Another staple in the styling drawer of most fashionable ladies, the curling tongs are an age-old design that modern women still embrace today. Hair tongs aren’t anything new – the Romans used tongs to achieve luscious tresses and curling irons are among today’s hottest selling hair styling accessories.
Whether you favour Nicky Clarke, Babyliss or Wahl, there are plenty of curling tongs on offer in online beauty supply shops. Things that impact the price and suitability of curling tongs today include the size of the barrel, it’s shape and whether it’s plated or not. Popular options are tapered curling tongs, like the Babyliss Pro Rebel, which allow you to be a little more creative in styling. Also, curling irons with ceramic, tourmaline or Teflon coating are exceptionally popular as these provide smoother hair – the Remington Sleek & Curl is a great example of this. The majority of leading brands offer a variety of options within their range, to suit most styling needs and budgets. If you want something cheap and cheerful, Wahl have a good selection of curling tongs with simple options.
Look for a curling iron that has adjustable heat settings for greater flexibility, and consider what you need from your curling tongs before settling on a type to purchase. If you might want to straighten as well as curl, consider a narrow pair of straightening tongs rather than a curling iron – that will save you buying two tools to do similar jobs. Buying curling tongs online is easy – there are plenty to choose from and most online beauty suppliers offer a complete range of hair tongs to meet most style and budget requirements. Keep an eye out for shipping discounts to maximise your savings, and always buy from online retailers with flexible return policies to avoid disappointment later.© Hair Styling.org.uk 2007.
Miss Bollywood Straightener & Curling Tong Heat Resistant Mat From Miss Bollywood , bedding, black, bollywood, burns, care, carpets, hair, heat, marks, mat, miss, protect, resistant, scorch, surface, thi, unsightly, upholstery... £5.50 | Straightener & Curling Tong Heat Resistant Mat From Miss Bollywood , bedding, bollywood, burns, care, carpets, hair, heat, marks, mat, miss, pink, protect, res, resistant, scorch, surface, unsightly, upholstery... £6.00 | Straightener & Curling Tong Heat Resistant Mat From Miss Bollywood , bedding, black, bollywood, burns, care, carpets, hair, heat, marks, mat, miss, protect, re, resistant, scorch, surface, unsightly, upholstery... £6.00 |
WAHL Steel Curling Tong 13mm From Island Cosmetics , 150c, 19m, action, adjustable, barrel, control, cord, cosmetics, hair>curlers, heat, island, mains, max, operated, sprung, stand, steel, stylers, styling, swivel, tangle, temperature, tip, tong, touch, warranty... £7.20 | WAHL Steel Curling Tong 13mm From Surf Dome , 150c, 19m, action, adjustable, barrel, control, cord, dome, hair>curlers, heat, mains, max, operated, sprung, stand, steel, stylers, styling, surf, swivel, tangle, temperature, tip, tong, touch, warranty... £7.20 | Curl Artist 200ml by Wella High Hair From Beauty Bay , artist, b5, bay, beauty, bouncy, control, curl, curlers, curling, curls, developed, effects, filter, filters, hair, healthy, heat, high, hot, hydrated, leaves, leaving, light, movement, natural, protected, stickiness, styling, tongs, uv, wella... £8.75 |
