Madison enjoys doing different things with her hair, and gets bored if it is the same for more than a few months. A couple of weeks ago, in keeping with her usual behavior, she considered cutting it short again. But her mind changed when she looked at some pictures of a Lord of the Rings character who has long, flowing, wavy hair. Deciding she'd grow it out, and still desiring a change, she asked me to give her a perm. I was delighted because perms bring back such good memories for me. (Ah, remember the days, Valerie, in beauty school when we used to wrap a perm every day on our mannequins? We used to give them names, though I cannot remember my mannequin's name.) Anyway, we took pictures of the process.
Before
The house smelled great the day of the perm. :P
The Big Reveal
If only I could go back to 1986 when perms were cool. I wish they would come back in style. Man, life was so easy when you had a perm. You just wash it, let it dry, and voilá, you hair is styled. Maybe Madison will start a perm revival!
6 comments:
Boy did this post bring back plenty of memories!! My mom used to give us perms at home, no formal training mind you, though mine never looked like Madisons--she's a bombshell! You did good:)
It's been so fun to have a perm. Thanks, Mommie! You're the best hairsmith in the 'verse.
I remember my first perm. The year was 1980, sixth grade. My hair was so long it was BELOW my bum! We couldn't afford to go get a professional perm so my mom attempted it herself. Because of the ridiculous length of my hair, she could only roll the rollers up about 8 inches on the very bottom, thus only the very bottom of my hair had a perm. Oh wait! She did my bangs too - that was a sight! Needless to say, it was hideous but I thought I was so cool. I had finally arrived ;o)
Madison's hair looks great. I don't even think it looks like a perm - tres au natural!
Talk about memories!!
You did an excellent job on the perm, Julie! Madison, you always look lovely no matter how your hair is.
I am glad perm days are over. They were a pain in the butt to do.
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