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Afraid of damaging your hair? Don’t have the tools to achieve curls? Fuss-free hair style in the morning? Annoyed on how curlers are on your head and can’t sleep because of them? Then curls you can get overnight is the answer for you. =D I know this has been going on Youtube and when I first saw a vid about it, there wasn’t much about curling hair without heat. And now, a lot of similar vidz are available, each having different and unique way on how to do it. So, to give you an idea on how the curls look like, here is my pic I had on Facebook way back:

Cute curls, done with no heat.. =D and without spending time putting in curlers one by one, section by section.. =D

(Excuse the pale face. I haven’t got my makeup on since I was too excited to get a pic of my curls, since this was my first time doing it.. =D)

Cool eh? And yes, you don’t have to spend time sectioning your hair and individually putting the sections in traditional curlers, which are sometimes annoying and a hassle when you lay down.

So, to get these curls, what you will be needing are:

• Hair pins, bobby pins, or elastics. (FYI: Hair Pins and Bobby pins are 2 different things. Will put a blog about it soon.. =D)
• Your favorite hairspray – I do not exactly recommend what I use since all of us have different hair types, and some products may work for me that may not for you. So, you may use whatever you want, whether high-end or drugstore brand will work just fine.
• Curl-enhancing mousse (This is optional. Sometimes, hairspray alone works for me, the curl-enhancing mousse gives the curls more definition)

Steps:

1. So, the first thing you want to do is lightly mist your hair with hairspray. I’d recommend a hairspray that does not harden much. I find a scrunching spray works well. Just don’t put in a lot which would make the curls stiff. You want the curls soft. =D Or instead of hairspray, you could put in the mousse. Just squeeze out a glob of mousse on your palm, emulsify it, then spread it evenly throughout the hair.
2. Next, part your hair from ear to ear. You should now have a top and part.
3. Take the top part, and start twisting it into a tight bun up to the ends. Then, secure with an elastic or bobby pins. If you’re sleeping in with your buns, you can have an elastic, and bobby pins/hair pins for extra hold so they don’t fall off even if you twist and turn on your bed. Hehe.
4. Repeat Step 3 for the bottom part.
5. Get in your favorite PJ’s and sleep! =D
6. In the morning, carefully take out the bottom bun first, and unravel the twist, raking or finger combing through the hair carefully. Do the same with the top part.

Tips:

• You can experiment on how big/thick you want the buns to be. You can have the top part thicker than the bottom part or vice versa.
• If you have thicker hair, then maybe you can do more buns. Experiment as well on the number of buns you put. Just remember, the bigger the bun, the looser the curls. The smaller they are, the tighter the curls. =D
• You can either start with damp hair – damp in the sense that it’s near drying, because if it’s still a bit wet, it may not dry completely in the morning, and wet curls tend to fall out, and they won’t last all day. You could also do it with dry hair, since the hairspray will dampen it a bit. But hairspray dries quicker than water. =D
• Style your hair however you style curly hair.. =D

I guess that’s just about it. I’ve worn this curly ‘do either casually at school (which is my photo above) and got compliments about it. They think I spent too much time for it, when in fact it did not take me more than 5 minutes to get my buns out. =D

I’ve also worn the look on my cousin’s birthday. I had the buns over night, and since all you had to do was take them out from the buns, I had them on until before the ceremony itself. I took the curls out when I was at the car, did a little pouf at the top, and I was good to go. =D

Here’s a pic of the day of the wedding:

Love the curls, but definitely hate how I look here. But it's the only pic I have.. =D I was having a headache, hence the hard-to-paint face.. XD

And here is my with my buns still in place before the wedding to ensure the hold of the curls the whole day. =D Still looking great without any curlers in sight. =D

That’s just about it.. Hope you like this idea and learn something new. =D Do comment.. =D I highly appreciate them.. thanks!