TYME Iron Tutorials
Every TYME iron works differently from an ordinary curling iron, and watching it once is worth more than reading about it three times. These are our tutorials, grouped by iron. If you are brand new, start with the first three. If you already own your iron and something is not working, skip to the section for your tool, then read the FAQ.
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TYME Iron Pro: a beginner's guide
The full walkthrough for a first time user. Heat setting, sectioning, where to start at the root and how far to rotate.
How to section, plus left handed tips
Sectioning is the thing most people get wrong on day one. Includes how to hold the iron if you are left handed.
Iron Air or Iron Pro?
The two irons that straighten as well as curl, side by side. Read the written comparison alongside it.
TYME Iron Pro
Titanium plates, five heat settings from 300F to 400F, ready in about 50 seconds. It curls and it straightens. Shop the Iron Pro.
The full Iron Pro tutorial
Start to finish on a whole head, at normal speed, so you can follow along with your own iron in your hand.
Curls that last
The short version, focused on the two things that decide whether a curl holds: cooling and section size.
Beachy waves with the Iron Pro
Bigger sections and less rotation. The written version is on our beach waves guide.
How to vary your curls
One iron, several different curl shapes, decided by angle and rotation rather than by a different tool.
All the options
A tour of everything the Iron Pro can do, if you want to see the range before you commit to a look.
The lean back curl
A looser, more modern curl shape once you are comfortable with the basic technique.
Utah curls
The big, soft, brushed out curl. Heavier rotation, then broken up once it has cooled.
The three barrel wave
The crimped S wave, without owning a three barrel waver.
Date night curls
A dressed up version of the standard curl, for when you want more shape than everyday hair.
TYME Iron Air
Ceramic plates paired with cool air vents that set the style as you go. The widest heat range in the line, 280F to 430F, and the easiest of the four to learn. Shop the Iron Air.
Curl and straighten with the Iron Air
The complete tutorial, covering both jobs the Iron Air does and how the cool air vents change the technique.
Iron Air curling tutorial
Curling only, on a full head, at a pace you can follow.
Beach waves with the Iron Air
Bigger sections, less rotation, and the cool air doing the setting.
Iron Air, the short version
A quicker run through if you have used a TYME iron before and only need the differences.
What the cooling vents actually do
Why a burst of cool air at the end of the pass makes a style hold longer.
TYME 1.25 inch curling iron
The versatile one, and the right first iron for most people. Tight ringlets or loose beachy waves from the same tool. Shop the 1.25 inch.
The full 1.25 inch tutorial
Start to finish, including how the same iron gives you a ringlet or a wave depending on how you rotate it.
Bouncy curls in under five minutes
The everyday version, timed, for mornings when you have no time to spare.
Why the 1.25 inch
A one minute explanation of what this barrel size is built for, if you are still choosing.
TYME 2 inch curling iron
The blowout iron. Volume at the root and swing through the length, the way hair looks when you walk out of the salon. Shop the 2 inch.
The full 2 inch tutorial
How to lift at the root and let the section cool in the raised position, which is where the volume comes from.
Why the 2 inch
Short and plain: this one is for body and movement, not for defined curls.
Making it last, and fixing what is not working
Day four hair refresh
How to bring a style back without washing and starting over, which is most of the point of a TYME iron.
Making fine hair look thicker
Where to place the lift and how to keep product light so the root does not collapse.
Your foundational products
What to use before heat, and why heavy products are usually the reason a style drops. Shop haircare.
Your questions answered
The ones we are asked most often, answered on camera. The written versions are in the FAQ.
Side part or middle part
A small change that alters how the whole style sits. Worth two minutes before you curl.
How to talk to your stylist
From a licensed stylist: how to ask for what you actually want at your next appointment.
Still stuck?
Email us through the contact page and a licensed stylist will answer, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Eastern. If you have not bought yet, the thirty second quiz or the full comparison will point you at the right iron.