Setting To Success 2017

[faithVA]

Last night I colored my hair and did a curlformer set to stretch my hair for a test run of a style I wanted to do this weekend for an event. After I took out the curlformers, I separated in sections, moisturized with Alikay Naturals Creme Brulee. I sealed with the It's a 10 and put CD Hair Honey on my ends. I put in flat twist and put perm rods on the ends.

I loved the front and the sides. The color turned out well and my flat twist out was looking fuller. But I wasn't in love with the back My back is far less dense than the front, it is shorter, my nape shrinks like crazy even when stretched and the section above my nape does not layer in well and just looks crazy So I had to separate the back a lot to hide the parts and the bald looking spots. So I wasn't feeling the style for the event.

Using the It's a 10 on wet hair didn't work for me. But I found it works better if I put it on dry hair before resetting. I wanted to see if I could make it through the day and it did. I even went outside in the wind. At the end of the day it wasn't perfect but it was definitely still wearable.



When I got home I decided to experiment with the perm rods. I haven't worn my perm rod set in quite a while. I tried some sample curls with 4 different products: Alikay Naturals Creme Brulee, Silk Elements Strength & Silk, Blue Roze Flax Gel and Sweet Buttah that I picked up from a hair show. I let that sit for an hour. They all looked good when I took them out which didn't help me decide. I decided to go with the Silk Elements because it felt softer.

I put in a flat twist towards the crown in the back. I used the orange perm rods with the Silk Elements Foam. I followed the foam with It's a 10. I put KBB pomade on my ends. I will sleep with these tonight and try to leave them in until it's time to go to the event.

I have finally graduated from the orange and the tangerine to all orange. It's only taken me 57 years

 

[imaginary]

@faithVA good work! I love it when people get all science-y and experiment with their hair

 

[faithVA]

@faithVA good work! I love it when people get all science-y and experiment with their hair

Thanks! I could have used you back in the day when I was doing all of those leave-in and oil experiments. I would get 16 sections and put something different one each one I had blogged about it and everything.

 

[imaginary]

Thanks! I could have used you back in the day when I was doing all of those leave-in and oil experiments. I would get 16 sections and put something different one each one I had blogged about it and everything.

Maaan 16 sections?! Now that's efficiency! Lazy reigns supreme with me but sometimes I just have to take the time to try a bunch of stuff. It's better to have only a portion of my hair acting wonky vs all of it. So count me in as the official testing cheerleader

 

[faithVA]

I have to take my rollers out around 11 but my event isn't until 5. Then my curls have to last for another 5 hours. I'm not sure about all of that I'm going to pick up a curling iron from Walgreen as a backup plan.

 

[faithVA]

I love that curling iron. I know this is the rollerset thread but ohwell.

I did perm rods and then used the. Curling iron to straighten and smooth.

 

[King of Sorrow]

These jet set rollers might do ok but they look a little scary

Any opinions or reviews?

Don't use 'em if you have natural 3c+ hair.

Those millions of itty-bitty teeth made the take down a nightmare and tangled up my hair so badI was contemplating getting scissors to cut my hair off and just take the L. I don't know how, but I got them out, albeit with some minor damage to my hair.

Plus, the rollers are very squishable/malleable so the shape will distort from a circle to an oval, square, triangle... you won't get a smooth set.

 

[MileHighDiva]

I love that curling iron. I know this is the rollerset thread but ohwell.

I did perm rods and then used the. Curling iron to straighten and smooth.

Where you heading out to Ms.@faithva?

 

[Alma Petra]

I love that curling iron. I know this is the rollerset thread but ohwell.

I did perm rods and then used the. Curling iron to straighten and smooth.

Wow that turned out amazing!! You are a pro!

 

[faithVA]

Where you heading out to Ms.@faithva?

We have an annual group dinner we do every year. We were just headed to a upscale steak restaurant.

 

[faithVA]

Wow that turned out amazing!! You are a pro!

I wish. Lol. It just was super easy. My hair seems to straighten easily for whatever reason.

I will be using it again in the future since it's so easy.

 

[Alma Petra]

I wish. Lol. It just was super easy. My hair seems to straighten easily for whatever reason.

I will be using it again in the future since it's so easy.

