They look fine, just add a tiny bit more oil and reshape/ twirl them with your fingers.

When I do this style I use a little mousse on slightly damp hair for hold

I’ve found that taking much smaller sections at a time helps with curls higher up! Vertically the sections I do are about 1/2 inch or 1 inch, and horizontally they go all the way to the back (if that makes sense?), and wrap them around twice before adding the next section. Make sure you apply as much tension as comfortably possible as well, and I try to keep the curls bunched up

Your hair is very long so the weight doesn’t always lend to curls staying. I have this same problem. I’ve found success with 80% dry, a little oil, and a tiny bit of gel on the lower half of the hair. Brush it out and then wrap in small sections.

Try doing the unicorn method. It's hard to explain but there are lots of videos on it. I don't bother so much because it involves some braiding skill that I don't have but the few times I have managed to do it the curls looked INCREDIBLE top to bottom.

I am sooooo confused!!! Does your hair normally hold a curl well? Doing this on dry hair is so confusing to me!

Don’t have TT - anyone able to give the rundown of the tut?

Wow!! Beautiful!! I’m sooo gonna try this! Did you wash and dry your hair the night before?

Umm your hair is gorgeous!

Not sure why that’s happening, but I also have curly/wavy hair and heatless curls don’t work for me.

I’m in the same boat. I’ve been trying for years now and my hair always comes out frizzy no matter what products/methods I use. I’ve just given up at this point 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have frizzy wavy hair and heatless curls don't work that well for me. The result for me is usually an unfortunate looking mass of frizz, and the curl pattern doesn't combine well with the weird way that my hair naturally lies on top of my head when I let it air dry. You're not alone

How thin and tight was the section? And how big the the thing you wrapped them around? I do heatless curls a lot instead of refreshing, and it all depends on how I wrapped them. Sometimes they're wavy and sometimes they're way too curly. The heatless style typically stays till my next washday. They loosen somewhat with each subsequent day, but they're still there.

I frequently use flexi-rods. (Same general idea) The curls hold amazingly well.

I know women with stick straight hair who struggle to get curls. Old fashioned pin curls work far better for them than heated curling irons.

A thinner section of hair like that is going to curl more tightly than if you twisted up the full thickness- I usually see people do heatless curls on their whole head, so that could be a lot of why. I know I get a much kinkier pattern when I braid with smaller braids, for instance. Also, yes, naturally wavy and curly hair will take to those patterns more easily, so your result will likely, at the very least, be longer lasting.

It really depends on the size of the curl. Think about hair rollers - if they are very big they'll create a curl so big it's actually straight. If they are small, they'll create tight curls.

I’ve never successfully done heartless curls without it looking absolutely bonkers - some parts pulled straight, other parts in 3a/b curls that won’t chill out until I get them wet again. It’s probably something about the direction of the natural curl plus some user error. I do know that when I need to force a curl clump to behave I try to do pin curls that mimic my natural wave pattern by being more careful about how tight I twist - usually rolling up over 1-2 fingers for my 2a/b waves.

I used to do something similar to this in high school, granted I had a little more hair back then. But I would use a thin fabric bandeau hair band thingy because it’s what was small enough for my hair to actually wrap around. 7/10 times would work and I’d get some cute ringlets I’d gently comb out.

My hair is pin straight and usually cant hold a curl for the life of it, but this method helped them stay for at least a few hours

Yes. I do wet set and it works really well.

Don't do it like the video though. You want foam rollers or pillow rollers. The same ones that have been around since the 40s. There are a lot of videos and resources on how to do it and where to place the rollers if you search for vintage hair styles or"wet set rollers". If you want tighter curls that what rollers give, you can try pin curls, which will give you a lot more control that weaving a ribbon through like that

That looks so difficult! She even makes it look easy upside down.

I tried heatless curls from a similar method with my shoulder length fine thin straight hair. It made my hair very curly and it lasted all day, but it also showed absolutely every crease and poor wrapping I had done, especially at the ends. I am guessing folks who have thicker hair might get more leeway with the technique. I decided I didn’t have the skill set/patience plus the way I had wrapped was uncomfortable to sleep on.

Oh baby I've been waiting a while to talk about this with someone who cares.

