Conair CD86SCS Instant Heat Iron and Straightener, 1.5 Inch

 (46 customer reviews)

This review is coming from a person who has tried just about everything out there to style hair. When I purchased this, I was using both a curling iron and straightener and got tired of changing outlets and heating up 2 products. This curling iron is great. You get the benefit of going from curling iron to curved straightening iron and back in a second. It is easy to change back and forth and the tip stays cool so you don't burn yourself. The curling iron makes nice smooth curls and the strightening iron can make your hair stick straight. Plus, the ceramic helps tame those frizzies!

I recieved this straightener as a Christmas present. Less than a year later, it has broken. The hinge mechanism came apart and I couldn't gigure out how to put it back together. When it was functional, it worked fairly well on my wavy hair. My hair tends not to hold a style well, but the straightening held up fairly well throughout a day at school. The curling iron did not always work that well, often, when I arrived at school the curls kind of died. Another issue is the clip that keeps the plates together when using it as a curling iron. The clip did not always keep the plates together, causing me to burn myself. The clip area also somethimes snagged my hair while straightening. The curling iron is certainly an innovative idea, but poorly executed. The hot outside plates often created a hazard for me while I straightened. All in all, it was probably worth what it cost. I would reccomend a more expensive straightener for someone serious about her hair.

If you want this iron primarily for a flat iron, I don't think you will be disappointed. However, when I tried to use it as a round iron, it was very difficult to get the two halves to latch together, and even when I succeeded, they didn't stay that way. Thus, I really don't use it anymore. It was inexpensive, so I don't consider this to be a major loss.