**Rollersetting 2012 Challenge**

divachyk It's normal to see a few strands on the floor after taking the rollers out but I see the bulk of the hair come out at the shampoo bowl. That could be because they let their hair get too dry or not combing for several days though. There are many factors that contribute to that.

Maybe 10 hairs?
 
I tried to do a rollerset (? With rods) and some of the curls came out the same size as my
Natural curls. It was pretty unsuccessful. This pic is 2 days after setting
 

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I was so disappointed with my rollerset last week that I didn't even want to post about it. No idea what went wrong. :(
 
mzteaze said:
I was so disappointed with my rollerset last week that I didn't even want to post about it. No idea what went wrong. :(
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I've been rollersetting for six years and I still have bad experiences like this sometimes. I think if I dont roll right enough, don't sit under the dryer long enough, or out too much product I can get really unpredictable results.
 
I think I am going back to rollersetting weekly my hair has been tangle city since wearing it curly mostly for the past month. Even after retexlaxing my whole head my hair is still quite curly 3c and some parts 3b, but tangles and knots have not gone anywhere.

Though it is hot as hell here in North Carolina I think I need to go back to wearing my hair in stretched or straightened styles like roller-sets.
 
topnotch1010 said:
Hey everyone! I'm still rollersetting. I alternate between sets and twistouts. It's in the 90's over here and it's not even summer yet. I will probably transition out of rollers for the summer since I workout a lot and go to all twistouts and buns.
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topnotch1010, do you know what the hair results will be if you apply rollersetting LIs, pin curl the hair and dry? Would the hair look sleek?
 
divachyk You have to make sure the hair is REALLY sleek when making the pincurls and while drying otherwise you will see dents and maybe frizz. It's not the preferred method because you can't stretch the hair to make it super smooth. Does this help?


BTW: :drool::drool: at your hair!
 
mzteaze said:
I was so disappointed with my rollerset last week that I didn't even want to post about it. No idea what went wrong. :(
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candy626 said:
I've been rollersetting for six years and I still have bad experiences like this sometimes. I think if I dont roll right enough, don't sit under the dryer long enough, or out too much product I can get really unpredictable results.
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+1 on what candy626 said.
 
Hey ladies! I will now and forever more be a member of this challenge. Some of you know that I hosted a RS challenge on my blog recently. The idea came from a setback with horrible thin, see through ends last year. I realized that prior to my official HHJ I was able to retain "thick" hair from root to tip best when I was getting my hair set at the salon every two weeks. Airdrying and braidout/twistouts was just NOT working for me! So I decided to go back to what worked. I upgraded my dryer to the Pebco professional hooded dryer (knock-off Pibbs) and went to work. Even with 4 trims in the last 9 months, I am still at the same length and now with HEALTHY ends! I'm so happy with my hair right now and have never retained this much growth the entire time of my HHJ. Thanks so much to topnotch1010 & bebezazueta for being features on my blog and to all of the ladies in this thread for being unknown inspiration!

Here was my hair last year - ugh those ends!!!
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Here it is today (flat-ironed):
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Thank you topnotch1010. That suggestion helped and thank you for the hair compliment! You know your hair is drool worthy too. I have yet to see anyone rock color and layers like you! :yep:

Looking good EbonyCPrincess -- very pretty. I will be trimming gradually to get rid of some see through ends from a setback also. My hair knotted and tangled something serious around Oct of last year. I chopped several locks and that jacked up my hemline big time.
 
I used my new dryer yesterday. Loved the dryer, not wild about the wire mesh rollers. I thought I had enough tension but my hair was still crinkly. So I'm going back to magnetic rollers.

How do you ladies store your rollers? I have tons of rollers and I just bought more magnetics today (to match the sizes of my wire mesh rollers). I need a better system because I'm out of space.
 
Sugar said:
I used my new dryer yesterday. Loved the dryer, not wild about the wire mesh rollers. I thought I had enough tension but my hair was still crinkly. So I'm going back to magnetic rollers.

How do you ladies store your rollers? I have tons of rollers and I just bought more magnetics today (to match the sizes of my wire mesh rollers). I need a better system because I'm out of space.
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I use a 3 draw plastic cabinet thingy on wheels (the kind you can get from Target for like 10 bucks). I have several different types of rollers and I found this to be really efficient. All my magnetics go in one draw, mesh in another, then snaps on I'm another.
 
candy626 said:
I use a 3 draw plastic cabinet thingy on wheels (the kind you can get from Target for like 10 bucks). I have several different types of rollers and I found this to be really efficient. All my magnetics go in one draw, mesh in another, then snaps on I'm another.
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I like it! I was thinking about something like that.
 
i am going to use my larger rollers this weekend, so i can bun. or i might just do a pretty pinup style. i think i might do that.
 
