Another automatic hair curler, the Remington Curl Revolution, uses instant curl technology and an automatic feed. It comes with 5 temperature settings, a digital screen, and a 2.5-meter cord. The unit heats up to 230°C and is suitable for all hair lengths. Material: Just as with other heat-styling products, most hair wavers are made using ceramic-coated heating plates. That’s because ceramic coatings have been proven to boost shine and decrease frizz on the hair, which ensures the results look as sleek as possible. Some high-end heat styling tools also infuse their ceramic plates with smoothing oils to amplify this effect and keep the hair as healthy as possible. Other hair wavers come with ionic technology, which can further reduce frizz by counteracting static charges in the hair. You could use clips you already own for this, but make sure they won’t weigh your hair down as this could make the curls drop out, defeating the object of using clips. If you want to buy some great lightweight hair clips, we’d recommend the Beauty Works creaseless clips, which come bundled with the brand’s hair waver kit collaboration with Molly Mae.

Beauty Works was founded in 2016, making it a much younger company than its more established counterparts. However, the brand has become well known for its hair wavers after frequent collaborations with influencer and former Love Island star, Molly Mae. If you’re sceptical about influencer endorsements, you’re not alone, but we’re here to reassure you that the Beauty Works original hair waver lives up to the hype.Barrel size: The barrel size of hair wavers refers to the diameter of each barrel and usually sits between 19mm and 32mm. With thinner barrels, you’ll get tighter waves, while larger barrels create looser, more relaxed waves.

In terms of battery life, the waver has a 40-minute charge on high heat, which provides plenty of time for styling a full head of hair. During use, the on-off button has a colour-coded battery life indicator to let you know when it’s running low, so you don’t need to worry about running out of charge halfway through styling. In between uses, a full charge takes three hours, and it comes with a heat-protected travel case. This process can take a bit of practice to master, but once you’ve got the hang of it, it’s easy to create flawless mermaid-worthy waves in a flash. Unlike the clamp design of other wavers, this one features a triple barrel design, which opens and closes using a lever. As each barrel is the same shape, the waver creates a uniform “S” shaped wave that looks clean and polished. After styling at 180°C, the waves looked shiny and sleek all day and lasted for two days without dropping out. It’s also essential to have something that indicates when the hair waver gets up to temperature. Whether that’s an LCD screen, a LED light, or a beeping noise, hair wavers without this aren’t as straightforward to operate and could either leave you waiting for ages to style your hair or have you styling your hair at a temperature that’s too cold to have an effect.

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Key specs – Barrel size: 21mm; Barrel material: Ionic ceramic with infused oils; Temperature range: 160-180°C; 180°C heat up time: 39 secs; Charge time: 3 hours; Battery life: 40 minutes on high heat; Automatic shut off: Yes, after 60 minutes; Other features: Heat mat, glove, heat protected travel storage case

Adjustable barrels: Some hair wavers advertise themselves as two-in-one (or more) products. That’s because they can be used in various ways, or adjusted, to create different styles of waves, such as tighter and looser waves. This can improve the versatility of a hair waver to no end, but normally can’t give you long-lasting loose waves like their fixed barrelled counterparts. Up your hair game with this latest product from our collection of hair styling tools. Achieve voluminous curls with our wavers and wands, from Beauty Works to Babyliss. Get an at-home blow dry with thermal barrel brushes or keep things sleek with our straightening tools. From brushes to serums, our hair styling products mean no more bad hair days. Ideal for thin hair, tourmaline curling tongs have a heating surface containing a fine tourmaline powder. The advantage of this option is that it produces a greater number of negative ions that flatten cuticles and help moisturize the hair. Heat gloves: As you’d expect, heat gloves help to make sure you don’t burn your hands. However, they’re not as necessary to use alongside hair wavers as with a curling wand because you don’t need to hold the hair directly onto the hot barrels. For most people, therefore, a heat glove shouldn’t make a huge difference to how they style their hair.

It’s designed well, too: aside from the obvious triple barrel design, the handle is a comfortable shape and the lever has just the right amount of tension to hold the hair without being difficult to open. The temperature controls are also intuitive to control, and the temperature is shown on an LCD screen built into the handle. The main caveat is that this styler has no automatic safety shut-off which means this isn’t the device for you if you’re prone to leaving your heat stylers on by accident. In our testing, we used a slightly lower heat setting of 170°C, as there is no 180° setting. Still, the waves lasted three days and dropped naturally over that time, which is the same staying power as the other models where higher heat was used. Although the styling was very speedy, it was a little harder to see where to clamp the hair when moving it down the strand because of its solid barrels. Once we got used to it, creating smooth waves was a breeze. Hair clips: When heat styling hair, one easy way to make a style last longer is to use hair clips to hold the waves in place until they have fully cooled. If you keep them in at the inside point of each wave until the hair cools, they will last longer. If you were around in the nineties, you’ll probably remember the hair crimping craze. Crimpers have the same clamp design as hair straighteners but instead of flat heated plates, the plates have ridges that slot together to press your hair into a crimped, zigzag shape. After five to ten seconds, you’d release your hair and repeat the process down from scalp to tips. Another big bonus is that this waver can create two different types of waves. When oriented in one direction, the waves are deep and exaggerated, but flip the waver the other way up and you’ll get a more natural beachy effect. That’s because the wave shape clamps aren’t an even “S” shape, but rather the shape of a sideways “M”, with two large rounded barrels separated by a thin heated strip.