How to Get Perfect Curls With a Curling Iron

Creating perfect curls is much easier than it may seem.

A curling iron is the tool to use when you want beautiful, perfectly formed curls. While it's easy to use, knowing how to use it properly, combined with other techniques, can save you a lot of trouble. Even if you have stubborn hair, there are ways you can get a head full of curls without too much effort.

Things You'll Need

• Brush
• Curling iron
• Bobby pins
• Hairspray

Instructions

1. Wash and blow dry your hair as usual. Brush out all tangles and mist your hair with a light layer of hairspray.

2. Heat a curling iron on the high setting. Once it is hot, wrap one-inch sections of hair around the curling iron from the end closest to the handle to the tip. Hold it for forty-five seconds.

   Once you release the curl, gather it in your fingers as soon as it cools enough and twist it back into the circular curl form. Pin the curl to your head using two bobby pins in an X shape.

3. Repeat until all of your hair is in curl form and pinned to your head. Spray your entire head with hairspray and remove all the bobby pins.

4. Gently comb out the curls using your fingers. Use more hairspray to hold, if necessary.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not brush the curls after they have been released from the bobby pins.

References

• Misikko: How to Use a Curling Iron
• All Things Frugal: How to Properly Curl Your Hair