Hairstyles that double as curlers...?

[boudica]

Hi There -

Had my hair up in a French twist the other day and when it came down it looked really pretty, and that got me thinking. I wanted larger curls, but that general idea - the spiral thing over the waving thing.

I'm looking for something that would act like a set of curlers. I've usually got my hair braided and have done about every permutation of braid waves. I'm wondering about curls.

I hate curlers. I love curls.

This is a wise crowd. I'd love to hear what you have to say!

[Cirafly24]

Lots of people here have had good luck with a fully rolled sock bun. They get amazing big curls from it. It's never worked for me...I prefer to do a beebutt bun with slightly damp hair. I get nice curly ends when I take it out.

[Kat Girl]

I always do a plain cinnabun and it gives me good curls when I take it down. My hair is naturally wavy.

[jil]

I love how curly my hair looks after "Pin Curls"

I found the instructions on this site (Please note- This is not my website, I'm just a fan!):

http://rapunzelsresource.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/pin-curl-bun-the-flower-bun/

[jasper]

There was a thread last summer with a link to someone's video about a scarf bun thing meant to curl your hair. You roll your hair up into a triangle shaped scarf or folded bandana and you could wear it like that or sleep on it. People were getting nice curls. I can never remember the thread title when I try to search for it.

[sakuraemily]

I dunno much about curls, but french and dutch braids, you could try.

[Lianna]

The loop bun (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7001&pictureid=93324) works for me. And here (http://archive.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=20761) is the archive for the "drying method".

[chopandchange]

The rag bun.

[Oz]

damp sockbun gives me the best curls.

[jasper]

The rag bun.
thanks, chopandchange, for the thread and the title reminder.
A new style - the Rag Bun! (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=51944&highlight=style)

[Angeletti]

This picture probably isn't the best to show you since the coconut oil didn't want to come out of my hair and made the curls fall out a bit, but I did five mini bee butt buns and they give decent curls (normally my hair is stick straight).
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/bun.jpg

[boudica]

Is this the one?
http://www.longhaircommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62237

[AmbrosiaShadows]

I've got awesome curlers that I have used since I was a kid and are soft enough to sleep on (even when I was a finicky little kid). If I let my hair dry in them I get some really nice curls but because my hair takes forever to dry, I don't usually do that. I make a mix of pure aloe vera gel, Burt's Bees Avocado butter pre-shampoo treatment (which I often use as a leave-in conditioner) for it's beautiful scent and moisturizing properties, hot water (which of course I let cool before using) and occasionally some jojoba oil.

I mix it in a little spray bottle and play with quanta ties until I get the consistency I am looking for (which is a sort of conditioner thick substance) and then, after combing out my hair, I spray it onto a bbb and use that to spread it through the hair that I am putting on each curler.
I get AMAZING corkscrew curls out of this method but you can use the curlers for a more traditional looking curl too.

When I want some beautiful curly-waves, I put my damp hair in this http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=142 bun and let is dry in that style. I can get the same results if I use a little bit of oil on my dry hair too.

[AmbrosiaShadows]

For anyone interested, I use the Wrap, Snap, and Go curlers. They can be ordered on Amazon or found is most Sally's Beauty Supply shops.

[susiemw]

I vote for the cinnabun... I love the curls when I take it down.