SleekandBouncy
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I've gotten a few emails asking what styles I wear as my roots are growing and that don't involve heat. So I'll be periodically posting them.
My wash n set stylist is Dominican and as they straighten the roots they pin curl each section after blow drying, then go on to finish the rest. That's where I learned the pin curl from. They have a Spanish word for them that I've forgotten, but essentially it's like a roller without the roll. You can put them in prior to stepping into the shower and the steam will set them. I'll walk around for an hour or so when I get up in the morning with them in my hair. You can't sleep on them or they will be shaped oddly. However, if you lay the curl flat then you can sleep on them. Just remember to pin them in the area where the ends tuck under, rather than laying an big ol' clip across the whole curl (it will only result in dents and bends in the curls). I add a little bit of kemi oyl or avocado butter to the ends to keep them smooth. This is also a great technique for stretching relaxers. Prior to my relaxer (last weekend) I was able to hide major new growth simply by blowdrying my roots and then putting my hair in pin curls overnight. The curls were crazy bouncy and camouflaged the roots perfectly.
The second pic is the curl they do at my salon (like rolled hair w/o the roller), I put these in first thing in the morning and shower, etc. with them. The second kind (laying flat against my head) are for overnight and last longer. The last two pics show a regular style that I'm playing around with,basically just pinning half the hair up and creating a little poof on top all from pin curls.
This is how my Dominican stylist does the pin curls, you do this in the morning and take them out just before you leave, but if you're going to sleep it's best to make them flat curls because these will get crushed.
This is how you roll them.
This is how you do flat curls for overnight wear.
These are the results:
My wash n set stylist is Dominican and as they straighten the roots they pin curl each section after blow drying, then go on to finish the rest. That's where I learned the pin curl from. They have a Spanish word for them that I've forgotten, but essentially it's like a roller without the roll. You can put them in prior to stepping into the shower and the steam will set them. I'll walk around for an hour or so when I get up in the morning with them in my hair. You can't sleep on them or they will be shaped oddly. However, if you lay the curl flat then you can sleep on them. Just remember to pin them in the area where the ends tuck under, rather than laying an big ol' clip across the whole curl (it will only result in dents and bends in the curls). I add a little bit of kemi oyl or avocado butter to the ends to keep them smooth. This is also a great technique for stretching relaxers. Prior to my relaxer (last weekend) I was able to hide major new growth simply by blowdrying my roots and then putting my hair in pin curls overnight. The curls were crazy bouncy and camouflaged the roots perfectly.
The second pic is the curl they do at my salon (like rolled hair w/o the roller), I put these in first thing in the morning and shower, etc. with them. The second kind (laying flat against my head) are for overnight and last longer. The last two pics show a regular style that I'm playing around with,basically just pinning half the hair up and creating a little poof on top all from pin curls.
This is how my Dominican stylist does the pin curls, you do this in the morning and take them out just before you leave, but if you're going to sleep it's best to make them flat curls because these will get crushed.
This is how you roll them.
This is how you do flat curls for overnight wear.
These are the results:
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I'll have to keep this in mind once I'm done with my braids. You and Lonei have beautiful curls btw.
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