2259GU Pro Curl Styler From Dixons , °c, 150, 16mm, 2259gu, 2259gupro, attachment, babyliss, brush, cord, createfor, curl, curling, curls, dixons, hair, heat, integrated, longlasting, pro, rest, salonperfect, slack, sleeve, styler, stylerthe, temperature, time, tongs... £8.97 | 2259GU Pro Curl Styler From Currys , °c, 150, 16mm, 2259gu, 2259gupro, attachment, babyliss, brush, cord, curl, curling, curls, currys, hair, heat, integrated, lengthy18m, longlasting, pro, rest, salonperfect, slack, sleeve, styler, temperature, time, tongs... £8.97 | WAHL Steel Curling Tongs 25mm From Island Cosmetics , 150c, 19m, adjustable, barrel, cord, cosmetics, hair>curlers, heat, high, island, max, professional, stand, steel, stylers, swivel, temperature, tong, warranty... £9.00 |
WAHL Steel Curling Tongs 25mm From Surf Dome , 150c, 19m, adjustable, barrel, cord, dome, hair>curlers, heat, high, max, professional, stand, steel, stylers, surf, swivel, temperature, tong, warranty... £9.00 | Crown 19mm Curling Tong From 247 Electrical , 19mm, 247, cordptc, curling, electrical, element, heat, heating, indicator, light, power, switch18m, swivel, tongs, uppower, voltageon/off... £9.24 | Superdrug Pink Combi Curling Tongs From Superdrug , barrelbrush, cosmetics, heat, indicator2, stand, superdrug... £9.99 |
Wahl hot brush, 13mm, different temperature settings, power on light, ZX572 From 247 Electrical , 247, barrel2, cordcool, curling, electrical, heat, light, settings19m, steel, swivel, tippower, tongs, touch... £10.39 | Wahl Curling tong, 9mm, 2 heat settings, chrome ZX305 From 247 Electrical , 247, 9mm, cordsize, curling, electrical, heat, high, temperature, tongs, tongs2... £10.59 | Redken Redken Fabricate 03 Heat Activated Hair Texturizer 150ml From The Funky Hair Group , 03, active, agent, body, control, curling, dryers, effects, fabricate, funky, group, hair, haircare, heat, lively, magnified, redken, rollers, texture, texturing, texturizer, tongs... £10.75 |
Silk Results Straight Smooth Blow Dry Cream 200ml by Joico From Beauty Bay , bay, beauty, blow, brilliant, conditions, cream, curling, dry, hair, heat, intense, irons, joico, protecter, protects, results, shine, silk, silky, smooth, smoother, soft, straight, styling, thermal, tongs... £10.99 | Wahl Styling tongs, 16mm, ZX307 From 247 Electrical , 50, 247, cord230, curling, electrical, heat, hz, professional, temperature, tonghigh, tongs, tongs2... £11.90 | 5265BU Shape & Smooth Airstyler From Currys , &, 5265bu, airstyler, airstylerthe, andwithout, babyliss, beautifully, curl, curling, currys, finishingfor, hair, heat, ingenious, perfection, release, salonlook, shape, shape&, smooth, style, tanglefree, there's, tongs, whenever... £11.99 |
5265BU Shape & Smooth Airstyler From Dixons , &, 5265bu, airstyler, airstylerthe, andwithout, babyliss, beautifully, curl, curling, dixons, finishingfor, hair, heat, ingenious, perfection, release, salonlook, shape, shape&, smooth, style, tanglefree, there's, tongs, whenever... £11.99 | CB4N FlexiBrush Steam Curling Tong - Pink From Currys , 60second, accessory, andthe, body, button, cb4n, curling, curlrelease, curls, curlsor, currys, easytouse, elaborate, element, evenly, flexibrush, hair, hairstyler, hairstyles, handle, head, health, heatup, helps, lengthcombs, level, locks, loose, minute... £12.95 | Nicky Clarke Detox Nano Silver Tong From Sainsburys , 150ºc, 230ºc, 25mm, barrel, care>hair, causes, ceramic, clarke, cord, curling, curls, damage, detox, garden>home, hair, heat, heats, minimal, movement, nano, nicky, sainsburys, silver, stylers, swivel, technology, tong, ultimate, used, you'll... £14.65 |
Hannah Montana Multistyler From Tesco , attachments, bad, brush, cable, ceramic, curling, electronics, hair, hannah, hot, metre, montana, multistyler, past, plates, sleeve, sprial, styles, styling, swivel, tesco, tong, tool... £14.67 | High School Musical 3 Curling Tong From Tesco , 160°c, 230v, 25, ceramic, clip, coating, curling, double, electronics, heat, heater, high, indicator, light, minutes, mm, musical, on/ready, plate, power, ptc, school, tesco, tong... £14.97 | 2525U Hair Straighteners From Dixons , 15, 220, 2525u, achieve, babyliss, beautifully, curling, degrees, dixons, easethese, gold, hair, heat, high, locks, longlasting, plates, seconds, silky, smooth, straight, technology, tongs... £14.97 |
