Back in January I read an article in Fashion about
this new perming concept – a digital perm. Growing up my mom always had perms
and I loved how pretty her spiral ringlets looked. As I got older, perms were
out of style and while I have some curl in my hair, the super tight curls
didn’t suit me. When I read this article I was intrigued because it mentioned
the new trend in perming which included more beachy waves. Anyone how knows me,
knows this is a style I wear often as its easier to put some curl product in my
hair and scrunch it up then spending an hour blow drying and straightening it.
The digital perming technology was created in Korea for Asian hair which is
traditionally straight. Looking up photos it was amazing to see how great the
curls developed on different types of hair – including types typically didn’t
curl. Plus the curl started just under the ears so you didn’t get the super
tight curls that started at the top of your head. I was a little nervous to try
it but when I mentioned it to Amanda she was also intrigued.
We booked appointments with the women who was
featured in the article – Hannah from H20 Goa. She went over the price (almost
$300.00) and the rules (it couldn’t be done on hair that had bleach in it). Amanda
and I drove downtown to the Koreatown part of Toronto, equally parts excited and
nervous. When we arrived Amanda realized she wasn’t able to do it because she
had recently highlighted her hair but Hannah suggested trying a straightening
treatment which was similar to the perm technology just having the opposite
effect. Since we were there and I was going to be about 3 hours she decided to
do it.
Hannah trimmed up my hair a little bit and took me
back to another area of the salon where she applied this product to my hair and
then rolled it into these large rollers. Then she hooked the rollers up to
these crazy chords and turned on the machine. After sitting there hooked up to
this crazy contraption for about 30-40 minutes the product was washed out of my
hair, it was dried and then something else was applied. At this point Hannah
suggested a treatment which would help and I agreed so that was added and my hair
was wrapped in a plastic bag and I was set under the dryer.
As soon as everything was washed out I noticed the
curls immediately. Hannah styled my hair and showed me the best way to achieve
well defined waves. I was very happy with the end result but worried about how
it would look when I washed it and styled it myself. I didn’t need to worry as
it was easy to manage and replicate. I am very happy that I tried this and
would consider doing it again. Because my hair is naturally wavy, I found that
this treatment helped give me some defined curls which are easier to manage. I
definitely recommend trying this but encourage you to go to Hannah as she was
amazing. She explained everything she was doing, made both Amanda and I feel
welcome and comfortable and has a wonderful salon.
