Words from a curly-haired girl

Let me tell you about the day I decided not to be straight. Straight-haired, that is. See, for practically all my life, I’ve had a great and long-lasting relationship with my naturally long, straight hair. I never had to get on the re-bondwagon or abuse a straightening iron. Thing is, in a land of the straight-haired, the girls with the curls were the ones I envied.

So as it happens in everyone’s life, I hankered for a change for something different, even if it was a short-lived affair. Which is why I decided to add a twist to things, and finally get a perm.

I’ve heard and read about “bad perms” all my life, and so there was that looming fear of running out of the parlor with a fabulous new hairdo — for a poodle. Thanks to the digital age, though, there is now a breakthrough in the curling technique, and it’s called the digital perm of “digiperm”.

What makes it different from your regular perm? It is a precise method of curling that ensures the perfect curl. Each roll of hair curled is attached to a machine through wire cables. Each roll is then heated for exactly 20 minutes, ensuring the power absorption of the curl medicine into the hair strand. A neutralizer is then added to make the curls look natural. The results? Why, hello, rockstar Rapunzel! Natural, beautiful curls that get even better as time passes.