It's no secret how much we love Curlformers around here and I know we've been posting styles using them forever. I've had so many requests for how we put them in and any tips or tricks we might have when we use them so I finally was able to finish putting together videos to show you what we do. Sorry they are a bit long, but hopefully they'll help you a bit. It usually takes me about 10-15 minutes to put these in my girlies hair but since I was talking and explaining stuff I spliced things together a bit so you didn't have to see all of that.
The 1st video showing us putting them in after her bath and the 2nd one is the results when we pull them out along with pics of several of our favorite Curlformer styles! Let me know if you have any more questions! And for all our posts on Curlformers -- Q&A, styles, etc., go HERE! Enjoy!
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I bought some Curlformer imitation curlers off Ebay and they are pretty comparable. (I have both.) The real Curlformers are a little nicer, but they work exactly the same and are a little more reasonably priced. I just got them a few weeks ago, so I'm still playing with it. I like them though. Next I want to try the extra-wide.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU so much for the videos! I bought Curlformers about a year ago (after seeing them on your blog) and I've never been able to get the curl to stay more than 30 minutes in my daughter's hair. I'm excited to try some of your tips and see if I get better results.
ReplyDelete...and I'm also kinda excited to try them in my own hair :)
I love these things. I finally broke down and bought some and my dear daughter (who is almost 5) won't wear them to sleep. Not sure what I can do with them now! :(
ReplyDelete@Nicole -- I'm so sorry she won't sleep in them. Have you tried just putting them in and using your hair dryer to dry them instead of her sleeping in them? I know it sort of defeats the purpose of the whole "no heat" thing - but you'll get the same results. Or try not putting them so close to her scalp so when she sleeps she can flip them up out of the way easier.
ReplyDeleteMy kids would really enjoy this video and I am pretty much sure that she will ask to do the same thing on her hair. She's kinda fashionable and she always love to curl her hair
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I got my curlformers last week, we tryed them saturday but i just damped her hair as it was only washed from the night before, stuck mousse on it and stuck a head hooded dryer for 45min, but the curl only lasted a few hours, so tonight we done it only freshly washed hair and she has fallen asleep with them in.. We will see in the morning if they last longer, as she wants them for her birthday party in a couple of weeks time, so need to get it right... Would setting lotion work better than mousse and can i use hairspray would it hold the curl better when finished...
ReplyDelete@Anonymous ... I've never done them with just damp hair, but I'm guessing that's part of the reason the curl didn't last as well. Plus I find they don't pull through the curlers near as easily if the hair has started to dry. I'm sure you could use a setting lotion, but I never have - mousse has worked just fine for us, and as I show in the video, I put mousse in each section I part out before I put the Curlformers in- not just all over the head in the beginning. And yes, I hairspray the curls once I've got their hair styled how I want it, so hairspray is always a good thing! :) I'd love to see pictures if you get a chance! hth
ReplyDeleteLoving the curls!!! I have used them a few time and like the curl, but the parts in the hair and the dent at the top are tricky. Even after I hairspray it, a few hour later the hair is just parted where the curlers were in. You know what I mean? Sometimes the curls get twisted at the very top while she sleeps and ruins the look. I've been using the flat iron to smooth out the dents but do you have any suggestions how to avoid the dent at the top? Anyway..love your stuff!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous -- I know what you're referring to, about the dent at the top. I guess I try keep them close to the scalp so I don't get those as much. Maybe I'm just used to the look & so I don't pay as much attention to them I don't know! As far as the parting, have you tried separating them as I show in my video - so they aren't in individual ringlets? Our curls do eventually start going back together a bit, but by making multiple curls out of each ringlet helps prevent that a bit. Or if you feel like they are just parting back out too much, maybe try using more curlers. hth
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