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Tip for getting curls to stay -

1. don't wash your hair for at least one day before you plan to curl
2. divide your hair into sections like others have mentioned and work on one at a time
3. using the appropriate amount of hair, roll it on the curling iron all the way to your head (the top will not be as curly because the hair is farther from the hottest part of the rod, so don't worry about getting too much volume*)
4. to release the curl, slowly remove rod, but keep your fingers around the barrel of the curl so that it is not allowed to hang (you should have a thick, tight curl on your finger)
5. using bobby pins (the big ones work best), pin the completed curl to your head and spray with heavy heairspray (perferably not a sticky one)
6. when you have completed your whole head, take the pins out and shake your head.  don't worry if the curls are tight - if your hair doesn't hold curl, they will fall quickly to become big, soft curls like you want.  (If you have a small head or your hair is thick, you might not have enough room to have a whole head's worth of curls pinned at once.  If you start running out of room, just unpin the curls that you started with, and release a couple more every time you add a new curl.  They don't all have to stay pinned for the same amount of time - you just need to give them enough time to "set".)

*If you do want more volume, curl section section normally, remove the curl from the rod, and then stick the rod at your skull and wrap about half of the curled hair (from skull to end) around the rod.  This will mean that section gets curled twice, but you will concentrating the curl on the upper half of the section on the second go.  Be sure to wrap the curl around the rod in the same direction as the first curl!