We always want what we don't already have. And for me, that's always been curly hair. Growing up my hair was stick straight, and while I've gotten a little wavier as I've gotten older, I definitely don't have real curls or waves! So, I'm forever trying out new ways to get the hair that I want. Especially any way to do it that involves less time/effort on my part, lasts for as long as possible, and I want pretty curls that are big and loose, and look like I've spent a lot of time on my hair.
Today, I'm going to share the newest way I've found to get those curls. It doesn't require heat even (amazing!), I can do it at night and wake up to great hair. I'm so excited about this set of curlers, I want to tell everyone! Go ahead and order one of your own, then come back and I'll tell you more about what you just spent money on.
So, The Sleep Styler is my newest obsession. It's a set of 8 sleep curlers, basically like doing rag curls, but these curlers have more substance to them so in the morning you end up with bigger, loose curls that are well formed and uniform, as if you had curled them with a curling iron.
You can see that the curlers are pretty long (perfect for longer curls if you have long hair), and they are filled with a soft foam that keeps its shape. You can take the covers off to wash if you want as well.
Here I am trying out a few of the curlers, pretty much the moment I opened the box. Yes, I was that excited.
They're very easy to use. You put them in at night and sleep on them. Your hair should be wet, likely with some product in it (we'll get to that in a bit), you curl your hair around the curlers and then curl the cord around your hair in the opposite direction to hold it in place. Then you just go to bed. The curlers are pretty soft and I found them easy to sleep on, and I'm a side sleeper!
My first night results, pretty amazing and it only gets better from here
You can use the Sleep Styler with pretty wet hair, though note how wet and how large of chunks of hair to use kind of depends on the person. The first night I did this, my hair was only about 50% dry after a shower, and in the morning one side of my head was still a bit damp, so the curls on that side deflated quickly. It was my fault, my hair was too wet and that was the side I sleep on at night.
So, you do need to experiment a bit. I've been drying my hair a bit at the roots to help give volume, and getting my hair about 80-90% dry with the dryer before putting in the curlers. I've also found that my hair does better with some product in it. When my hair is healthy like now, it is really hard to get it to hold curl well. I've been using some smoothing serum and volumizing mousse, which helps my hair hold the curl all day. I've also been using pretty large chunks of hair, but I have enough on my head for about 4 additional people, so that's a lot of hair per curler! I use the entire set of eight each night, I'm debating about getting a second set so I can do smaller sections of hair, and my 5 year old has expressed some interest in trying it out as well.
This is today. On the left, right after I took out the curlers, on the right after a little finger combing. Pretty amazing for roughly 2 minutes of paying attention to my hair this morning!
UPDATE 9/13
I've been playing with The Sleep Styler curlers for a while now, and my results have gotten better and better! A few tips:
• I've found that putting gel in my hair for a bit of hold is really the key to longer lasting curls. I'm especially loving the MoroccanOil Medium Hold Gel
• Since I have so much hair, I added a second set of curlers. I usually use 11 for my hair, and the smaller sections have made a big difference! My hair is a bit wetter when I put in the curlers now, and they are much drier when I remove them.
• I have been compressing the curlers by about 25% when I roll my hair in them, the slightly tighter curls are better lasting for my hair.
You can find The Sleep Styler on their website!
Product Sent for Review
Love it Christine! You look beautiful!
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This item is not a scam. People are upset that they are not receiving their product within a week but it clearly states on the main website that the products will take longer to ship because sales blew up after the shark tank episode aired. I ordered my sleep styler back in March and should be receiving it today. People are just upset because they are not understanding of the crazy business things going on.
DeleteHi Christine,
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to try these. They seem like the perfect product for me as I have naturally wavy, rather unruly hair, which I only air-dry. Unfortunately, I am afraid to "purchase" this product through Kickstarter after just having read numerous reviews stating the site is a scam. Hopefully, the curlers take off some day soon and become available elsewhere.
These look amazing, do they come in different colours? www.indigoandmouse.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. Unfortunately, the link to kickstarter didn't work. and you never got around to talking about the product you used.
ReplyDeleteToday you can order on qvc and have 30 days to return them.
DeleteThanks Isabel!
ReplyDeleteAnon- I've never heard of Kickstarter as a scam itself, though I suppose people could promise rewards for supporting on there and then not following through. This is the prelim, beta version of the product and since it has been supported I would expect that they'll have a normal storefront for purchase in the next 6 months or so.
Sarah-Louise, I know I've seen other colors of their curlers when they were testing other preliminary versions, when they're fully available I wouldn't be surprised to see additional colors.
Arts Doc- I'm not certain why the link stopped working, it was forwarding automatically to their Kickstarter without an issue for a while. I've fixed it. I'm not certain why you think I never talked about the product as I clearly did for several paragraphs and offered many pictures... I guess I can't please everyone.
Looks like a good idea. My hair doesn't curl well, I would probably use two sets.
ReplyDeleteDo you think these would work if you had a few long layers? Not sure if your hair has layers or not.
ReplyDeleteI do have layers! I just tuck them in, no problem at all.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! I want to try these!! I feel like I'm pretty uncoordinated when it comes to doing my hair, but I am ALWAYS looking for ways to cut down on time. Is there a secret to the wrapping to make it look good? The video on the kickstarter page makes it look so easy! Do you alternate the direction you wrap hair around (like one section away from face, next section toward the face (over the roller, under the roller) for example). Thanks!
