![]() ![]() Also, a flat iron renders a slightly different curl than a curling wand-the former is bendier and a bit messier than curling-iron curls, which gives us those covetable, chunky, blogger-like waves. This is actually a styling hack used by women to create curls without using a curling iron (hey, some just want one tool to rule ’em all!). ![]() One of the most common flat iron techniques is the twist-and-tug method. Photo credit: Faraz Essani Photography 2. ![]() Tug and quickly release the hair after turning the section around the closed tongs. Want more guidance? Check out our straightening tutorial. Brush hair thoroughly to detangle, then create your desired part first before straightening the rest of your hair. Repeat on all bottom sections, then let down your top sections. Tug hair downwards firmly and carefully, avoiding letting the tongs stay on one spot for more than a second-you’ll create dents in your hair or worse, actually risk singeing your hair off. Next, power-dry with a blowdryer till hair is around 85 percent dry, then section off hair into top and bottom sections and clip the top up to start.īeginning with your bottom sections, take a paper-thin strip of hair and clamp it between the flat iron tongs at the spot nearest (but not touching) your scalp that you’re most comfortable with (Ed’s tip: The closer the better, but a few centimeters from your roots is your safest bet). Towel-dry, then prep with a heat protectant-and-styler in one, like S Factor by TIGI Flat Iron Shine Spray. Start on clean, freshly washed hair (we like the radiance and smoothness we get from S Factor by TIGI Diamond Dreams Shampoo and Conditioner). The Straight Pullīest for: poker-straight, paparazzi-shiny hairĮver see those celebs on the red carpet with insanely lush, waist-long hair? Well, apart from having to weft in some hair extensions, the only way to get that impeccable sleekness is with a flat iron-yes, even if your locks are already straight to begin with. Scroll on:ģ Quick Flat Iron Techniques to Master Tug the iron downwards in one continuous motion. I for one am more of a blowdry-and-done kinda gal, and trust when I say that these gave me much more confidence to switch up my everyday glam. I’ll caveat this by saying that none of these tricks are exactly groundbreaking, but what may be any given weekday for some might be a life-changing experience for others. The sell: a certain mastery of hairstyling, like some key flat iron techniques, that can spell the difference between frumpy and fab. Chances are if they’re anything like us regular, impatient, busy folk with important things to do by 9 a.m., they were up and out the door in less than an hour. Gone are the days of having to get yourself ready three hours before you need to leave the house (because, c’mon). Have you ever wondered how you see some women first thing in the morning and they just look so… well, perfect? We’ll let you in on a little secret: It didn’t take them that long to get that way-or at least not as long as you think. ![]()
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