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

[LushLox]

I did quite a nice set last week, I'll upload some pics if I remember to.

Going to to set again today, I think I'll wrap the hair and wear it straight.

 

[blackberry815]

The curls do have very slight ridges, however they disappear completely as soon as I brush or comb the curls out.

If you don't have enough long pins, you can use the same short duckbill clips for magnetic rollers to hold the mesh ones. I use clips in the rows closest to my face and nape. Also one pin can hold two rollers. I pin the first roller; when the second roller is in place I put the second pin through both rollers and remove the first pin from the first roller.

Thanks so much! I couldn't tell for sure in macheries youtube video if it was totally smooth or not so that's good to know? Do u find that u set ur hair a lot faster using these rollers? How long would u say it takes for u to set.

Also do any of you ladies workout and rollerset ur hair? I'm thinking of starting a 3 day a week workout regimen so I'm wondering I continuing my rollersetting routine will be good for me.. What do you do to preserve your set while working out? Or do you just simply wash and set more often?

 

[Miss*Tress]

It takes the same amount of time to wet set with either type of rollers, but drying time is shorter with mesh rollers.

Back in the day when I lived in Ft. Lauderdale and was relaxed, I used to go running 6 days a week and I wash and set my hair twice a week, i.e. Sunday & Wednesday. My hair always looked fresh and I was in better shape then than I am now.

 

[Napp]

does anyone use oilsheen after rollersetting?

 

[KimPossibli]

another week another rollerset. I think I'm getting the hang of this I think I did them too small last night. It took me forever to finish them...

 

[LushLox]

does anyone use oilsheen after rollersetting?

I don't as I know my curls won't have any longevity at all. My stylist used to use it in my hair, but she used lots of setting lotion/foams so the curls still kept in tact.

 

[blackberry815]

does anyone use oilsheen after rollersetting?

I do! I use mizani's oil sheen or aphogee's oil sheen. Only one light puff for some shine. I don't like to weigh my hair down. I hold the can pretty far from my head about 12 inches away.

 

[Sunshine_One]

I use the Creme of Nature Argan oil sheen. It gives a nice shine and does not alter my curls.

ETA: I just purchased the CON Argan shine mist in the bottle and like that one even better.

 

[blackberry815]

It takes the same amount of time to wet set with either type of rollers, but drying time is shorter with mesh rollers.

Back in the day when I lived in Ft. Lauderdale and was relaxed, I used to go running 6 days a week and I wash and set my hair twice a week, i.e. Sunday & Wednesday. My hair always looked fresh and I was in better shape then than I am now.

Did you find that it was alot of manipulation for your hair? did you experience any breakage from rollersetting twice a week? do you find that your hair was thicker at all with doing it once a week vs twice a week?

 

[Rocky91]

I love oilsheen after sets-bling bling!

I just did a flexi-rod set. I'll post some pics later...

 

[MacIsMyCrack]

I wanted to know if the Pibbs dryer is worth purchasing to cut down dryer time???? Ladies please give reviews. I have already seen several dryers mentioned in this thread and I wanted to get some feedback as to if the Pibbs is the best hooded dryer.

I have never used a Pibbs but I do have the dryer from LCL (which I think was Salons-R-Us previously). I have had for about two years now and it works as good as the day I got it. I don't even know what I would do without it. Plus it was much more cost effective.

http://lclbeauty.com/products.php?cat=8

 

[blackberry815]

I have never used a Pibbs but I do have the dryer from LCL (which I think was Salons-R-Us previously). I have had for about two years now and it works as good as the day I got it. I don't even know what I would do without it. Plus it was much more cost effective.

http://lclbeauty.com/products.php?cat=8

If you can stand somewhat high heat you can dry significantly faster. I don't like high heat because I find that my hair comes out shinier and feels more moisturized if I keep it between 35 and 40. With that said, I dry in two hours under the pibbs. I'm sure if I cranked it up more I can dry faster but I don't want to compromise the health of my hair.

 

[PinkAngel]

Starting Length/Goal Length: Arm Pit Length/ Full Mid Back Length
Why You Rollerset: For body & it's healthier for my hair than flat ironing.
How Often: 1 x per week
Products: Salerm 21, CHI Silk Infusion & water
Techniques/Tools: (magnetic rollers? flexi-rods? hooded dryer?) Annie mesh rollers, mesh end papers & Pibbs
Your #1 Piece of Advice on Rollersetting: Make sure your hair is wet and don't pull too tight.

 

[empressri]

Question..

Went to get my mother the Diane mesh red rollers which on some website said they are 1 and 1/2.

Of course they didn't have the red ones, but lavender ones which are the same size but...I hope I didn't get the wrong ones! Mom's stylist told her to go up one from the blue rollers cause her hair grew a lot/

 

[AlkalineSteam]

Also do any of you ladies workout and rollerset ur hair? I'm thinking of starting a 3 day a week workout regimen so I'm wondering I continuing my rollersetting routine will be good for me.. What do you do to preserve your set while working out? Or do you just simply wash and set more often?

