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Sha-na-na
January 5th, 2010, 02:33 AM
I would love to wear my hair down and curly for my nautical-themed wedding. My plan is to have my hair down and up on one side with a tropical flower.

Problem is, I want this style with no heat and using only natural products.

Can it be done? I was wondering about combing aloe vera in my hair first, tying it with rags, sleeping in it, and untying the rags in the morning.

Maybe the same thing can be done with braiding...

Any thoughts? Do you think it will hold all day? What should I try? Help?!

manderly
January 5th, 2010, 02:55 AM
You can try standup pin curls. I got good curls from them with zero heat or product (I use them to keep my curls fresh when I use my flat iron instead of dry naturally).

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ilovegerardo#p/u/115/50yw2W5F_z8

OhMyCurlz
January 5th, 2010, 04:09 AM
I recently saw a youtube where a girl used brown paper bags to curl her hair. Was really interesting actually. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if I can pull it up.

Dolly
January 5th, 2010, 05:21 AM
In my sig pic, I got curls like that by rolling and sleeping in wrap snap & go curlers (which are basically a glorified rag roller, but makes rag rolling a little easier)......the only product I used in it was some leave in conditioner to dampen it......

GlassEyes
January 5th, 2010, 05:25 AM
I recently saw a youtube where a girl used brown paper bags to curl her hair. Was really interesting actually. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if I can pull it up.
I saw this too--it's actually pretty ingenious. :p

marimara
January 5th, 2010, 06:03 AM
I've done it before by putting leave-in in damp hair, then braiding before bed. It was wavy in the morning, BUT no matter how much hair spray or gel or whatever the waves always fall out after a couple of hours and I end up looking like I just crawled out of bed, with no discernible waves or curls.

But then again, my hair is highly curl resistant (I even had a perm OMG! when I was a teenager, yes in the early 90's, and my hair was straight again in a 3 weeks).

julliams
January 5th, 2010, 06:09 AM
Try these ideas but definitely try them out before your big day. I have been known to curl my hair only to have to rewash it because I've done it wrong and it won't sit right. Make sure that the ends are nicely turned under and that you wind all the same way on the one curl. I don't know how I do it but sometimes my curls come out as if I've wound them around the other way half way up. Also for a natural look some curls can be thicker and some thinner (use more or less hair on the roller).

Paper bags and newspaper can be used but I have to warn you that it is a very noisy sleep because they crackle all night and you really want to get a good nights sleep before your big day. I recommend ripping up pieces of polycotton - if you get it along the right grain, it just rips straight. Again, make sure the ends are nicely tucked under because curls can ruined if the end kinks the wrong way.

Best of luck and post some pics of your gorgeous hair.

Juliette

Aeon F.
January 5th, 2010, 07:47 AM
I've been having great success with after washing, using a very small amount of aloe gel in damp hair then put up into a sock bun. See latest pic here:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=3551&pictureid=59341

As long as I make sure my hair is completely dry (I let it dry overnight) before I take out the sock bun, I get really nice curls! They look like I used a curling iron! (But yay, not heat damage) With your length, maybe try putting your hair into 2 sock buns?

I would definitely try out the different suggestions everyone mentioned well before your big day too.

For me, I found there was def. a learning curve to to the sock bun method (I use Loepsie's version on youtube) & the amount of aloe gel- too much gives me frizzy wonky looking curls. But just a small/smidgen amount gives me really nice bouncy curls.

Congrats on getting married too btw! :D

lapushka
January 5th, 2010, 09:28 AM
Here's an article on curling without heat:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=82

And I'd have a look on YouTube, if I were you. There are some neat vids for styling without heat.

Dementia1013
January 5th, 2010, 09:46 AM
I got my curls and waves in my avatar simply by parting my hair and rolling it up in pillow/foam curlers than sleeping on them. No heat, and they turn out beautifully.

