Layering Problem...
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Topic: Layering Problem...
Posted By: amymusic
Subject: Layering Problem...
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 3:56pm
  I know that these pictures don't show the ends, I'm sorry. I've been trying to take a decent picture of my new hair but my camera keeps getting blurry and cutting off the bottom of the hair. At least you can get an idea of the thickness and blending with these pics. I layered it but now I don;t know what order to put the tracks so some of the shorter layers are underneath and the top is longer and it just looks like a hack job!!! Should I label them or something to know which track goes where? Or is there an easier way to do this? Another problem I encountered is that the hair is too long to use a curling iron on. Its a pain in the neck. |
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Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 5:40pm
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Yes, mark them with a colored thread so you can tell which is which. Since these are clip-ins, you should have no problems damp roller-setting them while you're not wearing them. ------------- 
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 5:48pm
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what are damp rollers? Will all the hair fit around the rollers? The hair is so long it won't even fit around the curling iron. ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 5:52pm
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Hey Amy, Your pics look nice! If the hair isn't fitting around the curling iron, you'll probably need to do smaller sections. It's time consuming, yes, but I think that's inevitable with long hair. Any kind of rollers would also work. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 6:01pm
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well what i mean is, i can only curl the ends, because the curling iron isn't long enough to curl the whole strand. catch my drift? Then when I try to curl the top of the strand, the bottom of the strand warps around the handle to the curling iron and gets tangled. : heres a pic that shows the ends.  ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 6:46pm
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No, actually. I don't get it. I've curled really long hair all the way up the strand with an iron before, with no problems. Like I said, you need to do smaller sections, and keep in mind that you will need to overlap the hair on the iron, too; there's no way every bit of the hair will be directly touching the iron, but that's to be expected. Make sense? The hair shouldn't be touching the handle at all. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 6:51pm
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okay, when I try to curl it, it wraps around the iron all the way but only goes up to about the middle of the strand. in other words, there isnt enough iron to warp around. so i have to start to curl from the middle of the strand after I curl the bottom. thats when the bottom that was already curled gets tangled with the handle because it is just hanging down. ------------- |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 7:25pm
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Heat styling is hard on human hair. You paid a lot of money for this. There's no reason to heat style when you can wet it, set it in regular rollers, and let it dry. It's much easier on the hair, and it will last lots longer. -------------
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 7:35pm
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I agree with Katherine that heat-styling isn't the healthiest option. Nevertheless...here's 22 inches of Bohyme silky straight hair. It's a 5-inch wide weft, doubled over so it's 2 1/2 inches wide:  Here it is, wrapped all the way to the top in a pretty small, 1/2- or 5/8-inch, curling iron:  Here it is, removed from the iron, curled all the way to the top:  Of course, depending on the look you want, you may want to curl smaller sections or larger sections, use a different-size iron, or loosen the curl by brushing and/or tugging on the ends a bit. Some people prefer to start at the top, near the roots, and wrap in reverse. But as you can see, the hair all fits on the iron and is nowhere near the handle. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 8:04pm
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ooooh i see what you mean. the reason I was having a problem was because I am using a spiral iron so I can't put the hair like that. I will just use my regular iron now. thank you for the picture it was helpful ------------- |
Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 8:11pm
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I think you'll get the longest-lasting curl with a damp set, like Katherine recommended. I know my hair doesn't curl well with an iron, but it lasts for two days with rollers. I have the ones here: http://www.beautyofasite.com/Shop/Tools/Velcro/flexirod.htm - http://www.beautyofasite.com/Shop/Tools/Velcro/flexirod.htm (scroll down a tiny bit to the purple ones) The curlers are 8 inches long, so they're great for long hair. I have the purple (7/8" dia.) ones because I don't want my hair super-curly. My own personal preference is to spritz each section with a mixture of hair gel dissolved in water (or you can use setting lotion), then roll it on the rod. Let it sit until it's completely dry (I let them dry overnight on my real hair), and you get great, long-lasting curls. You might want to experiment with different rolling techniques until you get the look you want. I got my curlers at Sally's. They came in a pack of 8 for $7.99 (I think). ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 12 2005 at 8:34pm
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Ah, a spiral iron.... That's a horse of a different color. You may need to experiment with a few different tools to figure out what works best. Good luck! :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |