How to Curl Your Hair with a Straightener: Video

Posted on October 16th, 2010 by peanutbutterfingers

Woohoo!

I finally got around to creating the video tutorial I promised you guys months (maybe a year?) ago on how to curl your hair with a straightener!

I never use a curling iron when curling my hair because I prefer the look of looser waves and honestly find that the curls stay for much longer when I use a straightener.

Sooo, without further ado, here is my first totally dorky how-to video!

Okay you can stop laughing at me now…

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If any of you guys try this out, let me know how it goes!

It looked really easy when I first watched someone do it, but for some reason it took me quite a few (hundred) tries before really getting the hang of it. You’re likely much more hair savvy than I am, so I’m sure you’ll be a pro in no time!

Happy curling!

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86 Responses to “How to Curl Your Hair with a Straightener: Video”

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    Michelle (The Runner's Plate), on October 16th, 2010 at 2:19 am Said:

    You are so cute!! I loved the video!

      

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    carlee, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:29 am Said:

    whoah! for some reason your voice and everything is totally different than how i imagined it! lol
    cute video though!

      

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    Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
    October 16th, 2010 at 10:05 am

    that’s exactly how i feel everytime i see a blogger post a video!

      

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    Kelsey Reply:
    October 17th, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    I was thinking the same thing! You are so cute though, and your hair always looks awesome.

      

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    Chelsea @ Strawberry Sweat, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:30 am Said:

    I loved it! It’s fun to see you “live” :)

      

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    Amber K, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:37 am Said:

    I don’t have a curling iron or a straightener. 99% of the time my hair is in a ponytail, because it is easy and that is about the limit of my hair talents!

    I love how-to vids. They make me feel like I’ve learned something. :)

      

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    abby, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:57 am Said:

    aw julie I love your voice and your video is so cute! thanks for posting this!!

      

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    Deia, on October 16th, 2010 at 3:16 am Said:

    I’ve watched some videos on how to curl my hair and tried a few or rather a lot of times, though most time I failed, but the “curling the hair around the straightener and then turning the straightener around” sounds like it could really work. I’m gonna try this out. Thanks for making this nice little video.

      

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    Anna Walker, on October 16th, 2010 at 4:43 am Said:

    Oh my gosh! You’re super cute!
    I am so going to try this.
    I had no idea, I tried it the other day just messing around, but it definitely did not work!
    I’m so excited, thanks for posting this!

      

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    Rika, on October 16th, 2010 at 5:20 am Said:

    Ee-! I can’t wait till my hairs long enough to try this!

    You have so much spice! :D so charismatic!

      

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    Lauren, on October 16th, 2010 at 6:44 am Said:

    Julie you are a natural!!! Ah, I love this! This should go on you-tube! :)

      

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    Lindsay, on October 16th, 2010 at 7:34 am Said:

    Thank you for the video.. I’ve tried a few ways before, but haven’t been too successful. I appreciate your tips. By the way, I totally pictured your voice and actions a different way (not in a good or bad way, just different). It’s funny to me how many readers (including myself) sort of create a blog voice in our heads for the blogs that we read. Maybe next year I’ll get to the healthy living summit and get to meet a lot of the bloggers and actually hear their real voices! ah ha!

      

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    Courtney (Pancakes & Postcards), on October 16th, 2010 at 7:41 am Said:

    how cute! every time i try this i totally fail. must try again.

      

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    Holly, on October 16th, 2010 at 8:08 am Said:

    You are great! Love your blog and your recipes! I read you and Skinny Runner everyday! I have been curling my hair with a CHI for a long time and do it completely different! I will have to try your way today and see how it goes! To save time, I sometimes put the top half of my hair in hot rollers and do the rest with the CHI. Helps get a little more volume on the top and I can always go over it with the CHI to get tighter curls.

    Thanks for the video!

      

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    Julie, on October 16th, 2010 at 8:51 am Said:

    That is not what I imagined your voice to sound like at all! Hilarious.
    I wish I had longer hair to try this little trick! Chi’s are AMAZING. If mine ever kicks the bucket I’m shaving my head.

