Babyliss wave envy

[FishlessCake]

Does anyone have this? Short of getting what my mother calls a 'shaggy perm' im hoping this does the job. Does anyone have one? Is it easy to use? Thanks

[FishlessCake]

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[RozzlePops]

Place marking! I need more curls in my life!

[FishlessCake]

I've just read some reviews on the tony and guy wave maker thing and it looks promising, even on short hair. Most people are saying it lasts for a few days and similar to that ruffled beach look.

[Blahblahblahyadayadayada]

Is this something that will work on large sections of hair or do you still have to section it all off like you do with straightebers?

[FishlessCake]

I think it depends on length, but on the Amazon reviews for the babyliss one people are saying they just do the outer layer of hair and not from the root.

[SimplyNigella]

I have a slight natural wave and am desperate for wavier hair, however having just Googled by the Babyliss and the Toni and Guy, they just remind me of 1980s crimpers which is a bit scary.

Then I saw this thread from a few years ago:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/1593840-Is-Babyliss-Wave-Envy-some-kind-of-joke

[monsterbrunch]

Watching with interest.

[FishlessCake]

Simply thanks for the link to that thread I definitely don't want crimped hair! The last person I remember looking good with crimped hair was my 10yr old sister before a dance competition...I was 5 at the time so my memory is a little warped and it was 1990!

[SimplyNigella]

I used to love crimped hair when I was 5! It does get such good reviews elsewhere though and I really want it to be good as I'd love wavy hair.

[FishlessCake]

Simply I'm tempted to get it from Argos and return if it is indeed a shit crimper. But the reviews elsewhere do sound promising. Plus there is a woman I sometimes chat to who uses it on her short bob and it looks really natural.

[WelshMoth]

I'd love this to deliver wavy hair but the YouTube vids all show badly crimped hair. Still OP, if you do a trial, let us know the outcome!

[SimplyNigella]

That sounds promising. Please report back if you try it!

[IJustLostTheGame]

After looking on YouTube I think I prefer the tony and guy deep waver

[hooliodancer]

I have the babylis perfect curl which is amazing. I do curls, but it will do waves if you put it on a low setting.

It has changed my life. When I can be arsed to do it.

[ajandjjmum]

I found it awful - used it a handful of times, watched the video etc. and my hair looked dreadful after I had used it.

[wetpebbles]

Made my hair nice and wavy but REALLY dried it out so only use very occasionally, I have fine hair though so may be less damaging to thicker hair.

[mimishimmi]

I used one of these last weekend on a model for a fashion show. It was my first time using one. It gives a deeper wave than a crimper but for natural looking waves I'd probably use a GHD straightener actually. We used it as a crimping device so we could tease up the hair to massive heights.