The Life Cycle of My Wet Set – Day Seven
- March 06, 2016
- by
- The Glambassador
DAY SEVEN
Well, I made it! The last day of my set. My curls have fallen substantially and my hair desperately needs to be washed so I will do that this evening and start the whole process all over again.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this series and you’ve gained some insight to how I style my hair. I hope to produce more hair tutorials in the future for you. I prefer to do pictorials rather than videos, for me personally I learn better that way. Plus videos are so time consuming to produce and I just don’t have the equipment to do it properly right now.
So here is my seventh day hair with a quick how-to guide below. Only once my hair has smoothed out can I do this style. It doesn’t work very well at all when it’s curly, so I reserve this for 1-2 days before need to wash it.
HOW-TO GUIDE
First, you’ll want to section off your fringe and pin it up and out of the way. Brush out the hair and smooth it out with a bit of pomade. Start on one side of you head and and start twisting and rolling the hair gathering another section as you go. Place a bobby pin or two horizontally to secure the roll.
Follow this all the way across to the other side. Twist and tuck the ends in on it self and secure the ends with bobby pins. Feel along the roll for any loose sections and add more pins wherever needed, making sure you pin horizontally to hid the pins.
Now take down your fringe and smooth it out. Add a bit of pomade to smooth any fly-a-ways. Create a swoop and tuck the end into the twist on the side of your head. Secure with bobby pins.
Take the tail of your comb and while holding the swoop secure lift up a little to give a bit of height. Place a hair flower or hair comb to further secure the end of the swoop and to hide the pins. Run a comb through the back of hair from the crown to the roll.
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10 Comments
Brenda J. Kline
6th Mar 2016 - 8:08 amStill looks super.
Jessica Cangiano
6th Mar 2016 - 6:51 pmWhat a classic, beautiful note to end a week of truly marvelous hairstyles off with. Thank you for the time and effort that you put into producing such a detailed, photo rich post series for us.
Many hugs,
♥ Jessica
nenaya
6th Mar 2016 - 8:19 pmWow !!! Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to teach us all 👍🏻😘✨💕🙏🏻
Bonita Vear (@bjvear)
18th Mar 2016 - 5:23 amThank you for sharing all your styling tips! I must confess, when my set get old I tend to get super lazy and stop bothering to style it properly. With a few of your tips though, I might be able to get more use from it, so thanks! 😀 ❤
xox,
bonita of Lavender & Twill
Aly Rose
31st Mar 2016 - 5:42 pmLoved this series! I was thinking of doing something similar last fall lol. I love how thorough you were.
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Celeste
6th Jun 2019 - 10:33 amWow! Finding your blog unlocked some real treasures! This style guide was wonderfully produced. Very thorough, perfect photography. You are so lovely, I admire so much how radiant you look in each style with your gorgeous makeup and enviable style! Beautiful!!!
Rose Lomax
27th Jan 2024 - 5:08 pmTried a wet set for the first time last night. This series was such a help, I can plan my week around these styles.
Just 2 questions.
Is it normal for the ends to feel very dry the first day?
Do you use a hair net at night to help retain the curles?
The Glambassador
6th Feb 2024 - 3:56 amI’m so glad you enjoyed this series. As for the ends to feel dry the first day, it really depends on what products you are using. There isn’t anything inherent in a wet set that makes the ends dry, it could just mean it’s time for a trim or maybe the products you used could be drying the hair out a bit.
I use a hair net while my rollers are in, but the nights after I either wear a silk bonnet or scarf to sleep in or nothing at all. You absolutely can use a sleeping hair net to preserve the curls, especially if you re-roll your hair at night.
Rose Lomax
6th Feb 2024 - 4:05 amThanks for that. I used gelatin, it worked well but it really stunk in the bottle by the end of the week. So I got some professional setting spray… ill do anything rather than smell that again. Yes I’m using the hair net at night but hadn’t thought about resolving at night. It will definitely give my heavy hair help in holding the style. I got fantastic victory rolls using tge wet set method