**Rollersetting 2012 Challenge**

bebezazueta said:
gabulldawg your roller sets are beautiful! And you used the green magnetics?! My curls used to be stuck to my scalp with those but yours are bouncy & roots are smooth. Great job!
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Thank you! Yep I use the green magnetic rollers with the cap things. I roll really tight for the roots to get straight and sometimes they are so tight it hurts. :lol: I hope I don't get too much breakage because of it. I'm definitely surprised at how good my rollersets are turning out!
 
i finally rolled my hair yesterday. hair feels really good. i put my hair up in the back and left some curls out in the front. this will be my go-to style since i am in the HYH and bunning challenge. also i don't want my hair snagging on anything, so putting it up is the best option for me right now.
 
bebezazueta said:
divachyk I LOVE my dryer! I have a huge head & I fit comfy with a head full of 2 inch rollers with room to spare. I was dry in 40 minutes!
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Im so jelly! once i reach my next length goal i plan on getting a salon dryer. Eta: i saw the later posts!

My current dryer gets me dry in and hour so to not have to wait as long would be great for me since i set 2x a week.

My ulitmate goal would to set my hair in 20-30 minutes and dry under and hour bi weekly.hopefully i can do this in 2010!
 
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Napp you will definitely benefit from a salon dryer. Can't wait til you get one in 2012! LOL! Girl don't take us back but I knew what you meant lady. :kiss:
 
it still takes me 45mins to roll my hair. has anyone gotten faster? i would love to be able to do it in 20-30mins, but i think fear of snagging my hair makes me slow down.
 
shortdub78, I only pony set. I'm totally over trying traditional sets. My hair comes out just as nice with the cheat method so the way I figure, why torture myself with doing the mohawk method.
 
Napp said:
Im so jelly! once i reach my next length goal i plan on getting a salon dryer. Eta: i saw the later posts!

My current dryer gets me dry in and hour so to not have to wait as long would be great for me since i set 2x a week.

My ulitmate goal would to set my hair in 20-30 minutes and dry under and hour bi weekly.hopefully i can do this in 2010!
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Definitely upgrade to a salon style rollabout dryer. I don't have a Pibbs but use a Belson Gold N' Hot Dryer that I got from Sally's around $100. This definitely drys me much faster then my tabletop dryer. I am dry in under an hour. I also have room for gigantic 2.5 inch rollers.
 
Does anyone know what make the Pibbs so good?

For example: I have a Sally's Ion table top dryer that's 1875 wattage. It takes my hair upwards of 2 hours to dry with 2" rollers.

The Pibbs is said to be 1100 wattage (less wattage than my table top) but ppl have said their hair dries within 1 hour or less. Is it that the Pibbs' air flow is different, thereby causing it to be a better dryer?

I was in Sally's yesterday trying to better understand dryer wattage, etc? The Sally's lady claimed the "wattage" is only the strength of the air flow but "heat wattage" is the actual heat output of the air flow. Basically she said, you want to look for a dryer based off of "heat wattage" rather than "wattage" as "heat wattage" is what dries the hair quickest. I'm so confused. Some one please help.
 
I think I may be purchasing the Salon R Us dryer very soon. Gonna try a jumbo flexi rod set today. If it turns out good I will post pics. ;)
 
Niknak20 said:
Kind of disappointed on how my hair came out. I DC'd all day and then roller set it. That came out good. But the Saran wrap sucked all the moisture out of my hair. I'm blow drying and flat ironing tomorrow morning for work. I'll def try roller setting again because I liked how it looked but I'm leaving the Saran wrapping alone.
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Yes! The Saran Wrap technique NEVER worked for me either. I would end up sweating and that made my roots even curlier.:nono: Now I just flat iron roots or the entire length. Then I wrap, pincurl or bun w/Goody Spin pins.
 
I purchased some wire mesh rollers today. I got two different brands: Diane (the larger rollers) and Annie (the slightly smaller rollers).

The Diane ones are probably really old based on how dusty the packs are. The mesh covers the roller much better than the Annie ones.

Can't wait to try them out. Of course I forgot pins but I'm going to try them with duck bill clips first.

There are pics in my Fotki but I'm going to try to link them to this post later.

ETA: I'm not sure if anyone can see these pics. I have problems whenever I try to post pics.

diane-wire-mesh-1.html


http://public.fotki.com/Naeemah/wire-mesh-rollers/diane-wire-mesh.html

annie-wire-mesh.html


http://public.fotki.com/Naeemah/wire-mesh-rollers/annie-wire-mesh-rollers.html#media
 
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I never do mid-week sets but tonight is a test run for weeks to come. I don't have to work tomorrow so if this is a disaster, it's no biggie. I'm starting by dry DCing for 1 hour (30 mins as I eat dinner and 30 mins under my steamer). I'll rinse and pony set hair. I'll post my views on this approach when I'm done.
 
I'm currently in another 6 month rollersetting challenge, but I am also interested in joining this one. I'm looking for as much support and tips as I can get. I am also relaxed and color-treated and I normally wear air dry styles.
*I am currently between SL and APL
*I am a returning newbie to rollersetting. I rollerset my hair pre-hhj about 2004-2006, but my sets were all ways puffy and I'd end up flat ironing
* As for products I have Motions styling foam, FX Silk Drops, evco, etc. I don't know what combo I'll use yet. I haven't rollerset in so long. Do I need to use a setting lotion?
*My goals are length retention (FULL BSL) and maintaining healthy relaxed and color-treated hair while still achieving straight styling
*At this point I can only commit to rollersetting 2-3x a month as I prefer textured air dry styles. Eventually I want to increase to rollersetting as my primary setting. However 2-3x a month may be perfect for me.
TopNotch2010- how do you achieve the straight look on top and the curly look in the bottom half of your head? How long do your curls last if you wrap or do you use a bonnet? Do you have a YouTube channel? I am just so inspired by your, its like I want to see more and more pics.
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@bebezazueta - do the diane plastic mesh and the french mesh dry your hair in the same amount of time?

Where did you buy your french mesh?

What about the french mesh do you like better than plastic mesh? I know we've chatted about this before don't recall your views.

For those that missed her post in a rollers thread showing hair set with diane plastic mesh and french mesh, check it out.....
 
divachyk hey!

The Diane plastic mesh (1.5 in) & blue French mesh (2 in) both dry at the same rate! Truth be told I prefer the Diane plastic mesh because I get a tighter curl that lasts for days & I am not required to use end papers with them. I have to use end papers with the French ones.

Now when I want straight or wavy hair I use the French mesh. I ordered the French mesh off that website with a friend. When I reach WL & beyond the French mesh may be my top roller of choice. You never know. But right now I'm really happy with the Diane plastic mesh! I love them! They are cheap, easily available, sturdy, just wish they came in bigger sizes.

HOPE THIS HELPS! Im on my phone so if I missed a ? Let me know.
 
bebezazueta, you answered my ?'s. Thank you. My BSS doesn't sell the plastic mesh so I will have to order them online. I found a random BSS in Miami that sells them for $2.50 per pack and shipping isn't too bad. Roughly $7. In total for 3 packs of 8 rollers + shipping, I'll pay less than $20. I typically use a 1 3/4" roller so I'll have to adjust to the 1 1/2" roller size.
 
naturalagain2 said:
Anybody rollersetting and bunning as a regular routine?
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i roller set, but i don't bun. but i do put my hair up in the back with a hair stick thingy(i don't know what it's called, but the stick goes through this thing that has a hole on each side).
 
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