Let's Get One Thing Straight

Hello Everyone,

There are sometimes things in life that we would love to straighten out, but no matter how hard we try, we just can't, for example, I'd like my Mother to believe that when I was 7 years old and I rolled off the sofa onto my brother's pile of cars, it was an accident! I had no ulterior motive in destroying his 'fantastic' car tower, come on now!
Another thing I'd like straightened out is that I know double denim wasn't in when I was a teen, I know people thought I was trapped in a cowboy movie, but I knew it would come back and that I was a trendsetter... kinda.

But all the 'never gonna happen' moments aside, one thing I can straighten out is my hair.

Irresistible Me recently contacted me to see if I would like to give a try to their Tourmaline Straightening Brush which is a nifty little gadget that straightens your hair and tames frizz all by simply brushing through your hair.

I normally use my good old GHD straighteners religiously, so I was really interested to try out something a bit different to see just how easy this brush actually was to use.

I should point out that if you're UK or EU based, you'll need to purchase a US adapter plug as this brush comes with an American fitting (I just ordered one from Amazon for a few pounds) and that did the job nicely.

So what do Irresistible Me have to say about their Tourmaline Straightening Brush?

Let us tell you why our heat brush is the best in the West:

• Superior ergonomics and the perfect bristle thickness and distance eliminate hair snags.
• Quality ceramic and tourmaline heating surface, three times that of a normal flat iron, which means quick straightening larger sections of hair at a time.
• Our ultra-fast recovery technology maintains a constant high temperature during use, while the tourmaline infusion emits rich amounts of negative ions to moisturize and hydrate your hair
• Multiple temperature settings, ranging from 270℉ (130℃) to 450℉ (230℃).
• Anti-scald and anti-static for virtually no hair damage
• Gorgeous LCD screen display and Microprocessor control
• Universal voltage – take your brush with you everywhere; from NY to Paris to Sydney (the only thing you will need is a plug adaptor)
• Super light and comes in a beautifully designed box with magnetic closure that you can use to store it
• 8 ft swivel cord.
• Auto shut-off function

So how did it stand up to the claims?

Well I was really impressed, it does claim that using this method will give you more volume than a flat iron and I didn't notice any extra volume, but my hair is really fine and tends to fall very flat unless I use a shed load of styling product so that didn't worry me. I was also pleasantly surprised that I didn't burn! I was half expecting the ends of the brush to be so hot that it would leave me medium rare but you can actually touch the ends of the brush and not burn (If you look at the above picture of the brush underside, you'll see it has black rubber ends and the metal bit in the middle is where the heat is at, so don't go shoving your fingers in there to test it, you've been warned!)

So here's my before and after, and yes I know the top of my head is missing slightly but I had my toddler taking the pictures for me and so I think she did a great job considering how heavy my camera is!

As you can see, it's not as 'poker straight' as you get with a flat iron, but there's definitely a huge difference.

I really enjoyed trying this brush and I can imagine that I'll get a fair bit of use out of it now I have tried it, so at least I straightened one thing out... but Mum, I swear, that car thing was a misunderstanding!!

Have you heard of Irresistible Me? They also offer hair extensions and hair accessories too.

Bye for now,

Rosy xx