Review (1/5): Naturally straight look
UPDATE: Since writing the previous five star review, the straightener stopped turning on after maybe ten uses. Currently in the process of seeking a refund.
I'm surprisingly pleased. I have long wavy (3A) hair. And it's thick. Super thick. Like, "I have to make my own ponytail holders because the regular ones aren't big enough" thick. And I live in Houston where our humidity can best be described as "lol good luck." Suffice to say, it's a little bit of a problem especially, during the wet season. I decided it was time to start looking a little bit more polished, and to that end I did some research and saw some really good videos on similar products and was directed here because of the low price and good ratings. Reader, it works. The temperature gauge is in celcius, but that wasn't really a problem. I used it on 205-210 and it only took me about 10 minutes to get my hair flat. And when I say "flat" I'm not talking about pin straight, which I had been a little afraid of. If I'd gone up to the 235 that may have happened, but 205 was just about perfect to leave my hair just a hint of a curl at the ends that looks like I intentionally put it there. I'd actually been concerned about that, because the last time I used a straightener I was in high school and I remember it gave me those super flat ends that look like you've straightened it. This is a much more natural look. I experimented with a few different things and what worked best for me was brushing my bangs straight up to give them a little more volume and then the rest of it I just brushed like it was a regular hairbrush. No sectioning hair, no going back with a curling iron to put texture back in, and no burns! The little rubber dealies do their job well, and I was able to touch them with the palm of my hand with no discomfort at all. It even got the super coarse curls around the back of my neck with no problems. I can run my fingers through my hair like a regular person without stopping to untangle anything!
My only quibble would be that the location of the buttons (right on the handle) made it difficult to use without accidentally turning it off or adjusting the pressure, but it does make a nice loud beep when it happened so it was more of an annoyance than anything else and it may be one of those things that gets easier once you're used to it.