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Hot Stylers Wet to Dry Styling Iron
I really like the look and feel of this iron. The larger plates make it faster and easier to straighten a larger amount of hair, and it's comfortable in the hands. It heats up fast, with orange lights that let you know it's on, and when it's reached the right heat.
Here are the products I used to aid in the straightening process:
Pantene Pro-V Curls to Straight Shampoo and Conditioner
My hair isn't exactly curly, but it definitely has a wave to it. This shampoo's main goal is to loosen the curls in the hair, and prepare it for straightening. It worked amazing on my hair, I think I am going to do a review on this too. If you have wavy hair, I'm sure this curly to straight shampoo will aid in smoothing and getting the hair better ready for the straightening process.
Joico K-Pak Style Smoothing BalmReady for Straightening:
I sectioned my hair using a large clip and, starting on the bottom section, began to straighten the damp hair. (NOTE: My hair was about 40% dry when I began straightening it - more damp than wet. I had applied my makeup, which took ten minutes before straightening.) I created a slight curl on the ends of my hair by turning the iron inwards slightly at the bottom.
Result:
I was actually very surprised by how well this product worked. I was indeed very skeptical, but it made my hair shiny, smooth, and silky, and looked even better than when I blow dry it.
Pros:
-Works great at producing shiny, sleek, straight hair
-Faster than blow drying and straightening, cutting your time in half
-reasonable price
-Style locks in, and lasts all day
Cons:
-Makes a slightly discomforting "sizzling" sound as it straightens the hair
So yes, it does make a sizzling sound as it straightens your hair, which can worry some. This isn't "burning" you hair - it's simply the heat reacting with the water and styling cream, much like how a hot pan will sizzle when placed in water.
There are mixed reviews on whether this type of straightening appliance is safe for you hair. Hair is weaker when it's wet, and some argue that using this straightener may damage the follicle over time. I personally think that the amount of damage caused to the hair cannot be much worse than blow drying beforehand and then straightening. The difference is that this way saves time. ( I HATE blow drying my hair).
Like any product still relatively new to the market, you need to use care and caution - I wouldn't use this product every day, but then again, I don't blow dry my hair every day. Just use common sense. For the days when I fancy a smooth blowout, I will use this product. I will do a follow up review after a few months to let you know how my hair has fared.
I rate it 5/5.
Have you used a wet to dry iron?
What did you think?
Let me know if you have any other questions in the comments =)
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| Eniko Mihalik by Nico for Harper’s Bazaar Spain October 2010 |
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| Lily Cole by Andreas Sjödin for Vogue Nippon January 2007 |
Bare with my as I overhaul my blog - nothing too major, but I will be playing around with different banners and layouts in the next little while. =)
I also want to streamline my blog a little more, cause right now I feel like I'm all over the map. It's not a big deal, blogging should be enjoyable, but it feels chaotic when I look at it, and I want to develop more of a consitent theme. More makeup looks, outfits and a sprinkling of life posts.
Signed up for my next batch of courses yesterday --- eeeeek ..... Finance, Business Law, and HR Management. Hopefully I can manage it all with full time work as well!
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| I love the color and the cut...very grown up. |
I recently bought this book and haven't even finished half of it yet, but I already need to recomend it.
I've recently beccome really interested in homemade bath & body products and am wanting to learn as much as I can=) So I figured this classic soapmaking book would be a good place to start. Last weekend I whipped up some home made body lotion with all natural ingredients from a local supplier, and it turned out sooo softening and yummy smelling! I also got ingredients to make four bath bombs, we'll see how that goes this weekend.
Has the influx of bitter winter weather left your lips dry and chapped like it has mine?
Squirt the half teaspoon of vaseline into the dish. As you'll see from the below pics, I've mixed a bit more than this recipe will make. If you want more, just increase your ratio =)
Time to add the sugar!:
And honey ... :
Now mix until you have a consistent, grainy substance. It won't take long =) Pour into an old lip balm container. Mine's an old Body Shop one
Finished!
I've been having fun making my own lotions and potions at home as of late, here is a pic of my messy kitchen on Saturday night:
Hope you are having a good week!
Super excited to see this new Disney movie. It's been awhile since they've put out a more girly animation, and I'm all about the girly cartoons =)
Angel Hair or Spagettini Pasta .. either will do!
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| Ashley Simpson |
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| Drew Barrymore |
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| Much lighter ends |
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| Great with long wavy locks |
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| Balayage grown out |
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| Extreme creative version of the Ombre technique |
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| SJP sporting Balayage |
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| Gisselle, the model who put Balayage on the map! |
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| Tastefully executed sun kissed Balayage |
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