Skip the heat...try socks!

I went perusing the interwebs for some no-heat hairstyling tips and found a lot of the ones I already use (Side braid, bun, sides up). But I was looking for something where I don't have to hide my hair because it isn't styled. I'd already seen a variation of this, but it was done with strips of paper (which I don't think is even possible with my super-thick hair) and the result at the end wasn't all that impressive. However, this one was quite outstanding to me and the girl who was showing it had my length of hair (though obviously much thinner...go figure). So I tried it out last night and took some pictures this morning to show you the results.

The day before:
I had washed my hair that morning and put it up in a bun for work. It doesn't dry until I take it out, so that night I removed the bun and waited for it to dry naturally up to about 85%. In the video I watched, the girl only uses 3 socks, but I used 7. I rolled the top layer of my hair in 1, just like a hot roller, then tied the sock together. Then I split the leftover hair into 2 parts, and then split the two parts into 3 parts and rolled those (1+3+3=7. Yay.) Then I went to bed!
I have always been curious about trying out foam rollers overnight. I probably couldn't have done this before, but I've gotten used to sleeping with my hair in a ponytail, etc. So the socks were a little odd, obviously, but not uncomfortable for me.

The next morning...

I used knee socks because it was the only type I had that would work. But it wouldn't look as totally crazy as it does on me if you used some black dress socks? Or maybe even those $0.25 per pair of pantyhose in the little plastic ball? Just some ideas... :)

You can ignore those massive dark circles and my odd outfit. (Odd outfit? Girl, you got socks in your hair!)

Check out that curl! :D

 

Aren't I just stunning in the morning?

I separated the curled strands into more pieces and fluffed it out with my hands a little and this was the end result:

If/When I do this again I would probably add a product to my damp hair for enhancing curl, be a little more precise about rolling up the hair (I was sloppy), possibly use 2 socks on the top layer and hairspray the done deal.

You can just mist your hair with water the night before! It doesn't have to be after a shower like I did.

Try it out!