Curling Irons?
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Topic: Curling Irons?
Posted By: disasterbarbie
Subject: Curling Irons?
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 12:46pm
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I am on the never ending search for a good curling iron. I just want to make some curls at the end so the hair isn't always stick straight. I'm not talking big banana curls here though. Anyways, I have a cheap curling iron from conair. It makes great curls but it dents the end of my hair! I guess it's from where I clamp the hair, it gives it a funny (ugly) looking dent! I have tried placing it several different ways to avoid the dent but it doesn't work. Am I doing something wrong or does my curling iron just suck?
I currently have 18" d-lux installed in #2.
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Posted By: longhairaddict
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 10:02pm
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I use a 1 1/2 inch Chi that I am in love with! Never funky curls, just really loose curl. I'm not sure where your dent is coming from, that sucks!
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 10:07pm
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if you pull the iron all the way down to the ends of the hair, so that the ends are under the clamp/arm and not sticking out you shouldnt get a dent. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 11:00pm
Hi,
Have you tried rolling the hair around the OUTSIDE of the clamp? It is a little more challenging but if you are careful you get a good hot curl formation but no dent. Robert Hallowell taught me this little trick and it really works. I am curious, which Conair do you have? I love their hot rollers. ------------- That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger or drives you totally insane. :-) |
disasterbarbie wrote:Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: September 18 2007 at 11:07am
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There should be no dent. I place the iron midway up long hair and turn the iron feed the ends in.
I just got a new curling iron, a Fusion Tools ceramic iron, that heats up to 450 degrees and I love it! ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: September 18 2007 at 12:17pm
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Posted By: MaryPoppins
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 9:08pm
| I know how you feel! I have had the dent problem before when I used a curling iron and when I curled my hair under with my straightener. It took practice until I got it perfect, haha. Try a bed head curling iron in 1 1/2". It works really well and should give big and full curls. I also think it will help with the dent :) |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 10:02pm
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I posted a thread about how I curl my hair a long time ago. Let me see if I can find it.... Ah ha, found it! I use a very inexpensive connair 1" curling iron (about $15 at a drug store). I don't use the arm on the curling iron and I don't get a crease. I've got a picture of how I hold my curling iron and written directions in the 2nd post I made on this page:
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=46067&KW=connair - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=46067&KW=connair
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