Since there were so many questions about Curlformers after my last post – I figured it best to just do a Q&A post so if others are wondering they can be enlightened too!
First off though — if you’ve been debating about buying them I’ve got good news …. Thanks to one of my readers, Cassie, for the heads up about the sale going on right now over on Curlformers.com. They’ve got all their curlers on sale – the starter packs, as well as the big kits – and they are discounted pretty nicely, especially on the big kits. This doesn’t happen often –if at all – so if you’ve been holding out (since they are a bit spendy) now would be the time to bite the bullet and get some — because they are oh, so worth it!
You can only buy these on their website, or at Sally’s Beauty Supply (in store or online.) If you have a Sally’s card it saves you like 50 cents/pkg. If you sign up to get e-mail from them you get discount codes all the time. Right now I have one for 25% my entire purchase. I’d share it, but I don’t know if it’s only valid for me or if it can be used multiple times by others! 🙂 Anyone know on that?!
Q: How long does it take to put them in, and can you put them in yourself?
A: It takes us me approx. 15. minutes to put them in my girls hair. But I’ve used them so many times it’s no big deal at this point. When I first did it I was a lot slower. I’ve yet to try them on myself because my hair is so short. But – I think you probably could do them on the sides of your hair, but unless you’re Elasta-woman you’d most likely need help with the back of your head!
Q: Do they take a long time to put in because on the how-to video it says that you have to have 2 people to put them in.
A: I guess if you are putting a ton of curlers in, it obviously will take a bit of time. But it’s not like you are wrapping hair around rollers (which takes longer) so I think it’s a pretty slick process. They suggest having 2 people because it helps to have someone feed the curlers onto the “hook” while you are sectioning out the hair for that curler. I have my girls put the curler on the hook and then hand it to me when I’m ready. They like that they get to help with the process! And what kiddo doesn’t like to feel helpful & useful?!
Q: Just curious, how many curlers do you use when you do your girls’ hair? And which size do you have?
A: I only used 16 curlers (2 packages) but I really need to get more. Especially for Goose because her hair is so thick. I’m pushing it sometimes to get all her hair into that many curlers. We own the pink & orange kind – also known as “long & wide”.
Q: Does one big package do a thick head of hair, or will I need an add on pack?
A: If you are buying the styling kits that have like 40 curlers in them, I would think you would be fine. Obviously the more curlers you have the more amazing curls you’ll have. If you’re talking about just their “starter kits” that only hold 6-8 – you’ definitely need a lot of them!
Q: My daughter’s hair is a few inches past her shoulder and still not very thick. How many curlformers would you recommend and what style?
A: I think you should be fine to use as many as we do – 16 or 2 packages.
Q: I have them but when you are putting them in, do you put like gel or mousse on each strand? And do you put them in with wet hair or dry?
A: You definitely want the hair wet otherwise it kills your dd to try pull the hair through. Plus it makes a big mess! I start with fairly wet hair after their bath. Then I section the hair out into layers. I start on the bottom and work my way up. With each layer I put a bit of mousse in. I just use Tre Semme. I’m sure if you used gel and the like it’d work just fine too. The product just helps hold the curl I think. I’ve had some people tell me that they just use hairspray on them after they pull the curlers out. It all depends on how well your hair holds curl.
And just an FYI – they come with 2 different colors because the different colors curl opposite directions. So I always alternate pink & orange around the head. This helps the hair not turn into just one big ringlet going the same direction. They don’t curl into each other as much alternating colors of curlers. It just depends on the look you’re going for as well. They’ve got some fun suggestions on their site as well.
For any other questions you might have – feel free to head over to their FAQS page HERE. They’ve got a great website! If you have any other questions for me that haven’t been answered or you can’t find on their site, feel free to ask. I’ll update this if I get more questions!
Also, you should know that since we bought our Curlformers, the girls hair has obviously grown … a lot. So I really should be using the extra long ones. So if I want curls right up to the scalp, I end out with a bunch of hair hanging out the ends. I end out taking our little curling iron to curl the ends once we’ve removed the curlers. Yes, I know this defeats the purpose, but I’m used to it & it’s no big deal to me these days! If I don’t want to mess with curling the ends, I just slide the curler down the section of hair a bit further so the ends are inside the curler. This just starts the curl further down the shaft of hair is all. Depends on the look you’re wanting.
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