Roller Set Results…

Roller setting my natural hair for the first time was a process. First I had to buy smaller rollers. I’m used to using the big gray rollers because my hair was always long. I didn’t know what size to buy, so I bought two sizes. I figured I could use the smaller size on the shorter parts of my hair. It didn’t take me long to set my hair. All in all, it wasn’t a horrible experience. Here are the results…

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I’ve got some nice curls going. The back didn’t seem to straighten as much as the rest, although it was completely dry.

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The plan was to smooth it down and wrap it to get it to smooth out even more, but I noticed that the more I combed it, the bigger it was getting. A friend said on Twitter that “natural hair can’t be tamed.” Now that’s the truth!

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…and the final style…

 

 

 

 

 

 

wait for it…

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tada!

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Soooo… would I roller set my hair again? Not anytime soon. I didn’t roller set my hair for me to have any extravagant style. I wanted to see if the texture of my hair was softer after I roller set it. It was, but it wasn’t worth all of the trouble just for me to have my same old bun. Besides, I miss my twistout already.

XOXO,
Rece

Roller Set, Perhaps?

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I’m thinking of roller setting my hair and sitting under the hair dryer. I’ve always preferred roller setting over blow drying because there’s significantly less mechanical damage that can occur since you’re not ripping through your hair with a blow dryer.

I haven’t applied any heat to my hair in almost a year and I did my BC in July, so I doubt any of the hair on my head even knows what heat is.

The reason I’m thinking of doing this is because I want to see if my hair will feel softer when it dries by heat and isn’t air dried.

Taking it back to the old school! Has anyone roller set their natural hair?

What do you think?

XOXO,
Rece

*Credit to Shelli for the poll idea. LOL*