The Curler SHOWDOWN - Foam Rollers, Pincurls & That Viral TikTok Thing

DING, DING! Let the battle of the heatless curls COMMENCE!
In lieu of me being super busy preparing for a convention (con crunching if you will), I needed to do something a little simpler for this week. SOOO, I pulled out an experiment that I've been wanting to try for years, and can finally test now that my hair is back to mid-length!
I wanted to compare how the sets of foam rollers, pincurls, and that viral hair wrap contraption come out. So I did! and I hope you like!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 THE SHOWDOWN
01:25 Foam Rollers Set
03:45 Foam Rollers Brushout
05:18 Pincurl Set
10:01 Pincurl Brushout
12:07 Wrap... Thingy
16:08 The Final Brushout
17:47 The Results & The CHAMPION

[dyscotopia]

As a 48-year-old man (with hair, but not long enough for this to be relevant) this is exactly the content I need to forget the miseries and deprivations of this world. Thank you Rachel

[leafyJune]

Because I grew up in the 1950s, AND my mom was a licensed beautician whose shop was attached to our house, i'd like to clarify one thing :D PINcurls are done with PINS, I.E., Bobby-Pins. 'Bobby' refers to the fact that they were originally designed to SET YOUR HAIR in a BOB, yeah. They are MUCH easier to use, and a piece of cake to remove, hooray! Try them, and you'll agree. Also, they don't leave Flat Dents on the hair once it's dry.
The steel clips were made for securing hair rollers to the scalp-hair before going under the hairdryer; they were more secure than those plastic pic thingys, but care had to be taken Not to have those actually touching the skin, as they really got hot under the dryer. So mebbe try the pincurl method with Bob-Pins, lol.
Cheers! Kathryn B [LeafyJune]

[shireensasani]

Gurrrl, I'm not coming to this channel for any polished, over-produced, high-effort kind of videos. I keep coming back for the charming craft goblin that is Rachel Maksy and her exquisite banter.

*chef's kiss to low-effort awesomeness

[rachelc]

My Grandma did pin curls pretty much her whole life (she grew up in the 40's and 50's). I remember living with her for a few years as a teenager and her telling me, "you know you did it right if they look like little cow pies" 😂 RIP grandma❤

[ruthcomfort]

My mother only did her hair with pincurls. She washed her hair once a week and the pin curl ritual would begin. She used bobby pins and a rat tooth comb to separate her hair and she did it wet. Very precise. I watched this every week of my life. She had baby fine hair and this gave her body and the impression that she had more hair.

[AmandaNievi]

You have NO IDEA how much I have searched for exactly this comparison!!!! And to have it delivered right into my notifications and by RACHEL FREAKINGG MAKSY???? Somebody pinch me I must be dreaming

[SquirrellyNerdyJess]

Instead of that third gadget, I do the same type of thing with just a robe tie, elastic banding the ends, and I can then cross the ties in back, up and around, and tie the ends together on top of my head. It’s a tighter curl - still may not be as good as foam rollers for your style - but it’s also more comfortable and secure to sleep in. I also have THICK hair and can vouch for this method if you dampen/product your hair properly.

[brendaokuda]

Veteran hairstylist here (43 yrs). Try using 2 bobby pins on each of your pin curls. It's much easier to remove them, plus it's way more comfortable to sleep on. You have such beautiful hair. Every one of these methods turned out fantastic on you, although the "this thing" I felt just left your hair more frizzy than anything. I think for your hair & lifestyle, foam rollers are really the way to go. You get a beautiful style with minimum effort. The pin curls turned out absolutely beautiful, but they really are time consuming & a hassle to put up & take down. We ain't got time for that! 🤣 I first came to your channel eons ago to see what all the young, hip women were doing as far as hairstyles & stayed for the bright bubbly watching someone who adults about the same way I do. 💖💖💖

[oywiththepoodlesalready]

As a curly-haired person, I have no functional reason to watch this video, but I will gladly watch twenty one minutes of Rachel Maksy teaching me how to curl my hair because it’s Rachel Maksy.

[lucyk]

I will say I came for the hair tutorials and stayed for literally everything else. I have no idea what this channel is about but she had me at...well everything.

[elizabethdauphney]

as a girlie who uses the "thing" daily heres a few modifications that really helped me if you feel like trying it again.
1. for the length of hair you might need the normal thinner one. it makes the curls tighter
2. use the unicorn method! its so comfy to sleep in and doesn't create the weird v in the back. also feels way more secure so you don't have to worry about it falling out or loosening while you sleep.

[Thisweekdayroom]

The “pinup-to-cottagecore Gepetto” pipeline is real, y’all.

[Mary-Vintage]

For pin curls (as someone who does them every night), one method that I find is much easier and quicker is to use the end of a blush brush (or any tube-like utensil), wrap my hair around it (in rather small sections so it doesn’t fall out), remove the hair from it and pin it with hair clips 😊

[MartyMango]

As someone whose method of achieving ringlets is "let hair air dry without touching it", this video is fascinating to me

[danielleheredia]

I have a hack for the plastic parts on the foam rollers! I saw on a video to take the plastic parts off and replace them with strips of t-shirt. It's stretchy and instead of clicking the plastic parts, you just tie the strip of T-shirt and it makes it 100% more comfortable. And as an added bonus, you'll look kinda like an octopus or Medusa.

[amandawilson]

It’s killing me that you won’t see this comment - cause the Heatless curling rod is INCREDIBLE when done right. You don’t need product - and if you do, it’s extremely minimal. It works best on hair that is just the slightest bit moist - like a mist of water combed through and that’s it. Your wrapping was also too loose and started too low. My hair is the same length as yours and is thick and has a heavy wave. I do this method often and get the prettiest softest, flounciest curls. I hope you’ll consider watching a few tutorial videos and try it again. It’s such a great little tool when you get the hang of it. ☺️

[Oryx]

I really like the “low effort” videos. I wouldn’t frame it that way myself….absolutely delightful as all the “high concept” videos.

[the-shadowed-gallery]

The little *quack* sound effect is my absolute favorite.

[MaeFletch]

gonna be honest, the noodle is my favorite overnight sleep curl! even on my side. something to remember, rachel's been doing curlers for YEARS. that's obviously gonna go the best when its the one you're the most practiced with lmao. foam rollers and noodle are also for creating two very very different types of curls!

[emily.d.leonard]

Me: watches video about curling hair with naturally curly hair like
IM HERE FOR RACHEL YALL also for brushing out curls I suggest a wide tooth comb and not a brush, a brush will frizz up and seperate the curls too much whilst a comb you have a little more control over how the hair separates and way less frizz