Unlike many curling wands, this reverse-taper number features a skinny base followed by a wider end. This flip-flopped design allows you to create the perfect beach waves. As much as we love the design, our favorite part of this iron is that it has an automatic 60-minute safety shut-off, ensuring that you'll never have to panic mid-day wondering if you shut your hot tool off.
To use, point the tip of your tool downward and twirl a small section of hair from your roots down to your ends. To do this, hold the section by the ends while twirling it downwards. Hold around the barrel until your strands hold shape, at which point you can let go and fall in love with your seemingly fresh-off-the-beach 'do.
This particular tool features a small curling wand that tapers into a bulbous end, making it the perfect shape to add texture and movement to layered lengths and shorter styles — the narrower base reduces how much hair is shrunken into a curl.
To use, hold your curling wand with the wider end pointing downwards, wrap your hair until you love your end look.
Love the idea of a reverse-tapered curling iron but not ready to drop $100+ on a professional quality wand? We feel you. Sometimes it's best to master the basics before investing in a high-quality tool. But just because it's cheaper doesn't mean you can't still come out on top with a killer head of natural-looking curls.
To use, follow the same downward winding technique, et voila! Gorgeous, sleek hair-wand curls.
An oldie but goodie. This affordable wand gives the most bang for its buck by creating smooth, seamless curls that last without a single spritz of hairspray. Yup, it's that good.
To use, choose the appropriate heat setting for your hair (typically the finer your hair is, the lower the temperature can be to still create long-lasting curls).
Feeling indecisive? Why choose one barrel when you can have three? With this wand, the interchangeable barrels offer countless looks -- from defined spiral hair wand curls to beachy waves. What's more, the tourmaline and ceramic surfaces smooth flyaways, impart shine and lock your style for a look that lasts.
To use, choose your barrel, divide dry hair in sections and wrap your hair with the wider end of the barrel toward your roots and the narrower end toward your ends.
