Since the inception of our family in 2005 we have never taken a family photo. NEVER. My stepdaughter is only with us every other Thanksgiving, so I booked a photographer this year to make sure that we had family photos done in enough time to send out Christmas cards. We’ve never sent out Christmas cards either. I know.
Well me being me, I managed to wait until the last minute to get everyone’s outfits together and somehow my hair found itself on the last minute list as well. It hadn’t been washed in about two weeks so the morning of picture day I woke early to try to get some order about my hair. Although a little nervous about “experimenting” with my hair on such a big day I took the plunge and put the Conair Pro3Q and Conair Curl Secret to the test to hopefully achieve an easy new look with a head full of loose curls.
I got both the Conair Pro3Q and Conair Curl Secret from Walmart in the health and beauty section the night before.
So here I am pre blow out, I wake up like this….
On a normal day it takes me about 15-20 minutes to get my hair dry. This day only took me SEVEN minutes. S E V E N.
After that epically short blow dry session it was time to start curling. You simply clamp the Curl Secret onto a 1 inch section of your hair and it gently draws your hair into the chamber. You just hold and after a series of beeps that indicate your curl is ready you release and voila!! Here is a quick video I made showing how easy it was to use the Conair Curl Secret. I’m in love.
Once I got the hang of it I was done in about 30 minutes. After finishing I played around with a few different styles to possibly wear for our Christmas photos. You’ll have to come back to see which one I actually rocked!
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39 Comments
Patrice
November 25, 2014 at 3:51 pmVery chic! Love it!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:01 amThanks Patrice!
Tia
November 25, 2014 at 4:28 pmI love the pin up look! Your curls came out perfect!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:04 amThey did and I was surprised. It was so simple, y’all are going to get tired of me and my curls in the new year. I’ve always loved my hair with curls but I hate the hair salon and hadn’t had much luck with the wand. This is the perfect solution.
Tia
December 8, 2014 at 3:23 pmMimi!!! I went to WalMart thinking I was going to scoop up one of those curlers….I should’ve pulled it up before going into the store because when I saw that 99.00 price tag I clutched my nonexistent pearls, LOL!! I’ll be back for it after Christmas though!
Jehancancook
November 25, 2014 at 4:32 pmUm wow! Your hair turned out really fab! I love the pinup look.
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:05 amThanks!
Alisha
November 25, 2014 at 9:23 pmI saw another review and I’m totally impressed! I would love to try this on Morgan’s hair. Love how the final look came out!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:06 amI tried it on Addison’s hair and you couldn’t tell her anything. Great way to give them a little girly curl!
Melisa
November 25, 2014 at 9:39 pmI must have one of these…that pinup? Fabulous!! I may have to buy it for myself and not even wait for Christmas!!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:10 amI think you will like it and the fact that it is so simple to use for such great results is worth an early Christmas gift to self!
Sonya
November 25, 2014 at 11:33 pmI need one of those curling irons. Your hair looks great and it looks like it was really easy to use.
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:10 amThanks! It was extremely easy to use.
Mrs. Delightful
November 26, 2014 at 4:56 amLove your hair!!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:11 amThanks!
Angela
November 26, 2014 at 6:14 amBeautiful! I love your hair.
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:11 amThanks!
Aracely @ Mama Fashion Files
November 26, 2014 at 10:20 amWow love the hair!! I wonder if I could manage to use this. I can’t for the life of me use a curling iron…girl!!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:12 amI think you could. It’s not like the wand where you have to wrap or roll. You literally clamp it on your hair and it does the rest of the work.
Lisa-The Domestic Life Stylist
November 26, 2014 at 3:06 pmYour curls look great! Most importantly, looks like it would last a few days.
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:13 amA few days?!! I’m a week in and these curls are still holding. I just made sure to pin curl at night and cover with a scarf.
Michellette "Mimi" Green
November 27, 2014 at 6:23 pmI love the curls, I need to try this.
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:13 amThanks!
Farrah
November 27, 2014 at 8:33 pmLove your hair, can’t wait to see which style you went with! I definitely need to check into getting this curler. Hope you had a awesome Thanksgiving!!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:16 amOur Thanksgiving was well. Hope yours was also.
Felicia
November 28, 2014 at 7:38 amI have never taken a professional family photo either yet not sent out Christmas cards. I thought I was the only one. I’m working on getting Michael’s birthday favor picture together. There’s always next year. Sigh!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:17 amAlways next year…and the next and so on. I could’ve easily let this get by us but I was determined this year at 35 to do adult things, like send out Christmas cards. Although they still haven’t made it in the mail!
Amy
November 28, 2014 at 12:47 pmI’m loving the updo-so pretty for the holidays!
#client
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:02 amI think updo hairstyles are total wins for the holiday season!
Tiffini Gatlin
December 1, 2014 at 12:34 pmUh what now? That thing is fabulous! I’ve got to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Mimi
December 2, 2014 at 9:02 amIS fabulous!! Time saving and effective…a total win.
Law_Fal
December 1, 2014 at 9:14 pmLOVE IT!!!! I need to try some of these styles!
Felicia
December 2, 2014 at 11:06 amWell, I’m 37 and adult things are relative! If Christmas Cards is a qualifier, may the force be with me.
Krissy
December 2, 2014 at 11:42 amSpiral curls are my thing. I may have to check out this curl secret
Jacqueline
December 5, 2014 at 2:14 pmLove the curls! The pin up is my fave!
Teems
December 7, 2014 at 11:48 amWow it really came out nice. I wish I had thick long hair for a curly pin up.
April Morrow
December 8, 2014 at 2:38 pmSold! I was interested but a little scared of the Curl Secret. I totally thought it would snag or tangle my hair. Thanks for sharing!
Carla
December 22, 2014 at 12:33 pmSo did I! I love it and I’m most likely going to by myself one for Christmas.
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