hair curling
Creating spiral locks
Hair curling refers to methods of shaping straight or wavy hair into curls or waves, whether through heat styling tools like curling irons, chemical treatments like perms, or physical techniques like rollers and braids.
As a compound adjective, hair-curling describes something frightening or shocking enough to make one's hair stand on end: The documentary contained some hair-curling accounts of wartime atrocities.
This figurative sense trades on the physical sensation of fear causing hair to rise.
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- hot rollersWarm styling cylinders
- permChemical hair curling
- scrunchingCrushing into compact form
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
ringlet · curling iron · heat styling · iron · wave · finger waves · beach waves · diffuser · frizz · mousse · hairdressing · salon visit · spiral · barrel · twist · coiffure · hairspray · updos
hair curlingstraightening
Making something not crooked
flat ironing · relaxing · keratin treatment · Brazilian blowout · pressing
hair curlingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
calming · reassuring · comforting · relaxing · tranquilizing
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