The Perm (Part Two)
We had to re-schedule the original appointment booked for last week as the semi-permanent perm that Scott Cornwall recommended to my hairdresser, Richard, was proving a little difficult to find.
Everyone was assuming that I was worried, apprehensive, concerned about the perm itself. Nothing could be further from the truth. I used to have perms all the time in the 80s. It was having to have ‘before and after’ photos taken that really got to me. I loathe having my photo taken.
Richard didn’t use normal perm rollers as he reckoned they’d produce far too curly hair and he only did the top and the sides, banking on the natural wave in my own hair at the bottom to ‘weave’ naturally into the permed bits.
Well, even Richard was shocked. I won’t quote his actual expression here, as it was a little blunt and very northern, but suffice it to say that he hadn’t expected this semi-permanent perm to take at all, and there were clearly some very natural-looking curls.
Instead of pulling and tweaking it with a brush and hairdryer into my normal style, Richard decided to just dry it off with a diffuser and I ended up with incredible curls all over. We were both surprised with how naturally curly the bit that he hadn’t permed proved to be when dried this way.
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| Rollers and semi-permanent perm were applied to this cut | Only the top and sides (to about the top of my ears) were actually permed |
I love it. I now need to try styling it in different ways to see how it stands up to normal day-to-day abuse, and I’m off to buy a new hairdryer with a diffuser. Now all I need is for Dynasty-style shoulder pads to make a full come-back, and I shall be very happy!
Email Richard Clarke if you would like more information about how he could help you with your own hair.
Email Scott Cornwall if you want to know more about his professional Hair Image Consultancy.
