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Permalink Reply by Meli Trumbo on June 19, 2013 at 11:20am

Hey Bonnie!

Wet set definitely sounds like the way to go.  You might try using setting lotion instead of gel : http://www.sallybeauty.com/Proclaim-Setting-Lotion/SBS-631060,defau... .  I find that gel results in super crunchy funkyness when I try to use it for fingerwaves and no real staying power but I don't have really thick hair.  Setting lotion can also be tailored to the hair type based on how much you dilute it with water.  Lotta Body is another brand I've tried and like.

Duckbill clips are also awesome for doing fingerwaves: http://www.sallybeauty.com/duckbill-clips/SBS-292500,default,pd.htm... .  They're a lot easier to get in and out than bobby pins and stay pretty well.  Wave clamps also work if you're going for a more 3D wave than a flat wave against the head.

Hope that helps!  Sounds like it will be an awesome show :D

Permalink Reply by Meli Trumbo on June 19, 2013 at 12:58pm

You're very welcome!  I haven't had any problems sleeping in them but they are a bit bulkier than bobby pins.  There are a couple of different types with grips or teeth that can stick a little more than the smooth clips, if you have slippery hair.  If you were going to do a full head fingerwave, they might be a bit awkward.    

I'd definitely wrap their hair in a net like you mentioned and maybe even a scarf too.  I keep a couple big silk scarves for wrapping my hair after I've done pincurls or waves because it helps keep the frizz factor down and keep the curls/waves a little more protected from late night flip flopping ;)

There are some pincurl patterns you can use, with a good brush out, to mimic waves.  That's how I usually create Bettie Page style waves.  You just alternate the direction of the pin curl rows (first row down, second row up, third row down, etc). You get a little more of a dimensional wave but that might be an alternative to a true fingerwave depending on how the rest of the hair is going to be styled and the amount of time you have to finish the style.