Flat Iron on Shine

Shine Beauty Panel: The one beauty product I couldn’t live without-- my flat iron

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It's said that you always want what you can't have-- while this isn't always true, it is when it comes to your hair. Nearly every woman I know who has straight hair yearns for a little wave or a loopy curl. And, every girl who has curly hair rues the mornings when she wakes up and her…

5 Tips For Taking Your Flat Iron to Go

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Summer vacay, are you ready? If you want sleek locks for your next trip — but cherish your ceramic plates — check out these five ways to take better care of the flat iron so it lasts 'til you get home again.

You Need This: Brazilian Hair Straightening

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You need to know about this. At least, if you're somebody who's shackled to a blowdryer and round brush every summer, like me:

I blow-dried my hair in 10 minutes today with a paddle brush -- and got a look that would normally take me over an hour ... and one or more of these products.

Hooray! And so begins my public service campaign to all my frizzy-haired sisters, spreading the word on the newest thing in straightening treatments -- Brazillian Blowout. Basically, it's a layer of keratin (the protein that makes up hair/skin/nails) applied to your hair, sealed in with a flat iron, then rinsed away. The result: Healthy, straight, frizz-free hair -- that lasts four months.

Since it takes two hours, I had plenty of time to grill the stylist, Michelle Vance, and owner Tom of the Tom Brophy Salon in Beverly Hills:

Q: Who does this treatment work best on?
A: Anyone with curls, waves or frizz, plus anyone with color-damaged hair -- it actually works best on them; you see the most remarkable difference, it's so shiny. New clients usually come in and have a "strand test" done, just to see what the results will be like before they commit.

5 Fun New Beauty Tricks I Learned this Week

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Being a beauty journalist, I'm like, been there/done that with every trick in the book. But somehow this week, I learned not one but FIVE new things ...

1. Lipliner isn't evil. (Especially these best ones.) I always kept away, because hey, "Drag queens give it a bad rap," agrees makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury. But done right, it's the best way to make my lips more symmetrical... which we ALL need if we're wearing red.

Top 12 Flat Irons

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I heard a salon in Seattle is doing chemical straightening on 8-year-olds! Dicey and kinda sad, I think. My messy pony and poufy bangs rocked when I was 8 (nowhere near as cute as these huggable styles, but kind of adorable ... according to my mom). Dude, let kids be kids.

Now us grown-ups on the other hand, have fun stuff like these amazing frizz fighters and the world's most life-changing hair straighteners, and that's a good thing. Any of them would rival a salon treatment, saving you lots of money.

P.S. Make sure you don't buy this hellish flat iron -- over 50 readers said they threw it in the trash after trying it. Yikes!

No. 12: Revlon Tourmaline Heat Ionic Ceramic Straightener, $32.99

No. 11: Vidal Sassoon VS175 Studio Tools 1-1/2" Tourmaline/Solid Ceramic Professional Ceramic Straightener, $35.99

No. 10: TIGI Hardcore Straightening Irons, $79.99

I Tried It Tuesday: The InStyler

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I'll admit it. When I saw the InStyler on an infomercial one night, I was skeptical. It looked like one of those kooky gadgets that was a little too good to be true. But ladies, I'm here to tell you that thing really works!

Daily Find: BarBar Cordless Flat Iron

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During the morning rush the last thing we want is to be leashed to the bathroom by a twisted, tangled cord. Naturally, we were delighted to find the new BarBar 1800 cordless flat iron. We love that it allows us complete freedom to move around while prepping for the busy day ahead. It fires up to...

A mini flat iron for less than $50, is it true?

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I have truly found the world's greatest hair invention! And it's not just me, this baby has been featured in Allure and on the Early Show. It's what's being dubbed the world's smallest styling iron: the TS-2 Detailer. So, what's all the buzz about? First off, look at its...