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44. I liked it while it was new. But as the Perm started to go, it looked crappy. Decided to go straight and then got into

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Tue Nov 19, 2024, 07:38 PM

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What hairstyle did you have that thinking back was hideous. Mine was frosted hair that I did myself from a kit. [View all] debm55 Tuesday OP

'Shag' haircut. I cried! nt Tadpole Raisin Tuesday #1

I had a shag in high school Sequoia Tuesday #7

Youwere lucky, My family didn't believe in paying someone to cut hair. debm55 Tuesday #12

Ah, yes! My 4pm soap! I liked Angelique's eyes but she also scared me, lol. Tadpole Raisin Tuesday #19

My friend wanted me to give her a 'shag' haircut. woodsprite Tuesday #8

Thank you woodsprite. That is how I did mine. I brushed all my hair forward, I stood up to do it. I put a rubber band debm55 Tuesday #13

lol, good thing she went first! Tadpole Raisin Tuesday #16

Thank you Tadpole Raisin. I frosted my hair myself and then gave myself a shag. I never did that again. debm55 Tuesday #11

My mother let my friends in and they hid behind the bathroom door waiting for Tadpole Raisin Tuesday #17

We did that too. debm55 Tuesday #24

David Bowie in Labyrinth exmodee Tuesday #2

I think it was. But it didn't last long. debm55 21 hrs ago #72

My mother had me in bangs and Patty McCormack braids til age 12. no_hypocrisy Tuesday #3

Is that you on the right? debm55 Tuesday #25

Ha, no! Patty McCormack in both no_hypocrisy Tuesday #27

I really disliked her in The Bad Seed. debm55 Tuesday #45

As did I. You can't imagine my dismay/horror when I made the connection. no_hypocrisy Tuesday #51

I just saw the movie in TCM again recently and it was still disturbing and scary seeing that evil trait in a child kimbutgar Tuesday #59

Mine was always too short because my mom made me get it cut that way. House of Roberts Tuesday #4

In college my boyfriend and myself would braid each others hair. It was mid back. debm55 Tuesday #31

Really long hair that I had from about 7th-10th grade (before I joined Jr. ROTC) exboyfil Tuesday #5

That's funny thank you exboyfil. debm55 Tuesday #32

A permed mullet Marigold Tuesday #6

I had a permed mullet too. It was easy to take of. debm55 Tuesday #33

My mother always had my bangs cut way too short - more than halfway... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #9

Oh yes those high bangs. I word it that way in early grade school. TY debm55 Tuesday #34

The pixie cut. I looked like a boy. woodsprite Tuesday #10

Same here. It was hideous on me but my mom thought it would be Ocelot II Tuesday #30

Thank you woodsprite. I had a twiggy cut in my 6th grade class shot. debm55 Tuesday #35

A shag when I was a freshman in college. I worked as livetohike Tuesday #14

Thank you livetohike. It was a pain to let it grow out.You had to wait for each layer to grow out. Took forever. debm55 Tuesday #36

Exactly! Of course my curls stuck out at weird livetohike Tuesday #57

My Mom got her hair frosted at a salon. pandr32 Tuesday #15

Oooh!! Foot meet mouth! Tadpole Raisin Tuesday #20

Mine was a blond. It came by using one of those kits. The one I had done at the salon gave me orange streaks in it. debm55 Tuesday #38

Mom's were fine streaks of platinum. pandr32 Tuesday #50

I had hair back in the day. Basso8vb Tuesday #18

HAHAHAHHAHAH.Thank you Basso8vb. debm55 Tuesday #39

The poodle perm, for sure! GPV Tuesday #21

I has a poodle and latter a spiral. The spiral perm, I loved. But it didn't last long. Especially for the money I paid debm55 Tuesday #40

Same. Both fell out of my hair too, but the poodle GPV 22 hrs ago #65

Yes, It left my hair a mess. Thank you GPV debm55 21 hrs ago #66

Extra curly, permed hair for 8th. grade graduation. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #22

Thank you sinkingfeeling. They last a good while debm55 Tuesday #41

The one I have now KT2000 Tuesday #23

Oh my I am sorry. thank you KT2000. I hope it grows out fine. debm55 21 hrs ago #68

NONE! elleng Tuesday #26

HAHAHAHHAHAH Thank you . I know what that is. debm55 21 hrs ago #69

Brylcreem calguy Tuesday #28

Thank ypu calguy. Haven't heard that for a long time. debm55 21 hrs ago #70

My natural color was bright red. WestMichRad Tuesday #29

Sorry WestMichRad, My son is a strawberry blond. and he was called "Red" also. debm55 21 hrs ago #71

A Jheri Curl? ProfessorGAC Tuesday #37

Thank you ProfessorGAC, Wasn't it Michael Jackson who started it. I had one. When we met Rich looked like Grizzly Adams debm55 Tuesday #43

Probably Rick James ProfessorGAC Tuesday #46

Thank you ProfessorGAC Are you still in a band? debm55 Tuesday #48

Not For A While ProfessorGAC Tuesday #54

My hair is poker straight. Demobrat Tuesday #42

I liked it while it was new. But as the Perm started to go, it looked crappy. Decided to go straight and then got into debm55 Tuesday #44

Mine straightened out in sections. Demobrat Tuesday #49

Rattail sakabatou Tuesday #47

I remember those. It didn't last long. debm55 Tuesday #52

I was a brunette. I died my hair blue black. It came out really blue. applegrove Tuesday #53

Yes I had to call them a couple of times myself, Thank you debm55 Tuesday #55

Imagine being a teenage girl doing the following to your hair: Niagara Tuesday #56

OMG. Thank you Niagara. Didn't your hair break from all the teasing? debm55 21 hrs ago #67

You're welcome, Debbie. Fortunately I didn't have that problem as a teenager Niagara 15 hrs ago #79

The Flatop with a little crew wax to make the front stand up. surfered Tuesday #58

I remember seeing a lot of those. Thank you surfered. debm55 21 hrs ago #73

Beehive if..fish..had..wings Tuesday #60

Thankfully I missed that. Thank you if..fish..had..wings debm55 21 hrs ago #74

I don't think it was hideous. My Dad did. Aristus Tuesday #61

Thank you Aristus. times have changed. debm55 20 hrs ago #75

Probably humorous more than hideous sorcrow Yesterday #62

Thank you socrow. He was easy on the eyes. debm55 20 hrs ago #76

a "perm" it was called CountAllVotes Yesterday #63

Thank you CountAll Votes. I had a perm like that. Sticky like I had jelly on my head. I refused to pay. and walked out. debm55 20 hrs ago #77

I shaved my head on a dare when I was 16. Luciferous Yesterday #64

Oh wow. Thank you Luciferous. Now it is style. debm55 20 hrs ago #78