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I can’t curl my hair - what’s the absolute easiest way?

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AliasGrape · 06/02/2026 21:40

I’ve bought and tried various things over the years, tongs, hot brushes, normal straighteners and gimmicky straighteners that are supposed to be shaped specifically so you can use them to curl. Ive also tried the Dyson air wrap thing when I used my friend’s a few times and couldn’t get the hang of that either.

Im just really really thick when it comes to hair. I can’t make my hands coordinate to do whatever the thing is they’re supposed to do. I can usually manage to do it once per attempt, so I get one perfect curl and then just entirely fail to replicate it on any other piece of hair.

I’ve watched all the tutorials and I swear I’m doing what they’re doing in the videos but it just never results in curls for me. (It’s absolutely possible to curl my hair by all these methods as others have often done it for me, so the problem isn’t my hair it’s me!)

I can just about manage the big satin sausage thing heatless curl method, except I have to do it from wet I can’t do it dry like you’re supposed to, so it usually comes out really frizzy plus the curls are somewhat random as I don’t have the skill to ensure equal sections each time.

I promise I’m actually quite clever in other ways - I don’t know why this is so impossible for me.

Is there a genuinely foolproof method/ tool out there? I really can’t overstate how bad at this I am, but I also really want nicely curled hair sometimes (or not even necessary a curl just that lovely bouncy blow dry look).

I’ve just been down a heated roller rabbit hole and my finger is hovering over the order now button, but realistically I’ll entirely fail to manage those too.

OP posts:
Figroll16 · 07/02/2026 13:23

You need a Tymo curl -I’m a complete dunce at styling hair but can curl my mid length hair in about 8 minutes with this

JustAboutMuddlingThrough · 07/02/2026 13:55

The only way I can curl my hair is wash it get the excess water out of it. Scrunch some mousse through it and then place a cotton long sleeve top on the bed, lean forward and bring all my hair to the front and then place my hair onto the middle of the top and wrap it round my head and let it dry naturally. Theres methods on YouTube. Ive tried the straighteners method and always end up with one side curled one way and the other side curled the other way as for the back not a chance

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 07/02/2026 13:58

JustAboutMuddlingThrough · 07/02/2026 13:55

The only way I can curl my hair is wash it get the excess water out of it. Scrunch some mousse through it and then place a cotton long sleeve top on the bed, lean forward and bring all my hair to the front and then place my hair onto the middle of the top and wrap it round my head and let it dry naturally. Theres methods on YouTube. Ive tried the straighteners method and always end up with one side curled one way and the other side curled the other way as for the back not a chance

If I don’t comb my hair after washing it and leave it with product in it it goes wavy ringlets. But I prefer it straight day to day. My hairdresser tongs my hair when I see her.

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