Cocoon Curls | No-Heat Curl Hairstyles
October 21, 2012
The hairstyle for this week is sure to be a popular one, since so many women are reluctant to use too much heat in their hair. The golden question with using no heat is… how do you obtain gorgeous curls without it???
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Well, we have already shown you how to create No-Heat Headband Curls, and we have shown you how to make No-Heat Sock Curls.
How about another cute no-heat curling technique???
This version uses a technique we call Cocooning, yes, cocooning as in a caterpillar turning into a butterfly!
Since it uses a knot to, they style only provides curl on the bottom 2/3 of the hair, so I find that a headband or hat is the perfect accessory for this hairstyle! {You might also pull the hair up into a hair-wrapped ponytail, which will wonderfully show off those gorgeous curls!}
These cocoon curls also last for a few days, so you can combine these curls as a 2nd or 3rd day ‘do using any of our accent braids, twists, etc!
Rather than try an explain the steps here, it is better for you to watch the video tutorial below… it will be much easier to follow that way…
Enjoy!
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, bandana, hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 15-20 minutes
Skill Level: Hard
Happy Hairdoing!
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EEEK! Glorious Curls!!! Love this!!!
I did this on myself but they kept coming undone. Can you help?
I added more water and it was gorgeous! Thanks mindy!
Would this work on already curly hair to define the curls?
mindy this is wow!
i need a very simple hair up do in coming 3 to 4 day but some thing special . i hop u can give me a good idea of a very simple hair bun
{lots of love}
I have trouble with them coming undone on my daughter too, so we started doing tight twists (two pieces of hair twisting each piece to the right and twisting them together to the left) with rubber ponies at the bottom. Same type of curl in the morning.
Ours kept coming out, too. Not wet enough maybe?
hey mindy!
im in a show at our community theater. theshow is in the WWII era. i really need a hairstyle for it i thought these curls would be great but i need something for the top any suggestions????????
I’ve been using this one on myself for months! It gives amazing results, except I do not twist it at the begining, and my curls come out differently but they are still beautiful.
Thank you so much for posting this! At first when I did this it fell out, but when I put water on my hair it stayed! Thanks again!
I can’t get these to stay in my hair. I have fine blond hair, and it is slippery even when wet
me too well this isnt mindy but i use pin-curls you should try it i think i might post a video on youtube ow to do it and a hairstyle with the curls hope it helps
well thanks for uploading this video i think that is is so cute i love it but one question can you do this on short hair???
I think that it would be cute if you did a simple braid in the back, then the flat part on the head would not show up as much.
Hey Guys! I’m Kelly and I love this site! For some of you who were asking questions, I can answer them for you:
Olivia- Maybe your hair is silky and straight and may need some spray or water to hold it in place
Lex- If you tie two curly buns on either side of your head, then sleep in it, it will create really nice defined curls!
JAVERIA- Hey! You should take a small section from either side of your head and pin them in the centre, then take larger sections, twist them round and make them meet in the centre with a pin. Put a flower clip there to hide the pins and leave a few strands loose.
Mandy- Wet your hair but not too much. You may also want to use some hair cream or spray to make the hair slightly stickier.
presleigh- Hi! A good idea would be to do an elegant french twist with a flower on the top
Esther- Put some kind of product in to make it stickier or you can back-comb your hair to make it less fine and a bit easier to work with. Don’t back comb it too much because it will look like a mess, just fluff it up a bit! These curls will look great on blond hair!
anna- This would look super cute on short hair but will be extremely hard! If your hair is like a bob, it probably wont work. If it comes below your ears, you can try but the sock curls may work better for you- search for them on the blog. Another alternative is to tie two or more buns at either side of your head and sleep on it! The more buns you tie, the smaller the curls.
Hope I Helped you all! And thanks Mindy!
hey my daughter is a huge fan she wears almost all of your hair tutorials and i would love to tell my daughter to do it on herself she is way better than me she also loves your daughters eyes they are so pretty she is also in your 3 daughter grade she is in 4th
The twins are 12 and in 7th grade, right? I’m their age!!! Thirteen in 42 days and counting, haha xx I tried this hairstyle and it worked SO WELL! I have really long hair, so curlers take forever!
Thank you, Kelly!
cute! i tried it but didnt work:(
Hi! I adore your tutorials! I am considering cutting my hair into a short bob, if you can, would you send me all the hairstyles you can do for short hair? or put them in a category? and can you do these and/or sock curls on a short a-line bob?
Thanks! Niki
For hair and makeup tutorials galore!!!
Hey Lex! You’re very welcome- did it work?
Where did u get the headbands from?????????
Hi mindy!cd u do a tutorial on how u did ur hair in dis video.coz i have extremely frizzy hair and i my lenght is similar to urs.wd luv to no how u do it.
Thx
When I do cocoon curls they always fall out during the night and I have about two left, what should I do to he them to stay in???
they won’t stay
HELP!
I tried these curls on my sister and they came out to be spectacular, they looked especially nice with this knitted headband with a flower.
Thanks Mindy! I really like the curls, there gorgeous!
Can you please post a video on how to make wavy hair? I want it to be noticeable but not like a big poof.
All hair won’t stay, especially the thick and the hard ones..I think using a good quality hair curler will help.
Great tutorial anyway
Tried these tonight when I came out of the shower, took me a while to get some of the ones at the bottom to stay in. Hopefully it will be worth it it the morning! Thanks Mindy xx
When I woke up they all had fell out and had made my hair very frizzy
Hiii i love all your tutorials.they are much fun and easy.i did my coocoon curls and kept them till morning.and when i woke up they were just
SUPER DOOPER COOL
my hair is naturally straight and doesn’t hold curls that much so would this keep it curly for awhile?
Thank you, super
oh my god!!!!!! it looks sooo pretty
wow i love it!!! “@^@”
i love it!!!!!!
I attempted to do these with my daughters hair, but even when her hair was damp, they would not stay because her hair is mostly straight and very soft. Any recommendations on counteracting the silky smooth to get the cocoons to hold?