This is what most people think of when I say perm. I've had many a friend laugh in my face when I told them I was planning getting a perm for the wedding.
What I'm actually getting is a Digital Perm. Digital perms were started in Korea and are very popular among Korean and Japanese girls. According to Wikipedia "A digital perm is a perm which uses hot rods with the temperature regulated by a machine, which has a digital display, hence the name." The biggest difference between a regular perm and a digital perm is the texture and shape of the wave. Digital perms create lovely big curls/waves as if you've used a curling iron or curlers.
If you recall, this is the look I'm going for on my wedding day.
Here are pictures of what a digital perm produces.
Pretty darn close right? The reason why I'm not just going to rely on a curling iron is because my hair is so thick that it just doesn't hold curl well. My hairstylist was the one who suggested the perm.This is the crazy contraption that I will be sitting under for 4+ hours!
I will be going to Ten Pachi salon, they are the only salon that I could find in Seattle that offers digital perms. I think because it's such a new thing for the US and because it's much more expensive (I was quoted $90-$500!) than regular perms, not many salons offer this yet.
Right now I have super straight hair as I got the Japanese straightening perm done awhile back. I'm excited to get my new curly hair. My appointment is next week so I'll do a follow up post when it's done!
image 1,3,4,5 from google images (click on pictures to be linked to their respective sites)
image 2 The Superficial
image 6 Ten Pachi
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