Setting to Success 2013

[Blairx0]

Im ready to move from wigs to rollersetting now. I have starting pics. Goal: keep thick ends and happy hair

http://public.fotki.com/loveloreal/shoulder-length-/
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i am natural and about a 4b. I want to rollerset for the rest of my life. i can grab a wig if i want a change. i don't know the best rollers to get now... going to read through here and try to retain something about roller choices.....

I basically made the same transition but I bunned in between. I can't wait to hear about your success. I think the key to a natural roller set is a rat tail comb

Alsoi can't see tour pics it ask for a password

 

[apple_natural]

I basically made the same transition but I bunned in between. I can't wait to hear about your success. I think the key to a natural roller set is a rat tail comb

Alsoi can't see tour pics it ask for a password

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There are way more details then I thought. I got magnetic rollers yesterday, but I didn't get the kind with the clip over them... so i need to take these back and get the other kind i guess.

Then, i got both a mouse and a creme. I didn't know which to get. I want to think that the creme would work better, but idk. I thought I read on here that girls were using a mousse. I will have to just try both.

I will have to get that rat tail comb because i don't have one.

Then, I don't know how often I should be doing this. I was thinking of twice a week, but idk. Maybe once a week. Even though I will only be able to deep condition once a week then. Maybe I will baggy and bun the second half of the week. I don't like wearing ponytail holders, though, because i see them either snapping my hair or strands get twisted around them. Maybe a loose bun...

This is really going to change my regimen. I'm nervous lol I'm excited too. I hope I really get arm pit length doing this... although I may put in havana twists for a couple of months august and september if its too hot for my hair .. that way i can spritz with glycerin/water everyday again. I'm going to miss that

 

[KiWiStyle]

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There are way more details then I thought. I got magnetic rollers yesterday, but I didn't get the kind with the clip over them... so i need to take these back and get the other kind i guess.

Then, i got both a mouse and a creme. I didn't know which to get. I want to think that the creme would work better, but idk. I thought I read on here that girls were using a mousse. I will have to just try both.

I will have to get that rat tail comb because i don't have one.

Then, I don't know how often I should be doing this. I was thinking of twice a week, but idk. Maybe once a week. Even though I will only be able to deep condition once a week then. Maybe I will baggy and bun the second half of the week. I don't like wearing ponytail holders, though, because i see them either snapping my hair or strands get twisted around them. Maybe a loose bun...

This is really going to change my regimen. I'm nervous lol I'm excited too. I hope I really get arm pit length doing this... although I may put in havana twists for a couple of months august and september if its too hot for my hair .. that way i can spritz with glycerin/water everyday again. I'm going to miss that

If you have fine, low-med density hair I would use the mousse and set only once per week. Since you have the rollers already just buy the clips, I've never use the rollers with the two pieces before but it seems like those would not allow for a tighter roll to straighten your new growth but I'm not 100% sure though. Oh and buy a seamless rattail comb, those plastic seams on the cheap combs will rip through your hair delicate wet hair.

I would also suggest watching YouTube videos to see how others rollerset and choose a method that would be best for you. Also, pay attention to roller placement and how you want your finished outcome to look. It's going to take quite a few tries before you get it right but you'll get there...don't give up. I still haven't mastered Rollersetting and still get confused but I'm a lot better than I was when I began. I realized that I get my best curly sets when I do the mohawk method; rolling the center pieces toward the back and the side pieces under. I have a long head so I don't want volume on on either top or sides of my head.

If you want to wear your hair full and straight go for the roller size that will allow you to wrap your hair around the roller 1-3 times. If you like lots of curls then naturally you would go smaller, the smaller the roller the tighter the curl. Personally I would begin with the larger rollers to get the hang of it, the smaller rollers take more time and patience.

Another thing, you might want to start light handed with you products to see how your hair responds to them. Gradually increasing if you find you didn't use enough until you get a great set. Using too much of heavy products will take longer to dry and your set will come out stiff and oily. I use my leave-in, setting foam and serum and I'm good because I'm light handed and my products aren't heavy. Less is best. Good luck and please post pics so we can see how you did .

