How To Curl A Wig | Alexa'S Wig Series #8
- Posted on 24 December, 2016
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Hi my fellow wiggieheads! This video has been super highly requested since my "How to Straighten a Wig" video, so in today's wig tutorial, I'll be showing you how to curl a wig! It may surprise you how much it's just like curling your natural hair. You can curl a wig with heat or without heat depending on your wig's needs, and this tutorial will show ya how to do both! Links and discount codes below!
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How to Wash a Wig: https://youtu.be/1wLBeQTJdA4
How to Straighten a Wig: https://youtu.be/e3785bxXflQ
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Hi everybody Welcome back to another episode of Alexa's Wig Series. So after I uploaded my tutorial about how to straighten wigs with the hot water method, I got tons and tons and tons and tons and TONS of questions about how to curl synthetic wigs.. As with most of these tutorials, there are several ways to achieve what we're going for here today., But I'm going to show you my favorite way.. So let's get started Alright, so to curl a wig... Well, I guess how I would recommend curling a wig varies greatly depending on if your wig is heat resistant or not. So for that reason we have a two-parter today, Curling a wig with heat and curling without heat.. Let'S start with how I always curl my wigs., As I have mentioned all throughout this series, my wigs are all from RockStar, Wigs and all RockStar. Wigs are heat resistant.. Some are higher-temp fibers than others. So, no matter the brand you're using definitely still check how hot your wig can be heated to before you use any kind of like heat tools on them.. You find this info by checking the tag on the inside of the wig, and if it's not there, try checking the product page or contacting the company. If you bought yours online or ask an employee if you bought it from a wig store.. If you don't know what temperature it can go to, but you do know that it's heat resistant start with a low heat setting or about 180F.. It is always good to do a heat test by heating, a small patch of the wig in a discreet place, to see how it handles the heat.. If it's too hot, the hair will frizz out or just straight up melt., So always heat test, your wigs. So for this curling demo here is what we are going to be: using. A heat-resistant straight wig, a curling wand, my fave super strength, hairspray for styling, wigs, which is Got2B Glued Freeze Spray, a wide-tooth comb for brushing through the hair, a rat tail comb for parting. The hair bobby pins or clips for holding the curls in place and big clips for holding extra hair.. I start by combing out the wig, so it's nice and tangle-free and easy to work. With. Then using the rat tail comb. I section off a bit to get started with by following along a weft and clipping all of the extra hair up out of the way.. Now the process is not much different than curling your real hair, which is why this video is so late in the series.. I almost didn't even make it., But I do have a few little tricks for you. Okay, so you probably already noticed that I'm over here just curling this wig, just like real hair, which is exactly what we want. So of course, just like with real hair. That leaves the door wide open for tons of different curl options.. You could do big poofy curls, loose curls waves, nice neat, clean curls, tight, ringlet curls. Whatever you want to do., I am going to do messy natural-looking curls, because I just love them so much So. For your tools, you could use a curling wand, a curling iron, a crimping iron, a waving iron literally any heat tool should be fine. As long as you stay under the temperature that your wig maxes out at., I would say my biggest piece of advice for curling. Wigs is that, after you release the curl from your heat tool, keep the hair curled tightly until it cools off.. You can do this by letting it sit in your hand for a few seconds or you can do it by clipping it up. So it can fully cool while you move on and keep curling. Allowing it to cool before releasing it will set the fibers in this curly shape.. As I finish curling each row, I release the curls for that row before moving on.. If you're going for that super bouncy ringlet look, you can leave them like this or for looser curls brush them out.. Then I just clip them together to keep them out of the way before moving on to the next row., As I mentioned before, there are many ways to curl hair with curling, irons, wands, etc. The way that I do it is to take the hair between two Fingers hold this wand facing downward and wrap the hair around the barrel, making the hair distribution as flat and as even as possible.. I wear a heat glove. When I do this, because I end up grazing or even