In case you haven’t noticed, big hair is everywhere. Fashion runways, magazine covers, you name it. It’s all about VOLUME this season. (Hallelujah, by the way. I’m ready to give my flat iron a rest.)
I decided it was time to revisit my high school ways and bust out the rollers. I fondly remember the days of driving to school with 39 rollers in my hair, as I was the Hot Roller Master. However, that was, ahem, quite awhile ago. What changes have come about in regards to rollers? What kind of rollers are considered the best? I decided it was time to figure it all out, so I tried two best-selling sets, the Caruso Steam Hairsetter and the BaByliss Pro 30 Professional Hairsetter.
Let’s chat about the Caruso Steam Hairsetter today, shall we? I am loving on this super easy-to-use hairsetter. Just fill a little water into the reservoir (shown below), let the water heat up, place individual rollers on the stand for 5-10 seconds and roll into your hair.
Now, I have to say right off the bat when reading reviews about this product, a few people mentioned that they “just didn’t have the time to wait for the curlers to be steamed.” You all, that is pretty much the most ridiculous statement ever. It takes 5-7 seconds to steam an individual roller, which is less time than it takes to prep a section of your hair to be rolled. A helpful tip – place the roller on the stand, then section off and smooth the hair. When you are finished with prepping the section, the roller will be properly steamed.
Take small sections of hair and roll onto the roller. (Bonus – steam rollers aren’t wicked hot like ceramic rollers, so you don’t have to worry about burning your fingertips!) If you have layered hair, one of the best features of a sponge roller is that you can start in the middle of the hair shaft and roll around, instead of starting at the very ends. This was super helpful for me because nothing is worse than trying to roll your hair while shorter pieces are falling off the roller.
Continue rolling all the way to the scalp and clip the holder into place.
Once all the rollers are placed, leave them in for however long you want. I prefer to put on my makeup and catch up on very important US Weekly reading while waiting, which is give or take 10-20 minutes.
After the allotted time, carefully remove rollers without pulling on the hair. Here’s what the hair looks like directly after. I usually let a couple minutes pass before touching, and then I prefer to flip over, spray a little bit of hairspray and then run my fingers through the curls to separate and smooth.
Voilá! Bouncy, healthy curls that last and last. And remember since these are steam rollers, you don’t need to worry about the effects of heat styling. Truly loving this hairsetter, you guys.
The big question – will the Babyliss Hairsetter be able to hold its own against the Caruso? Click here for the Babyliss post!
Cayce
November 8, 2010 at 11:32 amI’d love one! So beautiful!
Martha
November 8, 2010 at 11:32 amYour hair makes me so jealous! How is it so SHINY? Looks like fun – my sisters and I still use my mom’s ancient (1960s) rollers and they work! She used to wake up at six in the morning to do her hair before school – a type of dedication that her daughters did not inherit.
Ines
November 8, 2010 at 11:43 amBeautiful! i would love those!
Lindsey
November 8, 2010 at 11:44 amThis needs to be MY hair. I slave (nearly) every morning with the curling iron, and my curlers are the ceramic kind which require kevlar before touching. I neeeeeeed these.
Bethany
November 8, 2010 at 11:44 amReally beautiful!! I would love a go at those rollers :)
Jody
November 8, 2010 at 11:48 amOh I’d love a set of these. I used a friends set last year while getting ready for a wedding and when I pulled the rollers out and out one of the girls said ‘Wow, you have barbie hair’ Which in my book, just may be the best complement ever.
kimberly
November 8, 2010 at 11:48 amyour hair looks beyond gorgeous. would love one of these!
Caroline
November 8, 2010 at 11:50 amI love it!! You look so stunning! I love the look of rollers, but I feel I lack the skill and asbestos fingertips to deal with the rollers I once had. I usually spend a good chunk of time with a curling iron each morning, but you just don’t get the same bounce and hold from that.
I’d never even heard of steam rollers before – thanks for the tip!!
Nicole
November 8, 2010 at 11:53 amMy hair needs more life!
Ally
November 8, 2010 at 11:54 amYou have gorgeous hair!
I’d love to give these babies a try!!
Jennifer
November 8, 2010 at 12:03 pmSoooo Pretty!
Tammi Marie
November 8, 2010 at 12:03 pmPretty. I remember using the steam rollers that required salt. You are lucky though, your curls last and last? ha, my baby fine, bone straight hair doesn’t hold a curl well.
Courtney Schumacher
November 8, 2010 at 12:06 pmMe! Me!
Stephanie
November 8, 2010 at 12:07 pmI would love to try those!
Nicole
November 8, 2010 at 12:08 pmLooks fab!! I want to try :)