Wedding hair??

I think half-up-half-down would be a great way to meet in the middle!

I've had this problem, my whole life. I find that my hair holds curl better when it's a little dirty. Not disgusting, 3-days unwashed kind of dirty. But a day or two (no more) after washing it, it wants to hold curl much better. I also keep some dry shampoo on hand for this situation, so I can let it go one more day, without it being stinky.

I also find that if I use a lot of the right products, I can get it to stay for more than an hour. Usually start with some kind of mousse, or volume control gel, then I curl very small amounts of hair at a time. If I grab a big chunk, it will fall out even faster. So, it takes time, and patience, but it usually works out pretty good. I spray each section with hairspray (strongest hold I can find), before curling it, as the heat from the curling iron kind of locks in the curl (at least for a while). When I've gotten all the curls in, and my hair is styled the way I want, I spray the whole thing again. You will end up with crunchy hair by the end of the night, but it should hold.

Weather conditions play a big factor in how long this curl stays. If it's humid, I usually don't even bother curling it, because nothing is going to hold it in that weather. But if not, this could hold for an entire wedding/reception I think.

Half up, half down may be the way to go here. Good luck!!

This is exactly my problem! And naturally, I too want the super curly look for my wedding. When I did my trial with my HMUA I asked her for suggestions; she said I was using the wrong products which weighed my hair down. I also did a lot of pinteresting and research myself to prep my hair. And the 1-2 dirty hair trick also helps me a lot! Good luck!

Have you tired a curling wand? When I used a traditional iron I was the same way, but the wand has really helped!