holding the barrel a lot while I curl hair, but if you don't have a glove or something to protect your hand from the heat, obviously don't do that.. And then I release the hair into my hand where I spray it with some freeze spray and then clip it up where it will stay until it finishes cooling.. Once I have curled a full row and all the curls have cooled off, then again I release the curls play with the ringlets and then brush them out. To top it off. I brush all of the hair together to blend it. The curls add some freeze spray and then clean up any rogue curls that may have gotten a little bit too messy, and that's it That's how I curl heat-resistant wigs.. It'S super easy., It's a great way to take a style and give it some more life.. It adds crazy volume to wigs.. You can heat-style just specific sections of a wig if you are doing a cosplay that needs that.. It can be straightened again after this and the curled again and straightened again., Whatever you want. But yeah. This is what the Bella wig looks like all curly and mermaidy. Cute right. I love it.. Okay, part, two, No heat., Curling wigs without heat, definitely has some pros and cons, but lots of wigs out there are not heat-resistant. So let's do this. Since RockStar. Wigs are all heat-resistant. I went out on a mission to find the cheapest shiniest thinnest lil wig that I could find, because if I can put some sort of texture in this thing, then you can too.. I found this $ 5 lime, green wig, and I don't think we are going to get much cheaper than that.. So here goes nothing For this heat-free curling adventure. We are using a cheap plastic, wig rollers, a spray bottle with water in it and that same super strong hairspray, a wide-tooth and rat tail comb bobby pins or clips for holding the rollers in place and big clips for holding hair.. So I start by investigating this wig to see how it's built since it's completely new to me.. It looks like we have a total of like 12 wefts here and some kind of like mullety base thing.. The bottom is too short to really deal with curling, so I'm just gon na leave that there and curl about three to five wefts at a time with the curlers. Using my rat tail comb, I separate out about three wefts of hair and clip the rest of The hair up out of the way. Now a super important step is to dampen the hair with a spray bottle of water.. If you don't wet it first, the curls will probably fall right out, no matter how much hair spray you use so don't skip this step.. Then I spray some super-strength freeze spray onto the hair before wrapping it up in a roller. Blast it with hairspray, again after it's wrapped and pin the roller onto the base to make sure it's really held on there, while it dries. All that hairspray mixed with water Will make it pretty crunchy, which sucks, but it will help hold the curl. Other wigs that aren't THIS cheap may not need as much hairspray, but ya got ta work with what ya got. For this one. Just blast it. Then you're just gon na. Let it sit until the hair is completely dry.. Repeat this all over the wig.. So the way I put rollers in is to section off a piece of hair, no wider, the length of the roller, and then I run the roller from the base of the wig to the end of the hair. To make sure there are no tangles or anything.. Then wrap the end of the hair around the roller and kinda tuck it up in there, and then I just roll it up the remaining length of the hair., Pin it with your bobby pins or clips for extra support, while it dries and hit it with an Extra hairspray blast for good measure. - I am definitely not great at rollers, because I hardly ever use them so feel free to discuss some tips in the comments to help each other out.. These are the self-sticking Velcro kind of rollers, but there are several different types of heat-free, rollers and different ways to put them in so do what works for you. Another thing to mention is that most of these wigs can actually take a little bit of heat like using warm water in your spray bottle or speeding up the drying process with heat from a hair dryer, and that will give you better curls in the end.. But since this demo is completely heat-free, I'm not doing those for this wig, but it may be something to consider for you. Once ya got your wig looking like an old cat lady step back and leave it alone. Right about this time is when I realized I Got carried away, wrapping the curlers and stopped wetting the hair about halfway through.. So if this curler placement looks a lil bit different to you, it's because I rewrapped some of them to ensure that they were wet first., Then you'll. Let it completely dry. The trick to getting the curls to form on this plastic hair is that they have to dry in this curled shape.. So now they they are all dry. You can start unraveling. The curlers. Don't be surprised if this