Hey guys. It's Faith, Byrdie's Editorial Director.
Welcome to a new episode of New and Now.
I'm really excited about this product that just came across my desk.
It's called Amika's High Tide Deep Waver.
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I have to admit something and I just think it looks so good.
I keep looking at our PA, Alex, who has a gorgeous head of hair and I used
this product on him.
Alex, do you want to just come over here and show everyone how beautiful
your hair looks?
Look at these waves.
So, this product actually kinda promises to give you that beachy look just
from using these three irons on your hair.
So, I'm really excited to see if it works.
Who knows?
I'm not the most skilled when it comes to hair products or doing
anything hair related.
So, if it works for me, it'll probably work for you.
Let's go ahead and unbox this.
So, it comes in this neon green box which I just realized matches my manicure.
And instead of a normal one prong curling iron, it actually has three different
prongs and that's because you are supposed to clip your hair in it.
So, I'm just going to wait a couple of seconds for it to get down to 300.
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Definitely going to cut this part.
So, usually to get those kind of tousled waves with a normal curling iron,
you have to have a good technique.
And it's different when a hair stylist is doing it on you and you're doing
it on yourself.
To be honest, I've never really figured it out.
Anytime I try to use a curling iron, it usually just looks like ringlets.
So, this is supposed to make the whole thing a little bit easier by just pushing
your hair into this natural wave shape.
So, let's see how it works.
So, I think you just go in and let it go.
And my hair holds curl really well.
So, I'm just going to do a couple of seconds and see if I need to adjust and
hold it longer.
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There we go.
I'm into this wave.
I think it could be a little bit more.
So, let's try holding it a little bit longer in the clamp.
So, I slide it in, gonna hold.
So, it's kind of almost like a big crimp, which honestly, I'm into that look.
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So, I think you would just keep doing this around the rest of your head
taking small sections.
If you want more of, like, an intense crimp or wave,
you would just hold the iron on your hair longer.
And if you want just a slight bend then just be very quick about it.
Fun. I love it.
All right. So, I'm going to try doing it on the other side.
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All right. I think I am done.
It definitely feels more like a big crimp than kind of a traditional wave.
But honestly, I'm kind of into it.
I think it's really fun. It was so easy.
It took all of five minutes. And I'm really impressed with it.
I think it'd be perfect for anyone if your hair is a little bit more fine and just
make sure to kind of break up the waves at the end with either a texture spray,
a texture paste, even some dry shampoo to kind of just break things up and make it
not look like you just have crimps in your hair and have it be a little
bit more natural.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed tuning in watching me test out this
cool new product.
It is Amika's High Tide Deep Waver. It's $120.
I believe it's limited edition so I would probably go snatch it up ASAP.
All right. Thanks for tuning in guys.
I'll catch you guys next time. Bye.
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How do you feel like your hair looks right now if you could describe?
- Beachy, wavy.
I like it.
It's pretty.
- It's pretty.
Beachy, wavy, and pretty.
So, as you can see, Alex and I now have matching waves thanks to Amika's product.
And I honestly think that you should wear your hair like this all the time.
And it seems easy enough for you to use, right?
- And it only took a couple of minutes.
- It only took a couple of minutes. And yeah.
It was really fun for me, so.
Just wanted everyone to see it on him as well.
Thanks, Alex. - Thanks.