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Everything Zumarrad said.

I also have fine straight hair and went through the big, long spiral perm phase in the 80's. It lightened my hair significantly, so I had to follow up with a semipermanent coor, as it grows out it produces a sharp boundary between straight and curly that is every bit as tacky IMO as dark roots on a bottle blonde. I always tried to take immaculate care of my permed hair (no brushing, very little combing, no blowdrying or curling irons, etc.)

Also, fine straight hair, after perming, does not turn into thick beautiful waves of someone who has naturally thick wavy hair. It tend to turn in to limp curls that still do not have much volume. What little volume you gain is lost at the roots (where it is neede most) as soon as your hair grows out an inch or so (so, within a month). Lots of product and pfutzing around is necessary to make it look good.

I never repermed over permed hair, so i usually had to wait a year or more between perms for it all to grow off so that I could start anew.

Lots of dancers have fine straight hair. Ultra long, it can look especially nice. Learn to like it, and buy a couple of hairpieces, that is my advice.

Sedonia