wig looks like slime, green, crunchy, ramen noodles., It's the wig., It's just the wig., And even though this wig looks wet right now, it's actually just really really shiny.. It'S not wet., But if you start unraveling the curlers and find out that any of them are a little bit damp still stop there and let them dry. Unwrapping them, while they are still wet, is just as bad as not wetting them. In the first place.. Both scenarios will end in a sad, curl-less curl., Another downside of trying to style these cheap wigs is that usually there is not much hair on them. So if you style it any way other than how it came, you'll probably get some huge gaps in the hair. Exposing the cap wefts or your hair underneath. Whoops, And I should also be clear that this is not a curler-hater video. Heat-free curls do not automatically look bad.. Some are really really pretty.. The issue here is wig quality and not having enough hair to pull off the fullness that these tight, curls need. And I kinda knew that going in. But I just thought that I would try it out anyway. For science., But ... yeah.. Okay. So here is our green crunchy ramen noodle curly wig.. Unsurprisingly, this looks terrible, so I brushed it out to loosen up those curls teased it a little bit to fill in some of those hair gaps and made it look like a slightly less crunchy and we've ended up with a less curly, but over all better Hermione-esque Messy poofy textured $ 5 wig.. I actually don't hate it., It's kinda cute.. I mean it's, no curly luxurious bright red Bella wig, but for what it is and where it started. I dunno. It's growing on me the longer I look at it. And that's it. That is how I curl wigs with and without heat. I hope you learned something today and will try out these curling methods. If you do tag me on Instagram and Twitter, so I can see your wig transformations Have fun Tada. If this video helped you give it a thumbs up, subscribe and check out all of the rest of the videos in this series., I will link them here for your viewing pleasure.. Thank you so much for watching this video.. I love you all very, very, very much and I'll see you next time. Bye,
Comments
Kirsten Rietveld: I don't even own a wig but I watch all of these videos.
Chantelle Norton: Thank you for adding Celsius as well as Fahrenheit. It actually means a lot that you took the time to look it up even if it isn't the measurement you normally use. I don't remember the last time I saw someone do that so thank you so much!
mandamonster89: Honestly as a licensed cosmetologist, you did a fantastic job with the Heat free rollers :) the green wig looks really good!! These videos rock and you are wonderful! :)
TaraFYW: I'm glad you showed both heat-resistant and non-heat-resistant wigs! Thank you for being helpful as always! :) xo
Charmynox x: I am loving all the colors in your outfit. Oddly enough, I love the pink hair and purple lipstick. So cute, as usual ♥
NikoMythical: Getting my first wig on Tuesday! So excited!!
aligan: omg i am in love with this wig series and i am so happy that there is a new one
Glitchcode: Thank you! This helps A lot, since I’m getting my first cosplay wig, And I was unsure of how to curl certain parts of it. So once again, thank you!!!!❤️
Yvette Small: Thank you Miss Poletti for teaching me about wigs. I am losing my hair and with your videos have found a way to have fun with having to wear wigs. By taking the mystery out of the process, you have made it easy to care for my growing collection with confidence. I now have four wigs and can feel normal! You are an inspiration and a great teacher. Keep it up!
Brinna Collins: I’m gonna start cosplay soon and these videos help so much!
Mj Buxton: I have naturally curly hair and I want to get wigs so I don't have to dye my hair so I love this video cause I love my curls. Thanks for the video
Jiamei Wang: you know what i like about alexa's tutorials? she always keeps everything so minimalist for those who might not be able to afford all the supplies she uses. she'll always say, "...this is optional" or "but you don't need to use this" and i think that really helps and caters to those who might not have all these materials. you go, alexa! just subscribed;)
Adoraeble: When straight, that wig would be perfect for an Erza or Kurisu cosplay!
Nanaumi: Hey Alexa! I've been watching your cosplay wig tutorials for a while now and I totally love them! I've been trying some of the methods you've showed and they all worked perfectly <3 I was wondering if you could do a how to dread a wig tutorial? : ol I really need such a tutorial for a cosplay that I'm currently planning and I really want to do it oAo Don't stop your good work, you're amazingly helpful! <3
Pseudosurgeon: Thanks for your tutorials, they are super useful! And I love it how positive you speak, this really inspires!
