Sunday, November 04, 2007

Wrap-A-Loc Results...II


















Ok...You all wanted a review and a comparison. Friday I had somewhere to go and I didn't think the whole "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" look was what I wanted to go with...So I separated the coils. It is now Sunday and they are still quite nice. I have been wearing a sleep cap at night.

As I said before, I really like the Wrap-A-Loc results. It did take longer than soft spikes. Which makes sense because they are much, much, much smaller. On the website, there are people wearing the tool itself as a style. I would only do this over the weekend, not to work or anything. But that's just me...I slept with them in and they weren't terribly uncomfortable. If you don't like sleeping with anything bothering your head, it might be annoying.

The most obvious difference between soft spike rollers and the wrap-a-loc tool is the size of the curl. As the pictures show...you can get a very good set on either product. It been awhile since I used the soft spikes but if I remember correctly the curls gently fell over the course of a few days. If you separated the coils or as they relaxed, you be left with a very wavy, loose curl.

As the pictures show, the wrap-locs left me with coils about the diameter of a pencil. When I separated them, I was left with distinct spirals. They were so tight I wanted to sing Donna Summer songs for a minute. I tied them back for awhile. Yesterday-Saturday- they were very pretty. That's when I took the pictures above. I remembered my five-head and pulled a few forward.

The option of wearing wrap-a-locs as a style may be appealing to some. You can't go anywhere with a head full of soft spikes.

I was able to teach myself how to properly use the wrap-a-loc tool. Even though I had the wrong size--see earlier post--they were very forgiving and I got an excellent set. The size description on the site helps you choose the right size. Don't be like me and second guess it. The only thing that confused me was the wording...that it would take up half the length of my hair. I interpreted that to mean that the tool should be half the length of my hair. If I would have gone solely with the length suggestion, I would have been less confused.

As I said before, I think using a hair dryer had a LOT to do with my good outcome. I never used a dryer with the soft spikes...I didn't have one...and it took forever to dry. I couldn't guess how long it would have taken my hair to airdry on the wrap-a-locs.

Not for nothing, I have been setting my hair on some kind of rollers since I was 12. And because I'm type A, it always looked like someone else had done it for me. I am an excellent hair setter! I say that not just to brag, but as a disclaimer. Both soft spikes and wrap-a-locs can be time-consuming, but the wrap-a-locs didn't take an unreasonable amount of time to use. It would have gone much quicker if I wasn't forcing my hair onto 'too small' rollers. If I could go back I would have gotten one set of medium--for the front-- and three or four long. The instructions for traditional locks are to use one tool per lock, for Sisterlocks I used about four each but I wasn't obsessive about it...some may have had more.

For hold, with both products, I would use a maximum hold mousse or diluted Lottabody in a spray bottle.

13 comments:

Naturally Sophia said...

Thanks for explaining the difference. I like the look and the color is perfect for you. Five heads are modelesque. Embrace it! LOL! Don't believe me, ask a 3 head.

Goodnapps said...

Excellent summary! I love all the looks.

brunsli said...

Your curls are quite cute!

You're quite diplomatic -- I wanna know which ones you like more! WaL vs. SS!

How long did the WaL setting take to put in total? Did I miss that?

Lakia said...

vey beautiful! I am lovin the wrap-a-lock!

Cluizel said...

pretty!

I want to see in person! shame we live maybe 10 blocks away from each other and haven't met yet

Anonymous said...

Ok, I am SO getting me some of these. I have so much hair that my SL's still tend not to hold for long with a SS set. I think this just might work...

This style looks amazing on you!

muslimahlocs said...

what's the deal with the email address listed in your profile. i tried to send you a private email and it came back user unknown. email me at muslimahlocs@gmail.com

Tafari said...

I love your hair color! I am very partial to red as you may have noticed.

BeautyinBaltimore said...

Your hair is stunning.

Brenda said...

OK, I might have to break down and get me some! I'm always trying to find something that will give me the longest possible set. SS are still doing it, but depending on how well I could wrap them, I just might go out in public with WALs.

Miss Twists said...

Your hair looks great!

You are my inspiration :-)

Salt-n-Pepper Diva said...

I'm a little late here...but wrap a loc? This is the first that I have heard of this. I don' have the soft spikes or loc loops...if you can believe that. I guess the WAL requires a tool?
BTW I gave my hairdresser a blow dryer.....still looking for the bonnet dryer, but I figure I have a time to go before deciding curling options.

1 day and a wake up to SL!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I wore this product as a style. My stylist twisted the coils so that they resembled loosely coiled bantus. I received a lot of complements on them and kept them in for a week. I was just stating this because they do seem to work as a style, you just have to be a bit creative. Your hair is beautiful by the way.