Beauty

[suzyQ3]

On 10/4/2014 shoekitty said:

On 10/4/2014 suzyQ3 said:

How strange. I must have clicked on "submit." Oh, well, again:

Hi, jazzbabe. Long time, no see.

Yes, I did buy the clips from the site itself using a promo code. They're okay. I'm not as crazy about them as is mystrion 1. But we all have different curl patterns. Mine is very curly, frizzy probably 3B hair, if you know that rating. In certain weather conditions or without enough product, parts of my hair can get a bit cotton-candy-ish, yet other parts are almost straight. Charming, eh?

I do use one clip at the crown after applying my styling products, and it generally does give some lift. But occasionally, it leaves an odd bump. Now that my hair is longer, I may try again using a couple on the sides in addition to the top. I've watched the video a million times, but I still don't know whether I'm doing it right. I don't FORM a curl; I just use the clip to grab a section of hair at the scalp.

You seem interested, and I don't want to dissuade you. Give them a try.

Suzy

Could you post a picture of the "other" clips and the ones you purchased? I am having a hard time imagining which ones. I would really appreciate it! I have the DEVA clips, and they are wonderful. However they are outrageous in cost. They sell like 9 clips for 15 dollars. I tried buying a box of regular clips at wholesale supply, but they are useless. The DEVA clip is really made and weighted different than any other chip. It works for lift on top. But I would like to find a dupe.

My daughters bought me the DEVA hair dryer with those frightful, funny hands for Christmas last year. I love the "hand". I can get lift without frizz, or ruining curls. But I am finding letting my hair dry naturally is the best way to go. No heat at all.

I am going to have file a tax return for a small business pretty soon My hair has become a full time job!! Who knew. I dread "hair day"

shoekitty, in my post here, I referenced only the Curl Keeper clips. I do have a different type that are long, slightly curved, and single-pronged. I don't use those now, though.

Anyway, here's a picture of the Curl Keeper ones, which are really not "clips" and which are called "roller jaw clamps," specifically designed for lift. I'll add a link at the bottom to the item page on their site:

Roller Jaw Clamps

[shoekitty]

Suzy

Thanks! I do have those! I told you I am a desperate woman! I try everything. But I don't like those as well either, or I am not using them properly. How do you use them? My hair can dry in ringlets, if the Gods are with me, so I don't touch the curl itself. I use the DEVA clips on top, at the roots, for a little lift.

Thanks!

[moongirl]

Maria,

Thank you for the information on the book, I will try to get a hold of it. Funny you mention about how much your hair draws up, mine curls back up like spring. As a teenager, all the girls would get out of the pool and comb out their straight hair, not me. I always would jump back in to keep my hair wet, to keep from getting that big poof of curly frizzy hair! Back then -I had plenty of bandanas, lots of dippity do hair gel, and giant rollers.

I just am always looking for miracle products!

moongirl

[morganjen]

I've always used a huge jaw clip to lift up the height of my hair while it did the last bit of drying after I use my diffuser. I leave it in my way drive to work, and when I take it out, it's perfect.

[suzyQ3]

On 10/4/2014 shoekitty said:

Suzy

Thanks! I do have those! I told you I am a desperate woman! I try everything. But I don't like those as well either, or I am not using them properly. How do you use them? My hair can dry in ringlets, if the Gods are with me, so I don't touch the curl itself. I use the DEVA clips on top, at the roots, for a little lift.

Thanks!

shoekitty, check out mstyrion 1's posts on the other related thread. She's a big proponent of these clamps. She can help you more than I can.

[curlywhitedog]

On 10/4/2014 moongirl said:

Maria,

Thank you for the information on the book, I will try to get a hold of it. Funny you mention about how much your hair draws up, mine curls back up like spring. As a teenager, all the girls would get out of the pool and comb out their straight hair, not me. I always would jump back in to keep my hair wet, to keep from getting that big poof of curly frizzy hair! Back then -I had plenty of bandanas, lots of dippity do hair gel, and giant rollers.

I just am always looking for miracle products!

moongirl

I used to do the same thing. I used to hate my hair but over the years it and I have come to terms with one another and have agreed to live harmoniously, if not always happily, together. I could open up a hair supply store with products were guaranteed to work but never did. Found some Dippity Do at the dollar store a few years back...anybody want it? lol.

Maria