Review (2/5): Barely Made a Wave
I have been trying, for well over 30 years, to get a curling iron that actually did what it was supposed to – curl my hair.
Hot curlers – no good results
Curling Irons (¼, ½) – no good results
Wrap-Around Fabric Curlers – nothing there
I saw this and thought it couldn’t fail. Simple to use – plug in, turn on, heat up, section hair, and use – put hair in, count down.
Works in theory, fails in execution. First up – there is NO heat seating guide for SAFE curling. THIS DEVICE IS CELSIUS (C) ONLY, NO FARENHEIT (F) OPTION. Google is strongly needed here.
According to Redken: “For those with fine or thin hair, keep your iron set below 200 (so below 100°C on this device) degrees Fahrenheit. Any higher and your strands may burn. For those with coarse or thicker hair, have your curling iron set between 200 degrees and 300 degrees (148.9°C or on this device 150) Fahrenheit for optimal curls” [9 Curling Iron Secrets You Need to Know About/Redken]
Using that, as well as Glamour’s 8-10 second rule [How to Curl Your Hair Correctly: 7 Mistakes to Avoid – Glamour; “Drill it into your brain: You should hold an iron on your hair for eight to 10 seconds max”], along with using thinner groups of hair – I should have SOME wave. Nope. I even went 25 seconds. Nothing.
As my hair has become a bit thinner, has been color treated, and exposed to SO much – I wasn’t about to turn this up hotter.
The curler is designed much like a crimper, but the “width” can make it difficult to handle, especially by yourself. There is a “guard” which heats up as well and it is easy to burn yourself.
It wins with innovative idea as well as the digital temp gauge. Also, it does heat up SUPER fast, as well as cool down just as fast when lowering the temp.
For use by myself – this is a two star deal. Perhaps if someone else were around it might be easier, but this definitely did not work well.