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alb · Marc Jacobs

hot rollers recs (for natural looking loose waves)??

Hermes

hm... mine have lasted me forever. I just have like conair or something. I do prefer the hard plastic ones with ribs and big metal clips.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

You'll have to share the method with us bc every time I use hot rollers, I lose about 5" of length and end up looking like a 50s housewife with a bouffant 'do.

alb · Marc Jacobs

thanks, girls. it's been years since i bought hot rollers. d, i'll look for some like that. xtina - ha ha! it was good to read that though, b/c i'm def. going to tell her not to do that with my hair. i brought her a picture of sienna miller so hopefully that will give her an idea. i'll def. share the process, and possibly post pics if i have time (although were in the middle of a move so it's not likely).

any other responses welcome (as always)!

Metric · Gucci

XtinaStyles wrote:

You'll have to share the method with us bc every time I use hot rollers, I lose about 5" of length and end up looking like a 50s housewife with a bouffant 'do.

LOL me too or Shirley Temple, like I should have a big bow on my head

Kelly · Hermes

XtinaStyles & Metric - when you guys use them, do you shake your curls out at all? I always look ridiculous unless I flip my head upside down and muss it around a bit at the roots. I should say "looked" - I haven't had many successful hot roller days in a year or more. I cannot use them to save my life and I always have to go to my mom's house on big days so she can do it for me

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

Kelly wrote:
XtinaStyles & Metric - when you guys use them, do you shake your curls out at all? I always look ridiculous unless I flip my head upside down and muss it around a bit at the roots. I should say "looked" - I haven't had many successful hot roller days in a year or more. I cannot use them to save my life and I always have to go to my mom's house on big days so she can do it for me

Eh I just never liked the look at all. Maybe its the texture of my hair. I always come out looking like a beauty queen, like I tried so hard, and very dated like this:

I prefer the look of a curling iron. Also I've tried to shake out and either lose the curl altogether or end up still hating it and using the iron.

-- Edited by XtinaStyles on Thursday 16th of July 2009 12:47:11 PM

alb · Marc Jacobs

Got 'em, did it, and I loved it!! i totally want to do this at least once a week. She did such a good job showing me how, and had me do the whole thing over after she did it to make sure I knew how (she wrote it all down for me as well). The only negative - it was about 50% gone after 2 hrs and totally gone by the end of the night (although it still had body and looked cuter than without the rollers). the only solution i can think of is to use a stronger hairspray. she sprayed it with something by aveda - i think it's called "air control" and she said it was a light spray. maybe i need something heavier. any ideas? my hair has been chemically straightened, which is probably why it didn't hold it very well.

Hermes

first, please share what she wrote down!

second, I'm a huge fan of aussie sprays. when I curl my hair, or even when I have it straight, I do a light spray of aussome volume. Has great hold, is light, and you don't need to use much.

alb · Marc Jacobs

D - when i get a chance i will def. retype what she wrote down. thanks for the rec. for aussie sprays. i used to use "aussie scrunch spray" (?) in college! is this the same brand - it comes in a purple-ish bottle? i want to check out your rec. though - is it in a pump or aerosol can? i feel like an aerosol might be better for all over spray.

pls let me know when you get a chance. we're moving overseas on sunday so i have to get it now, b/c i won't be abe to get it over there and drugstore.com doesn't ship hairspray!

thanks again!!

Hermes

yes, same aussie hair products in the purple packaging. I use the aerosol. great stuff! best hairspray I have ever used.

Kelly · Hermes

Did you shampoo your hair yesterday before your appointment? My hair keeps hot-rollered curls much better with "second-day" hair.

-- Edited by Kelly on Friday 17th of July 2009 01:06:01 PM

Kari · Dooney & Bourke

Which rollers did you get? I tried this too and haven't quite mastered it. I bought the biggest rollers I could find, but it only came with 4 huge rollers and the rest a smaller, but still large. I guess my hair curls easy b/c it always looks crazy curly. Maybe I shouldn't leave them in so long?

Can't wait to hear the method.