Wavy Waves

Step 1: Welcome to pursebuzz.com

Hey there. Welcome to pursebuzz.com. Today I'm going to talk about curling irons. I get a lot of questions as far as what kind of curling iron should I get. And I think there's three curling irons that everybody needs to own, especially if you're into curling your hair, you know. You're into doing all that fancy stuff with your hair. There's three different kinds that everyone should own. Maybe start with one and then see how you feel. So I've plugged two of mine in so I can show you.

Step 2: Hot tools:

One of my favourites that I have here is the hot tools, three-quarter of an inch curling iron. And this one is for formal curls. This is for tighter, smaller curls. And they come out like this. See it. And they come out like that, like ribbon curls. So this is something for prom, something formal, maybe if you want to do really curly pigtails or really curly all-over hair.

Step 3: The 'Helen of Troy':

And then the other favourite that I have is the Helen of Troy One and one-quarter of an inch. I love this thing. It’s so gross. It’s full of hair spray and all this stuff, but I’ve had it forever and it’s one of my favourites. And these are pretty much the two curling irons that you should look into getting, depending on how long your hair is. I had this curling iron when my hair was really short, and I just flipped it out. And so this one here gives you big curls. And so you can see the difference between a three-quarter and a one and one-quarter.

Step 4: The 411 on curling irons:

So, it’s pretty much what you want – you want tight curls, you want loose curls – those are the two curling irons I recommend. I know there’s a whole bunch – there’s like half inch, one and one-half, one inch, and all that stuff. So, depending on the size of the curl that you want, just kind of imagine your hair wrapped around it, and that’s the size that will come out. So that’s just kind of a little 411 on curling irons.

Step 5: Plastic Rollers:

And another product that I think everybody should have, if you’re into curling your hair, are plastic rollers. You can get them at the 99 cent store. You can get them at Sally’s. I think probably like Target, you know, any place that sells hair stuff usually has these plastic ones right here. They come in different sizes. This is the large one and this is the medium one.

Step 6: Keeping curls in:

So what I like to do is I like to curl my hair and then I put these to hold them. And if you’re somebody who has like the hardest time keeping your curls in, I’d totally recommend putting these in your hair. There’s, you know, the typical curl and then you just put it in, but today I’m going to show you the really cool way to curl your hair. It’s something a little different, not like kind of curls, but more of a natural kind of a wavy type of look.

Step 7: How to achieve the 'look':

So, going to take that one and one-quarter. Of course, put your protective spray and all that in, and start curling. Here we go. So, you’re going to do this all over your hair. You’re just going to take it, and then start from the middle, and you’re going to pull it down, open the clamp, pull it all the way up, and you’re going to get that type of curl right there. So what you’re going to do is – I like to rotate between this one and my larger one – and I take it. Kind of got to get a little thinking going, and you’ve got to … the way it’s curled, you’re going to take it and you’re going to wrap it around your roller. And this is going to give you a totally different type of curl than with just the regular curling iron. So I’m going to do a tight one, and then I’m going to do a loose one. You know, it doesn’t really matter how you curl it. The different types of techniques you use, the cooler your hair will look because it’ll just have different textures to it. So that’s like a totally different curl than the one I did, and I’m going to use my jumbo one. Going to take it, and I’m going to take the whole hair and I’m going to wrap it around here just like that. And you’ve got to be really careful with the ends to make sure they’re held back or it won’t look right. And you just do that with your entire hair. You can rotate between rollers, too, different sizes.

Step 8: Hair tool brands:

Helen of Troy and Hot Tools, I believe, are the same company. So, if you find one, it’ll be just as good as the other. So, that’s the type of curl this one can do, the little one. So you’re debating, I guess it would pretty much depend on how, if you’re casual with your hair or if you’re more, I guess, into those tight, tight curls. So, what I just did right now is I used a small curling iron, and I used a big plastic roller – totally different textures. So, that’s what gives you those options so you don’t have to buy every single size curling iron that’s out there, because I’ve tried a whole bunch of them, but I always just come back to these two styles. And my flat iron, which doesn’t have any brand. It’s ProSelect, I don’t know, and then my Enzo Milano. So those are the four that I have. The Enzo Milano is more like a luxury one, I guess you could say. It’s a little more pricey, but I love it. Luckily, I got it at Costco.

Step 9: Thanks for watching:

So, that’s all you have to do is just kind of roll it around. You don’t want to roll it from the ends up. This is a different technique, when you take it and your roll it. What I’m doing is I’m taking the hair, and I’m wrapping it around the plastic. All right. So just do the rest of your hair. Okay – when you’re done, you’re just going to start taking them out, and I like to move it around just like that. Just move the plastic roller. Sometimes it gets a little tangled, so you’ve got to work with it. And they’re going to look kind of weird, and you’re just going to get your finger and just kind of wrap it, just like that. And these are going to give you those really loose, wavy hair styles. You can see that. You don’t have to use, you know, two different curling irons, but it’s best to use different size plastic rollers. Keep it in for about ten, fifteen minutes, maybe when you’re done putting your make-up on or all that, and your hair’s nice and cool. Make sure it’s not hot. If it’s hot when you touch it, it’s going to straighten out. And you’re just going to run your fingers through. And that’s it. A really, really simple and easy way to have nice, bouncy, wavy hair. Thanks again for joining us on pursebuzz.com. Bye bye!