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    Back to the Future: Retro Beauty Gadgets Worth Revisiting

    By Amber Katz, Refinery29
    Technology has brought us amazing advances in hair, ranging from a rotating curling iron to keratin treatments. And that's all good and well. But, in our quest for next big thing, we can easily overlook some exceedingly useful beauty items from days gone by. And that's a mistake.

    These seemingly outdated grooming gems are to beauty what slips are to fashion - and they deserve to be re-embraced. Ahead, a roundup of hair accoutrements that have been around since the Kennedy administration but are surprisingly awesome in modern times, too. Master their usage and then get ready to tell your date to stop getting "handsy" at the drive-in.


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      Plastic Combs

      We know, you haven't seen one since Picture Day! Turns out, these mini rectangular hair tamers are incredibly useful. Want to recreate one of the bouffant looks so popular on runways this past Fashion Week? Those standard-issue combs are excellent for back-combing hair at the crown for a little height. Keep one in your toiletry bag to detangle when traveling or easily stow it away in your back pocket for touch-ups ... more 
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      Plastic Combs

      We know, you haven't seen one since Picture Day! Turns out, these mini rectangular hair tamers are incredibly useful. Want to recreate one of the bouffant looks so popular on runways this past Fashion Week? Those standard-issue combs are excellent for back-combing hair at the crown for a little height. Keep one in your toiletry bag to detangle when traveling or easily stow it away in your back pocket for touch-ups on the go.

      Clipper-Mate Unbreakable Pocket Comb, $5.03, available at Amazon.
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