Abstract: A hairdressing implement, especially a hair curler which can be electrically heated, comprises a handle from which a curling mandrel extends, this mandrel being provided with a plurality of combs each having a pivotal bar parallel to the mandrel axis and disposed in angularly equispaced relationship therearound so that a free space is provided to accommodate a heater. A sleeve through which the tines of the combs pass, is rotatable relative to the mandrel body to swing the tines beneath the surface of the sleeve to release the hair. Fingers adjacent the opening of the sleeve serve to cam the tines outwardly upon rotation in the opposite sense.