Being fed up with trying and failing to curl my hair with hair straightener (how does that actually work?) I was super pleased to get on this trial.
It looks easy to use and it is, but it doesn't come with instructions so I had to google it. Even then it took a couple of go's but once I'd got the hang of it it is super easy and I was away!
It probably only takes me 10 minutes to do my whole (shoulder length) hair and it leaves me with gorgeous beachy waves.
I love the design of the tool, it's light in my hand, the cord doesn't get in the way and everything feels perfectly placed for my fingers/thumb to control.
If you love this look then this is the tool for you! They have great specials at Farmers so keep an eye out and give it a go.
I was super stoked when I got an invite for this trial. I have very long hair which is frizzy so I use a GHD to straighten it, but have tried many times to try and get beautiful looking curls using my GHD, with no luck.
This is an appealing looking curling wand, I also have the matching hairdryer so I like that they are the same lovely champagne colour. It has a lot of functions, you can adjust the heat which I love. It ranges from 140°-210°, I use it at 180° which is perfect for me. There is a guide in the booklet which says what temperature suits your hair type the best. Then there is the intelligent sensor which controls the heat and stops it from going too hot on your hair and overheating. You can also lock the temperature in which is great as I kept accidentally pushing the buttons while using it. It has a fantastic 3m long swivel cord and comes with a heat resistant pouch. There are far too many functions to list.
It takes about 30 seconds to heat up which is great. The LED indicator blinks while heating up then stops blinking when it is ready to use. My first few attempts were horrible, I got really bad creases left at the top of my hair and it just looked really bad. So I watched countless YouTube videos on how to curl hair and got some pretty great tips.
The trick is to start at the top of your hair not the bottom as I was doing. Sliding the tongs downwards and curling, it definitely takes a lot of practice to get the hang of it, and a couple of burns lol but I am a little clumsy so it was my own fault.
I really love the end look I can achieve with these now, I like to do soft beachy looking curls which look beautiful. After curling I give my hair a good shake out to soften the curls, I also wait until my hair has cooled down before I spritz with hairspray as it makes the look last way longer.
This is a great curling wand which after finally mastering using it I am really loving. Before it was just straight hair I could achieve and now so many other options. Highly recommend this! Thanks BR!