Rollersetting 2011! (Challenge, Tips, Techniques, etc.)

[LushLox]

I wish you could post a picture of how you do it, because this is something I still haven't quite mastered yet.

Anyone tried any new techniques or products they'd like to share?
I just bought a seamless fine tooth comb, and I think it's made a difference-I feel less snagging when I detangle for setting.

Next time I do it I'll try to remember to take some pics.

Hmm I need to get a seamless fine tooth comb, I have a lovely wide tooth one, but need a fine one for rollersetting.

 

[LushLox]

I have but I find the mesh rollers with the brush inside them made my hair straighter and the brush keeps the pin in. I know LHCF no-no. Annie just redesigned their mesh rollers where the netting holes are smaller. If you check out Macherie French mesh roller video, she uses two pins per roller. I have not tried that way yet.

Mesh rollers without brush is very difficult; the roller does not want to stay.

mesh roller with brush is easy. The pin stays. The roller stays. The brush smoothes the hair and gives volume. The trick with them is you have to UNROLL the roller otherwise it will get tangle in hair if treat them like magnetics.

I was cringing reading that as I can be impatient sometimes and I can just picture myself trying to remove those rollers. It sounds good if your hair is dense enough to take it but with my fine head I'd probably only have about five hairs left!

 

[Napp]

This is a revelation to me!!! She is using like a quarter of the flexi-rods I usually use. I washed and flexi-rod set tonight (with the blue ones) and used a lot fewer than I usually do, on bigger chunks of hair, inspired by this pic. I finished setting in about half the time it usually takes.

I'm sitting under the dryer now -- we'll see how it dries and how it looks tomorrow. Let you know!

THANK YOU for posting this, Napp!

ericajoy here is the link for the tutorial. i dont know if the model has really loose curls or is relaxed

http://rockyournatural.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-use-flexi-rods.html

it came out cute. mine didnt end up so nice

here are some pics
i set my hair in 30 mins i braided the roots.


the curls came out cute. i sat under the dryer for 30 mins and airdried overnight. it was very uncomfortable!



it looked a hot mess when i separated the curls


a headband saved the day




i might try it again with ponytail holders at the roots and using the headband trick to keep my edges smooth i think i will try to use a few more rollers too. it seems the more i separate the frizzier it looks

 

[Napp]

I have but I find the mesh rollers with the brush inside them made my hair straighter and the brush keeps the pin in. I know LHCF no-no. Annie just redesigned their mesh rollers where the netting holes are smaller. If you check out Macherie French mesh roller video, she uses two pins per roller. I have not tried that way yet.

Mesh rollers without brush is very difficult; the roller does not want to stay.

mesh roller with brush is easy. The pin stays. The roller stays. The brush smoothes the hair and gives volume. The trick with them is you have to UNROLL the roller otherwise it will get tangle in hair if treat them like magnetics.

i was actually thinking about using the snap on covers that i have for my magnetics. i saw a member do that and then secure them with the silver clips and her natural rollerset came out

Rocky91 where did you get your seamless fine toothed comb? i am looking for a seamless wide toothed rat tail comb

 

[Curlybeauty]

I wish you could post a picture of how you do it, because this is something I still haven't quite mastered yet.

Anyone tried any new techniques or products they'd like to share?
I just bought a seamless fine tooth comb, and I think it's made a difference-I feel less snagging when I detangle for setting.

Rocky91 where did you purchase your comb at? My sets are pretty much perfected now, but since I have to fully detangle with a fine tooth comb, so my ends wont matte up, I need a better comb. I think I lose to much hair. And thanks to Cream Tee I am loving the foaming pomade and argan oil mix for my sets.

Yall got me tempted to pull out some rollers...I'm sure my thin hair would appreciate a roller set so much better than that flat iron

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SimplyBlessed my ends have thanked me sooo much more since setting my hair regularly. I flat-ironed my hair two weeks ago to inspect my ends, and I was pleasantly surprised my ends have never looked this good after two months of air drying, bunning, and setting the hair on my behalf.

 

[Rocky91]

Napp Curlybeauty, It was from Sally's. I believe it's about $2.
It's brown, with a metal tail.

