by SetsunaKou » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:13 pm
Yup, those work fine!
So, basically like Kojuurou's hairstyle? That one is a toughie to replicate on dolls but it can be done. Did you keep the plastic hoop that was around Kojuurou's head when you got him? If so, that would be best to use, but if not, you can always use chenille/pipe cleaners/fuzzy stix instead.
For that hairstyle, it's actually best to not root thickly or if you do, very very tiny plugs of just a few hairs each. This is so the hairstyle can stay down and pouf out, especially at the sides and bottoms.
What type of hair did you use to root it? Nylon, saran or kanekalon?
If nylon, you'll need to boil perm it in place, and with saran, you need to almost boil it, and if kanekalon, it needs to be much less than boiling, but hotter than tap.
But anyway, brush the hair back as smoothly as you can down the back and from the sides, and then use the plastic wrapper hoop thing to slide down over its hair and face to keep the hair down in place. If you don't have it, just use fuzzy stix to twist around the head and then keep the hair down and in place. I'd twist it firmly around the neck area, too, as well as around the eye/forehead circumference, to get that tight look in the back nape with little tendrils sticking out.
Once you get it all smoothed down and looking how you want it inside the twist stix or plastic, then dip the head in the hot water. (Pretty boiling for nylon; almost boiling but not quite for saran; and much less than boiling for kanekalon.) It's best to test excess or loose hair in the water first to make sure the temperature doesn't 'frizz' it.
Once you dip the head, leave it in for about 15 seconds, then remove carefully (making sure to keep all the stix in place) and let dry on a towel, again in the style you want it to dry in. (fluff out the back tendrils near the nape, etc.)
If it's nylon, I boil perm the heads at least 3 times before I go to the next step. If it's kanekalon, just one dip should work. Saran....sometimes it's once, sometimes it's more, so better be safe than sorry and dip at least twice.)
Let dry again and once it's completely dry, you can do two things:
1)Remove the stix/head wrapper and then just trim the hair in the back.
or
2)Use 'Got 2 Be' glued hairspray to get a really tight and non-falling out slicked back look. If you opt for this, spray it on the hair before you remove the stix/wrapper so that they keep the hair in place still. You can also use 'Got 2 Be Glued' gel which is even more permanent than the spray but it's a bit messier to work with. Use that for really tough hairstyles (like Yugi from YuGiOh, for example. ^^)
After about an hour or two, (with the spray) you can remove the stix/wrapper and it should be all done apart from some trimming. If you use the gel, that should stay in all night to get maximum hold.
Hope that helps!!!! ^^
Yep, I think a new reroot is in order here.
