Ok, for starters, a perm changes the texture of your hair but it will still need products and styling to look pretty. You won't wake up in the morning with big soft loose curls. It will need styling.
Unfortunately, there aren't many young hairdressers confident with a range of modern perming techniques as its not automatically taught in college these days. I chose the advanced perming techniques unit for my level 3 instead of doing Hair Extensions which everyone else wanted to do.
When you call a salon, you could ask if they have anyone who can do a hopscotch or weave perm. If they say yes, then at least you have found someone who knows about different perming techniques rather than a basic brickwork wind and so hopefully, they'll be able to offer you good advice as to what will suit your hair type.
If they tell you that perming is old fashioned, the avoid them. They're obviously not very on trend.