I have medium length (below my shoulders?) fine straight hair in New Mexico where it is dry and I love curling my hair with a silk wild rag! They're scarves that cowboys use, I find them at horse tack stores. They're also great for skiing and windy weather but I digress. The silk part is important because anything synthetic seems to tear my hair up. Silk is really the way to go. I have a nice collection of rags though from thrift stores and stuff so they're easy to find and pretty cheap!

I start by blow drying my roots (otherwise it can take a suuper long time to dry) with some volumizing heat protectant mousse. Then I part my hair in the middle into two pigtails so I can work with one section at a time. A little bit (TINY BIT!!) of that mousse scrunched into my hair will help it hold its shape. Sometimes I wet it a little bit with a mix of water and air-dry styler (like 10:1 water:styler) if it got too dry while I blow dried it. I fold the wild rag into a straight line so it's kinda thick and pin it to the top of my head like right behind my hairline. Then I just twist alternating sections of each side of my hair into the rag. I try to count the amount of sections between the top of my head (at the part?) and my ear - I do 4 sections for loose waves, and 7 sections for tight curls. Then below my ear I kinda just do what ... feels right. When I run out of hair to pull from my head I try to keep twisting it around the rag in the same way that I was going. I like to use a longer rag so I can bring the ends up and tie them on the top of my head so they stay secure while I sleep. It's also a great style for running errands or sitting in a hot tub cause it looks kinda chic and keeps my hair protected. I use a little oil when I pull the curls out and it keeps them from getting too frizzy (re: desert.)

I'm going to do this later today so I'd be happy to post a pic of what they look like on my hair in case this doesn't make any sense at all but I'll post some pics of the resulting curls. This pic is from doing them overnight and they got a little wild but they last a few days if I braid my hair or do loose buns while I sleep, and as long as I blow dry my roots in the beginning it really helps my straight hair not look so greasy right away!

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The kitsch satin wand. I have perfected this process over the last four years. I really should upload a video tutorial. I’m just lazy. It took me a long time to figure out what worked. Sometimes I use a bathrobe belt instead because it’s softer and the curls are looser. I also use a different technique Than most people and go forward and backwards so I get lots of volume at the crown. If you’ve tried it before and didn’t have good results I suggest keep trying because practice really does make perfect.

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Does anyone use the old fashioned bonnet which is attached to a case that has a hair dryer in it?
Blow dry hair more than halfway, put in Velcro curlers. Put your head including the rollers into the bonnet and blow it all until dry.
Used to do this a long time ago and it was awesome.
Hope this makes sense.

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Added some pics for reference:) my hair is very fine, but I have a lot of it. I get helmet head very easily and any curls I do with heat fallout.

Rag curls with an old towel I've torn into strips.

the only heatless curler that had ever worked for me was the curling halo from halo hair labs literally the best thing usually my fine hair falls flat but this keeps the volume nice all day!

https://halohairlabs.com/collections/heatless-curling-halos/products/hair-halo-curling-kit

Yeah I'm so shocked how well they hold! 🤯 I've only just started experimenting, because I was convinced my hair was a lost cause when it comes to curls, so mine don't look half as good as yours (plus I'm just using my dressing gown cord for now), but I may have to invest in a proper tool seeing your results! Amazing!

what specific products do u use ?! the hair looks so pretty!!

What are you wrapping them with. This is perfection 🤯

Your hair beautiful. Looks very thick and full.

Gorgeous!

I’m so glad you did this for us, thank you so much for taking the time to make this video for those of us who could just not visualize the two ropes haha

I am... just speechless.

I've been following since your heatless curl success pic, reading your comments, feeling excited in anticipation of your video tutorial. I saw how kind you are to everyone you reply to, how much you cheer others on, and how you seemed to link this tutorial to everyone who had expressed interest, making sure no one's left out, that everyone who wants it can find it. I see a substantial amount of care and kindness in all of this. I'm blown away.

Then to see that you recorded this (at least) twice to get the quality right, that this is presumably your first video and you learned all the things as you went, that all the editing in it - the fast forwarding, the picture in picture, the subtitles - didn't overwhelm you, but you made your way through and came out the other side, with more knowledge and experience than before. And that you did all this just to help others and meet them where they are.

OP, I'm genuinely so impressed by you. You seem to be a ridiculously high quality person all around. Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I'm actually grateful to witness it and be in your energy.

This is perfect! Thank you for going out of your way to make a video for the sub.

That was amazing! Thank you!

This is so helpful! It all makes sense now! Thank you for taking the time to do this. I’m saving this post.