could you help me? I have been in love with Arwen's (from Lord of the Rings in the movie) hair forever. How can I make gentle waves yet not crimpy and too wavy? If you need pictures of it, I would be happy to show you. Here's the problem with my hair.....its straight and won't curl very easily. It's also very fine and I need to make it thick as well.. HELP! PLEASE! Thanks! (Oh, I've tried scrunching it and letting it air dry and that doesn't work for my hair! I'm desperate for help!)

Here are some links where you can see her hair:
http://www.geocities.com/le_lotr/pics/arwen17.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/le_lotr/pics/aragornarwen2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/le_lotr/pics/aragornarwen5.jpg

http://www.theargonath.cc/characters/arwen/pictures/afotrsword4.jpg

http://www.theargonath.cc/characters/arwen/pictures/arwen5.jpg

http://www.theargonath.cc/characters/arwen/pictures/arwen14.jpg

http://www.theargonath.cc/characters/arwen/pictures/arwen24.jpg

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Why not try the rag curls or sock curls that are mentioned on the boards?  Making only one or two curls should give you waves instead of ringlets.  I think the directions are under "So Straight."

If you don't mind dishing out a little money, you could try Babyliss hair crimpers  - they have a setting on there tht gives deep waves, and it looks very similar to Arwen's.

I have the same problem, my hair's very fine.  Try using Garnier fructis moouse before styling your hair - brush it through whilst it's still damp, then style.  Other ways of getting wavy hair are:

For large curls, I suggest "ragging" your hair. Curlers are great, but if you have hair Arwen's length, they become very tricky to put in properly (voice of experience there as I have very long hair).

"Ragging" is the process of winding sections of wet/damp hair around long strips of material. Once your hair dries, you unwind the material, and work on the curls.
The tighter you wind, the tighter or smaller the curls will be. If you have thick sections, you'll proabably want to work with damp hair if you wish your hair to dry before the next turn of century.

Another option, and likely the one adopted on set, is the use to ceramic hair irons (straighteners.). The hair would have first been smoothed, Then strands wound around fingers and carefully set using the hair iron. Once curled, the strands would have been gently tugged out to give a natural, flowing effect. Very tricky to do without burning your fingers, ears, scalp and anything else you care to name.

If using any hair iron, always use on dry hair and never on wet or damp hair. That sizzling you hear when using on wet hair is the sound of your hair boiling. That's never a good thing.

For those of us with straight hair, there are heaps of curl encouragers and amplifiers. Few have dead straight hair and those products will enhance your natural wave. Be careful of using products on hair extensions. Synthetics need special products and naturals require very careful care.

There are ways of doing it, both dishing some money out, and without.  Try them all, and good luck!!  (Though be careful if you're doing it with the irons...it can hurt!!)

I can get the waves by just braiding my hair slightly damp and leaving it for at least 12 hours.  8g*

Or you could do it that way.... ::)

letting your hair dry in a bun would give you nice waves.....though not in the uniform way that braiding does.

I've found the most natural-looking waves come from putting a crown braid on top of my head, because the waves start right at the roots. I braid all the way to the end, so the tassel is as short as possible. Then, wet your head thoroughly (a rainstorm is good). I get very deep waves this way.