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I did a search but nobody seems to have mentioned this for a few years so the advice may have changed. As some of you may know, I'm going to be going abroad for about a year. I've always had problems controlling my hair. It's big and curly and curls round itself. My mum's being quite pushy about having it chemically straightened as she thinks it'll be less hassle for me. I'm not too sure about it so I thought I'd ask if anybody's had it done or had a Brazilian blowdry, which is apparently the alternative.
I do like it when my hair is straightened but this procedure will apparently strip the colour out of me hair so I would have to pay to have it re-coloured as well as straightened. The other thing is, it'll obviously grow back curly and I'll have to pack my straighteners (which admittedly I don't use too often as it's such a hassle to straighten my hair!) which seems like unnecessary luggage.
I'm not really sure what I want to do so if anybody has had either of those treatments done, please let me know!
Here are pics of me with curly and straight hair
I do like it when my hair is straightened but this procedure will apparently strip the colour out of me hair so I would have to pay to have it re-coloured as well as straightened. The other thing is, it'll obviously grow back curly and I'll have to pack my straighteners (which admittedly I don't use too often as it's such a hassle to straighten my hair!) which seems like unnecessary luggage.
I'm not really sure what I want to do so if anybody has had either of those treatments done, please let me know!
Here are pics of me with curly and straight hair
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It's cheaper but it doesn't last as long. May just have to go to the hairdressers without mother in tow and ask them what they think I should do, not what she wants them to do.
I'd go and ask at the hairdressers and see what they say - if you have it done and you're still going to have to spend ages styling it then i'd question if it's worth it - unless you really want it straight of course! if it won't take too much styling then go for it, looks lovely straight.
I'll talk to them next week when I'm back from Estonia.
Redken do some great styling products though they can be expensive. you can find them on this webpage. [EMAIL="www.lookfantastic.com"]www.lookfantastic.com[/EMAIL] They do last ages though!
if you wanted products from boots or superdrug why don't you try Aussie or L'oreal? they are reasonably priced and alot of the time are on offer.
A x
If you're going away for a year, unless you can get the brazilian blow dry treatment while you're away, it won't last you. It's much better for your hair than chemical straightening, however, and leaves your hair in great condition - beautifully soft and shiny. Also, you can't wash your hair, tie it up, use any products on it, or even put it behind your ears for four days.
If your hair is really curly, the brazilian blow dry won't straighten it, and if you want it straight then you're better off getting it chemically straightened, if those are the results you want. I've never had my hair chemically straightened though, so I can't advise on it. Maybe pop into a good hairdressers near you and ask for their advice? They can look into the condition of your hair and give you the best advice.
when i worked in a salon we never actually advised chemical straightening. it damages your hair (as you can imagine) soooo much.
invest in GHD'S!! and as i said before goooood products.
I find Tigi Catwalk products tend to work well, I've just gotten out of the habit of using them because the ex didn't like the way my hair felt straight after I'd put them in.
I don't really mind whether it's straight, wavy or curly, I just dislike how annoying it is and how half the time it reminds me of a pufferfish - it's all good then suddenly - poof!
I'll head into town sometime in the next couple of days without mother and see what they say. I haven't had my hair done there for a couple of years (as I don't live here most of the time) but I trust them and they know the stupid crap I've done to my hair and helped get it back to a normal colour before lol.
Brazilian blowdry is probably something I'd be better of doing when I'm back in Blighty more permanently.
Cheers for the advice!
Forgot to say, I actually own 2 pairs of GHDs but I don't have the patience or the knack for using them lol.
Wear your hair natural for days one and two after washing, when the curls are nice. For days three and four, part your hair down the middle, smooth it down with hair lotion and do french plaits down each side (or semi french plaits starting from half way down). Then wash your hair day five and start again. Tis an easy way to 'deal' with curly hair.
I'll let you know how it goes.