Now you make me want to do a perm rod set me too. I have a pack but I think that they are very narrow compared to the ones in your photo. How many millimeters is their diameter?

And how do they compare to the regular rollers? Are they easier to apply? And with their solid core wouldn't a set take much longer to dry?

 

[MileHighDiva]

Hair Porn Alert:

 

[faithVA]

Now you make me want to do a perm rod set me too. I have a pack but I think that they are very narrow compared to the ones in your photo. How many millimeters is their diameter?

And how do they compare to the regular rollers? Are they easier to apply? And with their solid core wouldn't a set take much longer to dry?

I didn't mean to confuse you. The picture isn't really representing a perm rod set. I did a perm rod set on dry hair. But it didnt give me the look I wanted. The picture is after I used the curling iron.

I only do perm rods on dry hair. It doesn't stretch my hair very well or straighten my roots. It also takes a long time to dry.

For my hair curl formers work best, then magnetics. I haven't been successful with perm rods or fled rods on wet hair.

 

[AgeinATL]

Hair Porn Alert:

I WISH that my sets would hang this low. Although I am past WL, my sets don't drop past my shoulders. It's like my shrinkage won't even let my rollersets be great

 

[Destiny9109]

I found an old post of someone who uses the jet set rollers, I purchased two packs and will try them out this week
[URL="https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/rollersetting-2011-challenge-tips-techniques-etc.516017/page-3#post-12526489"]Rollersetting 2011! (Challenge, Tips, Techniques, etc.)[/URL]

 

[Alma Petra]

I didn't mean to confuse you. The picture isn't really representing a perm rod set. I did a perm rod set on dry hair. But it didnt give me the look I wanted. The picture is after I used the curling iron.

I only do perm rods on dry hair. It doesn't stretch my hair very well or straighten my roots. It also takes a long time to dry.

For my hair curl formers work best, then magnetics. I haven't been successful with perm rods or fled rods on wet hair.

Oh I see... I still want to try a perm rod set though. I will see what I can do with the narrow ones that I have now.
Cheers!

 

[toaster]

I found an old post of someone who uses the jet set rollers, I purchased two packs and will try them out this week
Rollersetting 2011! (Challenge, Tips, Techniques, etc.)

I hope I'm not too late!!!

I put in ONE jet set roller and freaked out. It didn't even stay put, I had to use a clip. So I decided to take it out and omg after 10 minutes there wasn't much hair on the roller but I'm sure I have a ton of breakage from that disaster. I was too scared to really look, I just rolled the section on my usual roller and moved on.

I'll inspect more closely when I unroll. Even if it's not that bad, I'm pampering my hair from now on. I've gotten a bit hair lazy and I can't do that.

 

[AgeinATL]

@toaster
How's the new job going?

 

[ForestRose]

I think I'm gonna have go start a strict hair regimen again. My hair has been disappointing the past 4 month. I've only developed thickness and maybe a 1/4 inch of length.

I'm at my awkward stage. My hair hates growing beyond my collar bone and I've previously had long periods of constant healthy hair care with no growth before.

I'm not sure whether it's an issue with my scalp or the current PS that I have. It should be growing in the sew in wig because I wash it regularly. I've had bad health since January so it could easily be a scalp issue. If so I don't know how to correct that. I've had scalp issues since sept which includes dandruff and my scalp being sensitive to tension. I've used medicated dandruff shampoo but I find the regular washing 2 times a week taxing on my hair tbh.

I might look into SL box braids so I can keep and eye on my scalp and wash regularly without it affecting my hair too much.

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[ForestRose]

I really like this. It looks quite quick to do and she's not braiding too tight either.

 

[faithVA]

I think I'm gonna have go start a strict hair regimen again. My hair has been disappointing the past 4 month. I've only developed thickness and maybe a 1/4 inch of length.

I'm at my awkward stage. My hair hates growing beyond my collar bone and I've previously had long periods of constant healthy hair care with no growth before.

I'm not sure whether it's an issue with my scalp or the current PS that I have. It should be growing in the sew in wig because I wash it regularly. I've had bad health since January so it could easily be a scalp issue. If so I don't know how to correct that. I've had scalp issues since sept which includes dandruff and my scalp being sensitive to tension. I've used medicated dandruff shampoo but I find the regular washing 2 times a week taxing on my hair tbh.

