I tried every method of heatless curls on the internet. This is by far the best one.

Time to execute: 5 minutes
Difficulty: 6/10

This method calls for using the legs of leggings to wind the curls, and then the band of the leggings to seal them to your head. I wasn't able to start the curls as high as some of the others, and it took me several tries to wrap the curls. I also ran into trouble while sleeping.

Even with compression leggings, the entire thing slipped all over my head, causing a lot of frizz and discomfort in my sleep. Because of all these factors I had some errant straight pieces and the curls were uneven.

Time to execute: 2 minutes
Difficulty: 1/10

I'd call the scrunchie method the lazy girl method, which is right up my alley. Instead of wrapping the scrunchy around my hair, I wrapped my hair around the scrunchie. I kept looping my hair around it until there was no more hair. It stayed very secure while sleeping. The curls were a little inconsistent but they were tight, and I'm into a more disheveled look.

Time to execute: 6 minutes
Difficulty: 6/10

Using socks to wrap curls turned out to be harder than I anticipated. It took a couple of false starts before I was able to wrap them tight enough. Once I got going, it went quickly. I was surprised it didn't budge in my sleep, and I was really surprised how tightly the curls stayed.

Time to execute: 6 minutes
Difficulty: 5/10

This method promised to be easier and tighter than the sock method. It was marginally easier, though it took me a minute to figure out how to hold my hair. This is the only method that recommended I divide my hair into two sections and wrap each section around the chopstick as one piece, mimicking a curling iron barrel. I then folded the sock onto itself and secured with a scrunchie. It was by far the least comfortable style to sleep in, but the payoff might be worth it—the curls looked more uniform than the other styles.

Time to execute: 2 minutes
Difficulty: 1/10

In the bun method, you simply pull your hair into a ponytail and wrap sections of your hair around your finger, pinning each section into place. It was incredibly easy to do, and took me no time at all. However, my curls were fairly inconsistent as my pin curls weren't perfect, and despite using a scrunchie instead of a hair tie, there was a little crease where I had pulled my hair into a bun.

Time to execute: 5 minutes
Difficulty: 6/10

You might think buying a tool specifically for heatless curls would make your life easier, but I'm here to tell you the opposite is true. This was the hardest thing to hold in place–even with the clip—and the satin caused my hair to slip and slide everywhere. I had a hard time keeping the hair in place to wrap it, and when I went to lie down, my hair was already loose.

Joslin attributes this to there not being enough tension between the hair and the rod. "It's not ideal for most people," she says. I agree.

Heatless curls are a relatively easy way to change up your hair. You don't need anything fancy to achieve curls without heat damage — or a huge time commitment.

All seven methods I tried were, on the whole, easy to pull off. What surprised me is how difficult the satin tool was to use, as well as how beautiful the curls were from using scrunchies and socks.

Both the sock and socks and chopstick methods yielded great curls, but one method outshined the rest. The scrunchie method won it all, thanks to its relative ease and more natural-looking curls, which I prefer.