As great as that intense heat is though, it's tough on your hair. Invest in a heat protectant. The first time you pick up this iron you'll notice something is missing: buttons.
That's because the T3 Curl ID is a smart device that uses touch screen technology when you plug it in. It comes with nine heat settings, but instead of making you guess how many degrees is just right for your hair, it uses a complex algorithm based on your hair type, length, and color to automatically determine the best setting for you. All you have to do is input this data the first time you use the iron, and it'll remember it for you.
And if you cut your hair or bleach it? You can easily update your profile. On top of that, it uses ion technology to minimize frizz, boost shine, and keep your curls in place all day. In other words, it's genius and it makes curling your hair so much easier. My style is really laid-back, so I've struggled to find a wand that doesn't curl hair in a way that looks too precious.
Hi, finally found it. I love that this curling wand has interchangeable barrels, so I can easily go back through and add some variance in size to my waves, which make them look more lived-in. The tapered end is also perfect for leaving your ends a bit straighter or less styled for that realistic, effortless flippy-wave look instead of uniform spirals. I've never been a curling iron person simply because I find them too hard to use.
At least, that was the case until I found this one by Kristin Ess, master of cool-girl messy waves. It has no clamp for looser curls, and the wand pivots to a degree angle so it's easier to use and takes the stress off your arms.
I always end up either wrapping my hair too tightly or clamping it in a weird place, resulting in pageant curls or creases. Thanks to this thing, I can get a whole head of unfussy waves in 10 minutes flat. And the best part of all?
You can get the iron at Target. I gave up on trying to use a curling iron with a clip years ago because they always left dents in my hair, which is naturally thin, flat, and straight—but long. This, however, totally restored my faith. The surface of the wand made my hair really soft and shiny without frying it. But for work it's perfect. She separates her hair into four sections and grabs four socks that are almost the same length as her hair. She uses a claw clip to attach one sock to the first section of hair and divides that section in half before wrapping both strands around the sock in a crisscross motion.
It looks a lot like braiding, just less elaborate. She secures the hair at the bottom with a tiny plastic hair tie, removes the hair clip, then repeats the process on the rest of her sectioned hair, and lets it dry. Turns out, Kay is not nearly the first person to find results with this wacky yet effective trick. There are hundreds of people in the app's SockCurls feed with equally effortless and envy-inducing curls. And it definitely didn't originate there.
It was very common in the s and '60s with foam rollers, fabric, or strips of an old T-shirt," says hairstylist Justine Marjan. Marjan, whose hair tutorials you've likely seen on TikTok, is a huge proponent of sock curling. Surely if everyone on TikTok can all manage such defined ringlets without heat styling, a bunch of beauty editors could, right?
Three Allure editors, myself included, put sock curling to the test to see if it's the real deal or just a silly social media fad that's popular again. First of all, you will look and feel fucking ridiculous while doing this — but the payoff is worth it if you've got hair on the longer and wavier side. The first time I tried sock curls, I did it in the morning so my hair could set as I did my makeup for the day — and so I didn't have to risk the socks falling out while I tossed and turned overnight.
I got my hair a little more wet than damp and also raked a waving mousse through before getting the socks in place. I figured starting with wetter hair and some product might coax my uncooperative hair into more defined curls, but apparently, it is possible to do too much with this trick. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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