Hundreds of years ago when I was a teenager...

[KatyMac]

My mum had curling irons which curled my hair for about an hour then it all went frizzy

Same went for a heated brush

Heated Rollers gave a lovely curl - but took ages

Drying with the diffuser just may it wild

Nowadays a straightener will really straighten my hair and it lasts for ages

But I really want curls

So is there a newer version of tongs (or something completely different) which will give smooth curls that last for ages?

My straighteners can do curls too and I think it works quite well a lot of my friends do it. I've got GHDs but I bet other ones would do the same too.

these days they curl hair with straighteners

there is an art to it but not too difficult

you tube

Hundreds of years ago when I was a teenager and wanted curls my mum 'home permed' my hair.

O.M.G

Thanks

carmen rollers are still the way to go, heat them up for ages

diffuser
head upside down
gallons of mouse

jobs a good 'un

whoops was having an 80's moment then ....'we're goin down to alphabet street...'

And to set it all off, howzabout lots of big clumpy orange streaks, courtesy of 'Sun In'?

Nah.....bit lumps of grey now

a hairdresser did my normally straight long hair in loose curls/waves the other day - she used mousse and a rough blow dry first, slim straighteners to make the curls (as in the youtube vid) and then hairspray to hold it. It was great, took about 5 mins and lasted a day - probably would have lasted longer but I wash my hair every day. I burst out laughing when she told me to blow dry my hair upside down - I am 37 and she was about 19 so had no idea why being given advice straight from Jackie 1984 was quite so funny. It did look nice though.