Today was my 2nd time using my new dryer. I used the magnetic rollers but I had to go and get the clips with the extended pocket in the back. I couldn't get them to stay in with the regular clips. I saw them in Ms. Kibibi's rollersetting video. I got really long bobby pins too just in case the clips didn't work.

I think having the proper tools made a big difference. I like my curls much better. They're not silky smooth but I'll keep working on that. It could just be because I'm textlaxed. My roots aren't as straight as I would like but overall I'm very pleased.

The one thing I would change is perhaps using a different setting lotion. Mine left my hair kinda crunchy and I think adding heat protectant may have left a bit of white film in some spots. They went away as soon as I sprayed my hair with oil sheen.

What are you guys using to set your hair? Do you use heat protectant?

The best part is that I got my rolling time down to 50 minutes! It usually takes me an hour or more.
 
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Is this challenge still ongoing, cuz I want to join! :grin:

I just ordered some hard mesh rollers and bought some other supplies in store. I'm so excited, because I've been looking for a different way to style my hair. I watched roller setting videos for days and scoured LHCF for tips. I plan on doing my first roller set once I get my rollers in the mail. I just hope it goes well. :look:
 
I started roller setting my hair two weeks ago and so far I like it. I haven't quite gotten the pin curls down yet but I'm working on it.
I'm currently 12 weeks post relaxed so my roots don't get straight, especially because I air dry completely. Any tips would be great!! Thanks
 
^^^^ i flat iron my roots if i wear my hair down and have big curls.

i rolled my hair last week using very larger rollers. i liked that i didn't have to use a ton of rollers and it didn't take long. i will be doing this again tonight or tomorrow.
 
shortdub78 said:
^^^^ i flat iron my roots if i wear my hair down and have big curls.

i rolled my hair last week using very larger rollers. i liked that i didn't have to use a ton of rollers and it didn't take long. i will be doing this again tonight or tomorrow.
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What size rollers did you use?
 
So I relaxed my hair and then rollerset and air dried, and it came out perfectly!! I absolutely love the rollerset, I just wish it didn't take 24 hours for it to dry
 
Hi everybody. I've recently started practicing roller sets on my natural hair, but one problem I'm having is rolling my hair smooth enough onto the roller for a nice end result. Right now when I roll my hair it's really frizzy. Any tips from naturals who roller set?

ETA: I mean that my hair is frizzy right after I roll my hair while it's still wet. It's not smooth.
 
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simplyevanescent said:
Hi everybody. I've recently started practicing roller sets on my natural hair, but one problem I'm having is rolling my hair smooth enough onto the roller for a nice end result. Right now when I roll my hair it's really frizzy. Any tips from naturals who roller set?

ETA: I mean that my hair is frizzy right after I roll my hair while it's still wet. It's not smooth.
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Make sure your hair is soaking wet when rolling. Keep a spray bottle of water by you this will help smooth it out.

Adding a leave in conditioner or regular conditioner (diluted) helps. I add it to my setting lotion it. It helps smooth out the hair as well.

Roll in small sections
 
My sets having been coming out dry as of late, as-in not moisturized. The hair is soft and bouncy but dry looking. How do you all ensure your sets are moisturizing?

I currently use a handmade leave-in, spritz hair with water then roll. I'm trying my best to stay away from -cones when setting but I may have to go back to them since I got the best sets with using Kera Care setting lotion / serum.

naturalagain2 said:
Make sure your hair is soaking wet when rolling. Keep a spray bottle of water by you this will help smooth it out.

Adding a leave in conditioner or regular conditioner (diluted) helps. I add it to my setting lotion it. It helps smooth out the hair as well.

Roll in small sections
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naturalagain2, what LI/setting lotion are you using and what ratio?
 
divachyk said:
My sets having been coming out dry as of late, as-in not moisturized. The hair is soft and bouncy but dry looking. How do you all ensure your sets are moisturizing?

I currently use a handmade leave-in, spritz hair with water then roll. I'm trying my best to stay away from -cones when setting but I may have to go back to them since I got the best sets with using Kera Care setting lotion / serum.



@naturalagain2, what LI/setting lotion are you using and what ratio?
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My whole head gets spritzed with Roux Treatment & Shine (619). Then on each section that I roll I smooth a little Suave Keratin Infusion Leave-In and a tiny bit of Frizzease Secret Weapon.
 
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