      

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    Bess @ Bess Be Fit, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:17 am Said:

    Thanks for the video Julie! I am going to try that today…I have a CHI but for some reason whenever I curl my hair with a curling iron it NEVER stays no matter how much hair spray I use….I think we have similar super thin and straight hair so I’m excited to see it works for you…gives me hope!

      

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    christina cadden, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:21 am Said:

    I am so going to try this today!

      

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    Erika @ Food, Fitness, & Fun, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:25 am Said:

    Love the video – I have the CHI too so I can’t wait to try this out! :-)

      

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    Christine, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:32 am Said:

    So nice to put a voice to your writing!

    Keep up the great work!

      

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    Chicago Cuisine Critique, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:54 am Said:

    This is the only way i’ve ever curled my hair as well. And I agree it takes a good few hundred times to perfect it..in fact i’m still working on it. :) Fun to see you live. Hope you are enjoying your trip!

      

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    Alison, on October 16th, 2010 at 10:37 am Said:

    Hey Jules!~
    I love the video! Watching a video of you as opposed to just reading your blog makes you seem more “real” and like I know you better! lol The curling tutorial is definitely a great “how-to” video for you. Can’t wait to see more!
    ~*Ali*~

      

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    Holly, on October 16th, 2010 at 10:48 am Said:

    Loved this- I seriously wondered how you always get your hair in those perfect/ wavy curls- it always looks so good :D
    Definitely going to try this this week!!
    Thanks for the video Julie- you rock!

      

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    Laura, on October 16th, 2010 at 10:58 am Said:

    Super cute….unfortunately because my hair was so fine I decided it was best to get a short cut for volume sakes lol So no curling for me but it was a cute video :)

      

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    Fallon, on October 16th, 2010 at 11:16 am Said:

    How cool is that! I didn’t even know you could do that with a straightener. I have that exact same one. Now I wish I had long hair again!

      

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    Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef, on October 16th, 2010 at 11:21 am Said:

    you’re so cute! totally different than i pictured your voice to be (imagined it to be- i guess :) haha). too bad i have short hair now! :)

      

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    Andrea, on October 16th, 2010 at 11:35 am Said:

    Can’t wait to try this! You are a natural on video.

      

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    Melissa, on October 16th, 2010 at 11:38 am Said:

    Nooo, not dorky at all! I loved it. I’ve tried to YouTube other straightener-curling videos and ended up being confused, burnt, and cranky. So yours was really easy, straightforward, and will hopefully lead to curling success. I’m going to try it out after I shower! :)

    Have fun on your POM adventure.

      

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    Jaime, on October 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am Said:

    I was expecting your voice to be a bit higher and purkier. Ha! Don’t worry I was dissapointed or anything. ;) Thanks for the hair tip….I think I might try it on my flat, fine and unstylish hair!

      

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    Sara, on October 16th, 2010 at 11:48 am Said:

    How fun!! Your tutorial was much more helpful than the one that came with my flat iron. Can’t wait to try it out! :)

      

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    Sarah-Mae @ Eat, Knit, Run, on October 16th, 2010 at 12:01 pm Said:

    You are so. totally. cute!
    I do this when I decide to give my hair a little bit of extra body curls too!

      

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    Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine, on October 16th, 2010 at 12:12 pm Said:

    Loved this!! I’ve always wondered how to do that but never even attempted it. Funny- you’re one of the first blogworld people whose voice sounds exactly how I expected it!

      

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    Tehsina, on October 16th, 2010 at 12:43 pm Said:

    Awww you’re so cute! Thank you so much for the tutorial. Loved the vid!

      

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    Hayley, on October 16th, 2010 at 1:23 pm Said:

    Contrary to some of the other comments, you sound exactly as I thought you would! And the tutorial worked – I tried it this morn and success! The wrapping the hair around the iron is key. I had tried it a long time ago and just did the 360 turn of the flatiron with no luck. Thanks girl : )

      

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    Carla @ I Run, You Run, on October 16th, 2010 at 1:39 pm Said:

    Dorky but awesome!

