Curly wurly

[Little Miss Giggles]

As part of my very vital contribution of adding inane posts to this esteemed discussion board, a facility which is still a relative novelty for me (so please humour me), I was wondering what people thought was the best way of making your hair nice and curly?

I've been through the straight hair fad and bought the obligatory ghds, which are lovely, but am now wanting a bit of a change. Eating crusts hasn't worked (did anyone else's gran make you believe that?!) and plaits in wet hair cause a frizzy mess. I have curling tongs from years back but it takes ages to curl my hair as I need about 10 pairs of arms and I completely lack co-ordination. The look I want is of glamorous sophistication; the look I end up with, after well-meaning use of said tongs, is a striking resemblance to a prize-winning poodle...and that's on a good day

I think big curls are a nice look for the Summer (and then tousled waves when they start to go flat/ it rains) but was wondering what people thought the best way of achieving them was? Jumbo tongs or heated rollers (I've never used either but fancy the rollers just because tongs require more skill than I am presently endowed with) or something even more fancy? What I'm hoping may have transpired by now is my complete ineptness in all hair-related matters, though I seem to have accrued quite a bit of it (on my head, not my face or other unspeakable regions for those of you sniggering at the back...) - even blow-drying is beyond me, hence the ghds.

Any experts out there?

PS. Those of you hoping for a discussion about Curly Wurly chocolate bars and how it's a great word to say in a Scottish accent, who are maybe feeling cheated at just having read a zzzzzz discussion about hair and at wasting precious minutes of your lives in doing so, can also join in. (Curly Wurlies are yum, though I've not seen one in a wee while, and I have yet to find someone who can say the word to my satisfaction. Groundskeeper Willie?)

[Kegrad]

would hair curlers not melt the chocolate on the Curly Wurly anyway?

Mmmmmm, chocolate!

[s]Not that I would know, just a suggestion - they are those hot things, aren't they?[/s]

[Miz Manda]

I actually looked at this thinking you were talking about chocolate but your question is much more interesting cos I'm also trying to figure out the best way to curl my hair. I have quite naturally curly hair but it's big frizzy afro type curls and I want to figure out how to have nice, relatively controlled curls as I think that if I use my GHDs again my hair might actually fall out. My mum used to put foam curlers in my hair when I was wee but not only was it impossible to sleep with 20 plastic frames sticking into your head, but also the resultant curls weren't particularly great. So what's best- I have tongs but I also think that creating the desired affext with them might be a bit beyond me. Anyone know any realtively easy methods.

P.S. My nana told me the thing about eating your crusts too, but she was cheating a bit as everyone in my family has curly hair.

[alloa fan]

I don't have naturally curly hair myself, but I find the best way to get lovely big curls are large heated rollers. You can also paint toenails/make lunch whilst waiting for them to cool rather than getting aching arms trying to tong it.

By the way MM, have you tried frizzeaze stuff? It's brill.

PS Curly Wurlys rule, I feel the clackmannanshire accent is perfect for saying it just right...
[hr]C'mon the wasps

[helen b]

You can have my curly hair any day - i hate it! have been going through the straightener phase for years and now thankfully have GHD and worship them nightly.

For more helpful advice...get some heated rollers from Boots - a friend swears by them. The lucky cow has straight hair and makes hers lovely and curly (much nicer than my horrible curls - i get curl envy at the sight of them)!

[tramp]

I agree that sleeping in sponge rollers isn't the greatest but you do get used to it and the results are usually pretty good and there isn't this manic flapping about with heated appliances at the last minute. If you don't like sleeping in them you can wash your hair the night before then put them in in the morning if it's for a big night out. It works better than on freshly washed hair.

[fuckingHELLwhata boring thread]

water + lots of electricity + gold + human = very curly hair

[Prophet Tenebrae]

Why do you need gold?

[mossop]

It conducts electricity well, I presume.

Invernesian accent for saying Curly Wurly.

[Prophet Tenebrae]

True, gold is an excellent electrical conductor but what's the necessity of water and gold? Greed? Water isn't necessary to make your hair go curly.

[amac]

[s]Prophet Tenebrae wrote on 15:09, 29th Jun 2004:
True, gold is an excellent electrical conductor but what's the necessity of water and gold? Greed? Water isn't necessary to make your hair go curly.

But you need it to electricute your hair. Theres no point in electricuting yourself by attaching clips to your toes. That would just be stupid..

And yes, this thread is both weird, and boring.

[hr]Look left! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I said left you retard

[Prophet Tenebrae]

If you've ever tried a static electricity generator you'd know your statement to be erroneous.

[deary me]

[s]Prophet Tenebrae wrote on 15:39, 29th Jun 2004:
If you've ever tried a static electricity generator you'd know your statement to be erroneous.


Oh yes because when people stick their damp fingers in an electrical socket all they get is a static shock. Arts students, hah.

[S.P.I.G]

Viva la revolution!!!

[Bonnie]

I love how the boys got jealous of the girls' conversation and thus had to hijack it by turning it into a joke. If it were a thread about what computer game was the geekiest, they wouldn't care.

Don't you girls ever read Cosmo? Has all of life's answers hidden inside.

[jennyo]

my mum's hair is v. curly and goes frizzy pretty often, but she started using my Boots Hair Science straightening balm (of all things) and now it's nice and ringlet-y. She also uses loreal curl-vive shampoo and says it works well.

I don't know what to do if you have straight hair though, every time I try to use curling irons I get the poodle effect

[hr]If you can't be a good example, you'll have to be a horrible warning

[Guest]

I have naturally wavy hair but when I can't be bothered to do much with it (ie take the time to straighten it), I scunch it with curl defining mousse then let it dry naturally. It only takes a minute and is good when the weather outside is warmish.

[dee]

[s]Unregisted User wrote on 20:15, 11th Jul 2004:
I have naturally wavy hair but when I can't be bothered to do much with it (ie take the time to straighten it), I scunch it with curl defining mousse then let it dry naturally. It only takes a minute and is good when the weather outside is warmish.


hello my UK friends...
I have very curly hair that's very frizzy and have been experimenting with a few ideas...
1) wash it and deep condition it at night, put frizzease or some other frizz fighting serum, then braid 4 braids in 4 different sections of your hair...sleep on it and in the morning when it's pretty much dry, put more of the frizz fighting stuff and blowdry with a diffuser...

2) wash and condition, blowdry with a diffuser but not until it's completely dry, let it be damp...then take the diffuser off of your blowdryer and with your hands literally stretch the hair (curls) and blowdry for a bit along the hair to loosen the curls (also focus the hot air on the roots thus lifting them and not making flat curls) then if you like run a semi-large curling iron through some curls to get prettier shinier curls on the top layers...

those are my suggestions...yes I know I spend a lot of time on my hair

[Catriona]

Sorry but I just have to add to this, I also read this thread thinking it was to do with the chocolate Curly Wurly!
So I will add my comment which I was going to add anyway, my friend's uncle invented the curly wurly!
What a legend (in the world of chocolate)!