SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
bebezazueta... what do you mean, anchor the rollers to one another? I'm trying to picture this but I'm like this...
please explain!
please explain!
Rollersetting 2011! (Challenge, Tips, Techniques, etc.)
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SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
Wait, I think I get it. You mean you used the metal clips as well as the snaps to connect the rollers to one another for extra security? I was thinking you meant attaching the snaps to each other
That's not what you meant right? 
Napp
In hair purgatory
Wait, I think I get it. You mean you used the metal clips as well as the snaps to connect the rollers to one another for extra security? I was thinking you meant attaching the snaps to each other
you just clip the rollers together with the metal clips. i actually read that this could lead to breakage.
and i also could never get the hang of the snaps for a regular roller set. they always fall out. i like them for pony sets though.
bebezazueta
Well-Known Member
LOL! ok here's a pic just in case.
Sometimes the roller is a little loose when you use the snaps but doing the above keeps the rollers in place and taut. HTH!
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Sometimes the roller is a little loose when you use the snaps but doing the above keeps the rollers in place and taut. HTH!
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Napp
In hair purgatory
I think this youtuber has the best rollerset videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6maZ1ITpFE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28AUJFSYRyU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce-L5EuK4vU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwdrHFngJgk&feature=relmfu
small rollers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhq6GOj_FU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrQtS9r4zzE&feature=relmfu
i figured out what i was doing wrong after watching these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6maZ1ITpFE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28AUJFSYRyU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce-L5EuK4vU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwdrHFngJgk&feature=relmfu
small rollers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhq6GOj_FU&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrQtS9r4zzE&feature=relmfu
i figured out what i was doing wrong after watching these
SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
That music is so sooothingggg in!!! Thanks for posting those!
Rocky91
NYE side boob.
i love alraines-her hair is so gorgeous!
re: snap ons. just did a set with snap ons last night, and it came out great. the roots weren't quite so straight tho, but i just ironed them out as per usual. Thanks for the tip about the clips, bebezazueta! that'll def help.
I'll post pics in a second.
re: snap ons. just did a set with snap ons last night, and it came out great. the roots weren't quite so straight tho, but i just ironed them out as per usual. Thanks for the tip about the clips, bebezazueta! that'll def help.
I'll post pics in a second.
bebezazueta
Well-Known Member
KhandiB
Well-Known Member
Rocky91
NYE side boob.
back with pics of my rollerset last night. PIC heavy.
I'm natural, 4a/b. my strands are very fine, and my hair isn't very dense. that might have something to do with my rollersetting success, compared to what i've heard other naturals say.
I wanted to stretch my hair to braid it up for doing my weave. figured might as well try-i haven't had much success with magnetics yet, just flexirods.
Products: Elasta Wrap Foam, Sleek n' shine serum, water, Herbal Essences LTR condish as leave-in. end papers of course. sat under for only an hour. YAY for my new dryer!
wet hair-i've got heat damaged ends. not chopping the rest till APL. doesn't even really matter with my styles-i don't wash and go.
rollerset-attempted the mohawk in the front, back was just haphazard rolling and parting. not much rhyme or reason, and some were a bit loose.
results:
roots were hella crinkly, cause they weren't in tight enough. so i flatironed em out, here's the result:
i was too aggressive in the back-next time I'd flatiron less of the hair.
next day, today-i was too lazy to pincurl or anything, just piled it all up on top, and put a scarf around the edges. oh, I did put two flexirods where my front "bangs" are. that's it. got a little frizzy.
I'm very pleased. it didn't take me long to roll. maybe 15 minutes per quadrant of my head, hour total. 1 hr to roll+1 hr to dry +10 min. to flatiron=2 hr 10 min. style. with practice, i bet i could roll in 30-45 min. I'll probably do this on the regular during fall/winter, when i'm not weaved up.
I'm natural, 4a/b. my strands are very fine, and my hair isn't very dense. that might have something to do with my rollersetting success, compared to what i've heard other naturals say.
I wanted to stretch my hair to braid it up for doing my weave. figured might as well try-i haven't had much success with magnetics yet, just flexirods.
