Abstract: A hair curling method in which the hair is wound on a longitudinally slotted curler supported by a removable cylindrical core. With the hair wound a desired amount, the core is moved axially to remove it from the curler, leaving the hair wound on the curler. A bobby pin is then inserted through one of the slots of the curler to grip the layers of hair wound on the curler and secure the hair in a curl. The curler is removed from the hair curl by sliding axially, leaving the curl supported only by the bobby pin. The hair curler and core are then used for forming additional hair curls. The curler and core are provided in a plurality of different diameters so as to produce curls of the desired size and may be combined in kit form.