 

[H0tPinkButtafly]

I wish you could post a picture of how you do it, because this is something I still haven't quite mastered yet.

Anyone tried any new techniques or products they'd like to share?
I just bought a seamless fine tooth comb, and I think it's made a difference-I feel less snagging when I detangle for setting.

i tried something new (well, new for me lol) for my last 2 rollersets. I did a ponytail rollerset. Sat under the hair dryer and after it was dry i flat ironed the roots and put my hair in 2 buns (like bantu knots) on each side. i let my hair stay like that over night, comb out in the morning and i had loose fluffy waves.

I also just started using silicon mix, i love it! it made my hair feel silky all week

 

[ericajoy]

@ericajoy here is the link for the tutorial. i dont know if the model has really loose curls or is relaxed

http://rockyournatural.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-use-flexi-rods.html

it came out cute. mine didnt end up so nice

here are some pics
i set my hair in 30 mins i braided the roots.


the curls came out cute. i sat under the dryer for 30 mins and airdried overnight. it was very uncomfortable!



it looked a hot mess when i separated the curls


a headband saved the day




i might try it again with ponytail holders at the roots and using the headband trick to keep my edges smooth i think i will try to use a few more rollers too. it seems the more i separate the frizzier it looks

Girl, I feel for you sleeping in those flexi-rods. I did that once and only once.

Thank you for the tutorial! I'll watch that. What was so bad about your hair when you separated the curls? It looked cute to me. The pic is kind of small, though, so maybe it didn't capture whatever it was you didn't like.

My hair came out almost exactly the same as when i use more flexi-rods -- it's the same style that's in my avatar. I separate the curls a lot and wear it kind of messy. The only difference was it took a little longer to dry on the ends -- about an hour and 15 mins under the Pibbs vs. an hour.

 

[Napp]

Girl, I feel for you sleeping in those flexi-rods. I did that once and only once.

Thank you for the tutorial! I'll watch that. What was so bad about your hair when you separated the curls? It looked cute to me. The pic is kind of small, though, so maybe it didn't capture whatever it was you didn't like.

My hair came out almost exactly the same as when i use more flexi-rods -- it's the same style that's in my avatar. I separate the curls a lot and wear it kind of messy. The only difference was it took a little longer to dry on the ends -- about an hour and 15 mins under the Pibbs vs. an hour.

the roots didnt allow the hair to fall right so i pinned it up but then the edges looked really rough and i couldnt get rid of the parts. if you need to see you can click on the pictures for a better view.

i also dont use a fine toothed comb when i set. maybe that might be the issue. i want a seamless comb but i dont know where else to get one but online and they look expensive. i think i will use my old faithful. ive had it so long i dont think it has seams anymore

 

[Napp]

i just bought a new dryer for only 30 bux

its a select pro gold which i thought were discontinued. i hope this one is worth my money!

 

[LushLox]

@Rocky91 where did you purchase your comb at? My sets are pretty much perfected now, but since I have to fully detangle with a fine tooth comb, so my ends wont matte up, I need a better comb. I think I lose to much hair. And thanks to @Cream Tee I am loving the foaming pomade and argan oil mix for my sets.

@SimplyBlessed my ends have thanked me sooo much more since setting my hair regularly. I flat-ironed my hair two weeks ago to inspect my ends, and I was pleasantly surprised my ends have never looked this good after two months of air drying, bunning, and setting the hair on my behalf.

Curlybeauty I'm glad you like the PM Foaming Pomade, it's a very very nice product. It's a shame that it has mineral oil in it, but I don't really let that bother me if a product works and like everything else - moderation is key!

 

[Sunshine_One]

@Napp Where did you purchase that Select pro gold dryer from?

@Cream Tee Thanks for the suggestion about the PM foaming pomade. I have travel size bottle in my stash. I will try it out for a set.

I did a set yesterday and I snappled a few pics. I will post them in a few.

 

[Sunshine_One]

Here are a few pics from the set I did yesterday.

I used a combo of Jane Carter's wrap n roll and used Treseme Moisture rich conditioner as a leave-in. Got the Treseme tip from that thread on Mahogony curls beautiful roller set.

