Setting to Success 2015

Currently doing an overnight pre-poo in preparation for setting tomorrow. I picked up a new conditioner from Marshall's since I ran out of my favorite pre-poo. (Giovanni SAS) It caught my eye since argan oil is the 2nd ingredient. My hair feels yummy.
 
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Blairx0 said:
Air drying , huh? You'll have to post how the results compare.
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i air dried my last set too. Just didn't have any time to sit under the dryer. Here is the new set. The curls are much softer and I just finger combed and fluffed a little. image-219249287.jpg I didn't flat iron the roots this time either. So my roots look extra natural! Lol
 
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Does anyone set their own hair with perm rods? If so, how do you do it? What are the best tips you can provide for how to do a set with it?

I saw a post on Pinterest about which rods give the best sets, but I'm not sure how to do a set using the rods. Help!!
 
mzteaze said:
Does anyone set their own hair with perm rods? If so, how do you do it? What are the best tips you can provide for how to do a set with it?

I saw a post on Pinterest about which rods give the best sets, but I'm not sure how to do a set using the rods. Help!!
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A few ladies used to, but I think they did it in combination with flat twist. faithVA. toaster any thoughts?
 
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MzTease When I used perm rods I actually cut the elastic piece, rolled my hair as if it were a normal roller, and used a bobby pin to attach to my scalp. The extra weight of the perm rod helped my hair and roots get a little straighter.
 
Can I join all late to the roller set party? I've been doing them since the beginning of February.
Current hair length: Scrapping collarbone
Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural
Current Setting method and styling choices: I've been doing curl former sets the most, but I want to get into another rollers.
Current Setting products: Not sure. Hoping to pick up tips and holy grail products. I have a lot of Dominican products, Motions wrap lotion, Shea Moisture wrap foam, Eco Styler.....a whole lot of stuff is under that cabinet.
Thing(s) you would like to work on/are hoping to achieve: I recent picked out my locks in September and tried wash and go's, but I got a lot of SSK. So I recently cut off about 4-5" and decided to give stretched/roller set styles a try to retain length.
How long do you plan to set?: Probably all year.

Here is the most recent set of curlformers barrel rollers. It lasted 2 days :( I DC with a mixture of Silicon Mix and kanechom, set with Lacio Lacio and Olive oil eco styler at the roots.
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divinerae said:
Can I join all late to the roller set party? I've been doing them since the beginning of February. Current hair length: Scrapping collarbone Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural Current Setting method and styling choices: I've been doing curl former sets the most, but I want to get into another rollers. Current Setting products: Not sure. Hoping to pick up tips and holy grail products. I have a lot of Dominican products, Motions wrap lotion, Shea Moisture wrap foam, Eco Styler.....a whole lot of stuff is under that cabinet. Thing(s) you would like to work on/are hoping to achieve: I recent picked out my locks in September and tried wash and go's, but I got a lot of SSK. So I recently cut off about 4-5" and decided to give stretched/roller set styles a try to retain length. How long do you plan to set?: Probably all year. Here is the most recent set of curlformers barrel rollers. It lasted 2 days :( I DC with a mixture of Silicon Mix and kanechom, set with Lacio Lacio and Olive oil eco styler at the roots.
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It came out lovely. I've been thinking about getting those curlforners to stretch my roots.

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF please excuse typos
 
divinerae said:
Can I join all late to the roller set party? I've been doing them since the beginning of February. Current hair length: Scrapping collarbone Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural Current Setting method and styling choices: I've been doing curl former sets the most, but I want to get into another rollers. Current Setting products: Not sure. Hoping to pick up tips and holy grail products. I have a lot of Dominican products, Motions wrap lotion, Shea Moisture wrap foam, Eco Styler.....a whole lot of stuff is under that cabinet. Thing(s) you would like to work on/are hoping to achieve: I recent picked out my locks in September and tried wash and go's, but I got a lot of SSK. So I recently cut off about 4-5" and decided to give stretched/roller set styles a try to retain length. How long do you plan to set?: Probably all year. Here is the most recent set of curlformers barrel rollers. It lasted 2 days :( I DC with a mixture of Silicon Mix and kanechom, set with Lacio Lacio and Olive oil eco styler at the roots.
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Have you tried using some sort of setting lotion? Also pineappling at night helps to preserve style.
 
