InStyler Rotating Hot Iron Hair Styler

I was so excited when I saw the informercial for this product. It looked relatively easy to use, didn't just straighten but also curled; but most importantly would work on African American hair so I thought it should definitely work on my thick wavy island hair.

I was to be disappointed.

I used it a few times to work on my technique but the end result was never the "as seen on TV result" .My hair didn't look shiny or smooth or flat in the traditional hair straightener sense.By the time I had burnt my forehead trying to get the bits I had at the top I had had enough and gave up on it.

I have this in the purple colour and although the colour looked pretty and styly, that is pretty much where the excitement ended.

I found it really hard to work with and I felt it didn't do that great a job. It seemed to pull my hair and the finish was not that great. That was trying to use the straightening technique.

As for trying to curl my hair, that was so not going to happen. I found it awkward and just couldn't seem to get it to look like the so called advertisements that raved about the product.

I didn't find it user friendly and got hot pretty quick.

Such a shame as I had such high hopes for this hair styler.

I was given this as a gift this July (2018), thank goodness I did not buy it! This was something that I have wanted for a while now. It is so easy to use, settings are simple, it doesn't take long to heat, and it is light and fits well in your hand. I was hoping that this would replace my straightener and brush, I also wanted something that I could use to curl my hair effortlessly without trying to use different tools. However, it didn't curl at all - just a little wave on the ends and it really bulked my hair - which is what I didn't want! To get my hair as straight as this would allow it, it not only took a long time working on a section, it left it frizzy. I ended up giving this to a friend who has fine, short shoulder length hair - she swears by it. My hair is normally hard to manage anyway, but it still does well with Hair Straighteners - this however I will never buy or use again.

Definitely won't be using again. My current straightener had broken so i had borrowed my sister in-laws instyler. It took a very long time to heat up and had annoying sound everytime the barrel rotated. It did slightly straighten my hair but made the ends of my hair curl in which i didn't like. The instyler left my hair still feeling frizzy which other straighteners wouldn't do.

For something that is over $100 I'm quite disappointed in the instyler. It is so loud in your ear because of the barrel spinning around and it did a crappy job at straightening my hair and left my hair feeling really dry even though I use heat protection spray. The bristles on it don't even brush through your hair and I found thatbtheybjust clogged up with bits of fluff and hair.

So I actually think this isn't too bad. Definitely not like GHDs but it still does the trick and the best part I like is due to the side shields, theres no burning the scalp which makes it so much safer to use on kids. I also do like how it has the bristles to smooth hair out while using also. Overall happy.

I found the InStyler quite odd to use. It is quite bulky to use and you have to use it quite a few times for it to properly straighten. The bristles were great to 'brush' through my hair as I used it. However, I found that after a while the bristles all bent and weren't very fit for purpose.

After years of owning this it's finally time to retire her. Man did she last. It was tricky at first to get used to using but once you get the hang of it it's easy. I like the brush,saves me time in the morning.