curling iron advice - pictures

i havent posted here in ages, but anyway lately ive been thinking of buying a curling iron since i finally grew my hair almost down to my tailbone i want to create very soft curls at the bottom of my hair similar to how jessica simpson or lindsay lohan do their hair, what size barrel should i go with? when i went to the hair salon the lady said a 2 inch barrel wouldnt hold a curl in my hair but i want medium to large soft curls, not small ringlets, here are some pics of what i want, and also can these styles be achieve with curlers instead of a curling iron? if so what size, thanks in advance.

Edited by baby*flower - December 31 2006 at 3:32pm

Yes, you can achieve the style with rollers. It will actually be easier to do than with a curling iron. Large curls are tricky to achieve with one. You can either use hot rollers or velcro rollers and just apply some heat with your blow dryer. The rollers would have to be large because your hair is so long. Or medium and just roll them up half way up, since what you want is curls at the ends anyway. Apply a heat protectant first like Redken heat glide. Just a tiny bit on the ends. Make sure you really rub it between your hands before applying. It will protect your ends and add tons of shine. Before taking out the rollers lightly spray hair with a light hold hair spray (hold the bottle several inches away and just mist the hair with it. Let it set. Then remove the rollers and do not brush. Finger style and shape the curls with your hands. Lightly spray again if necessary. You can get the velcro rollers at Target. They have a pack that contains about 3 different sizes for $7.99. It will take some practice to achieve perfection but it will happen.

Edited by Sharyg11 - December 31 2006 at 4:30pm

OK, that does make a difference. Well, if you flat iron first it will be next to imposible to get your hair to hold a curl. Now, your second idea, will probably work. But what you have to do, is use a round brush to blow dry your hair, like they do at the salon. Then you can do the rollers. And no, you do not want your hair to be damp. you want it to be dry.

Probably the 1 1/2". I find 2" is very hard to get any curl with. Make sure to get a ceramic one, to protect your hair.

BABYLISS CURLERS WORK REAL WELL

use a round brush also when you blow dry and roll it down with the blow dry creating volume and straightning of the roots and hair. Then use the rollers spray a little root lifter the idea in the pic is big curls with lots of volume.