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1. Choose the right type of curling iron for your needs.
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2. For tighter curls, a small-barreled iron is your best bet. For looser waves, try a large-barreled iron.
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3. Short hair! Use a small barreled iron facing downward.
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4. Use these helpful guidelines to figure out how to achieve your perfect curl.
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5. Curl your hair while it’s in a high ponytail for quick, effortless waves.
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6. Face the clasp forward to spin the hair through more easily.
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7. Curl your hair in the direction away from your face on either side for a more natural, voluminous look.
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8. The closer to the root you start the curl, the longer your curl will last.
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9. To make the most of your curling iron’s abilities, dry your hair according to the curls you want.
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10. Pulling the hair on the crown of your head forward with the iron will give you extra volume.
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11. When using a curling wand, turning it upside-down allows you to start curling your roots on the larger end of the wand.
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12. To curl bangs, wrap the hair away from your face and pull the curl out toward the back of your head.
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13 Extremely Useful Curling Iron Tricks Everyone Should Know/
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14. Curl your hair so that the ends are at the tip of the iron.
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15. Go a step further and clip your curls straight off the barrel in coils on the top of your head so they can fully cool.
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16. Slide your hair off the wand out of the clip into your hand to allow the curl to cool before dropping.
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17. Instead of clipping your hair to the end and spinning the iron up, clip in closer to the roots and twirl your hair through the clamp.
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18. Are you looking to be a VS Angel, Little Mermaid, or Shirley Temple with those curlycues
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Godspeed.
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