ReplyDeletePS - you're a doc!?! Are you on SMD (Facebook?) 😁
I think it's pretty easy! I do wrap pretty tightly, I compress to about 75% of the original size, and I start at the top of my head and work my way down. It just takes a little practice. I also always wrap away from my face, I don't alternate directions at all. And I just said hi to you on SMD! :) Small world!
ReplyDeleteQuestions...how does it minimize the curl close to the crown of your hair? Most people have problems with frizz, wave, around the bang area. How does your product maintain a smooth wave bang? I haven't looked at the whole website but I am curious on how curly, frizzy, and wavy your hair really is without doing anything to it? For ex-if you're in humidity?
ReplyDeleteYou look amazing! I have extremely fine hair. I have let it grow out per my husband's request 😊. I know I would need some type of product in it besides the mousse I use. Any tips for people with hair like mine? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have very fine hair, but a LOT of it! My hair also doesn't like to curl very well. I do a little leave in conditioner or smoothing cream first, then something with hold. I often do volumizing mousse, but gel works really well for me too. I then dry my hair about 75% and put these in, they dry the rest of the way overnight. Note that you do need to kind of play with it yourself to see what works best, I think exactly how much hair you wrap, the humidity, how wet your hair is, etc. All of those matter. Hope that helps!
DeleteOh, I just saw you on Shark Tank, you're very impressive.
ReplyDeleteI was just in the posters, though some of my friends thought Tara (the creator, also a physician but she's an ophthalmologist and I'm a pediatric intensivist) looks like me! I thought she did great! :)
DeleteWhere can I find this product now???
ReplyDeleteIt's currently only on their website, the link is here:
Deletehttps://thesleepstyler.com/
It's on qvc today
DeleteDo these come in shorter lengths. I curl my hair under and then straighten it. However, it is hard to sleep in prickly rollers. My hair is about shoulder length and pretty thin. I wear it in a bob style. It is natural wavy and frizzy.
ReplyDeleteBobbie
They've just announced a smaller size!
DeleteDo these work with nature curly hair?
ReplyDeleteThey do!
Deletesounds like a lot of modification to get these to work. not the miracle product it looked like on sharktank.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone's hair is different, so some people will need product, but not everyone does. As well, you can't necessarily leave your hair sopping wet if you're in a humid area, your hair won't fully dry. I just shared what gave me the best results.
DeleteI have very fine hair. Will these work on my hair ?
ReplyDeleteThey will!
DeleteThis looks amazing!!! However Can you really use them on wet hair right out of the shower? I am skeptical. I have super thick hair.
ReplyDeleteI think how wet depends a LOT on how much hair you have, how much hair you wrap around each curler and where you live, the relative humidity in the air makes a big difference. I have a ton of hair, so I can't use this directly out of the shower. I dry my roots and the hair itself a bit, I wrap when my hair is about 75% dry. That seems to be the perfect amount for me in terms of getting good curl and having my hair dry when I unwrap the curlers in the am.
DeleteI have long but thin hair not to thick. Do you think I would need the originals or the mini?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how long. If it's really long I'd go for the originals, around your shoulders or shorter I'd go for the minis.
DeleteHi do you know if they ship to Singapore?
ReplyDeleteOr are they available at any place like Sephora?
I open their website and sadly the only available country are Canada and US.
Only in the US and Canada and through their website for now.
DeleteJust saw you on Shark Tank and I thought all of my struggles would finally be solved; however, your products, which include a mini version, are only good for moderate to long hair. I have short hair, an inch or two below the ear, and have a very difficult time with it. Will you be coming out with something to target those who have much shorter hair?
ReplyDeleteI think your hair is too short for both versions, with hair that short I would probably look into more traditional pink foam sleep rollers. Note, this is NOT my product, as mentioned in my multiple disclosures at the top and bottom of the post. I was sent 1 set for free for review, and then later went back and purchased a second set for my own use. I've also pre-ordered 2 sets of the minis. My pictures were included in a few of the posters on Shark Tank (for which I signed many disclosures allowing the use), but I am not the creator of this product and do not sell it.
ReplyDeleteHey Christine,
ReplyDeleteWhat is best and most efficient way to reach Sleep Styler?
thanks
Just their email address! I think they're a bit overwhelmed right now, the response was so far and beyond anything they imagined after Shark Tank!
DeleteCan you buy Sleep Styler on amazon
ReplyDeleteNo, it's only available on their website currently.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that I paid $52 on the pre-order and still have not received the sleep styler and now they are $29.? How do I get my $52. Back? I contact your support team and they said I have to deal with it through an email at support@thesleepstyler.com and I did that and still have not heard any responses to my email. I have my receipt with my order number that I made the purchase back in February. So why am I getting the run around from your support team and how do I get my $52. Back?
ReplyDeleteAgain, I am NOT part of the company, I do not own the company and I do not work for them. I reviewed the curlers. I also paid a certain amount for my preorder of the small curlers, and then the price went down. I got an email about it and a refund of the difference, did you get one? Mine was actually in my spam folder, I would double check there. Also look at the card you spent the preorder money with, you might have a partial refund there. I noticed money back in my PayPal account first.
DeleteWill it work with dry hair?
ReplyDeleteI think you need something wet on the hair and then to let it dry. I've started with dry hair and sprayed in a little water, and that worked. A little mousse works too!
DeleteHi Christine,
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned you ordered the new short rollers. Have you tried them yet?
I haven't gotten them yet. I got an "update" email saying with where I am in the line they'll ship in about 3 weeks, though it's kind of disheartening to see that they're on QVC now (Ads showed up in my FB feed yesterday), and the advertised price was less than I paid, AND they're shipping right away.
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