Question about getting a perm.?

I had a curly perm for years, and this is one of the reasons I finally gave it up.

You can seek styles that work with the top straight, up to a point. Since my hair grows pretty fast, I reached that point too soon. You can use headbands, barrettes, a side part and mousse (a kind of cool 30s retro look is possible), and you can take a curling iron to that part to make it look less flat and straight.

But in the end, for me, mostly I looked like a sheepdog after six or eight weeks.

They get a retouch. But by the time that your hair has grown out noticeably, The perm will have loosen up, and eventually go back to your natural hair. Perms only lasts about 3 months.