Yay or Nay: Permed hair

Of all the eighties trends I can't see coming back, perms has to be top of the list. But only a year ago, many people were saying the same thing of shoulder pads.

But then I think back to my schooldays, when walking into class with a perm was tantamount to arriving in the world. Spurred on by Kylie and a million 'brosettes', only the cool kids got them, and once you had one you were instantly uplifted to demigod status. I'll never forget the looks I was given (or indeed the subsequent insults) when I mistakenly asked such a being if she'd had her hair 'crimped' as she sailed into the biology lab, proudly displaying her new barnet...

Needless to say, I was never allowed a perm. You can probably still sense the bitterness in my tone.

So...If a trend can have that effect on young women in one decade, I believe it has the power to do so in another. And let's face it - the ironed-straight GHD look is on its way out. But what do you think: are we quite ready to re-instate the perm just yet? Would you think about getting one?

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