Q: Rather than using a curling iron or a crimper, you'll need a curling tong to create this style. Pick up a curling tong with a barrel size of 1 inch (2.54 cm) or larger at your local beauty supply shop, or order one online. Sometimes curling tongs are called "Marcel irons" due to the fact that this iconic look was created by French hairstylist Francois Marcel. In order to truly achieve that 1920s look, you'll need a clean, straight part. Use a styling comb with small teeth, such as a rat tail comb, to part your hair off to one side. Use your styling comb to divide your hair into 2-inch (5.1-cm) sections. Doing one small, 2-inch (5.1-cm) section at a time is necessary to create the look you want, and using bigger sections will create less dramatic waves. Place the curling tong upside down near your roots to create a bend in the hair, rather than adding volume to it. Hold the tong in place for 5 seconds, then move it down that section of hair past the first bend and hold it in place for another 5 seconds. Continue until the entire section of hair has waves. If your tongs are set on medium heat, you may need to hold them in place for up to 10 seconds. Start near your ear and work your way up to your part. Carefully create waves down the length of each 2-inch (5.1-cm) section until one side of your hair is completely done. Once you've completed one side of your hair, use a soft-bristled brush to carefully brush through your hair to create soft S-waves. This will help your hair look more uniform and even. Use long section clips, like duckbill clips or even Marcel clips, to hold the bends or waves in place while your hair cools down. Place them in the bends of one side after using the tongs and brushing out your hair, but before moving on to create waves on the other side. You'll need at one or two dozen section clips, depending on the thickness and length of your hair. Use the same technique to create waves in each 2-inch (5.1-cm) section of your hair on the other side. Don't forget to brush through the hair then add clips to each section to help set the waves while your hair cools down. Once your hair has cooled completely, remove all the section clips from your hair. You can then add a fun accessory to your hair, like a feathered headband or a jeweled clip, if desired.
A: Choose a wide-barreled curling tong. Create a clean, straight part. Divide your hair into 2-inch sections. Place the curling tong upside down on a 2-inch section of hair. Repeat until one side of your hair has waves. Brush out one side after creating waves. Hold the waves in place with section clips. Repeat until all your hair is styled. Remove the clips once your hair is cool.

Q: The best villains seem to enjoy their cruelty. To embrace your most evil laugh, make like them and try on a crooked smile. The less this looks like your normal smile the better: It can be unnervingly big, small or toothy. The point is to look a little demented and crazy. Practice in front of a mirror to find out what crazy smile you like best. Furrowed brows make you look calculating and sinister. For the best look to go with your evil laugh, lower your brow as if you are hatching an evil plot. You can also lower one brow and raise the other to make yourself look a little off. The more you can unnerve others the better. Try gesturing with your hands to enhance your evil laugh. Depending on the character of your laugh, you can try a calculating gesture, such as palms facing one another with your fingers drumming together, or go really crazy and just reach up to the sky madly with outstretched fingers. Either way, incorporate your arms to enhance your evil aura.
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Crack a maniacal smile. Furrow your eyebrows. Gesticulate wildly or try calculated hands.