I used magnetic rollers and did the mohawk method.

I LIGHTLY went over the roots with my flatiron on 350. Not sure if I'm sold on the Jane Carter but the conditioner worked well. I'll try the naturals version when I run out. I want try out Nairobi and Bronner bros wrap foam. Has anyone tried them out yet? TIA

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[sylver2]

soooo Im finally trying to rollerset. I use to try but would give up halfway thru because it took me like 2 hours lol. self relaxing & rollersetting this weekend. Using green & grey rollers mohawk method.

 

[Rocky91]

Sunshine_One and Napp, thanks for the pics! lovely hair, both of you!

too lazy to completely wet my hair again. it's straight-ish right now, been that way all week. and i like stretching out my wash days. tonight, to go out, I'm gonna add a bit of foam and sit under the dryer to get some nice bouncy curls going.

 

[Curlybeauty]

So I finally did a set, after like a month

I used the tresemme naturals conditioner and the PM Pommade.

I didn't like the set. One because it didn't dry enough by the time I had to leave the house, and two because the set was too soft. I touched the roots up, but it just wasn't what I wanted. The only upside to this is that I started to apply a sulfur mix, so I will probably apply my mix tonight or something, and co-wash this set out and re-style tomorrow for the week. I might do another set, and just use my other products.

I don't know if it was me using a wash-out conditioner as a leave-in or what. My hair is soft though...

sylver2 I REALLY REALLY hope you can post some pictures of your beautiful hair, make an album or SOMETHING

I would love to see how it comes out..

 

[Sunshine_One]

@Rocky91! Thanks much! FYI that set is now a bun! lol

One thing about roller setting natural hair is the lack of longevity. At least for ME. I had to realize that I could no longer use that lil dime to quarter size amount of leave-in with no setting foam and expect the set to last like when I was relaxed. Even with all that Jane Carter wrap n roll and the treseme my ends started to frizz by day 3. I have to find a remedy to this.

Ironically when I set & flat iron (not just the roots) that will last for over a week. I mean it still looks fresh and smooth but I can't go longer than a week with out a wash. I really think my hair likes heat!

I purchased the those blue french mesh rollers from Marcherie. So I will be doing another set either tonight or tomorrow night. We shall see how that one turns out! I love this thread..finally a place to discuss the ups n downs of roller setting.

@sylver2 Post some pics girly!

 

[Napp]

Sunshine_One and Napp, thanks for the pics! lovely hair, both of you!

too lazy to completely wet my hair again. it's straight-ish right now, been that way all week. and i like stretching out my wash days. tonight, to go out, I'm gonna add a bit of foam and sit under the dryer to get some nice bouncy curls going.

Rocky91 i tried setting with ponytail holders. i used quite a few ponytails and used perm rods because my new flexi rods still havent come in yet

it came out very nice and it wasnt hard to hide the parts all all. this method is a keeper.no pics because i needed to take some pictures w/ some friends and i didnt want anyone to see a millon hair pics in my camera.


before that i did a braid out/ braid n curl. i used a mix of cornrows and plaits and it came out very cute unfortunately it wasnt dry when i got up that morning so at the end of the day it was all puffy and whack. the weather didnt help either

the way i set

results

you can see if poofing up here

ignore the flash. it was extra bright as you can see. im still messing around w/ the settings of my new camera.

 

[Napp]

@Rocky91! Thanks much! FYI that set is now a bun! lol

One thing about roller setting natural hair is the lack of longevity. At least for ME. I had to realize that I could no longer use that lil dime to quarter size amount of leave-in with no setting foam and expect the set to last like when I was relaxed. Even with all that Jane Carter wrap n roll and the treseme my ends started to frizz by day 3. I have to find a remedy to this.

Ironically when I set & flat iron (not just the roots) that will last for over a week. I mean it still looks fresh and smooth but I can't go longer than a week with out a wash. I really think my hair likes heat!

I purchased the those blue french mesh rollers from Marcherie. So I will be doing another set either tonight or tomorrow night. We shall see how that one turns out! I love this thread..finally a place to discuss the ups n downs of roller setting.

