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Old 03-12-2014, 20:34
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Hi I was wondering does anyone have any recommendations for a hair curler for hair that just won't hold curls.

My hair is naturally straightish with a bit of a kink- can go a bit wavy if I don't blow dry it.
I've tried using my ghd to curl my hair and it looks great.....for about five minutes at most.

It doesn't matter how much hair spray I use, if I wait a while in between washes etc., my hair just ends up straight with a weird kink very soon after curling.

Does anyone know of any good curling wands etc. for people with this problem?
I'm dying for curly hair!
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Old 06-12-2014, 13:36
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Hi I was wondering does anyone have any recommendations for a hair curler for hair that just won't hold curls.

My hair is naturally straightish with a bit of a kink- can go a bit wavy if I don't blow dry it.
I've tried using my ghd to curl my hair and it looks great.....for about five minutes at most.

It doesn't matter how much hair spray I use, if I wait a while in between washes etc., my hair just ends up straight with a weird kink very soon after curling.

Does anyone know of any good curling wands etc. for people with this problem?
I'm dying for curly hair!
I've got one of these and its fab! Expensive but fab! Works better on "second day" hair x
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Old 06-12-2014, 14:27
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I have a similar problem to you. My hair just will not hold a curl. The only way I can get it to work is by doing the following. It stays in for a couple of days too.

Wash the night before.
Put absolutely loads (and I mean loads) of mousse in.
Comb through and leave to dry naturally.
Next day put loads of dry shampoo on in the morning.
Leave it a couple of hours.
Then tong using whichever tool.
Hairspray when finished.
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Old 06-12-2014, 15:46
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Make sure you remove build up from the hair. My hair won't hold a curl if there's too much product in it.

Setting lotions or mousse are key imo. When you've made the curl, pin it down spray and leave it to cool.
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Old 17-12-2014, 15:13
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Hi I was wondering does anyone have any recommendations for a hair curler for hair that just won't hold curls.
My hair is naturally straightish with a bit of a kink- can go a bit wavy if I don't blow dry it.
I've tried using my ghd to curl my hair and it looks great.....for about five minutes at most.
It doesn't matter how much hair spray I use, if I wait a while in between washes etc., my hair just ends up straight with a weird kink very soon after curling.
Does anyone know of any good curling wands etc. for people with this problem?
I'm dying for curly hair!
My hair is poker straight, coarse Asian hair, and short. I use Pro Naturals Hair Repair System so my hair is well protected and the leave in treatment is Pro Naturals Moroccan Argan Oil, it protects, is absorbed by the hair and I have found that my Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 1" 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. The Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
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Old 18-12-2014, 20:48
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my hair didnt used to hold a curl even with mousse and super strength hairspray
i bought babyliss secret curl last year and now with a drop of mousse and normal hairspray i have curls that last for days
it is good but worth it imo
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Old 02-01-2015, 16:13
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my hair didnt used to hold a curl even with mousse and super strength hairspray
i bought babyliss secret curl last year and now with a drop of mousse and normal hairspray i have curls that last for days
it is good but worth it imo



I love my Secret Curl, but my hair just gets frizzy and I daren't even use hairspray on it as it gets worse!!! Do you have this problem too? x
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Old 06-01-2015, 10:24
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Hi I was wondering does anyone have any recommendations for a hair curler for hair that just won't hold curls.
My hair is naturally straightish with a bit of a kink- can go a bit wavy if I don't blow dry it.
I've tried using my ghd to curl my hair and it looks great.....for about five minutes at most.
It doesn't matter how much hair spray I use, if I wait a while in between washes etc., my hair just ends up straight with a weird kink very soon after curling.
Does anyone know of any good curling wands etc. for people with this problem?
I'm dying for curly hair!
I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ka...ro.htmlhttp://The Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
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Old 19-01-2015, 15:12
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ka...ro.htmlhttp://The Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
Just seen this now. Thanks will definitely look into it.

I actually got gifted a cheapish tre semme wand which I assumed wouldn't work at all but I'm actually finding it great in comparison to my ghd. Not sure why because I know loads of hairdressers use the ghd rather than curling irons/wands.
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Old 19-01-2015, 17:34
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I find if I don't use any spray or mousse then curls seem to hold longer.
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Old 19-02-2015, 18:57
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature.http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ha...ighteners.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
I hope I have gotten this link right at last - I kept forgetting to delete the extra "http"!
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Old 19-02-2015, 19:00
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ha...ighteners.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
Sorry, had to edit the link I forgot to delete the 2nd http.
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Old 19-02-2015, 19:03
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ha...ighteners.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
I had to edit the link because I had left the 2nd http in the address line.
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Old 19-02-2015, 19:05
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ha...ighteners.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
I had to correct the link because I forgot to delete the 2nd http!
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Old 19-02-2015, 19:08
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ha...ighteners.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
I had to edit the link to remove the 2nd http.
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Old 19-02-2015, 19:11
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature. http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ha...ighteners.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
I had to edit the link to remove the 2nd http - won't make this mistake EVER again!
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Old 19-02-2015, 19:20
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I posted further up but you may not have seen it so this is a cut down version:

Karmin G3 Salon Pro Hair Styling iron does the trick. It has 100% tourmaline ceramic plates. I use it daily and there is no damage to my hair as I always keep an eye on the temperature.http://www.karminhairtools.com/uk/ka...salon-pro.htmlThe Karmin website has reviews showing how to use their products properly. It took me a couple of days before I really got the hang of it and now have my hair as curly as I want it, unless the day is particularly wet or humid.
Edited link address - I forgot to delete the 2nd http.
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