Products: Elasta Wrap Foam, Sleek n' shine serum, water, Herbal Essences LTR condish as leave-in. end papers of course. sat under for only an hour. YAY for my new dryer!
wet hair-i've got heat damaged ends. not chopping the rest till APL. doesn't even really matter with my styles-i don't wash and go.
rollerset-attempted the mohawk in the front, back was just haphazard rolling and parting. not much rhyme or reason, and some were a bit loose.
results:
roots were hella crinkly, cause they weren't in tight enough. so i flatironed em out, here's the result:
i was too aggressive in the back-next time I'd flatiron less of the hair.
next day, today-i was too lazy to pincurl or anything, just piled it all up on top, and put a scarf around the edges. oh, I did put two flexirods where my front "bangs" are. that's it. got a little frizzy.
I'm very pleased. it didn't take me long to roll. maybe 15 minutes per quadrant of my head, hour total. 1 hr to roll+1 hr to dry +10 min. to flatiron=2 hr 10 min. style. with practice, i bet i could roll in 30-45 min. I'll probably do this on the regular during fall/winter, when i'm not weaved up.
bebezazueta
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SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
chelleypie810
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Angelicus
Well-Known Member
Just some random thoughts about me roller setting today...
Today I used the Silk Dreams line-- I have been using it consistently for two months and I think the silk protein in it is doing something magical to my hair.
Today's regimen:
1. Pre-Treatment with PRE
2. clarify with Trader Joe's Nourish, followed by Whip My Hair Cleansing Cream
3. Deep conditioned with Vanilla Silk Moisture Dream Conditioner
4. Used Silk Dreams Wheat Germ Butter Conditioner as a leave-in
Lately, I have been using the 3 inch large green rollers alongside with 2in gray rollers for extra straight swingmatic hair. However, this time I used Gray rollers with purple (1.75 in?).
I sat under my daughter (my salon hair dryer from LCLbeauty.com) and it took about 45 min to dry. Afterwards, I wrapped my hair using the Silk Dreams Nourish Oil (smells like cafe au lait).
Oh. My. Lawd. My hair looks, feels, and smells so good. Have mercy! I had to keep my hair wrapped just to prevent myself from playing in it! I love the result of roller set hair. BTW, sometimes I do anchor the rollers. I know a lot of stylists frown on that but sometimes that's the only way I can keep my nape rolled up.
Today I used the Silk Dreams line-- I have been using it consistently for two months and I think the silk protein in it is doing something magical to my hair.
Today's regimen:
1. Pre-Treatment with PRE
2. clarify with Trader Joe's Nourish, followed by Whip My Hair Cleansing Cream
3. Deep conditioned with Vanilla Silk Moisture Dream Conditioner
4. Used Silk Dreams Wheat Germ Butter Conditioner as a leave-in
Lately, I have been using the 3 inch large green rollers alongside with 2in gray rollers for extra straight swingmatic hair. However, this time I used Gray rollers with purple (1.75 in?).
I sat under my daughter (my salon hair dryer from LCLbeauty.com) and it took about 45 min to dry. Afterwards, I wrapped my hair using the Silk Dreams Nourish Oil (smells like cafe au lait).
Oh. My. Lawd. My hair looks, feels, and smells so good. Have mercy! I had to keep my hair wrapped just to prevent myself from playing in it! I love the result of roller set hair. BTW, sometimes I do anchor the rollers. I know a lot of stylists frown on that but sometimes that's the only way I can keep my nape rolled up.
Rocky91
NYE side boob.
