I did my first strawset (pics included)...

lovelymissyoli

lovelymissyoli

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Hi ladies,

Once again I went out on a limb and tried to execute another hairstyle. This time around I experimented with straws and tried to do a strawset. This will probably be the only time I will ever do this style again because it took me 6 hours! :( I don’t think the process would have taken that long if I didn’t have to cut each straw, position my bobby pins, and roll with precision. Oh…and let’s not forget the 10 breaks I took! What can I say --- my legs were getting tired and there were some good shows on tv. On the other hand, the time it took to dry was fairly quick. For instance, I rolled my bangs up this evening around 5:00 and about and hour later they were dry.

Anyways, this was my first time performing this style and I’m in no way a professional so you won’t see professional results, but rest assure I will be wearing this style for a while as long as it took me to put these things in! Well, pictures are in my album, and I’ve pasted a smaller one below, let me know what you think!

-lovelymissyoli
***excuse the size of this picture but a larger one is in my album...I don't want to take up too much of LHCF's space***
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oglorious1 said:
It looks wonderful, you used regular drinking straws...
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Thank you. Yep...just regular ole drinking straws. If I were to have used flexi rods I would have spent at least $30+ for the rods instead of $1.00 for a pack of 100 straws. I only used about 50 straws...if that.
 
My hair is not relaxed do you think this will work on my hair...

another ? What kind of bobby pins did you use...I'm gonna ask you a million and one questions some silly, cause I wanna get this style right...
 
Very nice! You did a great job. How did you secure the straws once they were rolled? I've always wondered about that. Do you have a pic of how to secure them?
 
kitty18 said:
Very nice! You did a great job. How did you secure the straws once they were rolled? I've always wondered about that. Do you have a pic of how to secure them?
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Good question. I've always admired straw sets.

And lovelymissyoli, your straw set looks great. :clap:
 
wow that looks wonderful you did a great job and i commend u for ur patience bravo im inspired to try this style...
 
BEAUTIFUL! I have purchased straws but have never had the patience to do this. Looking good!
 
It looks so pretty! You did a wonderful job. I have always wanted to try this type of set but I am clueless about doing them right....especially on my relaxed hair. Is it possible if you could give directions perrty please :D ??
 
oglorious1 said:
My hair is not relaxed do you think this will work on my hair...

another ? What kind of bobby pins did you use...I'm gonna ask you a million and one questions some silly, cause I wanna get this style right...
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I think this style will look great on your hair even if it's not relaxed. I used regular bobby pins, however, it was a mixture of the extra long ones (which I inserted at the top of the straw, and the regular size ones (which I inserted at the end of the straw to secure my ends). HTH.
 
vikkisecret said:
It looks so pretty! You did a wonderful job. I have always wanted to try this type of set but I am clueless about doing them right....especially on my relaxed hair. Is it possible if you could give directions perrty please :D ??
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No problem! I’ll try my best to give you directions to do a strawset:


Step 1: Shampoo and condition your hair like you normally would. While your hair is damp put a light leave-in conditioner in your hair.


Step 2: Make sure you have your handy setting lotion nearby.


***Side note: I LOVE Lottabody setting lotion. This time around I mixed Lottabody with ISOPLUS Wrap Lotion and a tad bit of EVOO.***


Step 3: Part your hair from side to side (i.e. ear to ear). IMO, it’s best to start parting your hair from the back and work your way forward because it not only dries faster as you’re going along, but also your arms won’t get tired and you can see what you’re doing! If you start from the front first, you’ll have so many straws in your way you won’t be able to see all your parts, and you may miss some pieces of hair. However, doing the opposite may work for others ---it’s all up to you!

***Side note: After I part each section of hair I use some type of moisturizer for my scalp & hair (mainly the new growth because I don’t want the rest of the curl to be too oily). This time around I used Frenchee’s Hair Gro and Dr. Miracle’s something or other (can’t remember the name) because I want to see if it really works like many say it does.***


Step 4: Begin to grab pieces of hair from the section that you part (see picture). You can make them by using a comb, or you can do like I do and just start grabbing hair and parting with your fingers. The sections that I grab are normally ¾” to ½” in diameter. You can do more or less. If you section more hair to roll it will take less time! (hint hint)

Step 5: With the section of hair you have in your hand, spray setting solution on the hair. You can either saturate it by smoothing it in with your fingers, or you can use a comb and make sure that it saturates that whole section of hair. IMO, I use both my hands and a comb and make sure that I use as much setting solution that I think is necessary. If that means more than 3 sprays…so be it!

Step 6: Grab a straw and cut it a little longer than that piece of hair. (See picture)

Step 7: Start at the bottom of the straw and begin wrapping your ends in the shape of a spiral, or in a manner in which it is not overlapping other hair along the straw. You have the option to roll your hair along the straw so that you will not see in gaps, or if you are spiraling your hair, you will see gaps.

If you need to secure your ends because they keep slipping off, it’s okay to roll some hair over your ends, however, don’t continue to roll your hair like that whole way through or your curls will turn out looking like some type of rollerset instead of having a spiral look.

***Side note: Even after I curled my hair I still cut some more of the straw off because I didn’t want the extra length getting in the way. ***

Step 8: Secure your hair first with a longer bobby pin at the top and a smaller one at the bottom. You can use all long bobby pins if you like, but using all small might not secure all your hair, especially if your hair is long and so is the straw.

Step 9: Repeat steps 1-8 until your hair is finished! You can either sit under a dryer or let your hair air dry. I did a mixture of both. 98% of my hair was air-dried and the other 2% was dried under the hair dryer for about 15 minutes.

***Below are some small pictures of the products I used, the size of the straws, and how to roll the hair. *** HTH.
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lovelymissyoli said:
Thanks ladies for all your compliments! :)
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Lovelymissyoli, your hair grows really fast (you are retaining a lot of length). It seems like you set your hair a lot. How long do you keep each set in? One week? Two weeks? Also, what do you use for daily maintenance while in this style? What do you wear on your head to sleep?

Thanks in advance . . .

BTW, your straw set looks like it was done by a professional stylist. Great job!
 
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