At Home Rollersetting ???

[free2bme]

I know that to get the most superior roller set, we should use the magnetics with the silver pins. My problem is that I cant secure them tightly so my sets come not as smooth as I know they can be. I usually get frustrated and use the roller covers that leave dents in your hair. Any pointers please???

Thanx!

 

[daviine]

Try this thread for some links on rollersetting. Also if yo do a search you may find individual posts or even threads about roller setting.

I chose this thread becasue it has the link (Susana's website) where I first learned to roller set. HTH

 

[Tracy]

Hey F2B

The single most helpful advice I got when I was learning to rollerset is this....

For each piece of hair you are rolling, you want to section it off, comb it straight and then comb it again angling the hair in the OPPOSITE direction of the way you are intending to roll it. So if you are rolling the section of hair going back, you want to angle that piece toward your forehead 45 degrees. Once you have it pulled taut at a 45 degree angle to the scalp and in the opposite direction of the direction you are rolling it that section, you want to take the roler and smooth the very tips of the hair onto it and then roll the roller carefully into the hair until it meets the scalp. Then, take a clip and secure the roller at the scalp inserting the clip as close to the front of the roller as possible. If you have just inserted a roller previously you insert it as close to that roller as you can. I hope that makes sense.

You find you have rollers that are less floppety this way.

It made all the difference when I was learning....

 

[sweetcocoa]

In addition to what Tracy said....I always tie a triangular hair net over my rollers when I'm done. Then you don't have to worry about knocking any loose till you are dry...

 

[Allandra]

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sweetcocoa said:
In addition to what Tracy said....I always tie a triangular hair net over my rollers when I'm done. Then you don't have to worry about knocking any loose till you are dry...

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I also tie a triangular mesh scarf over my rollers, and I sit under the dryer with it on. It keeps the rollers nice and secure.

 

[brownrelaxedhair]

I had the biggest problem with pins and rollars and actually gave up at one point. Tracy and Amillion's post persuaded me to try again and I'm glad I did.

Making the pins secure so the rollar is tight was very hard for me to learn. Tracy's post is exactly what I'd say. The only thing I'd add is make sure that the hair that's not being rollared, is kept well away from the rollar you are securing, if not, the pin may grab hair that doesn't belong in that section

The key is to hold the rollar very tight on the scalp with one hand, and slide the pin against the scalp securing the rollar. Then do the same on the other side of the same rollar, reholding the rollar so its tight again. Hope seeing Miguelina doing it gave you some inspiration

 

[karezone]

wow I am not the only person that uses two pins. Right now I have gotten so good at basic block roller sets, that I only have to put two pins in like the first four on the top of my head, the ones in the back and the side stay tight with just one.

The key to roller setting is practice and patience. Trust me I gave up several times. Susana's website is very good. If you still have trouble, go have a profesional one done and watch very closely so, that you can copy everything that they do on your own hair. Also, don't become obsessed with the parts being straight or even. Just make sure that the rollers are secure and that there isn't too much hair in each roller.

 

[Honi]

I'm gonna have to try this again because I could never master it either

I've been doing the pin thing since high school so I'm really good at that method.

Combing it forward then rolling makes alot of sense now. Thanks ladies!