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[Fhrizzball]

So I tried the snap on magnetic rollers for the first time and it was horrendous. I somewhat made it work but I'm really bad at parting so I got stray hairs everywhere and it took forever to try. It made me realize how much more kinky my roots are compared to my ends and I think that may be the henna so I'm going to just use up the last batch on my roots and throw in the towel with it. It ended up looking more like a blowout or sorts or a really undefined braid out or something. The positive is that my hair feels fluffy and soft but with blow outs it feels rough and try. I I was going to try a silk wrap but it ended up being way to puffy to attempt that.

ended up using 21 rollers but I wished they were long as my hair kept coming over the sides

how it looked when all were removed. My roots were still very kinky and some parts were a bit damp or maybe just oily from the setting foam

I attempted to blow out the roots. Attempted being the key word here.

final results

It ended up being a lot of manipulation though so I think I'll only do traditional rollersets once a month or so and just stick to curly formers and perm rods the other times I wants a type of wet set for me hair.

 

[Rozlewis]

Roller setting tonight. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[apple_natural]

If you have fine, low-med density hair I would use the mousse and set only once per week. Since you have the rollers already just buy the clips, I've never use the rollers with the two pieces before but it seems like those would not allow for a tighter roll to straighten your new growth but I'm not 100% sure though. Oh and buy a seamless rattail comb, those plastic seams on the cheap combs will rip through your hair delicate wet hair.

I would also suggest watching YouTube videos to see how others rollerset and choose a method that would be best for you. Also, pay attention to roller placement and how you want your finished outcome to look. It's going to take quite a few tries before you get it right but you'll get there...don't give up. I still haven't mastered Rollersetting and still get confused but I'm a lot better than I was when I began. I realized that I get my best curly sets when I do the mohawk method; rolling the center pieces toward the back and the side pieces under. I have a long head so I don't want volume on on either top or sides of my head.

If you want to wear your hair full and straight go for the roller size that will allow you to wrap your hair around the roller 1-3 times. If you like lots of curls then naturally you would go smaller, the smaller the roller the tighter the curl. Personally I would begin with the larger rollers to get the hang of it, the smaller rollers take more time and patience.

Another thing, you might want to start light handed with you products to see how your hair responds to them. Gradually increasing if you find you didn't use enough until you get a great set. Using too much of heavy products will take longer to dry and your set will come out stiff and oily. I use my leave-in, setting foam and serum and I'm good because I'm light handed and my products aren't heavy. Less is best. Good luck and please post pics so we can see how you did .

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this was a ton of help. thank you sincerely for this post!!!

i think i have light hair because its of the way it moves, but dense hair because i have a lot of strands... med- heavily dense. i don't know if this is what is meant by "light" hair though...

i took the rollers back and got the kind with the clip that goes over them. half the quanity and double the price. i didn't get very many because they were expensive. now, i don't want to use them at all because i don't think i have enough. i only nave 18. but no small ones. idk.

i did get kind of big ones, so i'm happy i got that right. i didn't think about it being easier to wear in a straight style. thanks!!

i'm going to try the mohawk style. its the only style that i see that looks like it works and is fairly simple.

i should do it this week... maybe thursday night since i have friday off since i'm travelling over the weekend.

oh and thanks a toN!!!! about the light handed product use. i suffer from product overuse... i can see that being a disaster since i don't know what i'm doing anyway. i think i'm going to stay under the dryer for at least an hour and a half to two hours because my hair takes forever to dry.... even though this is going to test my patience.

 

[apple_natural]

im going to try to set on magnetic rollers and silk wrap... idk what i'm going to do during the summer... maybe the same thing with a lot of bunning if it starts to sweat out since my hubby does not like the havana twists I planned, and I don't think I will like them much on me either.... anyway

i was going to say if i make it to apl then i'm going to gift myself curlformers... but then i saw that a girl bought them on ebay for cheap... now... hmmm... i think i may have them if i stick to this by june.

what size curlformers for shoulder length hair?? maybe shoulder length to bra strap length so that I don't grow out of them.. or is it not the same size.... theres yellow, pink, blue, green.. oy!

