How to curl hair...or perm?

okay. o a couple days ago i asked a quesion about perms...and now im not so sure anymore...but here's my question:

Can you get a perm where your hair is in big, wide ringlets?

OR

How on earth do you use a stinkin curling iron?! Mine sucks, and i can't curl my hair with it at all!

(btw, i have really thick dark hair...if that helps.)How to curl hair...or perm?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71tiFGzma鈥?/a>

^This is a link to a tutorial of how to curl your hair. The girl talks way too much but she knows what shes talking about.

You can always surf youtube to find tutorials.How to curl hair...or perm?
what about using mousse for curly hair and buying a diffuser for your hair dryer?? you wash your hair, towel dry it, add the mousse and scrunch your hair with your hands while you use the diffuser.....



perms are very hard on your hair, so i would think about that before you get one, you have to take really good care of it
Perms only come pretty tight, even with the largest rods. If your hair is thick, a perm will be pulled down pretty good, making the curls tighter. BTW, how long is your hair? Maybe you should look on www.youtube.com on how to curl your hair. I've seen some pretty nice ';how to'; videos on doing hair. You probably need to get a new curling iron too. Make sure you use small pieces of hair, on the hotest setting, and hold it there for a minute or so.
I am not so sure that you can get a perm with your type of hair? If you can you might have to have it done by a perfesionelist or something. I have a friend with really thick hair it is also kinda curly and she says she can not do a perm in her hair her self.



With your curling iron well it depends on what kind you have. If you have aminy one that is not going to work with thick hair. You should get a big curling iron for thick hair if you know what I mean.



*Good Luck*
you can get a perm, but they're super bad for your hair.



If your curling iron isn't working for your hair, it's probably a cheaper curling iron. Since you have thick hair, your going to want to invest in a heavy duty curling iron.



a gold plated Hot Tools curling iron is one of the best you can get:

http://www.folica.com/Hot_Tools_Profe_d1鈥?/a>



if your on a budget, you should definately check out a wigo. They're just a step behind the Hot tools, so they should work fine on the hottest heat setting:

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productD鈥?/a>





To curl your hair, your going to want to take a few steps before.



if you have ringlets, then you need to blowdry your hair to remove some of the ringlets before you start. Just take 2 palmfuls of mousse, and work it into your hair, then brush it through, and clip your hair up into sections, and take a flat paddle brush and start blowdrying your hair to dry the mousse, and take the ringlets out.



Once the ringlets are straighter (it doesn't need to be perfectly straight), just spritz your hair with a little bit of hairspray, and brush it through.



Clip your hair up into layers, and let the iron heat up on a higher heat setting. Since your hair is thick, your going to want to go towards the highest heat settings.



To start curling, grab a 1 inch section of hair, and run the iron about halfway down that section, then start curling. As you curl that section, press on the clamp to loosen the curl on the iron, and pull the rest of the hair through. This technique gets rid of the clamp mark that you often see, and it gets rid of the uneven curls/fried ends.



Repeat, and once your finish with your whole head, let the curls cool COMPLETELY or they'll fall out!, then you can style it and finish it off with hairspray.





As for choosing the size you need a 1 inch, or a 1 1/4 inch is generally what you use for an everyday look.



For the formal looks, like spiral curls, or curls for a half updo, a 3/4 inch curling iron is usually what you need.



For beachy curls, use a 1 1/2 inch curling iron.



Good luck!
You'd better make some layers and then perm. If you want leave your hair, you can straighten it.
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