Hot Tools 2 " Professional Crimper (#1191)
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Product reviews of Hot Tools 2 " Professional Crimper (#1191)
Review: No good.
Beauty product: 1 Stars
I had purchased this item from Amazon.com because Crimping appears to be in style again. i work in a nightclub setting so i have to keep with with the Trends. After carefully analyzing the reviews i had purchased this item because it said it heats up very quickly...HOWEVER, mine didnt heat up at all. I had to go to the salon and waste my money anyways. I am currently asking for a refund. Review: Not so great
Beauty product: 1 Stars
I don't think this is a good crimper because you have to hold the crimper on your hair for a long time. My hair is naturally straight and not too thick or thin, so I wouldn't recommend this crimper. It seemed like such a good product but it doesn't work like I thought. Review: SO MUCH FUN
Beauty product: 5 Stars
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT. Ha but I'm pretty sure everybody else hates it, because most of my friends and family are giving me that scrunched up face look when I show them my hair. It's MINI CRIMPS, so it's going to look a bit frizzy but you'll get tons of volume, for someone like me who has tons of thick hair, yet very flat and boring when straightened, this is so much fun. I was hoping to get a different brand with even tinier crimps, but I wanted this one because I noticed an extra handle that made it easier to squeeze and press the hair hard (my old crimper would really cramp up my hands from trying to squeeze so hard). The knob that allows me to adjust the heat setting is really useful since I have such thick hair, I can get it really hot (I burned my ear today... be careful). However there is a problem when I'm using it somehow the on/off switch keeps getting pushed back to off but I don't notice and it starts to cool off and stops working... gets annoying and often ruins the look on certain sections.
Overall this is exactly what I was looking for, and I'm having tons of fun using it.
Review: Several Cons - but I'm keeping the crimper
Beauty product: 2 Stars
1. I purchased this a few weeks ago for $27.50. Now I see the price has gone down to $21.50. However, I got free amazon shipping and that appears to no longer be an option, so I guess everything evens out.
2. As at least one other reviewer said, this does SEEM to burn your hair. In contrast, I use a 3-barrel iron that will blister my skin with one split-second slip, and yet I can leave it in my hair for 45 seconds with no burning smell. It makes me wonder - is there some kind of coating on this crimper that creates the burning smell, and I only THINK it's burnt hair? The second time I used it, my hair smelled burnt all day. I was afraid that when I washed the crimps out I would discover that my hair was totally damaged - but to my surprise it appeared OK. I do have some breakage but I can't be sure it was the crimper.
3. As another reviewer said, the metal plates are not covered on the sides, and so you can easily burn your scalp when crimping close to your head. Since the sides of the crimper don't actually crimp your hair, why aren't they covered in the black protective stuff? I see this as something the manufacturer might want to correct. Which leads me to #4...
4. Don't expect this to stand straight on your bathroom counter top - it won't. It will roll onto its side where the hot metal plates are exposed and possibly burn that too.
5. I'm not real fond of handle, having to push and hold it hard to close the crimper. I think I'd prefer the style where the whole thing opens and closes like a straightening iron does. This crimper makes my hand/thumb ache after only a short time.
6. Despite all the things I would change about this iron, I like the crimps, and I get compliments when I use it. Would I get this crimper again? No. But I'd still get a crimper - this is my first, and it's a fun style.
I hope this helps all crimpers-to-be in the world :)