 

[jprayze]

Hi everybody, I'm lurking around this challenge. I recently did an at home flexi rod set and got a salon (beauty school) roller set. The beauty school set turned out great for only $12. But what I really need to find out is how to maintain my curls and how long are your sets lasting?

 

[Saludable84]

Fhrizzball

What DC and heat protectant are you using? Those may be the culprits. You might need something with more keratin or silk to allow the straighten more so you don't have to use a blower too.
I wash in sections that I roller set in. You could benefit from that as it makes manipulation easier.

Also, when my roots are too puffy, I just use a flat iron on a low temp setting. Your body and curls are still so full of life though.

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[Saludable84]

Went too heavy with my heat protectant. Smells like I just came out the salon and its been 2 days.

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[apple_natural]

on second thought. i don't want curlformers yet because i don't want to wear it in spiral curls until my hair is longer...

i'm worried about moisture retention and protecting my ends. i've been able to spray with rose water/glycerin when my hair was under the wigs, and that did an amazing job for my permanently dry hair. now, though, i won't be able to do it without reverting. i'm thinking that i can baggy on dry hair, but i'm not sure if that will be just as good. besides the moisture, i guess i can wear my hair up off my shoulders so that the ends don't snap and i lose length.

 

[Fhrizzball]

@Fhrizzball

What DC and heat protectant are you using? Those may be the culprits. You might need something with more keratin or silk to allow the straighten more so you don't have to use a blower too.
I wash in sections that I roller set in. You could benefit from that as it makes manipulation easier.

Also, when my roots are too puffy, I just use a flat iron on a low temp setting. Your body and curls are still so full of life though.

Grammatical Errors Courtesy of iPhone and Wonky iOS Updates

I used the shea moisture stregthening mask mixed with the cantu natural line deep treatment mask so it had a bit of both protein and moisture for my DC. As for my heat protectant I used the Fantasia IC one but I didn't apply that until I started blowdrying my roots. My leave in was the Tresemme Naturals conditioner and the Jane Carter wrap and roll. I think for rollersets I need to find a proper leave in though as opposed to using conditioner. But I'll try parting before I wash and see if that helps. I had a few rollers left over too so maybe smaller sections as well.

 

[mshoneyfly]

I'm ready to join up!

I am currently transitioning from relaxed to texturized with layers that just won't go away. So my longest layer is between nl and sl. I will be using magnetic snap-on rollers with mesh end papers for my relaxed ends, Lotta Body, Olive Oil Wrap/Set Mousse and eventually the Nubian Heritage Honey & Black Seed Keratin Wrap Mousse.

I want to begin setting in order to gain big, bouncy curls without blowdrying and flat ironing. I also want to see a healthier and faster rate of growth. I just clipped my ends and did S&D a few weeks ago and I really like how full my ends look right now. I am hoping to keep this up!!

I plan to set once a week until it gets too hot to sit under the dryer.

I am so excited to get started. I will wash again tomorrow or thursday.
Wish me luck

ETA: I am using a soft bonnet attachment to my blowdryer AND pics

Before the henna and texturizer



2 1/2 weeks ago after texturizer but before a trim /S&D session

 

[Saludable84]

Fhrizzball

Yeah, it's all about heat protectants. When I was using leave-in and protectant, my hair never came out too good. When I just used a creamy heat protectant, it made a huge difference. The foams and sprays sometimes have alcohol and glycerin which affects outcome.

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[mshoneyfly]

So I tried the snap on magnetic rollers for the first time and it was horrendous. I somewhat made it work but I'm really bad at parting so I got stray hairs everywhere and it took forever to try. It made me realize how much more kinky my roots are compared to my ends and I think that may be the henna so I'm going to just use up the last batch on my roots and throw in the towel with it. It ended up looking more like a blowout or sorts or a really undefined braid out or something. The positive is that my hair feels fluffy and soft but with blow outs it feels rough and try. I I was going to try a silk wrap but it ended up being way to puffy to attempt that.

ended up using 21 rollers but I wished they were long as my hair kept coming over the sides

how it looked when all were removed. My roots were still very kinky and some parts were a bit damp or maybe just oily from the setting foam

I attempted to blow out the roots. Attempted being the key word here.

final results

It ended up being a lot of manipulation though so I think I'll only do traditional rollersets once a month or so and just stick to curly formers and perm rods the other times I wants a type of wet set for me hair.

