It delivered a smooth finish and its low temp option of 160°C means you needn’t compromise your hair’s health to look lush. This titanium iron heats up fast, bringing its plates back to the ideal temperature quickly after each pass, so you won’t need to go over each section multiple times and destroy your hair.

If at any time you would like to opt out from marketing, you can visit the Privacy Preferences page and select the relevant options. One of the original cordless hair straighteners on the market, the Balmain Universal Straightener is lightweight and travel-friendly. Parlux’s travel hair dryer is not only the professional brand's lightest available, but gives you four temperature controls.But if your hair is short, you’ll maybe prefer a shorter, narrower iron that can get close to the root. Even though they can be magical for straightening 4c hair, they can also be hella drying (the steam attaches itself to the water in your hair strand, pulling it out and evaporating it). The ceramic plates are "floating" too, so you can easily adjust the amount of pressure you apply to your hair, something I find super helpful when straightening my roots vs my ends.

Celebrity beauty brands have been popping up left, right and centre, but when Drew Barrymore swerved into the hair tool field, our beauty team had high hopes (she’s been on our hair mood board since the 90s, after all). We're not being dramatic when we say that finding 'the one' will make a huge difference to your daily routine. We, the seller, are not responsible for such variations or colour match with other products from the manufacturer.Cosmopolitan participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. And, while the results are just as good as braces, 11 Invisalign aligners are faster 1 and more comfortable.

Treatment times vary depending on the complexity of your case and must be determined by your doctor. I had blunt bangs for years and this was the *only* flat iron that made it easy to straighten and smooth them without burning my forehead. We've reviewed a bunch of the UK's top-rated straighteners (including ghd, BaByliss, L'Oreal Professional, T3 and Dyson) to compile a definitive ranking of the very best hair irons to invest in, whatever your budget. This can all lead to dryness, split ends, dullness (especially if your hair is color-treated), flyaways, and hair breakage. The plates are just a half of an inch wide, so you can easily maneuver and glide them through shorter, smaller pieces of hair.Measuring just 17cm and weighing 490g, this incredible feat of engineering is one of the lightest hair dryers around, while packing a powerful punch. Before we get into the “best” straightener for damaged hair, you need to know that all hair straighteners can be damaging to some extent, especially with repeated use, so there’s no magical hair straightener that will inflict zero damage on already damaged hair. Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.

We put the top models in the game to the test in both our Cosmo lab and with our editors to see which ones were really worth the hype, keep scrolling to see our top picks. When using the ghd eclipse, do one slow stroke from root to tip at a steady pace following your comb. The compact straighteners are super travel-friendly and deliver up to 30 minutes of use (with three hours of charging time). I have straight thick hair and my ends turn outward—I can use this to turn them under without the need to carry a larger flat iron or curling iron," reads one tester's review. And most of them don't get so hot but I've found these Balmain hair straighteners that come in this really nice little bag which I think is going to be a life changer.

As well as being a dream to work with, Dyson claim that the Corrale causes less damage to your locks than a regular hair straightener. To reap the benefits of your new straighteners, Ky Wilson founder of The Social and ambassador for BaByliss suggests blow-drying first (you can find our fave hairdryers here, btw) using a good heat protector. Meanwhile, titanium plates heat up very quickly and can reach higher temperatures than ceramic irons, which is why they’re recommended for thick and curly hair that requires extra heat to get smooth. The lightweight, travel-sized hair straighteners are a godsend for flying as they're cordless and just need to be charged before your flight. This one is also great for straightening hairs close to the roots or smoothing short styles, like a sleek Hailey Bieber bob or pixie cut.