Cortex BTC-125BKF, Platinum Flat Iron, Black
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Product reviews of Cortex BTC-125BKF, Platinum Flat Iron, Black
Review: They're in discount stores FOR A REASON - manufacturing defects
Beauty product: 1 Stars
March 6:
Save your money, ladies! I should have known better after seeing all of the reviews across the web talking about how they got theirs in Marshalls or at Ross. THE MODELS SOLD IN TJ MAXX, MARSHALLS AND OTHER DISCOUNT STORES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITIES. Most brand name or high-end items sold in those discount stores are there FOR A REASON. Very little of it is actually "overstock" or "end of season". Usually, the items didn't pass quality control for retail sale. That doesn't always mean it's outright defective...but in the case of this iron, that's exactly what it means! Read around the web a little bit and you'll see people mention problems that are OUT OF THE BOX defects. What's worse? The "limited lifetime warranty" is totally void unless you buy it from the manufacturer. Even if you DO buy it from them, they want $24 to ship it in for "repair"...even though it's DEFECTIVE. Considering I paid $34 for it, it's not worth $24 for "repair", I've wasted my money and time.
I saw another person's review where she said her iron came with the plates slightly crooked and it snagged her hair. Well, same here. The "arms" don't close properly, they don't align. (Imagine if you tried to push your teeth together if your jaw and bottom teeth weren't straight with your top teeth.) So while most good irons are supposed to have a minuscule amount of space between the plates when you close them, the plates on mine actually touch all the way (no space in between) on the very tip...and it rips out several strands of hair on EVERY PASS. Maybe this wouldn't be a big deal for certain hair types...oily hair or hair with glossy chemicals. I'm your typical white girl of Swedish descent with average-thickness hair, that is 80% straight. I've owned an FHI, a Chi, and a TIGI Bedhead iron. I'm not a newbie. My hair shouldn't be getting ripped out every time I run the iron through. Speaking of...I wasn't really impressed with the heat on this iron. Despite having straight white girl hair, I still had to turn it up to 400 and I still had to run it through the same strands multiple times. It might have something to do with the crooked plates, but does it even matter at this point? The thing is unusable, don't get RIPPED OFF like me!
March 7: Update -- Amazon allowed me to exchange the iron, the replacement is arriving today. I'll update the review after trying it out a few times this week.
March 13:
DO NOT BUY!!!!! The replacement iron is even more messed up than the first one. The ceramic plates weren't bent as much, no, instead ONE HAS A CHIP! Not only that, but it doesn't close straight either. And it doesn't seem to keep heat the way the first one did. THEY BOTH RIP MY HAIR OUT ON EVERY PASS. These were just poorly designed for non-African hair. Which is ridiculous, a good flat iron works on anybody's hair. I'm getting my money back, it was a mistake to think I could get a REALLY good quality flat iron for less than $90.
Review: WONDERFUL CORTEX PLATINUM FLAT IRON
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I really was nervous about purchasing this item because of some reviews I had read. I really am happy that I went ahead and got it. It has been wonderful. I have shown it to my hair dresser and she was impressed with it. GREAT ITEM!!!! Review: awesome!
Beauty product: 5 Stars
This flat iron is terrific! My hair is pin straight and my hair completely stays styled all day long when using this flat iron! Worth the price! Review: very very good 4 the price!!!!!
Beauty product: 4 Stars
got this terrific iron [...] awesome iron 4 the price, makes hair really shiny n soft, just dont like how it snags my hair every now n then but straighten thick hair very well