    The “chic runner” also put a video on her blog a well a few weeks ago, and yet I STILL haven’t tried it. *sigh*

      

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    liz, on October 16th, 2010 at 1:58 pm Said:

    so cute and so fun to hear you in person!

      

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    Kt, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:06 pm Said:

    Great video, you have awesome happy energy :) I will have lovely curls tonight thanks to you!

      

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    Courtney, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:06 pm Said:

    You should do these more often!!! It is so refreshing and much more personal to see you live! I am absolutely obsessed with your blog!! I am trying to get my own blog going but it is so hard to make time to post and take pictures! I e-mailed you but I am sure you are swamped with them everyday!

      

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    MLT, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:24 pm Said:

    You have great on-camera presence! You should consider a tv career…anchorwoman maybe?? :)

      

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    Kelly, on October 16th, 2010 at 2:51 pm Said:

    you’re so cute!!

      

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    Primrose, on October 16th, 2010 at 3:08 pm Said:

    Oh julie you’re soo cute! And yeah like someone else said, you sound totally different from what I expected!

      

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    Jessica, on October 16th, 2010 at 4:08 pm Said:

    I definitely expected you to have a voice that was much higher pitched or mousy! haha Love when bloggers do videos!!

      

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    Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life, on October 16th, 2010 at 4:47 pm Said:

    LOVE the video! I’ve been wanting to try this forever but have just been too lazy. Now that I know how, I’m totally trying it tonight! :)

      

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    El, on October 16th, 2010 at 5:55 pm Said:

    That’s such a cute video. Thanks for the info.

      

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    Jamie @ Food in Real Life, on October 16th, 2010 at 6:05 pm Said:

    I have watched so many videos on how to do this but I still kind of suck at it! I’m going to try your method and I’ll let you know how it goes! Maybe I’ll post a video on my blog of me burning my fingers and ending up with kinked flat curls!

      

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    Terri, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:03 pm Said:

    Thanks Julie! Can’t wait to try it!

      

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    Katherine, on October 16th, 2010 at 9:34 pm Said:

    Your voice is different than I expected too! You’re great on video! Thanks so much for the tutorial. I have a Chi and have always wondered how someone could curl their hair with a flat iron!

      

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    katie, on October 16th, 2010 at 10:22 pm Said:

    oh my gosh i love putting a voice to the face!! you are ADORABLE julie!!

      

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    Melissa, on October 17th, 2010 at 3:15 am Said:

    Cute video! I need to give it a try. Thanks, I always think your hair is so cute, but mine is much thicker and not nearly as straight as yours.

      

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    Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes, on October 17th, 2010 at 5:25 am Said:

    Great video! And your not at all dorky.

      

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    Caroline, on October 17th, 2010 at 10:35 am Said:

    I love videos that let me see a blogger’s actual personality and mannerisms!
    You actually inspired me to look up youtube videos for how to do this and I think I finally got it last night on my third attempt, when I was almost done with my hair and my husband was rushing me out the door (of course!). The key seems to really be to twist the hair around the iron. The first time I tried my hair wasn’t quite long enough for me to do that without burning myself. I also have a cheap-o straightener that seems to work well (especially with hairspray help) but I just use smaller bunches of hair.
    Those are my discoveries anyway!

      

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    Kaycee, on October 17th, 2010 at 12:40 pm Said:

    Yay for your first video! You should do more of these! You definitely are a natural ;p

      

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    Tammy, on October 17th, 2010 at 2:12 pm Said:

    This is a great idea. I never knew that this could be done. I straighten my hair just about everyday – now I can straighten – with a twist.. :)

      

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    Kara, on October 17th, 2010 at 2:49 pm Said:

    You are too cute! And you rock for doing that! I have never been able to figure that out before, I can’t wait to try! I am a new blog reader and I am just lovin’ your blog!!

      

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    Colleen, on October 17th, 2010 at 3:24 pm Said:

    Great tutorial! You should do more videos! My roommate used to curl my hair with a straightener for me in college but I’ve never tried it myself. You totally inspired me to though!

