The Instyler...yay or neigh?

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Dec 28, 2009 in Hair & Beauty

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So for christmas i got an instyler. For those who may not know what an instyler is, it's a rotating iron that straightens, flips, and supposedly curls (my hairs naturally curly so i wouldnt know).
So from instyler commercials i was pretty phyched. It has tons of great reviews including those from The View, E! News, so on so forth. It is also supposedly less damaging on hair than your plain of flat iron.
Here's what i think of it...it is really fast and the whole rotating concept is really cool, however there are some things i'm less thrilled about. For instance, it says it's not too damaging but i used this thing for like less than a minute and it was like so hot i was afraid to put it down anywhere, plus it totally burnt me =O but this also makes it fast i suppose. another thing is that, the commercials talk of it leaving hair looking glossy and stuff, well because of the brush it leaves your hair..um not frizzy, but the texture you get when your hair is all staticy.
So if any of you own an instyler, tell me what you get out of it. Thanks for reading. happy holidays

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I was thinking about getting one. Thank you for the review I think I changed my mind!!! : } Report Spam Posted by kelsjax at 4:14 PM on 12/28/09
intresting. Report Spam Posted by emopoops at 4:20 PM on 12/28/09
I dont own one but I know the make up of the hair....1st you need to make sure that you have a product on your hair that protects it from heat....2nd on each strand of hair we have cuticles, these cuticles are what makes our hair look frizzy, they will stick up on each strand, the point of the brush is to pull each cuticle down as you style...3rd this iron is designed to cut styling time in half, instead of having to brush each section we are about to style before we do it does it for you. This is great for time just rough on the hair with the heat! PROTECT it!!!Garnier has a great product for that. Report Spam Posted by ksmithmh at 4:20 PM on 12/28/09
Thank you for the info! My mom and I were going to buy one! Now we know we should just stick to your Chi! :) Report Spam Posted by tatianatouch at 5:00 PM on 12/28/09
Great review, thanks. I wouldn't trust the reviews on sites like the ones you listed. I prefer review sites with totally user generated content. Report Spam Posted by emyko at 5:20 PM on 12/28/09
Thanks for the info! Report Spam Posted by micwillet at 8:41 PM on 12/28/09
CHI and ghd are always the best way to go when you purchase starighteners. But if theyre out of your price range, Rusk straighteners are very good on all types of hair. [No.1 rule: never EVER purchase infomercial items..expecially when they're straighteners and/or knives]..haha Report Spam Posted by barbieinthecity at 8:45 PM on 12/28/09
yeah never tried either of those but i got some striaghtened for chsirams called like ANDIS. it works perfectly. Report Spam Posted by emopoops at 9:02 PM on 12/28/09
Oooh, thanks! This ad caught my eye the other day...good info. Report Spam Posted by berbur at 9:37 PM on 12/28/09
wow great to know ill stick with my flat iron Report Spam Posted by ambestr at 12:55 AM on 12/29/09
Thank you for the review. Is there any type of product you can put in your hair before using this to make it shinier? What about those heat activated products? Just a thought... Report Spam Posted by jolieznor at 6:06 PM on 12/29/09
i seen it on tv i thought it looked kool but i dont think i wilol get one Report Spam Posted by seiena111 at 9:01 PM on 12/29/09
what is with the spam? im glad it isnt on here. i get like 10 emails with spam posts. lol Report Spam Posted by emopoops at 11:53 AM on 12/30/09
haha there will always be a special place in my heart for my flat iron and @ksmithmh i totally get what your saying and it does cut down times, to some extent =] so ya. i actually tried it on wet hair recently and it worked a lot better. for me we hair straightening always works best Report Spam Posted by jakiskelove at 2:17 PM on 12/30/09
omg!! my aunt have own and one day i went to her house and some friends called asking in i wanna hang out so... i need an iron ASAP!. os i used that THING and for beginner ir was so difficult and my hair didn't ended as i expected to end.. i was weird... Report Spam Posted by lauescolar93 at 6:01 PM on 01/02/10
nice Report Spam Posted by maraia at 7:56 AM on 01/03/10
I was interested in getting this because my hair is superrrrrr curly, after reading your review I think im just gonna stick with my flat iron. Report Spam Posted by sushixcore at 1:27 PM on 02/02/10