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!
Kristy
November 8, 2010 at 12:09 pmWant want!!!
mary
November 8, 2010 at 12:09 pmLooks great! And yes, also takes me back to my high school days. :)
Erin
November 8, 2010 at 12:10 pmI love how full the curls are.
Kate
November 8, 2010 at 12:10 pmOooh, i would love this! Thanks for the opportunity!
Darcey
November 8, 2010 at 12:13 pmI was just telling my stylist that I need to get a new set of hot rollers, as the ones I stole… er borrowed from my mom have finally died.
Amanda
November 8, 2010 at 12:20 pmIntrigued! What exactly do you mean by starting in the middle of the hair shaft? I have layers and consistently give up in the middle of rolling. Thanks!
MCM
November 8, 2010 at 12:21 pmThis looks like a huge improvement over the spiky hot rollers I used in high school. I’d love to try it out!
Sonja von Franck
November 8, 2010 at 12:23 pmI’ll be waiting for the next post tomorrow, but already thinking if I don’t win, these are going on my Christmas list! And BTW, your pictures are BEE-UTIFUL! :-)
Emily
November 8, 2010 at 12:26 pmLooks easy! I’d love to try it!
Lauren
November 8, 2010 at 12:27 pmI would LOVE to try these! My old rollers need a modern replacement!
Tara
November 8, 2010 at 12:27 pmYour hair looks amazing! I’d love the steam rollers!
Emily
November 8, 2010 at 12:36 pmThese look awesome and so gentle. Would love!
Miranda
November 8, 2010 at 12:38 pmCan’t even tell you how much I’d love to win these!
Katie
November 8, 2010 at 12:38 pmOoooooh, I love!! I want!! Your hair looks GREAT!
Chelsey
November 8, 2010 at 12:51 pmBeautiful! I would love to have one.