First crown wrap straightening!

[milagro]

I's amazing and it suits you so well.
I could never get so smooth length and ends. crown and roots - easily but the rest would be just oddly kinky.

[Tia2010]

Great job I've been wanting to try wrapping but don't think I'm that coordinated ... But seeing your great results make me want to try !

[2peasinapod]

It looks great! I have to admit, I think your curls are gorgeous, so I was a little nervous, but your hair looks stunning straight as well! It suits you either way. Good job!

[KittyLost]

Those are some very good results!

You can still have straight hair without the damage

[aenflex]

It looks great! Wrapping does work, once you try it a few times and get it down right, at least for me. There was a learning process though. I used to do it when my hair was a bit longer than it is now. But I am almost back to the length where I can wrap it, and I am excited!

[rena]

Yeah, I'm one of those who fight their natural texture. I'm working on learning to work with the waves and curls, but at this point I'm just so used to straight hair! I *finally* got around to straightening via wrapping and leaving overnight - and it. is. awesome. I wish I'd known about this years ago!

Here's what I have naturally (yes, it's a rather old pic but it's the only one I have right now):




and here's how it came out, first thing in the morning (i.e. this is no glamour shot by any means!):



I need to tweak it a bit of course, but I'm thrilled it worked so well the first time!


(I hope the pics show up in the thread okay...)

I'm so sad I can't see the pics but I take your word for it!

Oh please please pleeeeeaaase tell me what you did! Though I'm learning to like my natural texture I STILL battle to-the-death with it most of the time And once it gets long enough, I would love to have such a nice trick like this under my belt!

[Athena's Owl]

I first separated a circle of hair at my crown and clipped it up out of the way, which left me with a ring of freehanging hair. Then, starting at my right temple, I brushed the ring of hair counterclockwise around my head so it lied flat, pinning with bobby pins where the ends flipped out. Now I had a counterclockwise swirl of hair pinned flat to my head. Then I took the crown circle hair out, combed it straight back, divided it in half down the middle, and pulled both halves down and slightly toward each other so they formed a gentle X near my nape where they crossed over each other. Then I kept wrapping them around to the front of my head in opposite directions, pinned the ends, and covered the whole thing with a scarf and went to bed.

You know it's my hair at the crown the gives me problems when I try to wrap. I'm going to give it another go. my hair is really long and quite curly, but if I can pull this off, then anyone can. off to get clips!

[alwayssmiling]

I love wraps, they work wonders for my frizzy hair. Yours looks beautiful.

I blow dried my hair straight yesterday so tonight to eek out my straightness I will sleep in a wrap so I don't have to do anymore damage. I also sit under my dryer with a wrap on which seems to help speed things up. My head is covered with a silk scarf.

[spidermom]

Beautiful! I wonder if I'd look like a bubble head if I tried it; too much hair!

[PraiseCheeses]

rena - Don't be sad; a few more posts and you'll find a whole new world awaiting you here! :P

Athena's Owl Good luck! Please post about your results! You'd be a shining beacon of hope for many here!

spidermom - From what I remember of your other signature pics, I'm thinking you might look something like this while your head was wrapped if you tried.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!