curling iron
noun
: a rod-shaped usually metal instrument which is heated and around which a lock of hair to be curled or waved is wound
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This curling iron delivers long-lasting curls and waves and offers 30 heat levels with Turbo Heat Boost for effective styling on long and medium hair.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Best of all, our top curling iron of all time—the Hot Tools Gold 24k Curling Iron—is on sale for 20% off its original price tag (marking it from $70 down to $57).
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora curled Kate Hudson’s mermaid-length strands using ghd hair tools, including the same model of curling iron used on Emma Stone’s flippy bob.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Iron Plates The same treatment can be used for iron plates and hot styling tools (like curling irons or straighteners, which tend to get a little cruddy over years of use).
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Best of all, our top curling iron of all time—the Hot Tools Gold 24k Curling Iron—is on sale for 20% off its original price tag (marking it from $70 down to $57).
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
Celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora curled Kate Hudson’s mermaid-length strands using ghd hair tools, including the same model of curling iron used on Emma Stone’s flippy bob.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Iron Plates The same treatment can be used for iron plates and hot styling tools (like curling irons or straighteners, which tend to get a little cruddy over years of use).
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Curling iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling%20iron. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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