      

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    Duchess of Fork, on October 17th, 2010 at 8:45 pm Said:

    Loved the tutorial, Julie!! I’m definitely going to have to try. I have naturally curly hair, but every now and then I straighten it. I’m so used to lots of volume, and I hate it when it just lays limp. Hopefully your curls will do the trick.

      

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    Brittany (A Healthy Slice of Life), on October 18th, 2010 at 1:27 pm Said:

    you’re so flippin’ cute! I totally agree that you sound different than I expected! How funny that I create voices in my head of what I think bloggers sound like :)
    Maybe I’ll do a vlog and see if I’m what people expected or not- how fun!

      

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    Julie, on October 19th, 2010 at 9:43 am Said:

    Thanks for the tutorial!! Couldn’t be easier! I have very thick hair and it really took the curl – I had to brush it out quite a bit because I got WAY too much curl. My 6 y/o has really fine hair so I’m going to try it out on her before school today. She’s SO excited! Thanks for the vid.

      

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    Callie, on October 24th, 2010 at 10:14 am Said:

    I just tried this and it worked great! I’ve tried a ton of times before and never could get the hang of it, thanks for the video! :)

      

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    Allison, on December 3rd, 2010 at 9:37 pm Said:

    I just tried this and it looks awesome!! Thank you for posting this video! Now I have such precious little ringlets :)

      

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    Allison, on January 23rd, 2011 at 12:59 pm Said:

    Thanks for posting this! I have super thin hair and I like to curl it to give it some volume. This was so quick and easy with my CHI straightener! It looks even better than when I curl my hair with a curing iron.

    P.S. I am a new reader, and I LOVE your blog :) . Your posts are always so fun to read. I especially love checking out all the yummy treats and recipes!

      

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    Brett, on February 25th, 2011 at 5:22 am Said:

    So I know this post is really old, which makes this a bit random, buuuttt I wanted to say thank you for posting this. Your hair always looks amazing so it was nice to get the how-to. I’ve tried, very unsuccessfully, to learn this technique with several other videos & ended up with kinked hair & burnt hands! I remembered you had posted this a while back & decided to give it a go, and whattdaya know- got it on the first try with minimal burnage. haha. Anyway, thanks! :)

      

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    peanutbutterfingers Reply:
    February 25th, 2011 at 10:19 am

    so glad it worked for you!

      

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    Lindsey, on February 27th, 2011 at 4:16 pm Said:

    Heyyyyy im 12 years old and omg ur soooooo pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im totally gonna try this for school, since i normally straighten my hair it’l be a lil different!!!! ill let ya know how it turns out! btw i have the same flat iron but whtevs thanks!

      

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    Lindsey, on February 27th, 2011 at 4:16 pm Said:

    Heyyyyy im 12 years old and omg ur soooooo pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im totally gonna try this for school, since i normally straighten my hair it’l be a lil different!!!! ill let ya know how it turns out! btw i have the same flat iron but whtevs thanks!!!!!!

      

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    Lindsey, on March 1st, 2011 at 6:30 pm Said:

    when i tried this only 20% of the time it worked and crimped my hair when i held it before i flipped it maybe i did it too hot? or my flat irons sorta old? imma gonna buy some new heat protectant this weekend to c if that makes a difference…wish me luck!
    :)

      

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    Emily, on March 26th, 2011 at 10:17 am Said:

    Oh.mah.gah. I’ve never felt more like an incompetent moron. Why is this so hard for me?!!!

      

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    Kari, on March 27th, 2011 at 7:32 pm Said:

    Hi, I like the look but if my hair is kind of thicker do you think it’ll work? And do you straighten it all the way before you start the curling process? I dont want to damage it too much!

      

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    peanutbutterfingers Reply:
    March 28th, 2011 at 8:55 am

    No… I just blow dry it and then curl it. I think it should work with thick hair as well.

