rag curls, pin curls, wave curls...how to?

[redneckprincess]

I bought some curlformers a while back and really like them but I dont always want such a tight uniform curl...what Im looking for is more of a soft wave. I cant do bun or braid waves my hair is to short and layered and it just looks like a frizzy mess. I searched here and youtube and couldnt come up with anything can someone here help or point me in the right direction of a good tutorial....my hair is just past my shoulders although some layers are as short as chin length.
Thanks in Advance

update on page 2....basically IT FAILED I deleted the album I started...will try again when (IF...haha...i know i know when) hair gets longer

[halo_tightens]

I'll be watching for replies as well... We're still at about the same length, including the short bits around the face.

Mine aren't from layers, though... My front-most hair has just crumbled away from all the pre-LHC abuse. :(

[melrose1985]

Same here too! i'll be peeping this out!

[Vrushali]

I tried some wet-setting last week with magnetic rollers and I love the result!! I was lazy though and let the rollers sit in my hair for 1.5-2 hrs instead of the recommended soppy wet to totally dry 8 hrs! I think my hair wasn't soppy wet when I put the rollers in and I wasn't too particular about it being completely dry before I took the rollers off. But my hair has nice soft curls (I have heavily layered bsl wavy hair) and nice volume. I would give rollers a shot. Btw, I air-dried but I think all the others use canopy driers or something. Here is the thread for more info:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=1499&highlight=wetset+tutorial

[marikamt]

Oooh! Let me look around... someone on here has a tutorial for rag curls- and it is a good one.... I think it is in the hairstyles section..... let me look at I will return......


http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=82

here it is... I hope the link works......

[Thinthondiel]

Have you seen ilovegerardo's pin curl tutorial?

She makes sculpted, standing pin curls in this one.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ilovegerardo#play/uploads/86/50yw2W5F_z8

[Quixii]

I followed this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoZ2QGq0n4A&feature=fvst) paper bag/rag curl tutorial for my sisters hair, and it worked reasonable well. :)

[spidermom]

One way to get a looser curl/wave is to put the curl-former close to the scalp and then wrap the strand of hair around it instead of rolling up from the ends. Also use a bigger strand of hair.

[lapushka]

Paper (bag) curls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoZ2QGq0n4A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4tF03PiZZ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjtzdhGgBY

Rag curls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxgwbWc5Yiw

[heatherdazy]

Pincurls are exactly like using rollers... I often refer to then as 'invisible rollers'. Just take a clean section of damp hair, lift it straight up from the head, smooth it with a fine toothed comb, then start rolling it under as though you had a roller there and pin it in place with one of these:

http://img2.timeinc.net/instyle/images/2009/GalxMonth/05/051309_clips_400x400.jpg

The advantage over rollers is that you are not limited by the size and shape of the roller, plus you don't have to go buy a bunch of them. The trick is to keep the hair smooth and use plenty of tension.

If I were going to use curlformers, as a layered haired girl, I'd probably use them on all the lower areas of my hair, then pin curl the crown using horizontal sections. Vertical sections will give you more of a ringlet, but sometimes if you use them on the top of the head, it can look a little TOO Shirley Temple.

And don't be afraid to finger everything into place after you've taken them out.

[redneckprincess]

thank you all so much for the links I will check them all out and
Heatherdazy thats a really good idea to use the curl formers underneith and pin curls up top I will have to try that out ☺

[redneckprincess]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=1499&highlight=wetset+tutorial

I love this idea...although I dont think it will work on my leingth...I will try though and add pics if it turns out nice


I will also try the rag/paperbag version

hopefully one of these works well and if so you will see results over the next week or so...Thanks again all

[florenonite]

In Timely Fashion (http://intimelyfashion.com/hair/pincurls.html) has an excellent tutorial on doing pin curls.

[heatherdazy]

In Timely Fashion (http://intimelyfashion.com/hair/pincurls.html) has an excellent tutorial on doing pin curls.
That is a really good tutorial, but shorter haired gals should note they'll have to get the pin purls closer to the scalp or most of the length will be quite straight.

[redneckprincess]

tried two diffrent versions last night.....the wrap curl kind up top and Vrushali's braid kind underneith

pics are in a new album I started ALBUM DELETED

I will update with pics when I take them out right now my kids want pancakes so check out how I did them and in a few hours I will update and let you know how they turned out

[redneckprincess]

EXPERIMENT FAILED...MISRIBALY

truned out to be a big frizzy mess when I took them out...so I wet my hair down and went natural.......thats that until next time!!!:(