It's been a while since I've been in this thread.
Ok, so I bought some Curlformers from Sally's during Black Friday with a 30% off code. I plan to go out for New Year's, so I decided to pull out the Curlformers this week and try them for the first time. This is when I hate YouTube. All those videos make it look so dang easy. It took me 2 hours just to do half of my head. My hair kept getting caught everytime I tried to pull the hook through the curlformer. I had to keep doing it over multiple times. On top of that, I got the wrong size. I purchased the long & wide pack. My hair is longer than the curlformer after pulling it through. I need the extra long & wide pack. I had to tuck in the ends of my hair so it wasn't just hanging out.
I was about to throw in the towel and just stop with only half of it done. My neck and back were in agreement. But I decided to ask my friend to watch me do it to tell me what I was doing wrong. He saw the problem. When I put my hair in the hook, I would slide the hook toward my scalp then try to pull my hair through the curlformer. This would cause some of my hair to slide out of the hook and bunch up when I attempted to pull it through. So I tried just pulling my hair through the curlformer without sliding the hook toward my scalp. It worked perfectly. I mistakenly thought I had to move the hook towards my scalp to make sure the curlformer was attached securely. All I really have to do is slide the curlformer itself up to my scalp while I'm sliding the hook down. I was able to do the rest of my head in under an hour.
There was no way I was going to sleep with the curlformers in my hair, so I took them out later that night.
My hair looked promising after removing the curlformers. The curl was great and my hair felt soft. I then tried to separate the curls. Fizz city. My hair poofed up in less than 10 minutes. The initial results make me want to try again. I realize my error and I also didn't use a setting lotion, so I hope to report better results next time.
But I'm not done...
The next day after my Curlformer fail, I decided to try a bantu knot out. My hair was already stretched from the curlformers. I figure it could be another possible New Year's Eve hairstyle to try. Again, YouTube betrayed me. I followed the steps. Slept with the knots in my hair overnight thinking I would have defined curls and awesome definition. I was so excited when I got up the next morning. Started to unravel the knots and my hair instantly poofed up. I wanted big, gorgeous, dramatic hair. Instead, my hair looked like a used lopsided q-tip. Here are my references:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asIr9rU5z34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AURbiW5qBsk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2vC9MSPfPE
So now my hair is just in basic twists like it usually is everyday. I think setting lotion may be the culprit again. I may try again except I'll bantu knot my twists. But I wanted looser, more spiral looking curls. I think if I twist my hair first, my hair will have a tighter curl. Sigh. Can anyone help me? I've always been challenged styling my own hair. That's why I usually wear it thrown back into a boring pony tail. I really want to wear my hair out for New Year's. My goal for 2014 is to learn about 4-5 easy hairstyles and do them exceptionally well.
I may try another hairstyle tonight for Christmas, but I'm feeling a little discouraged.