Odd Eyes94: I have naturally curly hair, so this is helpful as I've never had to curl my own hair
Dino nuggets for Tsukki: Thanks for the tutorial! I’m going to try to heat free method on my short black wig for a cosplay :)
Vector Cin: I just started wearing wigs and I gotta say, your tutorials are awesome for a beginner like me
Lavandar Bunny: I loved how the video includes non-heat resistant wigs, makes it fun for people who can't afford heat resistant wigs too! Can't wait for more!
Tom Norton: This helped so much ! I'm playing the beast in beauty and the beast for my theater group and I needed to get messy hair that was curled and this helped so much - now I just need to know how to tangle a wig quickly, if anyone has any ideas as to how I could tangle a wig please help
Amour Marci: So grateful to have someone create a wig series like this. I would love to see some tutorials on how to restyle/cut wigs and also how to sew in wefts (idek what that means but I've heard a lot of cosplayers say that's something they have to do sometimes so I'm intrigued!)
Laura Torre: Akexa!!! This was soooooo helpful thank you so much! I love your energy! !!
Meichelli: I've been wondering this for so long! Thank you!
M B: this series is awesome!! thank you!!
D o g g y: I’ve watched your straightening one, loved it, loved this one too
Shouta Aizawa Sensei: These videos have been so unbelievably helpful because I’ve just started getting into cosplay so thank you soooooooo much!!!! ❤️
M Walters: I don't wear wigs regularly but I do for cosplay and I found this SO USEFUL!
Asher Elric: I just bought my first wig, and I went for a good one too. it's slightly curly at the ends, so this makes me feel getter. i know I can re-curl it and I think I'll go the heatless rout.
Veronica Ewing: I have a pretty good collection of wigs myself, but anytime i've tried to style them with curls they never turn out, UNTIL I watched your tutorial. Pin it until it cools...I get it now, and it worked so well! THANK YOU for the tips, I'm officially a fan.
Ena Kai: Thank you Alexa this video will help me a lot
LadybugMadi: This video was super helpful. Thanks so much!
Ger: FABULOUS!!!!! Please do more tutorials with cheap plastic wigs!!!!
Mikayla Healey: That red wig looks gorgeous curled!
LisaLovegood: You look like such a fun, cute and positive person! These wig videos are the best, just what I needed since I'm just getting started with wigstyling and your videos are so easy.
Ashley Evernight: Alexa, can you make a wig cutting tutorial? :)
Kevin Rupard: Love this look! You inspired my newest video with this. I hope you can check it out and you like it.<3 You're gorgeous!
Lepus: Wow, good thing the wig I bought was from Rockstar! I looked all over the site to check if they were heat resistant!
o: What does the freeze spray do? Is it mandatory? (Also super helpful video, thanks so much!)
Marie Trujillo: I love this gal she’s amazingly beautiful her attitude is cute and her videos are great thank you girl keep up the good work ❤️
Crystal Loxley: you are completely adorable! I have just gotten into wearing wigs myself and have learned so much from your videos.
Brooke Wilkes: I just found this channel... I have been watching your videos for 2 and a half hours now. I love your bubbly personality and I want to wear wigs now
Shiki Chen: I’d love to watch all your videos, they make my day!
danner: THANK YOU SOO MUCH THIS WILL BE PERFECT FOR MY COSPLAY
Abbi Martin: hey Alexa, for one i love your videos they are amazing!!!!!! also for some reason i cant style my wig in pig tails sooo can you make a video on how to do pigtails on your wigs please. i know your busy so i understand if you dont have time to, but just wanted to ask. and again i LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!
Lily Perez: you really make me want to wear wigs everyday. but I don't have money for quality wigs and they just look awful and not natural on me
Abel Grey: amg me too! so excited that she made a new one so soon!!! Been missing these!
GG Conway: Okay, let me just say... I got excited about the thought of wigs and I ordered my first black wig. My main reason was because I did not want to dye my hair black but I love how I look with black hair. So voila!! A wig solved all of my problems. Then I thought- oh my gosh, I could get so many wigs and have so many different styles! I got SO excited at the thought. This wig series has me absolutely LIT on the idea of wigs and I am so excited I can’t even stand it!!! Thank you for this
DreamOctober: This was such a great vid Alexa! With wigs that aren't heat resistant (and also super super shiny) it totally helps with styling to give the wigs a fabric softener soak, so then you can use the hairspray without as much/any water since there is some leftover fabric softener to give texture to the wigs and it also takes down the shine. Baby powder used on the dried wig after the fabric softener can totally help too. (Shoutout to Community theatre and shitty wigs for learning how to make something from nothing! WOO!)
