We Tried Various Heatless Curl Methods, But One Was By Far the Best
Written by Eleanor Vousden at Who What Wear
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Mermade Velcro Rollers
Rating: 6/10
Hold: 6/10
Comfort while sleeping: 3/10
How it works: Designed to be used on damp or dry hair, you can use Velcro rollers to create volume and bounce through your lengths. They're traditionally used with the heat from your hairdryer to set hair into place, but you can use them without any heat to add some subtle shape and volume to your hair.
Our verdict: "I have thick hair and a lot of it, so I rely a lot on curling wands to achieve a long-lasting curl," says Who What Wear UK beauty editor, Eleanor Vousden. "I've used heated rollers before and was curious to find out how using Velcro rollers—without heat—would fare on my long hair. Typically, my slightly wavy hair holds a style quite well. But, I'll be honest, I didn't have the highest of expectations that using rollers without any heat would work for me. My hair is currently very long (I'm overdue for a haircut) with minimal layers right now, so I went in knowing my hair might just be too heavy to hold a Velcro curl, especially without using any heat.
The Mermade Hair Velcro Roller Kit (£12) comes with six medium-sized Velcro rollers and six clips housed in a neat storage bag. The brand advises using a two-inch section of hair for each roller. I decided to use mine on freshly washed, dry hair. I found the six rollers covered half of my head, so if you have long or thick hair, you might want to buy a second set to do your whole head. I used some spare rollers I had to fill in the gaps, spraying each section with a touch of hairspray before rolling and securing it in place with the grips. I left the rollers in for 20 minutes to let them set into place.
When it came to taking out the rollers, I was left with a soft, volumised cartiurl through my lengths. They were bouncier towards the front of my face (where I have some face-framing layers), but at the back of my head, where my hair is one length, I was left with a flick just at the ends. The kind of haircut you have will determine how bouncy your results will be, so if you have shorter or mid-length hair that's layered—or if you have a fringe—these rollers will give you great results. If you have longer hair without many layers, the outcome will be more subtle.
The rollers don't have much give to them, so I would advise against sleeping in these, as they would just be too uncomfortable to wear. However, if you need a quick hit of volume and have 15 minutes to spare during the day, these rollers are a great way to achieve a bouncy look without taking too much effort and time or resulting in using heat. The grips in this kit secured the rollers in place well, too, without any of them sliding out of my hair. While the rollers added a noticeable shine to my hair, I found using them without any heat meant that my style dropped quite quickly over a couple of hours. For that reason, I'll be trying them after blow-drying my hair to see if that helps with their longevity."
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