Pincurls! I work out in the morning so I pincurl at night, get up and work out either at home or at the gym, shower, do my face, then take the pins out. By then any moisture on my scalp (aka sweat) has dried and I don't have to worry about frizz. Perfect every time.

 

[mstrublvr]

I will lurk no more!!

Starting Length/Goal Length: APL/MBL..can I say APL with a head full of breakage thanks to the relaxer/color/bad stylist combo?? erplexed Yes I have learned the evils of this combo.

Why You Rollerset: For healthy hair and I love the curls.

How Often: every other day set with my CW, but full DC treatment and set once a wk

Products: Joico KPak, Keratin Oil, Nexxus Humectress, Kinky Curly leave-in..it still feels amazing eventhough I relax now and I want to finish off the bottle

Techniques/Tools: air-dry using flexi-rods. My latina friends think its my natural curl..sure I am soo a 4B/4A

Your #1 Piece of Advice on Rollersetting: Love your hair and keep reading LHCF.

 

[Rocky91]

Question..

Went to get my mother the Diane mesh red rollers which on some website said they are 1 and 1/2.

Of course they didn't have the red ones, but lavender ones which are the same size but...I hope I didn't get the wrong ones! Mom's stylist told her to go up one from the blue rollers cause her hair grew a lot/

I don't know the answer to your question, but maybe somebody else does??

I shall be doing a ponytail flexi-rod set later. I seem to have settled into a really good routine: wear my sets monday-friday, then bun on the weekends for partying, and then set on monday nights, since I have no class on tuesdays.

 

[LushLox]

I don't know anything about the mesh rollers, I've never used them....


I'm back under the dryer with another set, I fear I may have used too many leave ins though. I'm just laffin at my attempt to stop rollersetting and airdry for a while instead - I guess the thought was nice while it lasted.

 

[Napp]

Im in love with razac products! I will be replacing almost everything i am currently using with razac products.i think i found my true staple line!

 

[Cocoeuro]

Im in love with razac products! I will be replacing almost everything i am currently using with razac products.i think i found my true staple line!

I used to use Perfect for Perms for years back in the day!!! one of the best cream hairdresses!!

 

[albane]

Per new requests, here below are guidelines for set arrangements with the so called French blue mesh rollers. I am afraid it will be a repeat for some of you, sorry.
I know these guidelines may sound as “too many rollers” for some forum members who think a single 12-pack should be enough, but these arrangements were displayed as such in girl and women magazine in France during the 60s and 70s for long hair, mid-back and over. I also saw multiple examples in my mother salon and experienced these arrangements myself.

The standard set for long hair is 23 to 24 rollers: can be a mohawk of 7 or 8, with 3 rollers on each side along the face and a row of 5 rollers on each side in between OR 8 rollers from one cheek to the other, a mohawk of 6 at the back and a row of 5 rollers on each side in between. This is a big rollerset, but it is quite sustainable and you will enter without difficulty under a professional hood dryer such as the Pibbs – French or Italian equivalents were designed to allow this type of rollerset, thanks to the rotating visor.

A slightly smaller but standard set consists of 19 to 20 rollers, the same as above with one roller less on all side rows. This is what I recommend to my friends to start with, before going to the standard set which may look too big at first glance.

Even young girls were granted with 16 such rollers per the magazines: typically a mohawk of 6, 2 rollers on each side along the face, 3 rollers on each side in between

For very long hair, the next standard was 29 rollers, adding one roller at the bottom of each row of the standard set. The result is already massive, you can barely turn your head - I know it by experience. You will still enter under the professional hood without too much difficulty, but do not expect any room left to move.

To go beyond that mark requires dedication, as it quickly leads to get rollers everywhere around your head including on the face. But this was apparently accepted quite routinely 40 years ago by teenagers and young women. I also remind seeing such incredible rollersets in my mother's salon and I have been myself experiencing some of those when I was 16 to 18 years old. My mother was using me as her guinea pig ! Results were excellent, but what a painful time without any room under the hood!

 

[Ltown]

Per new requests, here below are guidelines for set arrangements with the so called French blue mesh rollers. I am afraid it will be a repeat for some of you, sorry.
I know these guidelines may sound as “too many rollers” for some forum members who think a single 12-pack should be enough, but these arrangements were displayed as such in girl and women magazine in France during the 60s and 70s for long hair, mid-back and over. I also saw multiple examples in my mother salon and experienced these arrangements myself.

The standard set for long hair is 23 to 24 rollers: can be a mohawk of 7 or 8, with 3 rollers on each side along the face and a row of 5 rollers on each side in between OR 8 rollers from one cheek to the other, a mohawk of 6 at the back and a row of 5 rollers on each side in between. This is a big rollerset, but it is quite sustainable and you will enter without difficulty under a professional hood dryer such as the Pibbs – French or Italian equivalents were designed to

allow this type of rollerset, thanks to the rotating visor.

