BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium 1 1/4 "
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BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium 1 1/4 " Details
Manufacturer: BaBylissBrand: BaBylissPRO
Model: babnt2091t
Color: Black
Product features:
- Streamlined profile
- Electronic LED temperature control
- Built in ionic generator
- Extra long plates
Customer Reviews of BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium 1 1/4 "
Customer Review: Straight in one pass???
Summary: 2 Stars
Not hardly! I am an African American woman with what I call "heat resistant" hair. Normally, I have to do a "wet set" to get soft, shiny, straight hair... only, by definition, "wet set" is code for lots of curls that I either have to flat iron anyway or wait till they fall to get truly straight hair!! lol My hair is coarse, but not as coarse as most Black ladies, but it is not quite in-between hair either, it is not what people call "kinky" AND I have deep waves. It's the kind of hair that if I put a curling lotion or a wet solution like Sebastian's WET, it will curl up and stay that way... as long as I don't try to comb it out! LOL My hair is thick and long.
So, I was thoroughly impressed with the reviews here from other African-American women who had claimed they'd found the solution to straight, no-frizz, non-salon hair. Many said that you could get your hair straight in one pass. As this iron costs so much money (I found one elsewhere for $69.99), I read a lot of reviews, watched some videos on YouTube, and, after much debate with myself, decided to give it a try.
So, here is what I did: I'm a huge fan of Ojon products and I used their Detox Shampoo to make sure I didn't have any product buildup. Then, a nice deep conditioner that rinses out, then FHI Heat Hot Sauce (which is a good product by the way) on my damp hair. I blow dryed it nice and straight (the Babyliss Hair Dryer works pretty good/can't see why it's so expensive though), and let it dry overnight. One thing I've learned from salon styling, your scalp needs to be really dry. Then, I used got2b crazysleek xl conditioning #4 for coarse hair straightening... so, I'm all set to flat iron.
I heated this baby up to 410 degrees. And, it heated up real fast, on that I will agree with other reviewers. But, I ran it through my hair expecting this nice sleek finish in one pass... but, ... nothing! So, I ran it through again and now I can see it beginning to straighten. So, I pumped up the heat to 450 degrees and tried it again. Now, a little more straight... all the way down to about 3 inches from the ends (my hair is down to the middle of my back), but, that was about it. The ends still looked frizzed... heck, they were downright fuzzy! AND this was after about 4 or 5 passes.
So, I had to pull out my Maxius to finish the job! Now, Maxius is one of the first steam straighteners. You run one pass with steam, and the next with the iron clamped as tight as you need it... as slow as you need it. It comes with one toothed and one smooth plate. (I've never used the smooth one.) But, a pump of steam on my ends and one tight, slow, toothed pass later and my ends were straightened too.
Another reviewer on Amazon said that no amount of straightening will handle dry, split ends, but, my ends are dry... not necessarily split except at the very bottom, and I trim my hair every other month, sometimes more frequently. Still, my Maxius has not failed me yet in that department. Plus, steam is supposed to be better for your hair, it opens the "pores", if you will, and allows the product and heat to penetrate on a deeper level. This means that the ends are actually reconditioned as you straighten.
Now, you may ask, if I have the Maxius, why try this one?? Because all the reviews said that their straightening efforts lasted so much longer, with minimal frizz, AND that this iron greatly reduced straightening time. Not so in my case, it actually doubled my efforts as I had to go back over my entire head with the Maxius to get it really straight.
Besides this fact, these Babyliss appliances have cords like you would not believe!! Nice, thick, sturdy, and long... about 8 feet I think. But, the only thing it did do that was great was allow me to get closer to the roots than my Maxius. Which, my iron is 2"... so, it's a little bulky (another attractive quality about this iron was its' slimness).
Side notes: This iron DOES get HOT on the outside. I started becoming a little concerned for the finish on my dresser, so you have to put something under it when you use it. My Maxius gets hot too, but not so hot that you can't touch it and it is grooved on the outside so you can turn it over and let your hair continue to glide thru as you get closer to the ends. It also has a raised solid bump which means that you can sit it on your dresser or countertop without worry, which really doesn't mean that much as the outside doesn't get so hot that you can't lay it directly on the dresser finish anyway.
Overall, this was a $70 lesson for me: stick with what works well for you, and use better straightening lotions and conditioners to aid in that process. New, sleek, shiny, and works well for others may not be what's best for your hair. I actually considered keeping this for a brief moment to address my roots, but then remembered that my "toothed" mini-Maxius with its' groove exterior can handle my roots just fine. I hope the return policy where I bought this is in effect, because this one is going back!!
It gets only 2 stars, because I believe there are a lot of inexpensive flat irons that are just as capable as this one. There is nothing special for the bucks this one costs!
Did I get a defective model?? I don't think so. AND I don't think that it is a coincidence that the Babyliss Wet to Dry Flat Iron actually states that it "works well on coarse hair" and this one doesn't. I think that the steam makes a difference. Bottom line: if you have thick, coarse, maybe "kinky" hair, try the steam one. If not, try the Maxius... both of the large ones use steam, the mini-Maxius does not, but is good for quick touch ups - especially on bangs. You actually put water in them to create the steam, so, it is not just generated from the machine. But, I wouldn't buy another Babyliss anyway, steam or not.
Description of BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium 1 1/4 "
BaByliss Pro BABNT2091T Nano Titanium-Plated Straightening Iron, 1.25 InchFlattening Irons
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