I have long thick hair and I want to curl it for christmas can you please help me???????????

Answer 1

I bought Babyliss curlers.. they're cheap and work a treat. My hair is Very long and Thick and i tend to find curls don't hold in but the babyliss curlers make tighter curls and they last a lot longer.. Make sure you use plenty of mousse whilst your hair is damp and use a good heat defence gel ( I use Paul Mitchell Serum which is expensive but works lovely) Dry your hair with blow dryer, straighten it the use the curlers.. spray with hairspray and your good to go. I use a small headband to take the weight of my hair sometimes as well

Answer 2

My hair is really difficult to curl and then once curled it drops out quickly within a couple of hours but I've found that the best way is how my mum used to do it!

You wash your hair the night before and whilst it still wet you get long strips about an inch wide of something like an old sheet and wrap your hair in it. To wrap - you get a small section of hair say an inch square at the scalp start at the bottom and curl the rag around it, when you get to the top go back down with the rag so it covers the hair that's showing and then tie the two ends together at the bottom. Do your whole head like this and then sleep on it. In the morning you just undo the ties at the bottom and gently pull the rag out. It creates really nice ringlets (spirals) that last and without any products or heating so kind to your hair too.

Answer 3

if its really thick like mine. You need to use day old hair. Just washed wont work. If you've got ghds it will be dead easy. Section you hair. Let some of it down and straighten and just turn up at the ends. If you try to curl all your hair you will look like a poodle i have photos of me to prove it. Then let some more of your hair down and curl this layer with the straighteners u have to just keep practising this. Don't worry if they don't all look perfect. Then straighten the next layer curling the ends. Then curls the top layer. leave about 8 1 inch sections. put some hairspray or styling gel on your finger rub together and apply to each of the 8 or so sections. Try your best to curl these as best u can. Then just use a little hairspray. I thought because my hair was so long and thick it would fall out but the day old hair holds and if you put too much hairspray on u cant play with ur lovely new curls. if you dont have ghds just alternate between ur straightners and any cheap set of curling tongs, preferrebly spiral. they only cost abot £15 so its well worth buying some for wen u feel like a change.

Answer 4

Whatever you do - try a test run first! I have thick straight hair and I got it curled for an occasion and it was a disaster but I was too late to do anything about it! However, with a different stylist, and with my hair a bit shorter, I trial ran it for my wedding with curls and it came out just perfect. Long thick hair has a lot of weight, so it's hard to get a special style to last through the night.I would really recommend help and advice from a stylist if you want it to be as special as you can make it.

Answer 5

I'm not sure if this is the kind of advice you want but I have just invested in some tres eme (sp?) ceramic curlers (about £30.00). I have long thick hair myself and these are brilliant, the curl is long lasting because it has a design that sets the curl from both sides and you can adjust the heat setting upto 200 degrees, which is hot enough to curl the toughest hair!
Use sectioning clips to separate pieces of hair and then you're away!
Good luck x

Answer 6

The best curls can be done with GHD straighteners where you grip a small section of hair at the top and as yo pull it down, twist it. Use lots of hair spray but not too much. You'll need lots of patience and practice and if you're like me and have neither, your hair dresser will do it for you. If you book for Christmas Eve you'll be able to sleep with your hair in curls and they'll still be there on Christmas day. All the best.

Answer 7

Depends on the kind of curls you want.

Thick hair, can sometimes be too heavy and pull the curls down and drag them out.

I reccommend a process of using a styling wand, a GOOD one, and getting a friend to actually do it.

GHD straightners are great! If you don't have a curling wand, you can do it with a flat iron too, and there's even a video on you tube which demonstrates as such - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffu1bmjga...

Use the process of curl, hold for RECCOMMENDED time based on your curling wand, spray with ample, good quality hairspray or finishing / setting spray, and gently unwind. I reccommend Andrew Collinge, or Motionless Spray by Physique.

If you want curls all the time, consider a perm.

Bare in mind, you'll loose at least 4 inches of length if you curl your hair, and you may find it appears alot shorter as a result.

Don't brush it either, it'll frizz like mad.

And I'd highly reccommend AGAINST using a perm-at-home kit. It can kill your hair, and leave disastrous results.

Have fun!

Answer 8

My hair is extremely straight and heavy and if I want curlers that last over 24 hours I use Aveda Curl Cream and then Babyliss Professional Rollers (they come in four sizes in the set, big rollers for the back, smaller ones for the front) and costs around £30. They are the BEST BEST curlers on the market.

Then spritz with Joico Curl Activator and it will curl, I promise!

Answer 9

I have long thick hair and when I want to curl it I take a shower and when I come out I put gel and mousse in my hair and wait until its a kind of dry then I curl it and add the hairspray and it leaves my curls looking really nice hope it works.

Answer 10

I to have long thick hair and would love to have curly hair to curl it I use Bendy Curlers. You can generally buy them from chemist like Boots. They are long and made of foam. You need around 15 to do a whole head of thick hair. You just roll the hair in the curler and when you get to your head twist it till it looks like the breast cancer relief symbol and they stay in. Sleep with them in and when you can every hour or so(not when u are sleeping) go over them with a hairdryer and put hairspray in when the curlers are STILL IN and When you take them out. When you take them out they will be very tight and probably too curly for your liking if so just put a brush through them and they will be looser.
Thanks and good luck.