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Going to get a rollerset today. Won't be doing it myself since I am also getting my color refreshed with SM Jet black so my BFF will do it all. Hoping that with bunning during the week and only letting it down on the weekend I can get the set to last two weeks. Still committed to setting at least once per month!
 
faithVA said:
Ok cool. Of course I have one of those. It works fine on wet hair but we both might have to much hair to try to deal with it. It is easier to finger comb.
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Definitely. Try it on dry hair the next time you set and let me know what you think!

I'll even use it to chase my flat iron with the next time I straighten my hair... around May.
 
toaster said:
Yep! After your hair is dry and stretched try brushing it out before twisting it or rolling it on satin rollers. It really works when you're turning your roller set hair into another stretched style.
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Do you put any product on first?
 
Not too optimistic about how this set is going to turn out...ugh my BFF is just like typical stylists and has no clue how to really care for hair. The only reason I go to her about 3/4 times a year is to do stuff I don't want to do at home like color. So I thought what's the harm in letting her do a rollerset. Well first of all she had a braid install run long so she colored me and let that sit almost an hour. Then she rinsed it out, washed and conditioned and put a baggie on and I proceeded to sit another 90 minutes. All the while knowing my hair was going to be dry and tangled. When she finally started setting I told her to rewet my hair because it was too dry. She says oh no I will use the spray bottle and mousse. She sectioned off one area and used the mousse no water and thought she was going to rip through my hair with a rat tail comb. I told her naw sis we goin fight if you think you bout to tear my hair up!:bat: She rewet it but I thought my setting was slow and I'm a novice. It took her an hour to set my hair and she's the professional talking but she hadn't realized my hair had grown so much and was so thick. Girl bye, she just did my color in November although I did get a blow-out so maybe the thickness did fool her. Anywho I still don't think my hair was wet enough or straight enough in some sections by the time she was done. I'm under the dryer now and fully expect to have to be in a bun for church tomorrow. If I'm not too aggravated I will take pics either way.

In her salon there are 3 other clueless stylists just like her who have no idea about natural hair or healthy hair practices for that matter. I heard a ton of foolish recommendations from my BFF and the other 3 stooges that had me shaking my head and side eyeing all day!:confused:
 
Here we go! :bouncegreen:I'll sit under the dryer for a little bit then leave them in until later tonight. There is no way I will be able to sleep in these. They looked soft and squishy in all the videos I watched so I didn't understand why everyone complained about sleeping in them but....yeahhhh nevermind.:lachen::look:
And I didn't have enough to do my whole head! I had a hard time because I know some sections were way to big so it kept snagging. So I'll have to pick up some more. I just did a little two strand twist on the left over hair. It gave me a chance to test some new twist out products so I'm not even mad lol
 

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Results of the curlformers. Not too bad for my first try. Next time I definitely not be using setting lotion. It always leaves my hair dry and tangled. I am amazed at how smooth these got my hair, even the roots. I wasn't expecting that!
 

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AriellePatrice said:
Results of the curlformers. Not too bad for my first try. Next time I definitely not be using setting lotion. It always leaves my hair dry and tangled. I am amazed at how smooth these got my hair, even the roots. I wasn't expecting that!
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Good job!

@toaster put me on to It's @ 10 for setting. I think if you try it with your next set, you'll never look back.
 
AriellePatrice said:
Here we go! :bouncegreen:I'll sit under the dryer for a little bit then leave them in until later tonight. There is no way I will be able to sleep in these. They looked soft and squishy in all the videos I watched so I didn't understand why everyone complained about sleeping in them but....yeahhhh nevermind.:lachen::look:
And I didn't have enough to do my whole head! I had a hard time because I know some sections were way to big so it kept snagging. So I'll have to pick up some more. I just did a little two strand twist on the left over hair. It gave me a chance to test some new twist out products so I'm not even mad lol
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Yeah some people can sleep in them but I'm not one of those :lol: I would rather sit under the dryer for an hour :yep:

Looking forward to getting some of those barrel curlformers.
 
imaginary said:
@Daina Sorry to hear about your salon experience, but I'm still hoping your set comes out cute!

@AriellePatrice Gorgeous set! I love my barrel curlformers but mine are old and falling apart so I mix them with the regular ones. Also I agree that one pack really isn't enough for your whole head.
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Yeah I'm going to get some of the regular spiral curlformers and mix them up. I saw a girl on YouTube do that and her hair turned out so gorgeous and natural looking.
 
imaginary said:
@Daina Sorry to hear about your salon experience, but I'm still hoping your set comes out cute!

@AriellePatrice Gorgeous set! I love my barrel curlformers but mine are old and falling apart so I mix them with the regular ones. Also I agree that one pack really isn't enough for your whole head.
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@imaginary, thanks but it was no bueno! Once the rollers came out it was clear it was an uneven set. Parts were still tangled while other sections were nice and smooth. I had her put it in two bantu knots for the night. I wore a ponytail to church. To salvage it tonight I took the ponytail down and moisturized my hair with NTM in sections followed with avocado oil and then sealed with Komaza strengthening oil focusing on the ends. I detangled while going through my hair with the avocado oil and then pin curled in 8 medium sized sections. Hopefully tomorrow with the moisture and the detangling it will look better.
 
Daina said:
@imaginary, thanks but it was no bueno! Once the rollers came out it was clear it was an uneven set. Parts were still tangled while other sections were nice and smooth. I had her put it in two bantu knots for the night. I wore a ponytail to church. To salvage it tonight I took the ponytail down and moisturized my hair with NTM in sections followed with avocado oil and then sealed with Komaza strengthening oil focusing on the ends. I detangled while going through my hair with the avocado oil and then pin curled in 8 medium sized sections. Hopefully tomorrow with the moisture and the detangling it will look better.
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Well that sucks, but cheers to damage control.
 
I may have missed it, but does anybody use those My Curl Squad rollers to set their hair? I've come to the conclusion that I'm incredibly styling challenged, and I move around a lot so I can't bring my curlformers or any magnetic rollers, but those look pretty easy to use and pretty easy to travel with.
 
Here are a few pics from this week's set. I wore it out for a day before I flat twisted my hair for the week. I've started rolling from the back of my head first. It seems to be the only way I can get a relatively straight mohawk.

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