Why do curls NEVER work?!

[Tulips]

Depending on the pony (ie, length, coarseness and type of curl I'm after) I use a combination of:

- perm rods
- foam rollers
- Velcro rollers
- straws with pipe cleaners in (no need for Bobby pins!)
- twisting
- patience

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Straws with pipe cleaners? That is a great idea, I'll have to do that from now on!
I accidentally gave a G4 rusty hair with a bobby pin

[MikeysGrrrl]

I've followed the tutorial and it works, I think patience is probably the biggest factor, something I don't have alot of, I like results asap lol.
I've also used qtips folded in half so it holds the hair on both sides, small wooden dowels cut down in size work too.

[tulagirl]

The key is time.  You need to leave whatever curler you have in that hair for several days. 

[silverdragon54]

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Pinkie here was straw curled and boil permed. I curled her wet hair around straws, held the curls in place with bobby pins, then doused her with nearly boiling water. I left her to dry for a day, carefully took out the straws, gave the curls a gentle fluff, and voila! I styled her months ago and she still looks great.

[MikeysGrrrl]

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Pinkie here was straw curled and boil permed. I curled her wet hair around straws, held the curls in place with bobby pins, then doused her with nearly boiling water. I left her to dry for a day, carefully took out the straws, gave the curls a gentle fluff, and voila! I styled her months ago and she still looks great.

I was windering how the boil curling works, thanks for sharing. I may try that sometime.

[CrystalMist]

I don't boil. I just wash, condition, and then when I'm done, I take strands of hair and wrap it around a straw. I secure the bottom of the hair with a bobby pin and let is dry over night. Here's how my Pinkie looked!!
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No boiling. Just patience. 

[butterflybuttons]

I use perm rods and papers, or those foam bendy rods with tissue, depending on what type of curl I want.

I'll either use hot water or boiling, depending on how frizzy the hair is to begin with.

And I leave it at least three day to seven days.

[partypony566]

Heat is the ONLY want to guarantee long lasting curls.

I wrap the wet hair in straws tightly and then ( in the winter) put them on top of a radiator ( with a towel underneath) and leave them for 24 hours.

Or in the summer I blast their hair with the straws in with a hair dryer for 30 seconds with a hair driver and then leave the straws in for 2 days.

I have ponies that still have their curls 3 years later

[cleverLC]

What I have found awesome for curls are foam rollers. You get them in packets of 8 to 12 in Boots [and I am sure other chemists do them as well. They have a wire centre and soft foam outer. They are perfect.

However, I will second what everyone says you must leave them in for a significant period of time - every single part of the hair needs to be bone dry. I actually leave them in for 6 to 7 days just to be certain.

I swear by the smallest-size foam rollers.  The ones in the US tend to be all-plastic as well, which means NO rust problems!

They also work well in human hair--I got ringlets put in my hair with sponge rollers all the time as a little girl because my mom didn't want to risk burning my scalp with heated rollers (I have very sensitive skin, so it wouldn't have ended well).  Just curl that wet pony hair, dip it VERY quickly in boiling water to help "set" it, and wait several days for everything to dry.

Drying does take longer with sponge rollers, just because of how much water the sponge part will absorb.

The other issue:  a short roller (a sponge roller, or part of a straw) will give you messy, Pinkie-Pie curls, whereas a full-length straw tends to do better for "sausage curls" that I've seen on fancy ponies.

[hathorcat]

Heat is the ONLY want to guarantee long lasting curls.

I wrap the wet hair in straws tightly and then ( in the winter) put them on top of a radiator ( with a towel underneath) and leave them for 24 hours.

Or in the summer I blast their hair with the straws in with a hair dryer for 30 seconds with a hair driver and then leave the straws in for 2 days.

I have ponies that still have their curls 3 years later

Oh I have not tried that - thats interesting. So basically follow the normal process but when you have first finished wrapping the curls go for a blast of super hot hear and then allow to air dry the rest of the way?

[partypony566]

Heat is the ONLY want to guarantee long lasting curls.

I wrap the wet hair in straws tightly and then ( in the winter) put them on top of a radiator ( with a towel underneath) and leave them for 24 hours.

Or in the summer I blast their hair with the straws in with a hair dryer for 30 seconds with a hair driver and then leave the straws in for 2 days.

I have ponies that still have their curls 3 years later

Oh I have not tried that - thats interesting. So basically follow the normal process but when you have first finished wrapping the curls go for a blast of super hot hear and then allow to air dry the rest of the way?

That's right I swear it is the only thing that works. My baby Fifi still has a perfect curled tail 2 years later!

[NoPonySpecial]

I wonder what witchcraft Hasbro did to give the original ponies curls? How do ponies still have original curl if curls are this hard to maintain!

[hathorcat]

Thanks Party! I shall add that into the process Very cool!