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How to Add soft waves to your hair using a curling iron

Woman styling long hair against a patterned background.

Using a curling iron on your hair doesn't have to just mean curly hair. By alternating your curling method and holding the curling iron at different angles, you can actually create different types of curls as well as loose waves.

Watch this tutorial to learn how to use a wrapping motion for the curling iron to create waves. This is a technique tutorial that'll help you make the most of your curling iron.

Materials

· Hot Tools Gold Spring Curling Iron: 3/4 in. barrel

· Pantene Pro-V: Heat Protection & Shine Spray for Fine Hair

· Bed Head TIGI: MASTERPIECE™ Massive Shine Hairspray

· Texturizing Balm by Frédéric Fekkai

· Duckbill Clips

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