Grażyna S.: to curl a cheap shiny synthetic wig is: first: wrap on plastic rollers, then: put it into pot with boiling water for 3 minutes. Take it out and let it to be dried itself and done! the curls are permanent and beautiful. It doesn't matter if the wig is heat resistant or not. The shine is also disappears.
Daddystaruwu: This is so awesome!! I have a wig I need to re-curl. My issue is if I have a curly wig, it can get very tangled. I want to keep the curls, but I need to comb it out. How can I do that when finger combing won't work? Should I use a wide toothed comb and do it in sections?
shastapurpledaisy: I had to detangle my curled wig after I put it in pig tails. This tutorial will really help restore the curls
Kat Happell: Hi Alexa!!! I love your channel and I was wondering if you could do a how to cut wigs video? Various tips, tricks, and stuff. I think it'd be cool and fun!
Kuroneko: I'd really love a video on how to properly care for a Rhapsody wig! I currently have one and I'm scared to brush it and completely mess it up, and it's got a few tangles :(
Humble Bee: So happy right know! I love your wig series!!
Kurapika: thank you so much for this video! ♡♡♡
MinHyung Kookie: i love this series!
Kira uwu: I have some questions: 1) if you curl your wig without hairspray, does your curls still stay? 2) when you have curled your wig, can you make it straight again? Please answer if you see this :)
🍁👩🏻🦰🦊🧡🍂: For shine spray your wig with water and laundry detergent mixed and leave to dry overnight then rub in some baby powder it really reduces the shine but makes the wig very slightly (a tiny bit) lighter
AA: can i ask a question? and if you can reply, alexa, tysm! if i have a heat resistant wig, that is curly, or has a style that isnt straightened, is it okay to use a straightener to straighten the hair?
Ariana Ro: I found your channel 5 minutes ago and I love you SO much you are the best!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Alyssa Sanchez: you should show us different hair styles you can do with wigs
Zee: There are much better curlers out there, i use black ones from claries that are basically wire and foam and you just wrap it around the foam part and use the wire to keep it in place. A good way to keep heat and non heat curls is also try using the cool setting on the hairdryer while there curled up and covered in hair spray as that setting is for keeping styles in place.
Laura: I think you should make a video on how to cut and style Synthetic wigs too. I think it would help for people who want to cosplay or fix a cheap wig they purchased online. :)
Floral.Vampire: I’m going to use this to style my nene yashiro wig!
Backstage Bombshelle: Thank you so much for making this wig series! I think I'm finally gonna give wig stuff a try... buuuuuut... I've got kinda a big head? I guess? lol >_> Anyone know an ok brand that might still work? I don't wanna give myself headaches.. :'(
mini b0ss: Such a cute wig!!
Belledandi: I just bought my first wig - its an inexpensive synthetic wig off Amazon - and its a little staticky. Is there a way to reduce the static in a wig, or is it just a matter of brushing it out to defuse the static?
Love Jaimo: so beautiful
Keira TheYouTuber: So pretty!
The Only Enchantress (DeadRoseMami): how do u keep the bottom not puffy and get it to be smooth ? I use leave in conditioner on the bottoms but they're still puffy. I wear my one wig often I lost most of the hair on my head from my auto immune disease called graves.
ostepølse: Could you do a tutorial for really short and/or ponytail wigs? Like how to hide your natural hair and make it look natural and stuff. That would help me a lot!
Yara Kyu: they're back! yay alexa! keep making more videos :)
gracie lou0717: *gasps* that red wig would be perfect for My Erza Scarlet cosplay! I bought mine on Amazon for like $10 and I'm sooooooooooo disappointed it wasn't too thick but it was perfect and it's shed so much hair that you can almost see the wig cap! it's so upsetting!
