t plan to color just yet. if not my hair will dye a terribly death. OMG I’M SO PUNNY!
Patricia: not everyone eh. at least i didn’t! Thanks for tips. super mafan though -_-
beaver: which curler brand is good? 🙂
adrienne: yea good idea but have to get the diffuser first 🙂
asstha: yeap exactly. but i already layered aaaaaaaaaalot the floor was full of my hair so heartache ok >_< . They also say normal perm lasts longer, but result won't be as natural. Thanks babe. 🙂 azure: yea gonna get one i think. But i scared frequent styling will damange it further. (imagine the heat!) Wish you a happy vacation in advance! 🙂
kcin: noooooooooooo cheesing way!!!
clement: really meh. someone commented i look very chan liao. 🙁
debber: first timer lo damn frustrating. kinda miss my old hair, cuz now it feels so dirty (with all styling product) makes me wanna wash it even more often. Thanks for advice, really helpful. 🙂
annmms: so you mean i am helium and you’re on a balloon?
chloe: the problem is if i let my hair dry naturally it will take hours. sometimes make me stay extra late cuz i can’t sleep in damp hair. yea i like wavy big curls. thanks for your tips. 🙂
Hey there mind to tell me where’s that saloon ? Kinda interested =P
Your hair is gorgeous! I have stick straight hair too but I’m scared to go with a perm. Right now I just use a big curling iron on it and twist my hair around before wrapping it around the barrel to get a wavier look. With some gel and my bed head curling iron it will hold for most of the day for me.
i could give you discount at peekaboo…..however…my hairstylist is in OZ dee…. 😛
you can buy the diffuser in a saloon or erm….any shop that sell hair products I think….But firstly make sure it will fit nicely with ur hair dryer kk =)
drop your obsession just tie your hair up when you don’t wanna let it down so you wont want to comb it…sooner or later you wil get used to it …
it was hard for me to not comb it at first i keep looking at my comb and wonder when i can use it hahaha….which now makes me sound like a weirdo~ O.o
you could CUT IT. it’s too long and too heavy, holding e curls down.
your really pretty and all but your hiding behind all that hair and it makes you look kinda dumpy.
Hey, may I suggest something. I think your long hair needs some layer, trim it down a bit. Then the perm will be more curly and look less heavy and big. Don’t comb your permed hair for sure.. use your fingers to comb after wash. Trust me, I used to have this super curly hair for more than a year,.. without comb. After that I cannot tahan anymore, I straighten it.
If you’re afraid of damaging your hair, get a ceramic curling iron.
Those are less damaging.
And some heat protectant product.
L’oreal has the Hot Style Finish thing- it’s in a black, flat-like bottle like tube thing (i’m lousy @ giving descriptives, sorry).
And leave in conditioner.
Oh and you’ll def need to get those VO5 hot oil things and do it maybe once a week.
Yes, curly hair is very high maintanence.
Thanks for the holiday wishes.:)
I agree with Blackwidow- get some layers.
Hair will be less heavy and it’ll be easier maintain.
my parents are hair stylists so i learnt from young! actually you can comb it. but only with a wide spaced comb ( don’t comb with the ones that you used to blow dry hair). don’t comb when it’s dry… after combing, apply few drops of leave in treatment/oil/gel (whichever you prefer) then “zha” the curls up or you can twist it. it makes different style. at night, you can twist it up in a bun and go sleep. the next day if you lazy to wash your hair, it’ll still look great! 😉
Look nice, no need pan len len, random and simple is the most beautiful outlook for any guys and gals. Natural look is the best, dun u agree?
Digital perm for the PS generation. I always thought the mickey ears were damn cute!
hmm actually you’re not that ugly.. make up makes a big difference. You look good with make up on but not without make up.. sorry to say so. but thanks for showing us your natural ‘beauty’
Only thing ugly is your comment here. Care to show us what you look like or are you just a typical troll who lurks around looking to make negative comments?
ur hair is so long n gorgeous~
I have natural wavy hair
so I don’t really have this problem
and my hair will immediately become straight even with the mere use of the hair dryyer
one of the tips and tricks on getting that perfect looking curls
you don’t even require thongs
tie your hair in a bun
make sure you apply some curling mousse or curling hair wax
you can put your hair in a bun either with a normal scrunchy or chopsticks
let it for like 2 hours (to be safe)
and finish it with some hair spray
and you’ll have nice bouncy curly hair for almost a day
and yes I agree layers are your best friend when you plan on curling your hair
no matter permanent or non permanent
Cheesie: Thanks for your tips. I just layered my hair a bit more. it’s all better now. 🙂
hi i am also thinking of having a perm my hair is only half the lenth of yours and i have to wait a few more weeks i have also just had my hair cut and layered as my hair would be to heavy to hold the curl maybe if your serious about it you should have your hair cut.
wow.. both of our curls look exactly alike. Only thing is that mine is natural. I hate it so much cause it’s neither too curly nor too wavy. It’s in between so it’s annoying. And considering that I’m blessed with extremely thick hair doens’t help either. It fluffs instead.. =(
hey guys,
I got really thin fine(limp) poker staight hair.They fall just below the shoulder right now. So yeah its very boring at times. So do u recommend me having a perm once i have grown them a bit more longer? If yes wat kind? I was considering Body wave or a digital perm. Wat say?
Cheerz
You know what you could do? You could always braid it while it’s wet and undo it, put some product in it. And it’ll stay. NEVER RUN YOUR COMB THROUGH IT. ORRR!!! USE WATER TO MAKE IT LESS FREEZY. BEcause … it just makes it straight. Haha i ‘ve done that so many times.
after you wash ur hair,tie it into a bun..
Need to know where to go in London to get it done please please please, I had it done in Australia when I was there and it was perfect need to get it done again!!!!
i want to perm my hair as well
but my hair is not as long as urs ahh
*sob*
can anyone gimme advice about my short hair?
it’s kinda short
U want nice waves and volume? I came up with a way for my long hair:
before you go to bed
brush your hair with head facing down from base of your head up and from sides to the top of your head
then dampen your hair with water and lemon juice (premixed – more lemon juice than water, depending on how much hold/wet look u want)
then you have a choice of two looks:
1) nice big waves
simply swing your hair like you are trying to squeeze water out of them, untill this “hair rope” is tight enough to keep turning it into a hair bubble/hair ball (where you twist your hair rope around its own base to form a hair ball) then just tight it with big hairband right on the top of your forehead 🙂 it looks funny
2) big wavy curles
part your hair in two (does not have to be perfect, just approx separation), then swing 1st piece around the second piece in such a way that it looks like your are swinging one around the other (taking turns). Make sure its tight swinging. Then follow the direction of swinging and curl the whole twisted rope around itself to form a hairball. Then fix it in place with big hairband.
Ready in the morning. Its not ready if its still damp! dry it and put less water/lemon the next time
That’s lovely hair u got there. I tried long to grow mine as long as urs but I gave up now. For curls try a good mousse (Fructis for curls maybe?) and if you have a diffuser, diffuse it with a lot of mouuse on, until its completely dry. Won’t be very shiny, more like messy, rough look but after a day or two (unless its become straight again) you might get nice curls. B careful, if ure not used to having a lot of volume in ur hair, esp around ur face you might feel a bit strange with this kind of style.
My hair is like that tooo lahhh
So frustrating.
Like using good Ol’ home curlers. will only last me for a few hours.
Jeez.
I likes Ones New style man