divinerae said:
Can I join all late to the roller set party? I've been doing them since the beginning of February.
Current hair length: Scrapping collarbone
Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural
Current Setting method and styling choices: I've been doing curl former sets the most, but I want to get into another rollers.
Current Setting products: Not sure. Hoping to pick up tips and holy grail products. I have a lot of Dominican products, Motions wrap lotion, Shea Moisture wrap foam, Eco Styler.....a whole lot of stuff is under that cabinet.
Thing(s) you would like to work on/are hoping to achieve: I recent picked out my locks in September and tried wash and go's, but I got a lot of SSK. So I recently cut off about 4-5" and decided to give stretched/roller set styles a try to retain length.
How long do you plan to set?: Probably all year.

Here is the most recent set of curlformers barrel rollers. It lasted 2 days :( I DC with a mixture of Silicon Mix and kanechom, set with Lacio Lacio and Olive oil eco styler at the roots.
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Great set and welcome to the fun!
My curlformers set never last either. I see thing online about people wearing them for a week, but regardless of how many use, the amount of product, etc I have never gone beyond 2 days. My roots stay stretched, but there isn't enough tension on the length of my hair to get it real adapt and stretch into the curlformer pattern.

Oh well they are great for blow outs!

Meanwhile you may get longer master results for your same Dominican product line up and traditional magnetic rollers with the covers
 
So I'm tired of wash n goes so I would like to try regular setting again. Im sitting under the dryer now. I set with some dominican hair treatment that you have to mix up yourself. Its supposed to be good. I noticed that my hair got really straight after i rolled it up. Lets see how it looks when I take them down.
 
Napp said:
So I'm tired of wash n goes so I would like to try regular setting again. Im sitting under the dryer now. I set with some dominican hair treatment that you have to mix up yourself. Its supposed to be good. I noticed that my hair got really straight after i rolled it up. Lets see how it looks when I take them down.
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I always loved your sets! Happy to ha e you back and looking forward to result. What products did you use?
 
Napp said:
So I'm tired of wash n goes so I would like to try regular setting again. Im sitting under the dryer now. I set with some dominican hair treatment that you have to mix up yourself. Its supposed to be good. I noticed that my hair got really straight after i rolled it up. Lets see how it looks when I take them down.
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I always loved your sets! Happy to ha e you back and looking forward to result. What products did you use?
 
Blairx0 said:
I always loved your sets! Happy to ha e you back and looking forward to result. What products did you use?
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Blairx0 i used star bio complex restructurer. OMG it has amazing slip and left my rollerset smooth and shiny. most leave ins leave me ashy or dull looking but this one left my hair with shine.

here is a small pic of my hair. Im setting my hair in satin rollers because a few spots were still damp. I will do a full pic in the morning. as far as i can see my roots are pretty smooth and my hair is shiny

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I just bought a new hooded dryer. My soft bonnet dryer just isnt cutting it anymore. I got a lavatech salon bonnet dryer (tabletop) i'm not ready to commit to a standing dryer so this hybrid dryer will be good for me
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Napp said:
I just bought a new hooded dryer. My soft bonnet dryer just isnt cutting it anymore. I got a lavatech salon bonnet dryer (tabletop) i'm not ready to commit to a standing dryer so this hybrid dryer will be good for me
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I absolutely love this dryer :grin:. I had one two years ago that died after one year and the company I purchased it from went out of business. I used the Red tourmaline hooded dryer which dried out my hair something awful. I broke down and order the Lavtech dryer last year, I couldn't be happier. Compared to the first one I had, this one is much more sturdy. My hair is soft and has a nice shine when I take out my rollers.
 
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