It's no secret that I have a love hate relationship with my hair. I love that it's in great condition and is finally getting to a longer length but I hate the fact it's flat, I can't dye it (psoriasis) and it's just BLAH!
Anyways, Since I've been growing it and not having it thinned out, my hair is naturally quite straight whether I let it dry naturally or not. I don't really need straighteners to make my hair straight but I do need them to make my hair less frizzy and of course for adding texture/waves.
For me, the idea of always having to sit near a plug so I can do my hair is annoying. There's times when the lighting isn't quite right or if I need to answer the phone midway through doing my hair (happens more often than you might think!) so the idea that these were cordless really appealed to me.
I initially thought you charged these up using the base and then you got X amount of strightening time but actually they're not like that.
Basically you have to press these into the base and turn both the base and the straighteners on. You then wait for the straighteners to heat up then you can take them out and use them until they cool down (which takes a couple of minutes) and then you have to repeat the process.
It is worth mentioning that these do come with an option to plug them in and use them as 'normal' corded straighteners.
So what do I think?
Well they do what they claim to do - you can curl your hair with them and if I needed to answer the phone or the door mid curl, I could definitely see the advantage of these. They do heat up to a good temperature and don't take very long to reach the temperature. I like that they do curl your hair and work pretty well.
For me though, I was a bit disappointed in these. The way they are marketed implies that you can use these cordlessly, as if they charge up, and so the fact that you can only use them cordlessly for a minute or two was a bit of a let down. I could just unplug my GHD's when they were hot and achieve the same results.
For the sole reason that these do work the way they claim to and I can answer my phone at the other side of the room whilst I'm using them, I'd rate them a 7/10, I just wish they charged up!
Have you tried these out? Let me know your thoughts below!
H x