Hannah Montana Curling Tong From Tesco , 160, 360, ceramic, clearly, coated, cord, curling, degrees, electronics, hannah, heats, indicator, light, minutes, montana, on/off, plates, rock, stage, styling, swivel, tesco, tong, tongs... £14.97 | Babyliss 2291csu Pro Curl Ceramic Curling Tong From Tesco , 190, 2291csu, babyliss, barrel, brush, ceramic, coated, curl, degree, delivers, electronics, hair, heat, heatup, high, integrated, pro, rest, salon, shine, sleeve, smooth, styling, suit, temperature, tesco, tip, ultra, variable... £14.97 | 2525U Hair Straighteners From Currys , 15, 220, 2525u, achieve, atall, babyliss, beautifully, curling, currys, degrees, easethese, gold, hair, heat, high, locks, longlasting, plates, seconds, silky, smooth, sothat, straight, technology, tongs... £14.97 |
Nicky Clarke Frizz Control Curling Tong. From Argos , 4429003, argos, care, clarke, control, curlers, curling, frizz, hair, health, nicky, personal, stylers, tong... £14.99 | NTS007 Slim Curling Tong - Black & Red From Currys , 180°cto, 60, accessory, adaptable, auto, barrel, cable, ceramic, clarke, compact, cord, curling, curlingtong, curls, currys, equipped, frizzcontrol, frizzfree, hair, healthy, heat, high, ionic, longlasting, metre, minutes, nicky, nts007, offthe, prac... £14.99 | Hello Kitty Curling Tong. From Argos , 4432959, argos, branded, care, curlers, curling, gifts, hair, health, hello, hobbies, kitty, personal, stylers, tong... £16.99 |
Hello Kitty Curling Tong. From Argos , 4432959, argos, branded, care, curlers, curling, gifts, hair, health, hello, hobbies, kitty, personal, stylers, tong... £16.99 | S1001 Ceramic Slim Hair Straightener - Black From Currys , 210°, 30, andwill, antistatic, ceramic, compact, curling, currys, frizzy, hair, healthy, heat, platesthe, portable, pouch, reach, recoveryand, remington, s1001, seconds, slim, smooth, storage, straight, straightener, tefloncoated, tongs, transform, t... £17.99 | S1001 Ceramic Slim Hair Straightener - Black From Dixons , 210°, 30, andwill, antistatic, ceramic, compact, curling, dixons, frizzy, hair, healthy, heat, platesthe, portable, pouch, reach, recoveryand, remington, s1001, seconds, slim, smooth, storage, straight, straightener, tefloncoated, tongs, transform, t... £17.99 |
| Nicky Clarke Pro Ceramic Curling Tong From Sainsburys , 220, appliances, bad, barrel, brings, britain's, care, care>hair, ceramic, clarke, coated, control, curler, curling, curls, curly, degrees, digital, distribution, eliminate, five, garden>home, gorgeous, hair, hairdresser, heat, kinder, leaving, locks, m... £19.49 | High School Musical Mulit Styler From Tesco , 13mm, 16mm, attachments, brush, crimper, curling, electronics, high, multistyler, musical, plates, school, sleeve, spiral, straightener, stylers, tesco, tong... £19.57 | Babyliss Curl Press Tong 2330GU From Tesco , 160º, 19mm, 2330cu, 60, action, babyliss, barrel, ceramic, coated, curl, curling, curls, defined, electronics, hair, heat, moving, perfectly, press, pressing, safety, seconds, spiral, tesco, tip, tongs, tourmaline... £19.97 |
