Hot rollers are working for me!

Lately I have been writing a LOT about reading the Bible… especially reading it in 90 days along with me beginning January1, but for now I have to set that aside and share something else with you, dear readers.

I’m all about being real and, well, the Bible may be as real as you can get, but in honor of Works for Me Wednesday, I’ve got something else for you… Hot Rollers.

Yes, hot rollers, as in those massive rolling thingies from the eighties that helped all us Texas girls get our hair about as big as it could go. (Okay, so I wasn’t very good at it back then. But that’s okay now. I’m not going for big, just body.)

Most everyone uses those flat iron thingies now, but I just do not have the patience for that sort of thing. First you have to dry your hair completely and then you have to take it, piece by piece, section by section, and slide it through some blazing hot tool in places you cannot see and hope it all goes through the clamps. That simply does NOT work for me.

Instead I searched high and low last fall for a set of hot rollers… and they have become my friend for the times I want to look extra-special.

I used them Sunday for a friend’s wedding and had to laugh when the bride’s makeup artist saw me rolling my hair and asked about my hair curling “machine.” She thought maybe she should get one for herself after she saw the result.

Yes, last December, on a cold, rainy evening a friend asked me how did I ever get my hair so straight and I had to laugh and say “hot rollers,” but I’ve also had friends ask how did I ever get that much body in my hair and I got to say “hot rollers.” Either way, it looked much better than my typical running around ‘do. And either way, it was super simple to achieve. Just roll, add makeup, finish getting dressed, unroll, fluff with my fingers and voila! My husband doesn’t know what hit him!

I wish I could describe some fantastic can’t miss secret technique but, well… there really isn’t one.

Typically I let my hair air dry (or sometimes don’t wash it all for a day I need to get decked out) and do my best to roll it under in the largest rollers I can, until I run out and put a few chunks in the middle size rollers. If my hair is slightly damp in spots, I’ll still roll it and just run the hair dryer over it while rolled until I’m convinced it is dry.

This just seems much easier to me than those flat iron things and hot rollers always seem to work… without a whole lot of effort.

I hope you don’t mind me reaching a little out of the norm today. But right now, during big party season, hot rollers definitely work for me (and my husband).


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7 responses to “Hot rollers are working for me!”

  1. I LLLLOOOOVVVEEE my hot rollers. I’ve hardly made it through a day without them since my mom first introduced them to me in 8th grade back in 1980 something. And as someone else mentioned, head to Ulta for a huge selection. I have the small pink travel set, by Conair I believe. Nice and compact and they heat up super fast.

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    After seeing the bounce in your hair I decided I must bet “hot rollers”. I have used them years ago like in the 70’s but had gotten away from them and probably sold my set a a garage sale. I have recently tried the flat iron (not for me) and always use a blow dryer and curling iron (I have 3 sizes). But that takes tooo much time and I never get bounce and curls. Until this week when I went to Ulta… I never knew there were so many sizes of hot rollers!! I bought me a set of Conair hot rollers… went home , heated those babies up, put them in, did my makeup, took out the roller and I was an instant Babe! And the bounce stayed in for 2 days!! It made me feel good about myself because I knew I looked good. I say give ’em a try… if they don’t work take them back.

  3. I love hot rollers. My hair would never get styled if it weren’t for hot rollers! Occasionally I have enough time to use a flat iron, but not very often, so for the most part, I’m all about the hot rollers. I have one of those sets that just has the super big rollers!
    .-= Lisa @ Simplified Saving´s last blog ..Crocs Deal of the Day: Buy One Get One 50% Off Boots (Ambler, Haley, Claire, Nadia, and Nadia Girls) =-.

  4. I can’t get hot rollers to stay in my hair. I never mastered that art.
    .-= deirdre´s last blog ..all i want for christmas…. =-.
    My hot rollers use these clip things which almost cover the whole roller, so my hair cannot fall out. Maybe that would help you, too.

  5. I use a flat iron because my hair is very frizz prone and curly (not wavy, curly). On a regular basis I use my flat iron, but for special occasions I flat iron my hair the day before, and the day of – I also use hot rollers. You are right, it does give you extra body. It is amazing the difference when you don’t use half a can of aqua net to get it big like we used to do. :-) I just wish I had the kind of hair I could do it everyday. I love the idea of just putting in rollers and finishing getting ready. Great tip!
    .-= Kim Young´s last blog ..Construction Site/Dollhouse =-.

    Kim– I wish I could get one of those flat irons to work for me. I just don’t have the patience! If I could use mine, then maybe I could have a few glamour moments when on vacation… the hot rollers are too big to pack!

  6. Pictures…..I want pictures! :)
    I love hot rollers myself! But I’m wondering…do you have curly hair?
    My teen girls have loooooong curly hair. The flat iron takes hours to get it straight!
    .-= wanda´s last blog ..Christmas Party =-.

    Wanda– My hair is pretty straight with a funky wave that goes through the back when left untouched (and that is most days).

  7. I have been looking at hot rollers for a while; but with all the variety out there, haven’t made the plunge yet. What brand/type do you use?

    Claudia– Mine were made by Jilbere de Paris and I picked them up at Sally Beauty Supply. They were the only ones I could find at the time.

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