UPDATE: If your curls flatten out, it's probably the cut. Ask your stylist to give you more layers and use thinning shears and watch your curls turn out way better. I loved my Crea Clip but it just didn't give the quality layers for fabulous curls.So. Many. Compliments. I had given up on having hair that curled nicely in the low-humidity desert. I tried little foam rollers, they just tangled and frizzed. I tried curl cream and a diffuser; that was a limp greasy mess. My hair will curl in humid climates with a little mousse, but not here. Curlfomers require finesse. And some grunting. You'll be grunting. Watch youtube tutorials, slow down, and take smaller sections. A hairdresser told me recently I have A TON OF SUPER THICK HAIR. I always thought it was average. It's not ethnic or anything. I was worried I was going to run out of curlformers, but I had two left when I was done. My hair is fifteen and-a-half inches long (to my bra strap in the back when it's straight), so I got the twenty-two inch curlers. It took me an hour to get these bad boys in (UPDATE: my hair has grown exponentially since using a rubber scalp massager on the daily, and now pokes out of the ends of these curlers slightly. Love it).It's an ordeal.But the results are pretty amazing. Twenty-four hours after I took the curlformers out I was a little put off by the minimal frizz and moderate tangling, especially underneath layers. I'm used to smooth hair. A slippery oil helps a lot, like jojoba or Coconut Miracle Oil. I didn't use any other products except dry shampoo at the roots. I don't like the feeling of products in my hair.1st photo: Day 1 before I separated the curls.2nd photo: Day 2 after sleeping on a silk pillowcase and separating the curls carefully. I was pretty careful the first day. After that I put it up in a bun with Spin Pins and that helped the curls relax.3rd photo: Day 4 after more oil and finger-combing to get rid of tangles.4th photo: Day 4 again, right after a workout. That's my tired face. The price isn't justified, for goodness sake. And I probably won't use these every week. I had to miss a workout to wash my hair and get them in during the kids' nap time. I cannot imagine sleeping in these. My head started to ache a bit after a couple hours of just wandering around in them. One thing I made sure to do was brush my hair up, and position the curlformers at the top of my head, sliding the wand upward so I would have volume. I definitely recommend these, just do your research. Watch other people struggle with them before you try it.UPDATE:I use these about once a month, and it only takes me 40min. To put them in now. They do take some hairs with them when removed.My head doesn't ache anymore. They need to air dry for six hours. Six.I got Foxybae Flaminglow leave in cream conditioner in my Ipsy bag and it works beautifully to detangle and not leave a gunky feeling. It kept tangles away for days, even better than the slippy oils....I just used these again after taking a few months off, and the process was more frustrating than I remembered, and I had a hard time keeping my hair detangled in the following days. Then I realized I was due for a trim. My crispy damp ends kept getting caught. If you're throwing up your hands and screaming in frustration, cut your hair and try again.ANOTHER UPDATE:I got prettier curls when my hair was a layerous 15".22" just doesn't hold curl as nicely, and the top flattens out. I usually do my hair big and smooth with large foam rollers and I love my length for that, but I'm thinking about whacking off a few inches so I can get prettier curls again with these. I think that's it. 15" was the sweet spot for me.