Sha-na-na
January 5th, 2010, 11:28 AM
Oh wow, such wonderful suggestions! I will try foam curlers at night, and I loved the article. I love you all for the wonderful tips!!!! I will repost here with how it goes and pics. :D

Rivanariko
January 5th, 2010, 12:08 PM
There are pictures in my album of my results with rag curls, I'm a definite convert! I smoothed a lot of aloe vera in my hair and put the rags in when my hair was still just barely damp from washing. You might have to play with different ways to try to get them to last all day though, mine started to loosen after a few hours and looked more like braid waves by the end of the day.

Sha-na-na
January 6th, 2010, 12:18 AM
You might have to play with different ways to try to get them to last all day though, mine started to loosen after a few hours and looked more like braid waves by the end of the day.

Okay, so say I HAVE to use a hairspray of a sort to get the curls to stay longer. Which would you choose? Is there a more healthy alternative, or one that is less damaging? Hmmm. Any thoughts? :confused:

Gumball
January 6th, 2010, 12:20 AM
My signature was done with magnetic rollers, 98% dry hair, some aloe gel, and about an hour and a half. Already curly hair takes to a shape awesomely well it seems! Wow. Now that I think of it that was just about a year ago. Last New Year.

julliams
January 6th, 2010, 02:07 AM
Magnetic rollers - do tell... (never heard of them before - sounds neat).

Juliette

manderly
January 6th, 2010, 02:37 AM
You can also search the forum for magnetic rollers for lots of other threads.

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

They are actually smooth plastic. The "magnetic" in the name comes from how wet hair sticks to it like a magnet.

Sha-na-na
January 6th, 2010, 03:29 AM
They are actually smooth plastic. The "magnetic" in the name comes from how wet hair sticks to it like a magnet.

Found some here: http://www.sallybeauty.com/Jumbo-Magnetic-Rollers/SBS-292548,default,pd.html

I may pick those up.

aisling
January 6th, 2010, 03:55 AM
For this one day, you can use whatever hairspray you want, it won't hurt your hair used once or twice. Really, it's no immediate hair killer :) Just be careful not to snag any hairs if you detangle before washing out the spray.

Gabriel
January 6th, 2010, 07:14 AM
You could try steam rollers too. You can use them on the actual day (or have someone help you). It doesn't take very long and sets in about 20 minutes.

Definitely something to trial run though.

Aloe gel is pretty good at helping curls/waves hold in my hair lately.

Medievalmaniac
January 6th, 2010, 07:32 AM
I use rag curlers, and if you put them up while your hair is JUST this side of damp - just really a HINT of moisture left, then sleep in them, the curls last all day with no spray. :) You can also use a curl boosting gel, lightly misted, prior to rolling with good results.

heidihug
January 6th, 2010, 08:06 AM
The pic below is the result of rolling my very slightly damp hair around perm roads (the smooth plastic ones with removable ends) for three hours. I then used a blow dryer on low for about ten minutes just to make sure it was all dry, waited another 20 minutes and took them out. No gel, no hair spray involved, but if I had used some they would have lasted longer than a couple hours. I only do this once a year, and I do not see any damage from it other than the enormous mat I always get at the nape of my neck that takes me an hour to detangle. But that will happen when I wear my hair down no matter if it's curled or not.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=611&pictureid=59406

Sha-na-na
January 8th, 2010, 06:15 AM
To start, I used this method:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...e&articleid=82 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=82)

Thanks lapushka!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/coolbeansmellon/101_1939-1.jpg
Cute, huh? :D

I highly recommend curling the ends upon themselves and securing the hair with a smaller strip of tied fabric at the ends. This prevents a wonky curl.

Okay, then came this morning and pulling out the rags! I only damaged like 10 strands of hair with this method, so I am truly happy. The curls are extremely tight (which I credit to my tight wrapping), and with this gel: http://www.sallybeauty.com/Aloe-Vera-Gel/SBS-120871,default,pd.html
I was able to have very touchable and soft curls!!! I love it and I am so excited that a found an awesome curling method.

The results:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/coolbeansmellon/101_1947-1.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/coolbeansmellon/101_1944-2.jpg

Now, I will let you know how long it lasts!

