Take a one-inch section. Open the iron like a hungry crocodile mouth. Place the hair between the middle barrel and the bottom barrel.
Three Barrel Curling Iron Professional Hair Waver, Ceramic Hair Curler
But wait—don’t clamp from the root. You want the wave to start about one to two inches away from your scalp. This gives volume without looking like you got electrocuted.
Snap the iron shut. Hold for 5 to 8 seconds. No more! You’re not cooking a steak.
Release. Slide down to the next section of that same strand. Overlap the previous wave by about half an inch. This keeps the pattern intact.
It’s like a connect-the-dots game for your hair. So satisfying.