Show us your hair do's....

[cherry lips]

conditioner

Thanks, Josephine. Do the other ladies here use conditioner before a set (see above for exactl detail)? Like I said, I've got thick, wavy, non-bleached hair. I eagerly await your reply...

 

[Last_Chael]

Yay! I finally have pictures to share with everyone! This is how I wore my hair to see Phantom of the Opera last week. I've since worn this hairstyle 3 times, and have received so many compliments for it!


It took me 2.5 hours and a lot of hairspray and bobbypins to get this right that night. But the times I've done it since I've been able to do it with about 4 pins per roll and a little bit of spray in about 15 mins. I'm so excited I finally managed to get it working

I followed the brilliant YouTube tutorial I have 2 victory rolls, with my hair parted to the side. My fringe has grown down to just past my eyes, and is longer at the sides. So I curled it backwards and then formed a curl/semi roll thing (hopefully you can see from the pictures) and then pinned it in place with one bobbypin. I then curled the rest of my hair with a 1 inch curling iron, letting it cool and then brushing it out. My hair is naturally wavy/curly and very thick! so the curling iron kept the wave in pretty well. But because of the layers in my hair (and that it's prone to frizz) I wasn't able to curl the rolls with the iron.

Let mw know what everyone thinks!

 

[sweetfrancaise]

Hello ladies! Thanks to your advice, ~*Red*~, on the setting pattern thread, I got my hair to look lovely today! I was very proud.

Endpapers work wonders, as does not rolling all the way up to the scalp! Now if I could just get it to stay this way...

 

[dollydaydream]

I think it's beautiful!! I'm getting serious hair envy from this thread

Though I did get some wave clips which I intend to play with this morning (party party tonight, must make an effort )

sweetfrancaise; Loving the hair!! I could never get nice curls at the back. Bravo :eusa_clap

 

[dollydaydream]

I did play with my wave clips today

And my hair wasn't properly dry so a lot of it went away. I did et some great waves towards the back of my head though (I only did one side - on purpose!!). I curled the front few bits using my curling iron, and it looked great before I went out into the wind. Apologies for the awful pics

I was so proud of this curl, then the wind ate it

My setting lotion goes all flaky when I comb it out too, doesn't look too great on black hair! Any tips??

 

[ShortClara]

I bobbed it!

Well, more drastic changes for me I love it! I had it bobbed Thursday night - this is set with hot sticks and a curling iron

 

[ShortClara]

DollyDayDream, that's super cute!

 

[ShooShooBaby]

today i experimented with rolls, which is generally my worst hairstyle due to my super-thin hair. i used black ankle-socks as rats, which made a HUGE difference! it was super-easy - i just sectioned off my front hair, folded a sock in half, pinned it to one side, teased my hair a little, smoothed it over the sock, and rolled and pinned the hair up top. i did this with both sides, and did a third, small roll with my bangs. i curled each section a bit before rolling to give it the right shape as my hair has very little bend to it naturally. i was really happy with how it turned out! i just braided the back and topped it off with a bow to hide any mistakes, but will curl it with hotsticks for tonight. it held up great, even with lindy hopping and running to catch the bus! and it made my head look heart-shaped!

the finished product:

pre-makeup, hair-smoothing, and braiding. you can see the rolls really well in this one. i don't think the bobby pins were as noticeable in real life.

one side of it, also before touching it up:

 

[Last_Chael]

ShortClara that suits you so well! It's so cute, and very vintage!

ShooShoobaby the rolls turned out great!

 

[~*Red*~]

HOLY MOLY!!!!

Short Clara, you look amazing!! I LOVE the bob and curls and color!!! I really like how there is a few red locks here and there still.

ShooShooBaby, An absolute doll you are! That is a perfect hairstyle for you!! Ribbon and all!

Two thumbs up for you both!!!

 

[~*Red*~]

Hello ladies! Thanks to your advice, ~*Red*~, on the setting pattern thread, I got my hair to look lovely today! I was very proud.
Endpapers work wonders, as does not rolling all the way up to the scalp! Now if I could just get it to stay this way...

I am sooo happy this worked for you!! You look beautiful! :-D

 

[LolitaHaze]

DollyDaydream... I wish I could wear my hair that short! You are adorable.

Short Clara... *in my best Joey Lawrence* Whoa! What a change! You look like a completely different person. I like it!

ShooShooBaby... Love the braids and the rolls! I wore my hair very similar yesterday, but I think your hair looks better!!

 

[Josephine]

Hello ladies! Thanks to your advice, ~*Red*~, on the setting pattern thread, I got my hair to look lovely today! I was very proud.

That's what I hate about ~*Red*~, the perfect way she can roll the back of her hair up. :rage:

lol <3

 

[LolitaHaze]

CherryLips... The top of my hair is actually two rolls fastened with bobby pins. There is a slight gap between the two rolls for the curls to fall into.

 

[Lady Day]

**girl crush**



LD

 

[MissS]

I second the girl crush. Whilst admitting girl crushes, I also have one for ShortClara. Fabulous hair ladies!

 

[sweetfrancaise]

Thanks, ~*Red*~ and DollyDayDream!!

 

[Pink Dahlia]

**girl crush**



LD

:eusa_clap

 

[~*Red*~]

That's what I hate about ~*Red*~, the perfect way she can roll the back of her hair up. :rage:

lol <3

:cry: Just kidding!!! lol
Maybe you will feel better to know that sometimes, the "Set" looks far better than the outcome. and that's a fact!

 

[ShooShooBaby]

thanks so much, everyone!!!

and since i'm sure i haven't taken up enough bandwidth with pics of my hair tonight, here's one from before i went out dancing tonight. i created the curls with hotsticks. sadly i didn't leave them in long enough, and most of the curl fell out in the dampness.