Hair smelling odd after curling?

Hello! I just want to be talked off the ledge lol.

For the longest time I had a fear of straightening and curling my hair bc I was afraid of damaging it. I love having long hair, but I just started a new job and everyone there looks so nice so I bought a curling iron to try and make myself look presentable and less unkempt.

The problem is, I do not know how to properly curl hair seeing as I have never actually attempted to on myself before. So tonight I thought I’d practice just to see if I could do it. For products I used a function of beauty mousse and wavytalk heat protectant spray. I did not fully wait for my hair to dry (I’m realizing now that may have been a mistake) and curled my hair on 410 F (There are only 2 heat settings). My hair wasn’t curling like I thought it would so I would go over the strands multiple times and hold it for close to 30 seconds.

Now I’m sitting here and noticing that my hair smells weird. It smells burnt. I just tugged on it and brushed through it and it feels fine. But I’m very paranoid about permanently damaging my hair and having hair loss as a result so if anyone could reassure me and give me tips on how to better curl my hair I would greatly appreciate it.

Also no other products were used after curling since this was just a practice run for me.