Napp I LOVE it!
i fell asleep under it a few times, lol.
such a big difference between this and the dryer attachment i was using before.
chelleypie810, it's the Select Pro Gold One, i ordered it from Amazon. Free shipping since I have the Amazon Prime free trial, and it came in about 2 days.
http://www.amazon.com/Ionizing-Storage-Select-Pro-Gold/dp/B005EIK5X0/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1318396223&sr=1-1
Napp
In hair purgatory
rocky it seems like you got a different model then me. mine is red and is in a case. eitherway its all good
i didnt know they still sold those!
i still want a lcl dryer though... just cause
i probably wouldnt get one until i moved out.
also i was watching macheries bouffant roller tutorial and it really helped with figuring out the pin placement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRwnDeZMN0o
its also important that you have pins that are long enough. i realized the reason why i wasnt getting a secure hold was because my pins are too short. i have 3" pins that work well. i actually prefer the plastic thin ones to the metal ones but it may just me that my metal ones are too small
here are the kind i like
some plastic pins are thicker and have a little bump on the middle of the shaft which makes them unusable for plastic mesh rollers but these work great for both.
i didnt know they still sold those!i still want a lcl dryer though... just cause
i probably wouldnt get one until i moved out.also i was watching macheries bouffant roller tutorial and it really helped with figuring out the pin placement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRwnDeZMN0o
its also important that you have pins that are long enough. i realized the reason why i wasnt getting a secure hold was because my pins are too short. i have 3" pins that work well. i actually prefer the plastic thin ones to the metal ones but it may just me that my metal ones are too small
here are the kind i like
some plastic pins are thicker and have a little bump on the middle of the shaft which makes them unusable for plastic mesh rollers but these work great for both.
Napp
In hair purgatory
i bought some metalic pins that are longer than the ones i had but they are still shorter than my plastic ones. i cant seem to find long plastic ones in the store. all i see are the short plastic ones (which i have) and metal ones which are still too short.with the long plastic pins i just stick them in the the rollers stay with no issue but with the metal ones if i bump the roller they loosen
Napp
In hair purgatory
i set my hair again. it took me so long but less time than last time. i used pins this time (i was able to find the long pink pins:superbanana
and saw much less breakage while rollersetting.
first i gave myself an intense protien treatment with joico reconstuctor and duo tex for 10 mins with heat. then i dced with a mix of joico moisturebalm + salerm 21 leavein. then i used Lacio lacio+ smooth n shine straighten polish and rolled on mesh rollers. there was barley any breakage when i rolled. i had a little difficulty with the back though. this set is much better and i used less rollers although i think i need another roller in my mohawk.
next time i would like to see if i would get better results with
-a mineral oil based deep conditioner.
-more leave in.
-also i prefer rolling under vs over especially for the back. its easier for me to roll under with enough tension to get hair smooth
my hair is more textured then the last set /bc i couldnt roll taut enough on the sides but there is barley any breakage. i wrapped my hair this time and i saw like 3 broken strands my hair looks thicker this way so i like it. i can only image how thick my hair will look once i grow out my broken areas. since my hair is straight now i can see how bad my breakage was.
and saw much less breakage while rollersetting. first i gave myself an intense protien treatment with joico reconstuctor and duo tex for 10 mins with heat. then i dced with a mix of joico moisturebalm + salerm 21 leavein. then i used Lacio lacio+ smooth n shine straighten polish and rolled on mesh rollers. there was barley any breakage when i rolled. i had a little difficulty with the back though. this set is much better and i used less rollers although i think i need another roller in my mohawk.
next time i would like to see if i would get better results with
-a mineral oil based deep conditioner.
-more leave in.
-also i prefer rolling under vs over especially for the back. its easier for me to roll under with enough tension to get hair smooth
my hair is more textured then the last set /bc i couldnt roll taut enough on the sides but there is barley any breakage. i wrapped my hair this time and i saw like 3 broken strands
my hair looks thicker this way so i like it. i can only image how thick my hair will look once i grow out my broken areas. since my hair is straight now i can see how bad my breakage was.
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bebezazueta
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princesslocks
divachyk
For those who can't get the French mesh rollers, the Diane plastic mesh rollers are comparable in results. Only con is the largest size is 1.5 inches but I did not use setting lotion so the curl will be looser.
$2.49 a pack. I used 27 rollers cause I used small sections
Here's what my set looks like Mohawk method
And here are my results, soft bouncy curls. I LOVE IT!
My review of these rollers is that they dry just as fast, smooth & taut as the French mesh rollers. I'll definitely use the Diane plastic mesh for tighter curls and the French mesh for larger curls.
