How to have beautiful curls?

[rehnuma]

Hello.. I have long staraight hair.. its not dead straight its a bit wavy. I want to have long curls.. I dont want to use any machine as I M sure it will damage my hair.. what can I use to have long curls? will the lil plastic rollers help.. if I wear it over night?

 

[NYAngel98]

They can help, sure... but it might take some practice rolling them and sleeping in them to get exactly what you want... since you can use rollers to achive several types of curls. I have wavy hair, and when I go wavy/curly --- When my hair is damp, I flip my head over, scrunch in some mousse, curl balm, and some gel, then blowdry upside down like that --- scrunching with a diffuser. Seems to help a lot & adds lots of volume.

 

[rehnuma]

Can I damp my hair put sum gel and keep it over night with the curlers on?

 

[NYAngel98]

yes, but too much gel might make the curls crunchy. I would just use a small dab... and then when you wake up, go over the rollers with the blowdryer --- because there still might be a lot of damp areas.

 

[4getmeNot]

velcro rollers might work, and that would minimize the damage of heat a lot.

 

[michko970]

I think rollers are a great option for what you are wanting to achieve, minus all the damage of heat styling.

 

[futurehope]

My daughter has stick straight hair.

It is so straight that I can curl it with an iron, hairspray it and it will not hold.

After trying several gels and mousse, she finally found this great drugstore brand called got 2 b kinky curl defining curling mousse. It is in an orange can.

She washes and conditions her hair and puts this on when after (when wet) and lets it air dry.

No scrunch, just beautiful soft wavy hair that holds all day.

Hope this helps!!

 

[NYAngel98]

Originally Posted by futurehope My daughter has stick straight hair.
It is so straight that I can curl it with an iron, hairspray it and it will not hold.

After trying several gels and mousse, she finally found this great drugstore brand called got 2 b kinky curl defining curling mousse. It is in an orange can.

She washes and conditions her hair and puts this on when after (when wet) and lets it air dry.

No scrunch, just beautiful soft wavy hair that holds all day.

Hope this helps!!

Great tip! Thanks for posting!
Welcome to MuT!! I"m Janelle from NY... nice to meet you!!!

 

[hollyxann]

i too have bone straight hair that never holds...i think ill try that mousse...and i know when i was younger my mom used to make me put sponge rollers in over night...which were a pain but they definitly curled my hair...sometimes too much...ive never tried velcro rollers but i want to im just not sure how to go about it

 

[michko970]

Originally Posted by futurehope My daughter has stick straight hair.
It is so straight that I can curl it with an iron, hairspray it and it will not hold.

After trying several gels and mousse, she finally found this great drugstore brand called got 2 b kinky curl defining curling mousse. It is in an orange can.

She washes and conditions her hair and puts this on when after (when wet) and lets it air dry.

No scrunch, just beautiful soft wavy hair that holds all day.

Hope this helps!!

Thanks for this product rec. and tips. I will have to try this.

 

[grn_eyed_grl]

Originally Posted by futurehope My daughter has stick straight hair.
It is so straight that I can curl it with an iron, hairspray it and it will not hold.

After trying several gels and mousse, she finally found this great drugstore brand called got 2 b kinky curl defining curling mousse. It is in an orange can.

She washes and conditions her hair and puts this on when after (when wet) and lets it air dry.

No scrunch, just beautiful soft wavy hair that holds all day.

Hope this helps!!

My hair is the exact same way!!! Grr is makes me so mad! It's so hard to curl....looks like I'm going to have to try this stuff. Thanks for the info!!!

 

[Nox]

I actually do little twists in my hair. You just take a little section and twist it like a rope until the twist coills in on itself and secure with a hair band. I have maybe ten of them on my head, I spritz lightly with water, and let the magic happen when I sleep. The heat from your head will "steam" your hair and evaporate, leaving nice, loose spirals. Try it, it's free!

 

[grn_eyed_grl]

Originally Posted by NoxiousByProxy I actually do little twists in my hair. You just take a little section and twist it like a rope until the twist coills in on itself and secure with a hair band. I have maybe ten of them on my head, I spritz lightly with water, and let the magic happen when I sleep. The heat from your head will "steam" your hair and evaporate, leaving nice, loose spirals. Try it, it's free! So.....with these twists do you secure them to the head or let them fall free? I can almost bet that if I let them fall free the hair would twist right out. lol

 

[NYAngel98]

Originally Posted by grn_eyed_grl So.....with these twists do you secure them to the head or let them fall free? I can almost bet that if I let them fall free the hair would twist right out. lol I would secure them around the ends and the base...

 

[rehnuma]

Thanhks Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Tipssssssss!!!!!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ninahxd]

I have straight heree! i braid my hair wet over night and scrunch it up in the morning with mousse and gell mixxed togetherrr then blow dry it if im in a hurry =)