Inky said:does anyone out there in Lounge Land know how to use these gizmos for pin curls?
do these have to be used with specific kinds of hair pins (i have seen those "pin curl shooters" on ebay before)?
as always, any and all info much appreciated
As far as I know...
It has a "lip" on it similar to a curling iron. You use that hold the ends in and you turn the knob to roll it up, while holding it straight. The bar on top helps to keep all the hair in place. Once you get it rolled to where you want it to stop (scalp or otherwise)place the end towards the scalp, release the lip (as you would a curling iron) and slide the whole curl off the tube. you flatten it as you would a pin curl, and pin. Some have the "shooter" so you can get a pin in right away. Not sure how well that works, as I haven't tried it. I have a pin curl tool, but it doesn't have the lip or bar, like these do. You slide the ends between the tube (it looks like a tube with a slice down the middle) and roll up just the same.
I hope my explanation made sense.