amom23
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Post by amom23 on Aug 18, 2014 17:07:23 GMT
I just ordered my 1st ever set. I'm excited to try them. I'll admitt I stink at curling my hair with a curling iron. I'm great with my flat iron, but really want to change up my hairstyle now and then. I've been growing out my hair and it's now just past my shoulders. I bought a large size roller (1.5") and am hoping for lots of body with a little curl.
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Post by doesitmatter on Aug 18, 2014 17:20:06 GMT
No- not since maybe 20 years ago? I prefer to go with straight hair these days but 11 year old dd does sometimes. She likes that they are fast and easy .
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Montannie
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Post by Montannie on Aug 18, 2014 17:32:14 GMT
I still have the set my sister and I shared in the mid '70s! I use them occasionally, but they make my hair REALLY big and curly!
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oh yvonne
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Post by oh yvonne on Aug 18, 2014 17:32:32 GMT
Love my hot rollers. Quick set and all my hair is curled and bouncy at once.
I used to struggle putting them on way back when I first started using them. Then I figured out that the mirror was tripping me up with the reflection being opposite so I put them on not looking in the mirror. I can get all my hair up in a flash.
I'd never be w/out my hot rollers!
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Post by marzbar71 on Aug 18, 2014 17:52:33 GMT
I still have my set from the early 80s and occasionally use them. The thing that bugs me about current sets is they only include like 10 rollers all one size. 10 roller would cover barely half my head.
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 18, 2014 17:53:26 GMT
Not anymore. But I used to use them all the time!
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tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on Aug 18, 2014 17:56:11 GMT
I've never used them. I don't think I would be good at rolling my own hair. I have found though that the older I get my stick straight hair suddenly has natural curl to it
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 18, 2014 17:58:26 GMT
I can't even handle a round brush.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 18, 2014 17:58:32 GMT
My sister used to wake up an hour early to use her hot curlers every day of high school (early 80s). I had perms instead.
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Post by Lexica on Aug 18, 2014 19:11:06 GMT
I bought a set about 4 years ago after a coworker commented on using hers. I hadn't had any in eons and didn't know they were still being made. Like a previous poster, I'm not happy with the sizes of them, but I make it work. The biggest help for me is to use the hot roller, then when removing it, I either roll the curl back up on itself and pin to my head to just let it cool and relax in that rolled shape, or I use one of the recently acquired brush curlers that I bought after seeing a recent post on here. I tend to use the brush curlers on the top of my head and the hand-rolled and pinned on the rest. The brush curler is adding extra pull to the hair and ends up giving me more height to that top section. I love using those curlers. I can do it with a curling iron, but I still end up pinning each curl to let it cool in that shape and the rest of the uncurled hair is more difficult to have to pin back and bits are still in the way. When the whole head is still in the hot rollers, I am removing them one at a time to pin and it's just easier, if that makes sense.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 18, 2014 19:42:52 GMT
Oh gosh, I'm so fashionably challenged. How the heck do you use hot rollers? I don't know how to roll my hair in them *hangs straight-haired head in shame*
How do you know which size rollers to buy and use?
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caro
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Post by caro on Aug 18, 2014 19:46:54 GMT
I have large ones and do use them if I give myself enough time in the morning. I like the body it gives my hair.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 18, 2014 19:58:45 GMT
Yep use them all the time..  I have stick straight hair and this helps put some bounce in my hair. Otherwise I would have to get a perm.. which I really want to do.. but so fashion out.. lol.. (I really don't care if it is fashion in or out) but I don't want super tight curls.. just a body wave. |
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Post by Restless Spirit on Aug 18, 2014 20:48:47 GMT
I had a set of those foam type ones that you set on a steamer thingy. They just made my hair wet. I never did get the hang of them so I cut my hair and sold the rollers in a garage sale. LOL (well, not really. But I did go to a much shorter cut and sold the rollers because they were too big.)
I just ordered a new, different kind of hot rollers the other day. They weren't cheap so I hope I like them!
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back to *pea*ality
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 18, 2014 20:51:34 GMT
Yes. When. I get tired of wearing my hair straight, I curl it with hot rollers. Not much of a curling iron kinda girl.
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marianne
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Post by marianne on Aug 18, 2014 21:00:12 GMT
Not any more, but I used to back in the 70's when I had long hair...every stinkn' morning! Now I keep my hair short and don't have the need.
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Aug 18, 2014 21:38:25 GMT
Oh gosh, I'm so fashionably challenged. How the heck do you use hot rollers? I don't know how to roll my hair in them *hangs straight-haired head in shame* How do you know which size rollers to buy and use? There are a ton of You Tube videos you can watch. I learned the rule of thumb is short hair use the small, top of shoulders or shorter then go with the medium and long hair obviously the large. With my hair length I can go with either the medium or large, but since I didn't want to achieve a tight curl, but rather more body, etc. I decided to go with the large sized roller. QVC had the CHI roller set as their TSV on Saturday. I happened to be channel surfing and caught the demonstration and bought it. QVC also has some good videos on their online site. |
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Post by purplebee on Aug 18, 2014 22:00:11 GMT
I can't even handle a round brush. Hahahah! Me either and I don't even want to think about a curling iron! |
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I have stick straight hair and this helps put some bounce in my hair. Otherwise I would have to get a perm.. which I really want to do.. but so fashion out.. lol.. (I really don't care if it is fashion in or out) but I don't want super tight curls.. just a body wave.
