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| - I had just recently gotten my hair cut in AZ, so I didn't really need a cut. But because of the texture of my hair (slightly wavy only in certain places), I thought the cut could benefit from a Magic straight perm or a digital perm, as well as shorten my morning prep time. So I looked up a place here in Vegas that offered both types of perms since I would be here for a short visit with my family. There is only one place that I know of in AZ that offers these two services and I decided that I didn't really want to go back there after my last visit...which was a while ago.
(Magic staight perms and digital perms are pretty popular and well known in the Korean/Japanese communities. They are, in general, standard services that many Korean and Japanese women get on a regualr basis in order to achieve the kinds of styles popularized in Korean and Japanese style magazines, television dramas, and pop culture in general. For those who are not aware of what Magic straight perms or digial perms are, they are similar to regualr perms in the sense that they are chemical procedures applied to the hair. But, unlike regular perms, the purpose of the Magic straight perm is to straighten rather than curl the hair whereas the purpose of a digital perm is to provide a soft spiral effect (unlike regular perms), similar to what you would get from a curling iron.)
I found two salons: Marhsall's and Beauty to Beauty. I had called both places for a quote on the straight perm (this is what I was leaning more towards) and decided to go to Marshall's because the price they quoted me was a little easier on the wallet. I was quoted $70 at Marshall's vs. $250 at Beauty to Beauty.
Although I can't compare Marshall's to any other salon in Vegas that offers Magic straight perms (or digital perms), I can say that my stylist Michelle did a good job. She recommeded I go with a straight perm because my hair was a bit too short for a digital perm. She was able to provide me with a straight perm that worked with my current cut. (Like I said, i had just gotten my hair cut and did not want another one, except for the necessary adjustments to accomodate the perm, especially since I am trying to grow my hair out.) She added lift and a slight curve to my shortest layers, which are on top, and further straightened my longer bottom layers so they wouldn't curl under. The effect she was able to acheive was really nice, exactly what I wanted. . . very much in line with current trends for short hair in Korean/Japanese hairstyles.
The only problem I had with the staright perm was that after the perm I was left with a small patch of hair on top with ends that were kind of kinky, rough, and didn't lay flat. I found that this happens every now and then with any kind of perm, but I'm not sure why. Perhaps some issue with placing the hair with wispy (uneven) ends on the rods? In any case, that I had a small patch like this was not really a big deal. I think I was more critical of the fact that it was not caught and corrected by cutting these kinky ends off and blending them into the rest of the hair. I let Michelle know that I would be okay with any adjustments to the hairstyle that would be needed to accomodate the perm, and Michelle "corrected" the problem during the styling process instead by using a flat iron to flatten out the hair. Although this did deal with the issue at hand, it was a temporary fix. I had to actually cut and blend these ends myself when I got home, which I think is somewhat ironic. One of my reasons for getting a straight perm was to help cut down on my morning prep time and I was a bit disappointed that I was allowed to leave the salon with a problem that would have required me to use a flat iron every morning to get rid of this small rough, kinky patch of hair when it could have been easily remedied for good with a simple trim and blend. However, I will say that my hair was minimally damaged by the perm: lighter in color and a little dry, but not really anything a good conditioner couldn't fix.
All-in-all I was happy with what I got for the price.
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