Pull the flat iron down the hair shaft as if you were going ... a straightener if you're in a pinch. "A quick hit with an iron through the ends adds a touch of style that looks fresh and modern ...

One of the easiest ways to give straight hair body is by cutting tactful layers. Ballance recommends snipping “long layers ...

As silk press season (aka winter) takes over and the gurls opt for sleek bobs and the popular straight hair with bumped ends ...

The heat setting buttons are also easy to reach (but hard to accidentally bump ... to curl hair with the flat iron, its extra-long plates are perfect for flipping out your ends.

So to find the best flat irons for the job, I polled 14 hairstylists for the models they depend on to give their clients sleek sheets of hair minus the static and the heat damage, and tested out a ...