Sorry your set didn't work out. It looks like your sections needed to be much smaller esp with the snap on covers. But I know thats hard to do with such large rollers. There's only so much space on one head.

I have been eyeballing the curlformers. Do those work for a wet set?

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[Napp]

I used the shea moisture stregthening mask mixed with the cantu natural line deep treatment mask so it had a bit of both protein and moisture for my DC. As for my heat protectant I used the Fantasia IC one but I didn't apply that until I started blowdrying my roots. My leave in was the Tresemme Naturals conditioner and the Jane Carter wrap and roll. I think for rollersets I need to find a proper leave in though as opposed to using conditioner. But I'll try parting before I wash and see if that helps. I had a few rollers left over too so maybe smaller sections as well.

Fhrizzball i think you need a better leave in too. I have used tresemme naturals to rollerset but i found it wasnt the greatest to use for rollersetting

For me if i am using a thick leave in to roll i will probably skip a foamy seting lotion. if i am using a liquidy leave in then i usualy use a foam set lotion.

Also parting before washing helps tremendously!
hth

 

[DominicanBrazilian82]

Magnetic set on co-washed hair. Did my usual grey and black rollers (my black is everyone else's purple) Mohawk style. Will flat iron my roots and wrap before heading to the beach 2night. I set in 15 minutes and will sit under my LCL for about 40.

 

[Blairx0]

Fhrizzball

Sorry you had issues with your set. Honestly your effort looks better than my 1st try. I think much of your result is product dependent. I am still playing around with my products but when I go to heavy on the serum ( i use GVP Super Skinny Serum) i get a greasy messy.

I have also found that detangling to the root is key for my kinky hair. While I may never get a relaxer straight roller set is my hair is well detangled I can get flat roots. I hope you try again and report back!

 

[Blairx0]

I'm ready to join up!

I am currently transitioning from relaxed to texturized with layers that just won't go away. So my longest layer is between nl and sl. I will be using magnetic snap-on rollers with mesh end papers for my relaxed ends, Lotta Body, Olive Oil Wrap/Set Mousse and eventually the Nubian Heritage Honey & Black Seed Keratin Wrap Mousse.

I want to begin setting in order to gain big, bouncy curls without blowdrying and flat ironing. I also want to see a healthier and faster rate of growth. I just clipped my ends and did S&D a few weeks ago and I really like how full my ends look right now. I am hoping to keep this up!!


I plan to set once a week until it gets too hot to sit under the dryer.

I am so excited to get started. I will wash again tomorrow or thursday.
Wish me luck

ETA: I am using a soft bonnet attachment to my blowdryer AND pics

Before the henna and texturizer
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2 1/2 weeks ago after texturizer but before a trim /S&D session
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Welcome!

I hope you see the retention you want with rollersetting. Thus far I think rollersetting is while i am still in the hair game. I am not sure what part of IL you are in, but in Chicago is was freezing all winter and rollerset really helped me retain moisture ( thanks to the indirect heat). Now that it is starting to warm I look forward to the full bounce of curls and some big buns!

Can't wait to see more of your pics!

Nice henna results!

ETA: Curlformers work well for wet sets. I just think it depends on the look you are going for. I have heard curlformers as referred to as rollersets for dummies...so you should expect the same healthy hair results if you don't abuse that hook.

 

[Fhrizzball]

Sorry your set didn't work out. It looks like your sections needed to be much smaller esp with the snap on covers. But I know thats hard to do with such large rollers. There's only so much space on one head.

I have been eyeballing the curlformers. Do those work for a wet set?

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They are great for wet setting. If you want more length I would go for the wide or narrow as opposed to the extra wide. The more curlformers you use the sleeker it comes out. Most people have problems making them last for a while so with more curlformers you don't need to do as much separating. Also I ordered some silk covered rollers that I hear is good for preserving sets so you can also look into that, pincurling, or even pinappling the set to help with longevity.

I got mine from ebay and I have almost every size even(I got overzealous) paired up with my soft hooded bonnet(I ordered the one that the official site sells as it holds any length of curlformers easily), my sets come out surprisingly silky.