@sylver2 Post some pics girly!

oh my goodness ME TOO! i havent found a way to get over the midweek frizz hump either at this point i just decided to set my hair 2x a week. i thought it might be too much manipulation but i dont see the point in letting my ends frizz and knot up. it ends up being counter productive.

when i do the second set i really dont have any breakage so i am gonna see where this leads me in a few weeks. if i can do a pony set with flexi rods i can set my hair really fast and i only need an hour under my attachment. hopefully less with my new dryer.

tell us how those mesh rollers go!

 

[Curlybeauty]

I think when i re-style, I will do a twist n' curl.

Trying to counteract all the manipulation that come with sets. I think a twist n' curl will be better for my ends that bunning.

 

[Ltown]

@Rocky91! Thanks much! FYI that set is now a bun! lol

One thing about roller setting natural hair is the lack of longevity. At least for ME. I had to realize that I could no longer use that lil dime to quarter size amount of leave-in with no setting foam and expect the set to last like when I was relaxed. Even with all that Jane Carter wrap n roll and the treseme my ends started to frizz by day 3. I have to find a remedy to this.


Sunshine_One,

I'm still tying to get the rollersetting and following you lady as i don't do it often but as a natural too my day 3 is the same and i workout but I do a braidout on day 2 just to get some benefits of my rollerset. They are challenging. I hope Sylver post picture too!

 

[Sunshine_One]

@Sunshine_One,

I'm still tying to get the rollersetting and following you lady as i don't do it often but as a natural too my day 3 is the same and i workout but I do a braidout on day 2 just to get some benefits of my rollerset. They are challenging. I hope Sylver post picture too![/QUOTE]

Ltown

You know my inner voice said to do a braid out last night...but noooooo I wanted to rock the curls again today. As I've done this in the past. Well...we know how that turned out! This roller setting challenge is making me miss my textlaxed hair. However not enough to go back to relaxers. I have some ideas but I want to try them out first. Then I most def share with you all.

 

[Solitude]

I completely forgot I was in this challenge...I'm trying to fall back in love with rollersetting.

Today I poo'd with the new Creme of Nature Argan Oil Shampoo
Black rinse (semi-permanent dye)
DC'd with the Silicon stuff by Nuaat from Sally's
used the Silicion leave-in and Chi Deep Brilliance Serum as leave-ins for my set with magnetic rollers.

I'm sitting under the dryer now. I recently had to trim split ends, so I'm trying to get back into rollersetting, with end papers now.

Oh, and I have a new blowdryer so I'm also doing the roundbrush technique.

 

[Angelicus]

I'm sitting under the dryer right now with my roller set. I am using huge rollers which I have rolled upwards --so that my hair can be slick straight. I absolutely love doing my hair like this!

 

[Sunshine_One]

@Solitude

Wooo I can't wait to get my hands on that new Argan oil Creme of Nature shampoo. I think there's a leave-in also. My hair loves the conditioning treatment. I'm about to head home from the weekend gig. Not sure if I'm up for a wash n set tonight....maybe.

 

[nikki2229]

Sunshine_One

Here is a pic of my hair using the Nairobi to rollerset.

 

[Sunshine_One]

nikki2229

Thanks pretty set! So how did it make your hair feel? Did the curls hold up well? TIA

 

[RelaxednNapulous]

I've been MIA, trying to sync my hair and swim schedules. Not my best rollerset, a couple of curls were still wet. Good definition and bounce on the sides. I think my hair likes straight better than wash 'n go.

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[RelaxednNapulous]

Don't know about natural hair, but my stylist used Alterna Hemp Straightening balm and Salerm B5 leave in. My hair stayed straight in rain, NYC summers and snow unless it got wet. Mere mist or humidity didn't kill my style. Think it was the Alterna.

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[nikki2229]

Thank you.
It provides a good hold and does not dry my hair out while setting like the Jane Carter Foam does. I brought the big bottle and I add water and use an old Jane Carter pump bottle that I had, so I use it as a foam.
It makes the hair very shiny. I am a 4a natural BTW.