I was born with wavy, curly hair. Since I was little, I brushed my curls out for some reason. I never really gave my curls a chance to bounce around my face. So I don't remember ever thinking of my hair as "curly" when I was young. When I was about sixteen, one of my girlfriends thought it would be a good idea for me to go through a whole 3 hour perm at our local salon. Having curly hair amnesia, I decided that I would go along with the idea and put myself through that sometimes grueling, time consuming, stinky process. After it was all done, I liked my corkscrew curls. I celebrated my curly hairdo. Silly teen me thought that I needed to keep getting perms every 6 months or so. Gratefully, the light bulb went on in my head around 18 and I realized that I could just wash my hair and scrunch it up for virtually the same effect. When I would pass the beauty salon during my college days, I would laugh to myself about how naive I was. Now when I pass by, I think it's a Dunkin' Donuts.
Perm days are over; donut days last forever :)
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I always wanted curly hair. I tried a perm when I was in middle school and HATED it, but only because it looked more frizzy than curly. I don't think the 12 year old me knew how to handle it quite right. I'm still jealous when I see girls with bouncy, pretty curls.
How nice to have naturally curly hair. I permed my way through highschool and really fried my hair. Thankfully I learned my lesson too.
Hope you're having a great Monday!
You know how they say the "grass is always greener". I always think that I want sleek, straight hair. Somedays I think I look like a mad scientist! Humidity is not my hair's friend:)
Oh that's funny. I once got a perm (I have very curly hair) because I felt my curls weren't quite right. What a loony! lol
Hi, over from zen in you. :)
Yes - the grass is always greener! I have always wished for at least a little curl. My hair is pin straight and I have gone through numerous perms. Now it's short and I curl it with the curling iron. My daughter has hair like yours - scrunch it and it's good!
A fellow former-permer... how comforting! :) Sorry that I haven't visited regularly recently Kelly. (regularly recently- a tongue twister and poor grammar, I'm sure) Life has been a bit crazy as of late. Please know that I think of you often. Happy Monday.
Awe- well dang that you didn't let your hair just be curly as a child! But glad you figured it out eventually! :) Great post! Thanks for playing along!
I remember those hours sitting in the salon, but haven't had a perm in years! My hair's just about straight, and I liked the wave permanents gave it. Now, sometimes my daughter straightens my already straight hair!
That? Is hilarious! My hair is hopelessly straight...I would have envied your curly hair when I was young - oh, the hours I spent trying to make my hair have some semblance of curl!
i just recently figured out that my hair has a little curl to it, for years i thought my hair was just big and frizzy, which it still is........anyway, i totally relate!
Oh I love that one! I remember the days of perms and WHAT was my mom thinking with my naturally -- if I want it to be -- curly hair. But a Dunkin' Donuts now? Eesh, that's evolution!
I've often thought lately that we were perhaps born with what looks best on us.
I have very straight hair on top and very curly on the bottom. What the...??? I wish it was curly all over. Curls are so soft looking.
Hahaha... donut days last forever. Love it!
:)
~Tabitha~
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Hey Septembermom,
Perms are no joke. Especially having to sit at the salon for hours at a time. Lol, love the Dunkin Donuts reference. I meet up with my friens after work there.
You made me think of my sister - she has the most lovely naturally curly hair. She was a teen in the 1970s when straight hair was all the rage. She said she used to iron her hair to straighten it.
Since then, she has embraced her curly hair and looks lovely as ever. I'll have to tell her to embrace more donuts too!
Thanks for sharing!
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