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Loose and beachy or tightly wound — when it comes to curls, we love 'em all. But, unless you're lucky enough to have a natural set, curls don't always come easy. In fact, it takes what seems like a small army of heat tools and pricey products to give our hair the body we so desperately desire.

So, when we came upon a microwaveable hair band that promised to give us curls in just one simple step, it was off to the Beauty Test Lab. Watch above as our marketing manager Jocelyn delivers the verdict on this heated hair tie. Will she emerge with bouncy curls? See for yourself, above.
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00:03Maybe stop touching it so much.
00:04I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:07Just give it a second.
00:15Today in the Beauty Test Lab, we're going to be testing the SoCal Curls Hair Curling Tie.
00:19We're supposed to pop this into the microwave for 30 seconds, and then I'm supposed to curl my hair around
00:23it.
00:24And after 30 minutes, I'm supposed to have really beautiful, luscious curls, so let's give it a try.
00:28So while that's in the microwave, I'm going to start dampening my hair.
00:32So I've just put this in the microwave for 30 seconds, and now I'm going to put it on my
00:37head and tie it pretty securely.
00:41So it definitely feels a little weird.
00:42It's warm.
00:43It does feel like I just put a hot pad on my head.
00:47Now I'm going to start curling and just twisting it from the top to the base of my neck.
00:58So I'm now doing the finishing touches and sticking the last bits of my hair into it.
01:05There we go.
01:06Considering my hair was a bit long, it was really difficult to kind of get it in, so I think
01:10it's probably better for medium length hair.
01:12Also, my hair is really fine, so it kept slipping out.
01:15But I really want this to work, and I want to have beautiful curls, so let's see what happens.
01:23As you can see, it does work.
01:25The front part of my hair has curls, whereas the back, because it didn't really stay put, it's kind of
01:31still flat.
01:31So I'm really impressed with this little gadget.
01:33I would definitely recommend it for women on the go.
01:36For me, I just need to finesse the technique of getting back parts of my hair into it so that
01:41I can get the same kinds of curls.
01:43I would recommend it, and I'm looking forward to using it again.

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