I might look into SL box braids so I can keep and eye on my scalp and wash regularly without it affecting my hair too much.

Any advice is appreciated.

If you see thickness I wouldn't consider that a problem. Often the body will not thicken the hair and grow it at the same time. Often the body corrects first before it proceeds with any new growth.

I wouldn't be too hard on yourself or your hair. Just start paying attention to your hair patterns so you know what to expect. Definitely stick to a healthy regimen. Since you know your health was bad in the winter focus on your nutrition , water and vitamin intake to give your body more to work with.

When our body isn't healthy the body will withhold nutrients from our hair, nails and other non essential parts to make sure the rest of our body has what it needs. Give your body more than it needs so it has enough for everything.

 

[toaster]

@toaster
How's the new job going?

Hey! It's going well. Getting busier as people get used to me being there.

I'm so happy to be home. I really feel like I made the right choice.

 

[Destiny9109]

I hope I'm not too late!!!

I put in ONE jet set roller and freaked out. It didn't even stay put, I had to use a clip. So I decided to take it out and omg after 10 minutes there wasn't much hair on the roller but I'm sure I have a ton of breakage from that disaster. I was too scared to really look, I just rolled the section on my usual roller and moved on.

I'll inspect more closely when I unroll. Even if it's not that bad, I'm pampering my hair from now on. I've gotten a bit hair lazy and I can't do that.

I still haven't gotten around to trying them, but the guy in this video made it look so easy and he used cheap products. It's very brief, but he just pulled them right out. *Sidenote* her was so shiny and bouncy, I'm curious about that leave in lol

 

[toaster]

I still haven't gotten around to trying them, but the guy in this video made it look so easy and he used cheap products. It's very brief, but he just pulled them right out. *Sidenote* her was so shiny and bouncy, I'm curious about that leave in lol

I honestly think they would be fine if I had let my hair dry. But you can't readjust the roller while your hair is wet, so you have to be really good at setting to use them.

 

[imaginary]

The waiting till they dry thing, is the main reason I haven't tried again with my set. Those will have to wait until I get a powerful dryer that can do my hair in no time.

 

[Evolving78]

I still haven't gotten around to trying them, but the guy in this video made it look so easy and he used cheap products. It's very brief, but he just pulled them right out. *Sidenote* her was so shiny and bouncy, I'm curious about that leave in lol

Silicon Mix is my holy grail. My expensive products don't cut it. It's great for slip and heat styling.

 

[imaginary]

Did an overnight henna treatment last night and this morning I cowashed it out DC'd and then did a permrod set. I decided to try smaller sections with the permrods and twisted the roots, which worked at getting most of my hair dry actually. Will do smaller sections in the middle in the future so I can have a set that dries under 2 hours (hopefully).

Also tried something else: I usually only finger detangle in the shower and use tools outside of it, but I decided to try my tangle teezer-esque tool under running water to see how it would do. It went wonderfully and I didn't have to detangle as much while setting as my hair was pretty smooth.

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[ElevatedEnergy]

Currently under the dryer with a "cheat roller set". While I was rinsing out my conditioner in the shower, I divided my hair in 2 (top and bottom) and made 2 ponytails. I let the water flow do all the work. Got out the shower and rolled each ponytail length with hourglass rollers.




Took about 15 minutes for my whole head. Praise Him!

Will sit under the dryer for 1 hour and if it's not dry, I'll airdry the rest of the way. I chose this cheat set so if need be, I can sleep in the rollers.

Just looking for a faster way to set so I can slowly ease it back into my regimen.

 

[toaster]

Currently under the dryer with a "cheat roller set". While I was rinsing out my conditioner in the shower, I divided my hair in 2 (top and bottom) and made 2 ponytails. I let the water flow do all the work. Got out the shower and rolled each ponytail length with hourglass rollers.

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Took about 15 minutes for my whole head. Praise Him!

Will sit under the dryer for 1 hour and if it's not dry, I'll airdry the rest of the way. I chose this cheat set so if need be, I can sleep in the rollers.

Just looking for a faster way to set so I can slowly ease it back into my regimen.

I was coming in to say I need a faster way to wash and set my hair weekly.

I was going to see if amazon sold like 3 inch rollers, but I'm worried I won't fit under my dryer.