What about us naturally curly girls?

[Little One]

Hey girlies! I'm brand new to this forum, so please excuse me if somebody's already asked this already...but what did the naturally curly girls do in the 1940s? Did they still put their hair into pin curls, or was there some other mehod of smoothing the hair? I love the look of pin curls, but it really puins my hair when I have to brush them out dry. If anybody has any input on this whatsoever, please feel free to post!
If you're wondering, when I say I've got curly hair, I am not referring to tightly coiled African American curls, more like Irish super curls haha...ummm..how to descibe this...my hair is about this curly:
http://Www.fashion.sniperslive.com/w...008/04/081.jpg

[CherryRed]

Hi Little One. Welcome to the lounge!
I have naturally curly Irish girl hair. It's not as curly as the pic you posted but it used to be before I had my son. When I set my hair it tames the curls and makes them easier to control. I have to have some layers in it so it doesn't get that wedge look. I also do wet sets sometimes but I mostly use hot sticks.

[Little One]

Thank you for taking the time to post, it's so nice to meet you too! Thank you for the advice, I'll have to try the hot sticks. I find that when I do a wet set, my hair end up looking more untamed and psychotic when I brush I out, though. Thanks so much! Xox

[Miss Bunny]

I have naturally curly hair too, and a lot of it! I have found that with a good cut and the right products I can usually get it to fix up (although some days it has other plans!) For my case, I use the John Frieda night cream when I fix mine in the morning to smooth it out. Sometimes I use pomade in my hair before I brush it out as C-Dot has recommended on another thread. I also use a curling iron to take care of wayward strands.

[deadpandiva]

I have naturally curly hair, which I straighten and then curl.

[jemjefferson]

I too have naturally thick curly hair. Its all about the right cut and products. I use a stiff brissle brush, as suggested in another thread, and I honestly dont was it for at least a week and a half.

[goldwyn girl]

I also have naturally very curly hair, the bane of my existance !!! I set mine on large rollers to get it straight and then curl it the way I want and cross my fingers that it works It's also very fine and tends to frizz. Straightening it first is a godsend !

[Lady Jessica]

I have naturally curly hair, and I've tried many different methods, but it seems to fight every single one of them. I've even slept in curlers to no avail. It refuses to cooperate! But I could be doing it wrong. In any case, I usually just give up on setting it, because I'm afraid of ruining it after a bad experience with being forced to straighten it constantly (and it ultimately losing some curl).

[cecil]

I suppose at the time that they'd simply set their hair in pincurls while wet the way that straight haired women did. My hair is naturally very curly and a wet set works fine. For heat sets I just blow dry it straight then curl with a curling iron or hot rollers. I hear a lot of women complain about curly hair being a pain but when it comes to vintage styles I swear we've got the upper hand. There's no more effort involved and naturally curly hair tends to hold a curl (this is especially true with heat styling) much longer.

[Lollipop]

Not sure about the girls in the 1940s, But I'm assuming that unless the girls had these amazing curls that didn't frizz and whatnot, They would just set it like girls with straight hair did, I have naturally curly hair, and I do a Pin curl-wet set to it , and the curls turn out fantastic. I find that pin curls make my curls more smoother, and less frizzy..and just more...Better, If ya get what I mean.