Curling Irons / Tongs

[Josy]

Do you use these? if so what one are you using and is it any good etc...

I need to buy one today.

[Crimson Dynamo]

next to water and food CT's are my 2 girls next most essential items

[Ashley.]

I use a standard BaByliss. It's supposed to be good, but whenever I attempt to use them it never looks like it does on TV :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

both have and will only use GBH ones or whatever they are called


:fist: cost a fecking packet

[Josy]

next to water and food CT's are my 2 girls next most essential items

So what ones have they got?

I use a standard BaByliss. It's supposed to be good, but whenever I attempt to use them it never looks like it does on TV :laugh:

I was just looking at a Babyliss one there, it looks quite decent and has good reviews on the Argos website but it's only £20 so I don't know if it will be any good

[Josy]

both have and will only use GBH ones or whatever they are called


:fist: cost a fecking packet

Yeah I'm done with GHD's now, I'm grudging the money they want for them now I'm a bit older :laugh: especially when you can get similar quality for a third of the price elsewhere.

[rubymoo]

My hairdresser uses straighteners to curl my hair, i've tried this method on my daughter and it works really well, it's all in the angle of the straightener.

[Josy]

My hairdresser uses straighteners to curl my hair, i've tried this method on my daughter and it works really well, it's all in the angle of the straightener.

I can curl mine perfect at one side with the straightener, it looks great but when it comes to the other side it's a mess :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/fashion-beauty/best-hair-straighteners-9942448.html

[rubymoo]

I can curl mine perfect at one side with the straightener, it looks great but when it comes to the other side it's a mess :laugh:

That's funny:laugh: i can't do my own hair at all it just comes out straight:conf::laugh:

[Josy]

That's straighteners trumpet

[Josy]

That's funny:laugh: i can't do my own hair at all it just comes out straight:conf::laugh:

:laugh: my right hand side curls fine (maybe because I'm right handed?) but not the left.

[Crimson Dynamo]

That's straighteners trumpet

I knew I should not have got involved in a girls thread :fist:

[Josy]

:laugh:

[Cherie]

I have Nicky Clarke hairstraighters they were about 40.00 have had them for about 8 years, they are pretty good, oh I thought we had moved on to straighteners, if I were you I would try the Babyliss ones what have you got to lose?

[Cherie]

http://www.tesco.com/direct/nicky-clarke-classic-slim-barrel-hair-curling-tong/208-8531.prd

what about these pretty good reviews

[Kizzy]

Do you curl from root to tip or tip to root? the trick with straighteners is to start at the top and wind over the top of them for some and under for others, so the curls don't look uniform.

[Josy]

I don't straighten or curl from the root it's not good for volume

[Josy]

I ended up buying the babyliss ones, they were only 18.50 when I got to the store so I'm a bit wary.

Going to a bbq atm but will report back on the tongs when use them later on.

[Kizzy]

I don't straighten or curl from the root it's not good for volume

I meant like this...
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[Josy]

Thanks for the vid Kizzy

[Josy]

I tried the curling iron out last night, they do a really good curl on a lot heat setting but they dropped out pretty fast so I guess I will need to use more product on it when I want to style my hair that way (I don't like using a lot of products on my hair)

[kirklancaster]

This thread has been fascinating. :laugh:

[Josy]

What hair products should I buy for using with these? any tips?

I really don't want my hair to be bogged down with hairspray though, I'm happy to use a little bit but what else could I use before tonging to make the curls hold? :think:

[michellehenninger]

I have been using the karmin curling wand and works really well for my hair (Y)

[Marsh.]

I used the curling tongs like Jennifer Lawrence uses hers. :)

[Crimson Dynamo]

where is josy?

[Babayaro.]

I like to use the really big ones, you know, the silvery sparkly ones with writing on it that says 'girls just wanna have fun, so if you have a problem with it talk to the hand cause the face ain't listening' :p