 

[Fhrizzball]

@Fhrizzball

Sorry you had issues with your set. Honestly your effort looks better than my 1st try. I think much of your result is product dependent. I am still playing around with my products but when I go to heavy on the serum ( i use GVP Super Skinny Serum) i get a greasy messy.

I have also found that detangling to the root is key for my kinky hair. While I may never get a relaxer straight roller set is my hair is well detangled I can get flat roots. I hope you try again and report back!

What leave in do you use for your sets by the way?

 

[Blairx0]

What leave in do you use for your sets by the way?

I use a watered down Giovanni direct leave in. I set only after I dc so sometimes I feel the leave in isn't as important

 

[mshoneyfly]

OK so I DC'd last night with an amla and cassia gloss. I had so many rocks in my hair it took soo long to rinse. and It was so dry. but it felt really strong without that protein overload feeling. I DC'd again with shea moisture deep masque but it still felt dry.

Finally I regained softness using the Shea Moisture moisture retention and restorative conditioner. Needless to say I ran out of time and patience to rollerset.

can I just wet my hair tonight, add setting lotion, roll and dry or do I need to wait till I rewash?

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[Blairx0]

OK so I DC'd last night with an amla and cassia gloss. I had so many rocks in my hair it took soo long to rinse. and It was so dry. but it felt really strong without that protein overload feeling. I DC'd again with shea moisture deep masque but it still felt dry.

Finally I regained softness using the Shea Moisture moisture retention and restorative conditioner. Needless to say I ran out of time and patience to rollerset.

can I just wet my hair tonight, add setting lotion, roll and dry or do I need to wait till I rewash?

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I would wet and roll

 

[jcdlox]

So I'm still trying to figure out how rollersetting fits in my relaxed regimen. I'm trying to use it as a method to dry my hair then wrap it to avoid using direct heat. My last attempt I used 1.5 inch rollers and my hair was way too curly to even try to wrap it smooth. I only used water with a small amount of serum, no setting lotion at all. No matter what I use my hair comes out CURLY. How can I get a looser set. My hair is bottom of neck length.

 

[mshoneyfly]

So I'm still trying to figure out how rollersetting fits in my relaxed regimen. I'm trying to use it as a method to dry my hair then wrap it to avoid using direct heat. My last attempt I used 1.5 inch rollers and my hair was way too curly to even try to wrap it smooth. I only used water with a small amount of serum, no setting lotion at all. No matter what I use my hair comes out CURLY. How can I get a looser set. My hair is bottom of neck length.

Too many curls is what I'm afraid of too. I plan to roller set tonight with 7/8 inch rollers. Maybe I should have gotten larger rollers. IDK...I guess I'll just put it in an up do until the curls fall some

jcdlox do you have any pics of your set? I would like to see what you call curly.

ETA: My hair is between nl and sl in the back and shorter on the sides

 

[Blairx0]

So I'm still trying to figure out how rollersetting fits in my relaxed regimen. I'm trying to use it as a method to dry my hair then wrap it to avoid using direct heat. My last attempt I used 1.5 inch rollers and my hair was way too curly to even try to wrap it smooth. I only used water with a small amount of serum, no setting lotion at all. No matter what I use my hair comes out CURLY. How can I get a looser set. My hair is bottom of neck length.

Maybe a ponytail rollerset. Sadly finding 2inch rollers seem to be impossible.but I an shock it was too curly on relaxed hair. Do you mean it was coiled to tightly?or the curls were too numerous?

 

[MileHighDiva]

I need to cut my relaxed ends off already! It took forever to get my hair into these curlformers and the relaxed ends are sticking out of some of them...it's 2:45 am I exhausted! I don't feel like looking for bobby pins to try to pin the ends...I was trying to stretch w/o heat...looks like I'll have to use a curling iron or flat iron to bump/ twirl the ends in the morning...













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[Blairx0]

^^^ Hope you could sleep with them in

 

[MileHighDiva]

I ordered these from China, I thought I ordered the 22", but they sent 18". Once the relaxed ends are gone this will not be a problem ...I still need some 22" curlformers w/o paying Sally prices

Here's the results









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