Hayley the Comet☄: Using Toni&Guy hot rollers

I've been trying to get the hang of rollers for a while, I built up a bit of a collection of velcro rollers, foam rollers etc. But I seriously could not get the hang of them. My hair would somehow end up all over the place and the result could be summed up in one word,

Frizz.

I'd seen hot rollers on a few Youtube hair tutorials and I thought of maybe looking into them, but I was hesitant over how much I would need to spend for a good set.

Then this beauty came down in price on an offer and it was too good to miss!

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The set consists of ten heated rollers - four 'large' and six smaller ones - and a lidded case, which is also the heating device.

The rollers have this lovely, velvety texture. To be honest, I was expecting the large rollers to be bigger, more like the jumbo size rollers that are about. But, nevertheless, I am impressed by their performance, they make a really nice, volumous wave. The smaller rollers are good for getting right to by your roots if you want more volume. But I prefer the larger ones.

The rollers heat up fully in one and a half minutes and take at least ten minutes to cool down - which is really good for me, because I sometimes take ages putting them in right!

The thing that's great about heated rollers is that you use them on dry hair, unlike velcro rollers, which you use when you're hair is damp. This is good for me because,

1. By the time I've put them in right, I've had to take them in and out, which makes my hair frizzy.

And

2. I can't make that sort of commitment to my hair right after having a shower.

Also, it doesn't matter if you get it wrong, because you can just start over again! Or correct bits of hair you aren't quite happy with.

The plating on the clips holds the heat as well and gives a shiny, smooth look to the hair. When I use velcro rollers, pulling my hair away from the roller always makes a bit of frizz, so this aspect of the heated rollers is amazing in my opinion. The only thing I would say is that the rollers still fall out a little, or out of position, even when the clip is on. I've seen that some heated rollers have a sort of teeth clip on them, and I wonder whether that would be better. But I don't know if this is just because my hair has a very fine texture? I'm getting used to using them in a way which suits me anyway.

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I re-watched a few tutorials and tried out their instructions, but they weren't really working out for me. So I've kind of been teaching myself and developing ways of putting them in.

I straighten the underneath layer of hair (my hair goes too full and poofy otherwise). I only do this a little bit, so it's still a bit wavy. I put the large rollers in the top layer and smaller rollers on the middle layers. I leave them in for about ten mins and do my make up or something. The rollers aren't fully cooled when I take them out, so they could be left in for longer, but I find it's enough time to set the curls.

After I've taken the rollers out, I shake out the curls a bit by putting my fingers at the roots of my hair and then I sort of blend the curls into the position I want.