      

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    Lori, on March 30th, 2011 at 2:14 pm Said:

    Thanks for the video! I stumbled on it yesterday and thought I’d give it a try. I have been curling my hair with my straightener for a long time but I didn’t know how much it helps to wrap the hair around the straightener. My curls are much more bouncy today! Thanks! :)

      

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    Lea, on April 5th, 2011 at 1:56 am Said:

    Hi there! I’ve found your blog through Skinnyrunner and love your posts but I’ve never commented before :) I just HAD to after seeing this video, though, because on the first try this method worked better than any other way I’ve tried to curl my hair before! Thank you thank you! haha

      

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    Peanut Butter Fingers » Beware of the Kitty Chow, on April 11th, 2011 at 2:27 pm Said:
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    Tabitha, on May 1st, 2011 at 12:01 am Said:

    Just watched this video and tried it. I have fine, limp, thin, flat hair. Ahhh-maziiiing! My hair CURLED, stayed all night, and I didn’t even use hair spray.

      

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    Few of my favorite things… [blog.style] | Setting Goals…Taking Chances…, on June 27th, 2011 at 9:56 am Said:
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    Katie, on July 7th, 2011 at 10:50 am Said:

    Okay, you’re inspiring me to give this a shot! Are you using a 1-inch straightener?

      

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    Shannon, on July 7th, 2011 at 5:05 pm Said:

    I’m going to try this tonight when I get home! I have some spare time to myself before guests arrive/the fiance gets home from work. I’m not a fan of curling iron curls so hopefully I can figure this out!! Thanks for the inspiration, Julie! PS- Also having a PBFingers inspired meal for dinner..turkey meatball hoagies! We’ve done them once and they’re already a household favorite!

      

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    fittingbackin, on July 25th, 2011 at 7:34 pm Said:

    So glad you linked back to this! I had missed it!

      

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    Amanda, on July 29th, 2011 at 11:09 pm Said:

    I DID IT!!! I am totally like you, hair inept haha and I also have thin hair as welll… I got it after a couple tries so thanks for the video! Yay so excited

      

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    Curling Your Hair « Pink Runner, on August 1st, 2011 at 7:07 am Said:
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    Kathryn, on August 6th, 2011 at 11:14 pm Said:

    so I know you posted this a long time ago but i just tried this and it works so well! Thanks for the video!

      

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    Emily, on August 26th, 2011 at 11:17 am Said:

    Finally! A way around the “barrel-roll” curl look!

    I started reading your blog a few weeks ago, and I love it! My boyfriend makes fun of me because I check back multiple times a day for your updates haha. I stumbled upon this tutorial a few days ago and finally got the patience to play around with my hair til I got it down!

    Anyway, I have thick, naturally curly hair but sometimes I don’t like the kinky-curly-frizzy look, and want to have a curl that’s softer and lays nicely. This worked like a charm for me! Me and curling irons were not meant to be so using my CHI definitely made this an awesome trick :)

      

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    Jordan, on September 27th, 2011 at 2:56 pm Said:

    I loved the video! I decided I would try curling my hair this past weekend. We were going out for my birthday and I wanted to do something different! I know you said it took you a couple times to get the hang of it, but I thought I would be able to do it, I mean how hard could it be?? Haha it was a complete disaster!! I ended up propping up my phone so I could watch the video while attempting to curl my hair! My Fiancé was watching me just cracking up as my chi started smoking I thought I was going to burn my hair off! Haha it was so awful! I’m going to try again when I have more time :)

      

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    Havin’ a Holly Jolly Vacation « sugarlyspice and everything nice!, on November 26th, 2011 at 10:57 pm Said:
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    melissa, on December 10th, 2011 at 8:46 pm Said:

    just tried this, you are a genius!! thanks so much for this video! I have straight fine hair and my hair actually looks good curled and not limp!

      

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    Amanda, on January 4th, 2012 at 1:52 pm Said:

    I just tried this on NYE and it worked perfectly! Thank you so much for the tutorial. I am hair styling-inept and even I could manage it haha. I have fine hair like you and this def makes it look thicker and more voluminous!

      

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    Marie, on January 6th, 2012 at 1:54 pm Said:

    Your hair looks awesome with curls! Do you happen to know how big your straightening iron is? I wanted to purchase one but didn’t know if i shoul get a 1″ or thinner? Thanks!

      

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    Recovering From a Food Coma « Fit Minded Mom, on May 14th, 2012 at 2:35 pm Said:

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