Curling tongs with a big barrel

[LadyOfTheCanyon]

I've been struggling manfully on with my steampod and a slim barrelled tong thing -that I've had so long you practically have to wind it up- for TOO LONG. Half the time I look deranged, the rest of the time I just look like I haven't done my hair properly.

what I want is big bouncy curls. I have past shoulder length fine hair and I think I need a simple curling tong but with a big barrel. Google is just confusing me now with wave this and Argan infused the other.

What do you lot use, oh magnificently tressed MNers?

I have a Babyliss large barrel curling tongs almost identical to this which is really great. I have short quite fine hair (now silver, I'm 70!) and this gives super results.

Nanthwiser I have that and it doesn't work on my long thick waist length hair or my daughters shoulder length thick hair or my other daughters waist length thin hair. I just gives a limp wave on us all unfortunately.

Op i have only ever got big bouncy curls from rollers.

See that Babyliss looks like the sort of thing I'm after, and I'm willing to spend more than that, so that could be a result! ( or at least not a costly disaster)

Hm I'm going for the measuring tape as I think nan's one is bigger than mine!

It has a 38mm barrel, which is larger than most.

I have the 'smaller'large barrel Babyliss and it is very good, but don't discount heated rollers, Op, the curls last longer and the rollers are IMO easier to use.

It has a 38mm barrel, which is larger than most.

Not a euphemism.

Watched a live streaming thingy via Glossybox on the new Cloud Nine big barrel out today. It literally looks amazing. At £99.99 it's a big purchase but am sure the YouTube tutorial may convince you ... Ordered mine today and my hair sounds v v similar to yours

My best friend got married last year and got curly updo like newaylook.com/best-cute-updos-for-short-long-hair/ She has been using Herstyler Grande tongs www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/herstyler-curling-wand . They take a bit of practice as you have to wind the hair round with your hand (supplied with heatproof glove), but they are very effective-the curls stay in well. They also make my hair shiny. Not cheap but worth the money (£55 )

I have thick hair that wouldn't hold a wave let alone a curl until I bought a wand. I can sleep in sanded curls and they survive! You just use bigger sections of hair for bigger curls. I think mine is babylis or Remington

It's a Remington pearl

Have you looked at Ghd? They do a 32mm one: Ghd soft curling tong I've got the smaller version for my hair (26mm) and it's brilliant - heats up really quickly and the curls last for a couple of days on me.