Game changer
UPDATE: After using this product for a few weeks I stand by most of my initial review (below). Some notable differences are as follows...<br /><br />-You CAN just use the straightener to dry and style the beard, but the best results are when you still use the hair drier as it gets 100% of the water out and allows the hair to straighten. The brush leaves some residual moisture which can kink stubborn hair like mine.<br />-Make sure you use a charging brick that is sufficient enough. Using my small Apple charger was frustrating as the charge would take a full day/night to complete! Once I read the battery requirements I realized I needed a more powerful charging brick. TIP: if the screen flashes while charging, the unit is not receiving enough power to charge in a reasonable time. You should see the display fully lit, not flashing, and the charge increasing fairly quickly before your eyes.<br />-Battery life on this thing leaves much to be desired. That being said, I'm only charging it about once a week as results for me can last a few days at a time if I'm not getting the beard soaked every night in the shower. If I used it daily, I may have to increase to charging 2x a week.<br />-Heat up time is also a small issue. It gets to 200F pretty quickly, but 200-365F takes a bit. If I turn it on right out of the shower it still needs a minute or so by the time I'm ready to use it. Not a deal-breaker though.<br /><br />Pros:<br />-easy to follow manual<br />-the battery came with a mostly full charge<br />-the packaging was nice and high-end<br />-instruction manual was clear and easy to read<br />-comes with charging cable<br />-lightweight<br />-bristles aren’t too tall for shorter beard lengths<br />-easy to lock the desired temperature<br />-easy to adjust the temperature<br />-can be used to charge other devices (this will be really useful for me when camping or traveling!)<br />-straightened out kinks and ripples easily on hair that hadn’t been washed or straightened in 2 days<br /><br />Cons:<br />-the box had a pink unit pictured but was black inside (I didn’t recall a color choice at the time of purchase)<br />-charging cable is short and doesn't come with a power brick to plug the USB end into (read power requirements in manual)<br />-it is possible to burn yourself on the heating element if you press down too much, although it is somewhat uncommon<br /><br />Original Review:<br /><br />Overall this is a great product! The biggest point is that it can eliminate the need to blow dry and then straighten your beard. I haven't washed my beard since getting this product so I still haven't tested it fully, but my best results came the day I got the product. I had washed my beard the night before, blew dry, and straightened with a brush (I have very curly/kinky dark hair).<br /><br />The next day the product arrived and I used my round brush to raise the hair and then brushed it out with the straightening iron- it worked amazingly- stick straight, no water or washing. That night, I got it all soaked and used the straightener by itself... the results were really good, not as good as the first time, but maybe with more finesse.<br /><br />The next morning, I untangled using a wide-tooth comb, raised the hair with my round brush, and used the straightener... I was able to achieve a nice result using the brush and straightener together and it definitely saved me time over my normal routine.
Rating: 5 stars