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rabbitron_chan in vintagehair

all about setting lotion.

Nov 17, 2009 15:03

HALP!
I really don't know much about setting lotion, or how to roll a set with said product.
Tips?
Advice?
Stories?
Something?
What do I buy? Do I use foam rollers? Can I just use pincurls?
Any direction would be highly appreciated :)

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thedamenoir November 17 2009, 21:21:15 UTC

Best advices I can give you. Do not use it the first time when you are really wanting your hair to look good. It takes a little practice to figure it all out. I use lotta body set lotion. I buy it concentrated usually because i like my curl to stay put without being crunchy and that's how it works best with my hair. You will want to test what works best for you. I have used sponge, perm rods and pin curls, they all work great. I usually start with a damp head and add the lotion from there, but I know girls who do it with a dry head and work from there. To each their poison. One way to see how your hair holds up with the set lotion to figure it out without the commitment and lots of time curling is just put the set lotion in, do braids with a sponge curler on each end of your pigtails. Let it dry. You will have a nice deep wave, with pretty curled ends, and not as much fuss. It's pretty, but not as good as what you would get with taking the time to actually do a full set. Also, No matter what you do, dont go crazy with the ( ... )

rabbitron_chan November 18 2009, 01:20:41 UTC

Thank you so much!
All of that info is perfectly formatted for someone like me who has issues reading directions haha.
I'd especially love to try the braids :)
My hair is absolutely bone straight, I'm crazy for any body or volume.
I'll post pictures when I can.

194o November 18 2009, 01:36:05 UTC

This post actually helped me out a lot too. I'm trying the braids with rollers on the ends right now. Hopefully it works! =)

thedamenoir November 18 2009, 20:55:39 UTC

If it ends up not being as interesting as you want it to be, then do more than two braids. Good luck!

rabbitron_chan November 18 2009, 22:50:03 UTC

My hair is in far too many layers to just do the two,
so I'm sitting here right now looking like some sort of island goddess lol.
If island goddesses wore foam rollers at the end of their braids instead of beads..:)
I just wish it would dry faster >.