Crimping curly hair?

OK, so I have an 80s prom party tomorrow night. Lucky for me, thrift stores are full of ugly 80s prom dresses 
I want to crimp my hair to fit the part. Has anybody crimped curly hair and have tips? Did you use gel? Hairspray? Blow-dried it first or air dried?
Now where did I put my shoulder pads and giant clip-on earrings.... ?

I want to crimp my hair to fit the part. Has anybody crimped curly hair and have tips? Did you use gel? Hairspray? Blow-dried it first or air dried?
Now where did I put my shoulder pads and giant clip-on earrings.... ?
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"Man tries to exaggerate what nature has given him," Charles Darwin (1809-1882).
"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful." -Sophia Loren
I never crimped in the 80's but boy was my hair BIG!
I was born to be a pessimist. My blood type is B Negative.
For my friend's hair, I used one of those crimpers that come with changeable flat iron plates, which I used to straighten it kinda halfway. It doesn't really have to be that straight; just pull out most of the twist and turns of the natural curls so they don't interfere with the crimp pattern. You can also blowdry your hair straightish, and then crimp.
My boyfriend has been so cute.. he's been asking me all week what color my dress was going to be, so that he could make sure he matched
That's a great idea! I forgot that that's the way I actually used to crimp my hair in the 80s :oops:
"...you could have a turd on your head and no one would notice."~Subbrock
"I had an imaginary puppy, but my grandpa ate him."~Bailey
You do NOT miss stirrup pants???
<sigh> I can't wait for the eighties to make a comeback...
pw - jack
Going natural for the summer...just a dab of ArcAngell!
Girl, where have you been for the last 5 years? '80s have been back for a while. 8)
Yes, 80's party is so easy for me..just for the hair alone. All I have to do is flip it upside down run a comb or brush(OUCH) through it when its dry..or even fingers. Oh and if I don't put any product in it..but I just couldnt do that for my party..I think I used less than usual though.
"...you could have a turd on your head and no one would notice."~Subbrock
"I had an imaginary puppy, but my grandpa ate him."~Bailey
Ooh, yes! And straightened, poofy bangs with curly hair would be very 80s.
"Man tries to exaggerate what nature has given him," Charles Darwin (1809-1882).
"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful." -Sophia Loren