Reinventing21
Spreading my wings
Ok. So last night I was exHAUSTED from all the stuff I'm doing, BUT, I wanted to look hot for hubby's bday soooo....
I tried the Curlformers for the first time, and I immediately saw what people meant about the pulling. I knew that could not be right so I immediately pushed the hook back out--I would never try to force hair with that much pulling. I was about to just GIVE UP when I decided to try an even smaller section of hair. It glided through like a breeze.
So after I understood what it should feel like, I did a couple more. THEN, I decided that the makers of this product could not possibly mean for the users to use SO MANY which is what would happen if I kept using tiny sections of hair.
SO....after several more attempts I realized that the key is to not hold the hook so close to the scalp. You see, I thought that I had to hold the hook close to the scalp in order for the curlformer to end up close to the scalp. NOT TRUE. When I put the hook on the hair a good inch or two down from the scalp, I was able to use more hair and FEWER Curlformers. Plus the hair glided through just like when I used a smaller section of hair.
I used four packs in total BUT remember I did part of my hair in the beginning using small sections. To get the Curlformer close to the scalp once I removed the hook, I twisted the Curlformer sorta and it got closer the scalp like in the youtube video (Thank you!)
So final points:
1. Section hair (practice with different amounts so you don't need to use a thousand curlformers) and twist section at root to make it fit in the hook. PLACE THE HOOK AT LEAST AN INCH DOWN FROM THE SCALP!!!
2. One hand gently opens the hole of the Curlformer while the other hand(finger) pushes the tip of the hook into the hole.
3. Glide hook downward and out. It should GLIDE out. If it pulls, PUSH IT BACK OUT!
THERE IS NO PULLING, TUGGING, NOR PAIN. Once you get the hang of it, it IS EASY and FAST. Everything I need -easy, fast, and painless.
Other notes: I have a lot of 4aish hair (the category it comes closest to) that ranges from shoulder length near base of my neck where stylist damaged it, to apl and bsl--yeah, I know. My hair is thick as in fat strands and the number of hairs is alot so if I can do it, YOU CAN TOO.
BTW, I used Pibb Valentino and was done in 5-7 min. (I partially air dried). Since it was so late, I decided to sleep in them. Not something I would want to do every day, but doable. HTH
I tried the Curlformers for the first time, and I immediately saw what people meant about the pulling. I knew that could not be right so I immediately pushed the hook back out--I would never try to force hair with that much pulling. I was about to just GIVE UP when I decided to try an even smaller section of hair. It glided through like a breeze.
So after I understood what it should feel like, I did a couple more. THEN, I decided that the makers of this product could not possibly mean for the users to use SO MANY which is what would happen if I kept using tiny sections of hair.
SO....after several more attempts I realized that the key is to not hold the hook so close to the scalp. You see, I thought that I had to hold the hook close to the scalp in order for the curlformer to end up close to the scalp. NOT TRUE. When I put the hook on the hair a good inch or two down from the scalp, I was able to use more hair and FEWER Curlformers. Plus the hair glided through just like when I used a smaller section of hair.
I used four packs in total BUT remember I did part of my hair in the beginning using small sections. To get the Curlformer close to the scalp once I removed the hook, I twisted the Curlformer sorta and it got closer the scalp like in the youtube video (Thank you!)
So final points:
1. Section hair (practice with different amounts so you don't need to use a thousand curlformers) and twist section at root to make it fit in the hook. PLACE THE HOOK AT LEAST AN INCH DOWN FROM THE SCALP!!!
2. One hand gently opens the hole of the Curlformer while the other hand(finger) pushes the tip of the hook into the hole.
3. Glide hook downward and out. It should GLIDE out. If it pulls, PUSH IT BACK OUT!
THERE IS NO PULLING, TUGGING, NOR PAIN. Once you get the hang of it, it IS EASY and FAST. Everything I need -easy, fast, and painless.
Other notes: I have a lot of 4aish hair (the category it comes closest to) that ranges from shoulder length near base of my neck where stylist damaged it, to apl and bsl--yeah, I know. My hair is thick as in fat strands and the number of hairs is alot so if I can do it, YOU CAN TOO.
BTW, I used Pibb Valentino and was done in 5-7 min. (I partially air dried). Since it was so late, I decided to sleep in them. Not something I would want to do every day, but doable. HTH
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