I use rollers, the regular kind. It works nicely that way, except my hair is so supple i have to curl my hair wet, or the curl won't stay. After that i set with a strong hold hairspray, Elnett or a strong hold spray from Schwarzkopf.
I am not a fan of heat tools, my lengths get easily dry and break, so i've noticed the less hot tools i use, the better it looks.