Conair Hot Rollers

Lately, I've been getting a little bored with my hair.  My go-to style this summer has been au naturale.  I wash my hair at night, air dry it, and wake up to a mess in the morning. 

I either accept the fact that I look like a lion or put up in a bun.  It's time to crank it up a notch.  I looked through my cabinet of styling tools and decided to go with my Conair Xtreme Big Curls Hairsetter.  This set comes with 12 rollers (1.5"), and I got mine at Ulta for $30.

I thought I'd try a different technique this time.  You're probably wondering what I mean by a different technique--isn't there only one way to put in hot rollers?  I thought so too, until I came up with the idea to try something completely different that I've never heard anyone mention.

Rather than starting the rollers at the ends of various sections of my hair and rolling them to my scalp, I started the rollers in the middle of whatever piece of hair I was curling.  I held the curler in place with my left hand, then I took the rest of my hair (whatever was below the middle point where the roller was placed) and rolled it around the curler.  This is similar to the technique you would use when you're wrapping your hair around a curling iron with your hand trying to get more of a wavy look than spiral curls.  I then used both hands to keep the hair around the curler and roll it all the way up to my scalp before clipping it in place with these clips (which I would definitely recommend over the cheap metal pieces that come with the set).  I got mine for $10 for a set of 12 at Ulta.  I repeated this process around my whole head and left them in for about 15 minutes.

Here's the final look.  I liked it but didn't love it--I usually like my curls to be a little bit looser.

So I went in and... messed it up a little.  I ran my fingers through it and used my hands to shake out the curls a bit.  I also figured that the curls would fall throughout the day.  After messing with them and giving them about half an hour to fall, this is what they looked like.  Much better.

I was happy with the style after letting it fall a bit.  It's different than when I use a curling iron, but there are some things I like more about them. They're quick and easy, and while they're setting, you can do your makeup or try to get something else done.  They also give you nice volume.  If you like your curls tighter, try going for smaller rollers.  Give this a try, and let me know what you think!