A slightly smaller but standard set consists of 19 to 20 rollers, the same as above with one roller less on all side rows. This is what I recommend to my

friends to start with, before going to the standard set which may look too big at first glance.

Even young girls were granted with 16 such rollers per the magazines: typically



a mohawk of 6, 2 rollers on each side along the face, 3 rollers on each side in between

For very long hair, the next standard was 29 rollers, adding one roller at the bottom of each row of the standard set. The result is already massive, you can barely turn your head - I know it by experience. You will still enter under the professional hood without too much difficulty, but do not expect any room left to move.

To go beyond that mark requires dedication, as it quickly leads to get rollers everywhere around your head including on the face. But this was apparently accepted quite routinely 40 years ago by teenagers and young women. I also remind seeing such incredible rollersets in my mother's salon and I have been myself experiencing some of those when I was 16 to 18 years old. My mother was using me as her guinea pig ! Results were excellent, but what a painful
time without any room under the hood!

albane, i appreciate your update, for me 12 rollers have been perfect with only rollersetting 1/2 a month with a home hood dryer it very difficult i've been abe to get what i want out of rollersetting and not needing to flat iron. So those who do have more and home dryer good luck. Pibbs is on my wish list this year.

 

[AlkalineSteam]

albane any pictures?

 

[albane]

AlkalineSteam,

Pictures in my Fotki are not recent, but they are still relevant for the matter. I will also upload a few scans there in the next few days.

I hope it helps

 

[Iftiin]

Starting Length/Goal Length: Hip length.
Why You Rollerset: to get a more straight hairstyle without using direct heat.
How Often:2-3 times a week
Products: Macadamia natural oil leave-in and afterwards i will use the MNO oil spray
Techniques/Tools: (magnetic rollers? flexi-rods? hooded dryer?): I will rollerset my hair everytime i DC, which is 3 times a week. I will use the blue mesh rollers and sit under the dryer or even sometimes let it airdry
Your #1 Piece of Advice on Rollersetting: I dont have any advice at all, since i'm kinda new to this. But i read that using end papers will keep your ends frizz free so will be using that.

 

[sylver2]

soo I gave up on regular rollersetting and started ponytail rollersetting. Love it!! sooo much easier for me. working on perfecting it and working on a special vitamin setting mixture for my hair.

 

[Napp]

This natural rollersetting is not for me....my hair is so knotted and tangled after being outside in the mist.i lost so much hair this week. I usually dont get ssk but i am seeing quite a few of them...

I love wearing my hair out so this sucks.... I dont even want to bun. I did a wet bun after my rollerset fail and it dreadloced! I had to have a 3 hr detangling session to get them out. It was BAD. only to have it knot up like this again. I AM SO DONE.

 

[Rocky91]

This natural rollersetting is not for me....my hair is so knotted and tangled after being outside in the mist.i lost so much hair this week. I usually dont get ssk but i am seeing quite a few of them...

I love wearing my hair out so this sucks.... I dont even want to bun. I did a wet bun after my rollerset fail and it dreadloced! I had to have a 3 hr detangling session to get them out. It was BAD. only to have it knot up like this again. I AM SO DONE.

Napp, damn son. that doesn't sound too good. so do you think you'll return to wearing your hair primarily straight?

sylver2, I love ponytail rollersetting, it's super easy!! I also do ponytail flexi-rod set, which are ridiculously easy and quick.
I'll probably be flat-ironing tonight!!

 

[Napp]

Napp, damn son. that doesn't sound too good. so do you think you'll return to wearing your hair primarily straight?

i think so. i did another flexi rod set and the SAME thing happened.(i thought it was the products i used)it wasnt even humid outside.... i was so frustrated i just ripped the knots out and flat ironed it. hair was all over the sink and floor and the hair in the crown and middle of my head has gone awol
im gonna need another hair cut sooner or later as well.

i should have just kept doing what i was doing.(flat iron 1x a month) i thought by stopping the heat my hair would be better but its in the worse condition i have ever seen it in. i dont even want to wear my hair natural anymore. i plan on getting a relaxer or a strong bkt by the end of may.

 

[LushLox]

@Napp, damn son. that doesn't sound too good. so do you think you'll return to wearing your hair primarily straight?

i think so. i did another flexi rod set and the SAME thing happened.(i thought it was the products i used)it wasnt even humid outside.... i was so frustrated i just ripped the knots out and flat ironed it. hair was all over the sink and floor and the hair in the crown and middle of my head has gone awol
im gonna need another hair cut sooner or later as well.

i should have just kept doing what i was doing.(flat iron 1x a month) i thought by stopping the heat my hair would be better but its in the worse condition i have ever seen it in. i dont even want to wear my hair natural anymore. i plan on getting a relaxer or a strong bkt by the end of may.

Sorry to hear that Napp, although perhaps go with the BKT first before resort to a relaxer - don't want you having any regrets, although it sounds as though you're pretty sure.