Q&A for How to Curl Your Hair Overnight

It may be somewhat frizzy. All you should have to do is gently brush it with a wide-tooth come to prevent further frizz.

You can do pin curls, where you take a section of hair and wrap it around 1-2 fingers and place it on your scalp. Then, you can pin it into place with bobby pins or actual clips.

Use the headband trick. Just put a headband on over your damp hair and then wrap sections into the headband. You can find many videos online.

Divide your hair into two sections, then twist them into large buns while damp, and leave in overnight.

The curls will last for 5-10 hours depending on the humidity, your hair type, etc.

Yes, this will work nicely if you apply it while the hair is wet.

Yes. I think it works better, though, if you start out dry and then spritz the buns/braids with water before going to bed. That way they dry completely and set.

You could do paper towel curls for a few nights, or just use a small curling iron attachment.

This depends on the way you sleep. If you are moving around all over the place, then your hair will get tangled. But if you do not move all around and stay in one spot, then your hair will not be tangled. Also, if you can, use a satin pillowcase to stop tangling from getting worse.

It all depends on how short your hair is. If your hair is around shoulder length, then you can try sock curls. There are plenty of tutorials online on how to do it. If it is like a pixie cut, you can use hair rollers. You can buy plastic ones or heated ones, which you can buy from your local health and beauty store.

You could try using these methods with dry hair but the curls may not stay in for long, I find normally 3 hours, to combat this just keep the plaits/buns in until right before the event you are attending.