Curling and Crimping

Crimping

• First make sure there are no knots or tangles by brushing the hair.
• Use a rat tail comb to section the hair near the nape of the neck (Make sure to start at the bottom and work your way up)
• Using the section of hair left section a smaller piece a place into the crimping tool – remember this section shouldn’t be thick as not all the hair will be crimped.
• Make sure the section is the same width as the crimping tool.
• Clamp the crimpers on the hair for 5 to 10 seconds (don’t pull the hair when crimping – give a little bit of slack)
• Make sure to crimper right at the root as this will give the most volume.
• When going down the section of hair make sure not miss any hair.
• Once to whole head is crimped wait for the hair to cool completely, use a comb to brush out the crimp this will give a lot of volume.

Curling (Spiral Curl)

• Use a brush to brush out any tangles or knots making the hair easier to work with.
• Using a small barrel tong depending what brand the tool is place the temperature on 25 (if hair is blonde or damaged use a lower setting)
• Use a rat tail to section a small section near the nape of the neck and clip the rest of the hair away.
• Section a small square piece of hair a wrap round the barrel remembering the hair need to go under the clamp.
• Move the clamp while moving down the section of hair to get the ends.
• Once the ends are on the barrel roll the tong up to the root and hold for 10 to 12 seconds.
• Make sure to alternate the curling pattern for example the first curl will fall forward to the second curl will fall backwards.
• When removing the hair from the tong use the clamp and wiggle it slight in order to release the hair.
• Use a curvy grip to hold the tight curl in place – this will stop it falling when doing the rest of the hair.
• Repeat this process for the whole head.
• Once all curls a cool remove the curvy grips and separate each curl – use your fingers to really separate the curls this will give a lot of volume.

Analysis

I really enjoyed both curling and crimping. I found the crimping easier and I loved the texture of the hair after. With my first attempt of crimping I found I wasn’t leaving the crimper on the hair for longer enough and also I need to be careful to give the hair slack in order not to pull the hair.

I also liked the effect the curling gave however I found this was much longer process I didn’t even get to finish half a head. I found alternating the curls hard as I wasn’t sure which were facing forward or backwards, also burnt my fingers in the process.