Whenever We Use This Hair Waver, People Stop Us in the Street for Our Secret

I have a confession to make. Even though I’m a beauty editor, and sometimes styling my hair is quite literally part of my job, I dread it. The most I ever do is accentuate my natural waves by way of a flat iron (the same one I’ve had since I was 13 years old). I loop sections of my hair through, twisting my wrist as I pull down, and out pop some freshly waved strands. If I really want volume, I’ll use hot rollers. (They’re my secret weapon for adding ’90s-inspired height to my naturally limp roots.) Other than that, though, I don’t really use heat tools all that often. 

That changed exactly one week ago when I saw two other Who What Wear beauty editors messaging back and forth about a specific hair waver. They were waxing poetic about how it gives such a nice shape to their hair and how they always get compliments when they use it. I hadn’t used a hair waver since I was in middle school, so I was instantly intrigued. It couldn’t be that good, right? When I got the chance to test it out for myself, I realized it could be that good. It was that good. Instead of being the fussy, clunky hair waver of yesteryear, it was functional and grown-up. Instead of the finely crimped hair I imagined it would give me, I got a super pretty, fresh-from-the-beach texture. Keep scrolling to see for yourself.