NHS005 Compact Hair Rollers - Black & Red From Currys , 12, bouncy, carry, clarke, clips, compact, curling, curls, currys, dotturns, foruse, hair, healthy, heat, heatready, nhs005, nicky, period, red, roller, rollers, rollersthis, set, short, tenminute, tongs, upsix, voltage, waves, white, worldwide, yougo... £19.99 | 2289U Pro Curl Glamour Waves Curling Tong From Dixons , 200°c, 2289u, 38mm, babyliss, barrel, boasts, convenience, curl, curling, curls, digital, dixons, frizzfree, glamour, glamourwaves, hair, heat, ingenious, inseconds, integrated, little, natural, pro, rest, salon, smooth, style, temperature, tong, ton... £19.99 | Nicky Clarke Pro-ceramic Digital Curling Tong From Superdrug , 19mm, 220c, adds, auto, barrel, ceramic, cosmetics, curls, digital, display, hair, heat, high, perfectly, safety, shut, smooth, suited, superdrug, temperature, tong... £19.99 |
2289U Pro Curl Glamour Waves Curling Tong From Currys , 200°c, 2289u, 38mm, babyliss, barrel, boasts, convenience, curl, curling, curls, currys, digital, frizzfree, glamour, glamourwaves, hair, heat, ingenious, inseconds, integrated, little, natural, pro, rest, salon, smooth, style, temperature, tong, ton... £19.99 | BaByliss 2583BU Gas Tong From 247 Electrical , 247, babyliss, barrelhigh, cell, ceramic, coated, control1, cordless, curling, electrical, energy, heat, heatfast, included2, midsize, portability, temperature, tonggold, tongs, upautomatic... £21.78 | NTS050 Detox and Purify Curling Tong - Black From Dixons , 1year, 230°c, 25mm, barrel, clarke, cleanse, coated, cord, curling, curls, detox, detoxifying, dixons, hair, healthy, helps, high, loose, manufacture, nano, nicky, nts050, purify, radiant, reduces, silver, soft, stylish, surefire, swivel, tanglefree,... £21.99 |
NTS050 Detox and Purify Curling Tong - Black From Currys , 1year, 230°c, 25mm, barrel, clarke, cleanse, coated, cord, curling, curls, currys, detox, detoxifying, hair, healthy, helps, high, loose, manufacture, nano, nicky, nts050, purify, radiant, reduces, silver, soft, stylish, surefire, swivel, tanglefree,... £21.99 | Babyliss Ceramic Dial-A-Heat Curling Tong 19mm From Hair Supermarket , 16mm, 25, babyliss, ceramic, coated, cord, curling, curls, hair, heat, indicator, iron/tongs, lever, lights, market, on/off, pro, salon, self, spring, straight, supermarket, switch, swivel, talking, tip, tongs, treat... £24.70 | Babyliss Ceramic Dial-A-Heat Curling Tong 24mm From Hair Supermarket , 24mm, 25, babyliss, ceramic, coated, cord, curling, curls, hair, heat, indicator, iron/tongs, lever, lights, market, on/off, pro, salon, self, spring, straight, supermarket, switch, swivel, talking, tip, tongs, treat... £24.70 |
Babyliss Ceramic Dial-A-Heat Curling Tong 13mm From Hair Supermarket , 13mm, 25, babyliss, ceramic, coated, cord, curling, curls, hair, heat, indicator, iron/tongs, lever, lights, market, on/off, pro, salon, self, spring, straight, supermarket, switch, swivel, talking, tip, tongs, treat... £24.70 | Babyliss Ceramic Dial-A-Heat Curling Tong 16mm From Hair Supermarket , 16mm, 25, babyliss, ceramic, coated, cord, curling, curls, hair, heat, indicator, iron/tongs, lever, lights, market, on/off, pro, salon, self, spring, straight, supermarket, switch, swivel, talking, tip, tongs, treat... £24.70 | Babyliss Ceramic Dial-A-Heat Curling Tong 32mm From Hair Supermarket , 25, 32mm, babyliss, ceramic, coated, cord, curling, curls, hair, heat, indicator, iron/tongs, lever, lights, market, on/off, pro, salon, self, spring, straight, supermarket, switch, swivel, talking, tip, tongs, treat... £24.70 |