Angie G: I'm planning to curl my ibuki wig,, this really helps ^^
jaycee: QUESTION! I used hair detangler to comb out my wig and let it dry over night & the next day I tried curling it and literally not one curl formed :( Does anyone know if the detangler has something to do with it? Or if i should wash it to get it all put and start over again? (Yes my wig is heat resistant)
Bella Knight: PLEASE MAKE MORE!
Elaine __: I dont even own any wigs and I watch all you videos anyway, when I'm older my goal is to have as may wigs as you!! <3 <3
Ariel Dunn: Thank you! I needed this because I wanted to style a Neferpitou wig from hunter x hunter
Morgan Rodriguez: Please make a video on how to cut straight bangs onto a wig!!! <3
Lost Woods: I love you so much your such a life saver! ❤️❤️
The Great and Lovable Peridot: Can you persuade your twin sister to buy a mid-range like Amazon wig and then try and take care/wear it for a week? I feel like that would be really funny!
Tubbbo: I need to curl my Tubbo wig so it doesn’t look super bland :D
alyzée Lacroze: Hello^^ I would really like a tutorial for Selphie Tilmitt hairstyle or how to flip out a wig <3 because I tried and this is sooo hard lol
Rylee Parry: Alexa, it would be greatly appreciated if you made a "how to cut your wig" tutorial, I have a long blue wig and I need to chop it for Levy
Filthycoffin Frankenstein: Please do a video on cutting out the sideburns on rsw lace front wigs. Thank you happy holidays ❤
Aundrea Kym: She's f*ckin adorable. I just wanted to see if I should curl with rollers or put a little heat on it . I definitely didn't plan on watching the entire video but she's so fricken' cute and bubbly and engaging that I just sat at my vanity and watched the entire thing! She seems like she has a genuinely beautiful and happy spirit, I love her!
Willow Wind: Wow..thank u on ur attention to detail on ur the care& maintenance of ur fun wigsIm a recent synthetic wig wearer.. watching as many vids to learn how 2maintain&care of them...& I found uLove d tripod..brings the wig to ones eye level..no bending.. I need one of those.. Big hugs 2u 4all that u do&share..u amazing sharing&caring u..
Yuno Gasai: On average how much do your wig usually cost btw love your videos
Annie Laster: I love your wigs they are do vibrant! perfect for cosplay. how manu wigs do you own?
Elaine __: I don't own any wigs atall, but I still watch all of your videos :)))))
Crazy Mazey: SnapchatFam I love your videos and you are so gorgeous and adorable keep it up lovely
MsDreamySky: Hey! I am really struggling with a wig problem. If any wig lover out here can help me that would be amazing <3 I have three wigs now, two really cheap ones from chinese wholesale sites, and one from Gothic Lolita Wigs. They all itch extremely badly at my forehead and in the back of my neck, and I have no clue what to do about this :c The GLW one doesnt itch as much as the cheaper ones, so ofcourse there's just a quality thing going on, but the GLW wig still itches so bad that I have to take it off in less than an hour. It's such a shame cause I love wigs
cami's toast: I feel so new to this because I have curly hair myself and have never used any sort of flat/curling iron. lol
Rii Nii: didn't notice you had this up already! thanks so much
Ameena Ahmed: I love these series °.°
Kaya-Jean Banks: Could you do a tutorial on how to sew in wefts to a wig please! Thanks in advance!
Miranda Zhang: :/ just tried it and it works well EXCEPT when i tried to rinse it the dye came out (was warned by some of the comments so fortunately i only tried a small patch)!!!
Montana Quaintance: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! I'm a young drag queen just starting out and am looking to expand my wig collection! I have found your wig videos extremely helpful and would like to know if Rockstar Wigs has an app and also if you have any wig recommendations for me. Thank you.
spazoid42: hello I recently started to watch ur videos and they have helped out a lot. I have a sailor moon luna wig that I'm trying to figure out the meatballs to since the wig came long and wavy, any suggestions on meat balling it?
Spinny: Thank u i needed this for my griffith wig