Chamomile betty
January 8th, 2010, 06:28 AM
Sha-na-na your curls are stunning!

I've used foam rollers and the wrap, snap, go rollers before also. I did find the wsg rollers did pull more hair out so I prefer the sponge rollers. It's sounds like the rags are pretty safe for you.

Sara_1987
January 8th, 2010, 07:03 AM
There's this cool new product called Curlformers I recently found out about. I'm planning on buying them soon. I've seen some videos on Youtube with people getting great results (just do a search for curlformers).

It creates pretty tight spiral curls though, so not waves (although maybe on the day after curling they might become waves).
http://www.curlformers.com/

I can't wait to try them. They're kind of expensive I guess (56euros for the whole kit. In US you can buy them at Sally's for 60$), but I've read so many great things about them and they look pretty awesome. And you can use them over and over.

Sha-na-na
January 8th, 2010, 12:21 PM
There's this cool new product called Curlformers I recently found out about. I'm planning on buying them soon.

I saw those at Sally's too when I went, but even with their longest length, they are too dang short. I would need to buy like 8 packs and use up to three of those for one strand. Yikes!

With the rag method, you can make different size spirals. I may get a pack of these to experiment with though.

BTW, so far, the curls have stayed and mission accomplished. I needed a style that would hold for more than 6 hours and this method works great!

TheCatSaidQuack
January 8th, 2010, 01:31 PM
I love caruso curlers. I got my set at Sallys a couple years ago, and use them more often then not. They use steam instead of heated metal, so i'd imagine its better for your hair. It always makes my hair super shiny and soft, too, even more so if I put a leave in condish before hand (I like to think the steam makes the condish penetrate). They work on really long hair too, you've just got to leave it in for a long amount of time in smaller sections - which is better, anyways, if you want curls instead of waves ;-)

Anywhere
January 8th, 2010, 01:39 PM
I've also done : http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=82

mine turned out a little tight, but I enjoyed it.

http://i46.tinypic.com/w1fqcn.jpg


http://i47.tinypic.com/e8u0z9.jpg


http://i49.tinypic.com/j7ditj.jpg




They lasted all day, until I showered. :)

Chamomile betty
January 8th, 2010, 04:42 PM
I love caruso curlers. I got my set at Sallys a couple years ago, and use them more often then not.

I bought some curlers about 10 years ago called Hot and Steamy ( I think). It's been awhile since I used them but I might give them a try. The curl does hold long but I have to leave them a good while and my hair has to be bone dry before I roll.

Anywhere, your hair is beautiful.

Sha-na-na, glad your curl has lasted so long.

Morticia
January 8th, 2010, 04:47 PM
My stylist showed me this technique: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=23707

violeteyes
January 8th, 2010, 04:52 PM
I would use sponge curlers to sleep in overnight, if you are going for a more curly, instead of wavy look

Sara_1987
January 29th, 2010, 06:24 AM
There's this cool new product called Curlformers I recently found out about. I'm planning on buying them soon. I've seen some videos on Youtube with people getting great results (just do a search for curlformers).

It creates pretty tight spiral curls though, so not waves (although maybe on the day after curling they might become waves).
http://www.curlformers.com/

I can't wait to try them. They're kind of expensive I guess (56euros for the whole kit. In US you can buy them at Sally's for 60$), but I've read so many great things about them and they look pretty awesome. And you can use them over and over.

well, I got these. They were a little hard to put in at first (my haor sometimes got a bit tangled) but overall it was fine.
I didn't really do it right though, because some curlers I put at the roots and other only started halfway down my hair. So some strands were very curly, while others just the ends.
Next time I'll do it better.
The curls were very nice though. Non-frizzy spiral curls and very shiny.
Overall I'm quite happy with the Curlformers, but I am currently growing out my straight bangs (they are now side bangs but there's too much hair (I had a thick fringe) and I can't tuck it behind my ear yet so I think it doesn't look good with the curly hair and then the straight bangs. I will use the curlers more when I can curl all of my hair. I think that'll be prettier.