how can i get a curl to hold?

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Permalink Reply by Auburn Hills on October 13, 2008 at 7:41pm

Mine is pretty straight too and really thick and course - like a horse mane. I don't always get mine to hold curl but the process usually starts with a heat thermal lotion & setting lotion on wet hair, blow dry and then curl. If I'm using a curling iron I roll the hot curls and pin them for about 20 minutes. If I'm using hot rollers, I leave them in for at least 1/2 hour. Remove pins or rollers and don't brush, just run my fingers through and spray with hairspray and hope for the best. Doesn't always work but at least I end up with some body and a little wave. Good luck

Permalink Reply by Delyssia LaBelle {M} on October 13, 2008 at 8:52pm

the key is to be able to wear the curlers longer than you have the curl stay. like one afternoon put your damp/just dry hair into foam curlers or pin curls and wear them all day and sleep on them. thats what it takes for me. there are products out there that will help your hair curl. i just dont use any products on my hair so i dont know much about them, but they are out there. also, ive found that if i do the above long term curler routine that usning no hair spray works best, the product weighs the curl down, keep them light!

Permalink Reply by Marissa Lily on October 13, 2008 at 9:09pm

Some people will always have a hard time with this I think. But they say that it is best to do styles like that on hair that isn't freshly cleaned. Like mine, if I straighten it I can't get it to hold a curl later to save my soul. A good but annoying option is to use a setting product, then curl with a curling iron and then pin the curls back up with bobby pins and let them completely cool before taking them out.

Permalink Reply by Christina Misae on October 14, 2008 at 5:19am

Thanks for the advice ladies. I will definietley try the thermal lotion as a friend of mine said to try as well. I guess I will have to do everything the night before and hope for the best the next day. Thanks again!

Permalink Reply by Ava des Mortes on October 14, 2008 at 4:02pm

The best thing to do is spray setting lotion in your hair when it's wet and also something that will create a barrier between the heat and your hair because you don't want to fry your hair over time. Blow dry your hair and then curl it. Back in the day women used to use setting lotion and I still use it to this day, so does Dita Von Teese. Her hair is straight as an arrow and setting lotion is the only thing that works for her and many other women.

http://www.prossalonsupply.com/images/products/prod_493_th.jpg

Permalink Reply by Christina Misae on October 14, 2008 at 5:35pm

i've never heard of setting lotion before. i will have to go to my hairdresser and check it out. thanks

UltimateFetish said:

The best thing to do is spray setting lotion in your hair when it's wet and also something that will create a barrier between the heat and your hair because you don't want to fry your hair over time. Blow dry your hair and then curl it. Back in the day women used to use setting lotion and I still use it to this day, so does Dita Von Teese. Her hair is straight as an arrow and setting lotion is the only thing that works for her and many other women.

http://www.prossalonsupply.com/images/products/prod_493_th.jpg

Permalink Reply by Ava des Mortes on October 14, 2008 at 10:48pm

Do you have a Sally Beauty? That's where I get everything! Setting lotion is a very old school way to do your hair but it WORKS!

Christina Misae said:

i've never heard of setting lotion before. i will have to go to my hairdresser and check it out. thanks

UltimateFetish said:

The best thing to do is spray setting lotion in your hair when it's wet and also something that will create a barrier between the heat and your hair because you don't want to fry your hair over time. Blow dry your hair and then curl it. Back in the day women used to use setting lotion and I still use it to this day, so does Dita Von Teese. Her hair is straight as an arrow and setting lotion is the only thing that works for her and many other women.

http://www.prossalonsupply.com/images/products/prod_493_th.jpg

Permalink Reply by Daddy Cool {PL} on October 14, 2008 at 10:55pm

Permalink Reply by Christina Misae on October 15, 2008 at 10:06am

there's one by my work. i will stop by afterwards one day and see if i can get some.

UltimateFetish said:

Do you have a Sally Beauty? That's where I get everything! Setting lotion is a very old school way to do your hair but it WORKS!

Christina Misae said:

i've never heard of setting lotion before. i will have to go to my hairdresser and check it out. thanks

UltimateFetish said:

The best thing to do is spray setting lotion in your hair when it's wet and also something that will create a barrier between the heat and your hair because you don't want to fry your hair over time. Blow dry your hair and then curl it. Back in the day women used to use setting lotion and I still use it to this day, so does Dita Von Teese. Her hair is straight as an arrow and setting lotion is the only thing that works for her and many other women.

http://www.prossalonsupply.com/images/products/prod_493_th.jpg

Permalink Reply by Christina Misae on October 15, 2008 at 10:07am

Nice picture. That's going to be me. But hopefully hotter
Daddy Cool said:

Permalink Reply by Soda Shop Sue on October 17, 2008 at 7:57am

wet to set!!!

foam curlers!!!
put them in the evening, tie a silk skarf around your head, sleep with them in, and next day, take them out... of you could tie them up cute with a silk skarf and even wear them out on the town, i do!

xoxo Soda Shop Sue

Permalink Reply by Christina Misae on October 17, 2008 at 4:36pm

thanks for all the advice!

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