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divachyk
For those who can't get the French mesh rollers, the Diane plastic mesh rollers are comparable in results. Only con is the largest size is 1.5 inches but I did not use setting lotion so the curl will be looser.
$2.49 a pack. I used 27 rollers cause I used small sections
Here's what my set looks like Mohawk method
And here are my results, soft bouncy curls. I LOVE IT!
My review of these rollers is that they dry just as fast, smooth & taut as the French mesh rollers. I'll definitely use the Diane plastic mesh for tighter curls and the French mesh for larger curls.
Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
pookaloo83
New Member
@princesslocks
@divachyk
For those who can't get the French mesh rollers, the Diane plastic mesh rollers are comparable in results. Only con is the largest size is 1.5 inches but I did not use setting lotion so the curl will be looser.
$2.49 a pack. I used 27 rollers cause I used small sections
Here's what my set looks like Mohawk method
And here are my results, soft bouncy curls. I LOVE IT!
My review of these rollers is that they dry just as fast, smooth & taut as the French mesh rollers. I'll definitely use the Diane plastic mesh for tighter curls and the French mesh for larger curls.
Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
Wow! You roll perfectly!
pookaloo83
New Member
I didn't know they made flexirods this big. Her curls came out beautiful. @Rocky91 I could see you in this style. I'm gonna try this next year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb2Msu8Zapk
I'm gonna try this next year.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb2Msu8Zapk
questionable
New Member
Beautiful rollerset Bebezazueta !
NYDee
New Member
I was just thinking of getting this dryer since it looks so convenient. Does it work well and can you seat on the couch, walk around with them? Will large rollers like the grey rollers fit?
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NYDee
New Member
I have these rollers. While I found it easier and quicker to use them, I didn't like the tiny crinkly lines they left behind. Doing a silk wrap after helped to get rid of the lines though but I feel I lose a lot of hair while doing the wrap. I thought if I use those papers it will prevent the lines but seeing your last pic, I noticed you still had the lines despite using the paper. I couldn't figure out how to use the papers and they were so bothersome to I guess now I don't have to bother.
@princesslocks
@divachyk
For those who can't get the French mesh rollers, the Diane plastic mesh rollers are comparable in results. Only con is the largest size is 1.5 inches but I did not use setting lotion so the curl will be looser.
$2.49 a pack. I used 27 rollers cause I used small sections
Here's what my set looks like Mohawk method
And here are my results, soft bouncy curls. I LOVE IT!
My review of these rollers is that they dry just as fast, smooth & taut as the French mesh rollers. I'll definitely use the Diane plastic mesh for tighter curls and the French mesh for larger curls.
Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
Napp
In hair purgatory
bebezazueta i notice you roll under do you think you get smoother results this was as opposed to rolling over? your set looks beautiful. i love those litte red plastic rollers.
bebezazueta
Well-Known Member
bebezazueta
Well-Known Member
Thanks pookaloo83 I have had lots of practice on myself, mama & 2 sisters! My mama has 3 daughters & could not do hair so I learned cause I was tired of looking crazy! LOL!
My mom keeps her hair short between 1 & 2 inches and I rollerset her hair for years. She started to go to a beauty salon when I moved away
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My mom keeps her hair short between 1 & 2 inches and I rollerset her hair for years. She started to go to a beauty salon when I moved away
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SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
Tonight is the night. The night of my very first rollerset lol. I did a partial "dry run" last night but I'm still apprehensive. I'll definitely report back 
.Might even have a pic or two.
.Might even have a pic or two.
Rocky91
NYE side boob.
OMG!! That came out so cute!! It'd take so much less time than my smaller ones too!!I didn't know they made flexirods this big. Her curls came out beautiful. @Rocky91 I could see you in this style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb2Msu8Zapk
I will def sit under the dryer tho for this-I'd be airdrying for years and years.
thanks for the tag-I'm definitely go out and get some jumbo flexis to try this.
you can't walk around because the power cord limits you, but yea you can sit on the couch, lie down, etc.
I'm positive large rollers will fit under here too-there's lots of room left over when I use it with a head full of flexis.
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