Babyliss Ceramic Dial-A-Heat Curling Tong 38mm From Hair Supermarket , 25, 38mm, babyliss, ceramic, coated, cord, curling, curls, hair, heat, indicator, iron/tongs, lever, lights, market, on/off, pro, salon, self, spring, straight, supermarket, switch, swivel, talking, tip, tongs, treat... £24.70 | C195 Pearl Wand Curling Tong - Black From Currys , 210°c, 30, 3metre, accessory, advanced, amaximum, andthe, barrel, black, c195, cable, ceramic, curling, curls, currys, display, element, fashionable, hair, hairstyler, heat, heatsettings, informed, lcd, luscious, pearl, pearllike, pouch, reach, remin... £24.99 | C195 Pearl Wand Curling Tong - Black From Dixons , 210°c, 30, 3metre, accessory, advanced, amaximum, andthe, barrel, black, c195, cable, ceramic, curling, curls, display, dixons, element, fashionable, hair, hairstyler, heat, heatsettings, informed, lcd, luscious, pearl, pearllike, pouch, reach, remin... £24.99 |
2286U Waving Wand Curling Tong - Purple & Gold From Dixons , 2286u, 22metre, 72minute, a200°c, accessories, anlcd, automatic, babyliss, barrel, cable, ceramic, curling, curls, damaging, display, dixons, efficient, element, eye, functionas, glove, gold, hair, havejust, heat, minutes, ovalshaped, professional, p... £29.99 | 2286U Waving Wand Curling Tong - Purple & Gold From Currys , 2286u, 22metre, 72minute, a200°c, accessories, anlcd, automatic, babyliss, barrel, cable, ceramic, curling, curls, currys, damaging, display, efficient, element, eye, functionas, glove, gold, hair, havejust, heat, minutes, ovalshaped, professional, p... £29.99 | Pro 20 Piece Heated Roller Set From HQ Hair , &, >, 20, babyliss, brushes, coded, compact, curl, curling, curls, electrical, fab, gorgeous, hair, heat/speed, heated, hq, jumbo, lift, medium, metal, movement, pins, redcarpet, results, rims, roller, rollers, set, six, staycool, styling, tongs, t... £30.00 |
BaByliss You Curl From Tesco , 30, 3m, 90°, babyliss, beautiful, cord, curl, curling, electronics, glide, hair, hot, indicator, innovative, light, modern, on/off, plates, safety, salon, seconds, slide, stroke, styler, styling, swivel, temperature, tesco, tips, tongs, turn, unique... £35.00 | Ego Professional Twisted Ego Curling Tongs From Fragrance Direct , adjustable, care, control, curling, curls, dare, disobey, distributed, ego, evenly, fragrance, frizzfree, guarantees, hair, headturning, heat, hw2, iron, lasting, professional, skin, technology, temperature, tong, tongs, twisted... £59.99 | Fudge Fudge Curling Tong From The Funky Hair Group , 100, 16mm, 200, barrel, curling, curls, digital, display, flicks, fudge, funky, group, hair, heat, iron, looser, moments, nearest, presserarm, temperature, tight, tongs, waves... £63.00 |
| TGST2985UK Mascolo Digital Signature Hair Straightener From Dixons , &, 200, achieve, cooltip, curling, digital, dixons, guy, hair, hands, harm, heat, helps, keepyour, mascolo, precision, professional, safety, salonlevel, signature, straightener, style, styling, surfaces, temperature, tgst2985uk, timeenjoy, tongs, ton... £69.99 | ego ego Twisted Curling Tong + Free Next Day Delivery !! From The Funky Hair Group , 1/4', \n, \n\nbuy, \nego, adjustable, art, authorised, conduction, confidence, control, controls, curl, curling, curls, curls\n, cuticle, dare, disobey, distributed, ego, electricity, eliminating, evenly, finish\n, frizz, frizzfree, funky, group, guaran... £78.00 | Ego Professional Twisted Ego Curling Tongs From Island Cosmetics , 10ft, 1¾", adjustable, art, conduction, control, controls, cord, cosmetics, curl, curls, cuticle, dare, deep, disobey, distributed, drying, electricity, eliminating, emission, evenly, farinfrared, freedom, frizz, frizzfree, guarantees, hair, hair>curle... £78.30 |
Ego Professional Twisted Ego Curling Tongs From Surf Dome , 10ft, 1¾", adjustable, art, conduction, control, controls, cord, curl, curls, cuticle, dare, deep, disobey, distributed, dome, drying, electricity, eliminating, emission, evenly, farinfrared, freedom, frizz, frizzfree, guarantees, hair, hair>curlers, h... £78.30 |