Solent-Hair: Curling...

Curling...

Section the hair into two as the bottom always has to curled first so it is not later accidentally brushed out or knocked. Make sure the sectioning is straight so that you are able to curl neatly and ensure that you are including all the hair at the root.

Use the small tong when producing pin curls as they produce tight ringlets that stay in shape for longer.
Grab a small section of hair and place the end under the clip of the tong. Roll the tong up the hair to the scalp of the head. Hold the base of the comb under the tong to ensure you don't burn the models head. Make sure you spray heat protector onto the models hair if its damaged or has frail ends.
Hold the tong for 12 second (elephants.)
When freeing the hair do not pull the tong outwards as this will extend the curls losing its tight structure that we want.
Pull the curl slightly outwards to loosen it then gently push it off the tong with your figure, be wary of the temperature of the tong.
After removing the tong fold the curl back up into its curled formation and insert a grip to help hold its new structure. (This will also help it set and make it easier to put into pin curls afterwards. Some hair may stay in this tight curl and not even need gripping hair spray may only be needed to hold its shape.)
Alternate the direction when rolling the tong up the hair.
After all the hair is curled and gripped remove all the grips then fold the curl up tight so it resembles a rose. It can either be gripped or hair sprayed depending on the type of hair.