My hair is too long for a curling iron, any alternatives?

[lovelyweapon]

I have a large-barrel curling iron 1 1/4" or 1/2" by Babyliss but it seems that it only curls the bottom of my hair as a result of my hair being too long. I was really excited about this curling iron when I purchased it because I wanted to achieve big, loose curls. What do you guys suggest for long hair?

TIA

 

[Jujubegirl]

Curl it with a flat iron. I use a GHD to curl my hair and it works great! Much better an a curling iron ever did. Takes a little practice, but GHD gives you a DVD and there are youtube tutorials out there too.

 

[sulci]

i used to have this problem too, but i still use a curling iron. instead of wrapping it around the iron, i have now picked up another technique. You feed your hair through slowly, starting at the top and working your way down.

Sorta like how he does it:
YouTube - How To: Red Carpet Hair by Johnny Lavoy

this way you get actual curl at the top!

i find that using straight irons require a lot more practice, and sometimes the edges of curles come out bent instead of curly for me... lol

 

[xtiffineyx]

I have super straight, fine, long hair, and I have the same problem. My hair is well past the middle of my back, and the only thing I've found to give me big curls/waves is hot rollers. I can roll them all the way to my scalp and it curls the whole piece. When I first take them out my hair is usually really curly, but the weight of my hair loosens them up within a few minutes. I can usually go 2-3 days without having to do anything else to my hair if I hot roll is really tight on the first day.

 

[fuzz]

I have long hair below my butt and i bought a curling iron just like urs and i have the same problems n i found no solution to the problem.Im just gona go to the salon pay a few hunderes and get it permantley done since nuttin seems to work cuz my hair is extreamly long and super straight.

 

[AmberLilith]

I haven't had much experience with curling my hair, but i also have quite long hair (nearly to my navel) and was a bit disappointed last time i tried curling it because it didn't have much height on top. Hopefully with practice i'll get better!

 

[lovelyweapon]

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Originally Posted by AmberLilith I haven't had much experience with curling my hair, but i also have quite long hair (nearly to my navel) and was a bit disappointed last time i tried curling it because it didn't have much height on top. Hopefully with practice i'll get better!

I haven't had too much problem with the height on top because I have layers. I also used a volumizing spray like Big Sexy Hair on the crown and backcomb. Maybe that would help with the height on top if you can get it to curl?

 

[glam8babe]

i have the same problem but i know that if you have layers it will work better... so i think ill get layers when i next go to the salon, it will stop it from weighing down as much and help the volume you create stay in longer

 

[Poum]

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Originally Posted by Jujubegirl Curl it with a flat iron. I use a GHD to curl my hair and it works great! Much better an a curling iron ever did. Takes a little practice, but GHD gives you a DVD and there are youtube tutorials out there too.

Ditto

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