If you still thought that a simple straightener was going to save your head in the middle of January, I have bad news for you. Hat, dry air, overheated subway, humidity as soon as it rains three drops… your hair is currently experiencing its worst Netflix series.
And yet, there is now a new generation of objects that make traditional blow-drying seem like a relic of 2014. Three devices that have literally turned my winter hair routine on its head. And no, I’m not talking about TikTok gadgets forgotten in three weeks.
Calor Thermoglide Straightener
$39.99 instead of $49.99. This is typically the kind of purchase that you make “while waiting for something better”… and that you end up keeping for years. THE Titanium plates slide so well that it feels like the hair is styling itself. No tugging, no sound of fiber suffering, just a strand that becomes smooth without rebelling. There ionic technology immediately calms static electricity, that winter scourge that we experience as soon as we take off a turtleneck.
What I especially like are its 5 adjustable temperatures. 170°C when I want to straighten without brutalizing, 230°C when my hair decides to live its best independent life. And then this promise of repairability 15 years… we feel that we are not buying a disposable gadget.
ghd Styler Gold Straightener
$174.30 instead of $249. The ghd Gold is a bit like the Burberry trench coat of hair straighteners. You buy it once, you never look elsewhere. Its unique temperature 185°C is calculated to the nearest degree. Not too hot to damage, nor too gentle to leave flyaways. Thanks to the dual-zone technology, heat remains stable from root to tip. Result, hair is shinier, softer, more disciplined.
And above all, this
rounded design that allows you to make waves without any creases. You go from gentle blow-drying to soft curls in two minutes, without changing tools. It’s exactly the kind of device that makes you feel like you’ve just walked out of a salon while you’re still in your socks at home.
Dyson Airstrait Straightener
$395.01. This straightener is a hair UFO. It does not smooth with hot plates, but with a ultra-precise heated air flow. We start on towel-dried hair, dry the roots, then straighten the still damp lengths directly. The whole thing
without thermal damage. The first time, we are a little skeptical. And then we look in the mirror. Shiny, natural, supple hair, zero hot smell, zero “December damaged hair” effect. It’s simple, we save time, we eliminate a step, and we keep a material that finally resembles something.
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