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  1. Mimi
    316 of 321 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Love it!, July 9, 2009
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    Mimi

    I have had this styler for about 6 months and I love it. I was skeptical at first, to say the least, but it has turned out to be my can’t-live-without iron. I can style my shoulder length hair in 10 minutes, or less if I’m rushed, instead of 20 minutes with my other irons. I read through many web reviews before I bought it. Here are a few things that bothered people and my take on them:

    *It is loud – Since it has a motor, it is not silent like the infomercials imply. Although it is a bit noisy, it is not loud enough to bother me.
    *It burns – It does get HOT, even on the lowest setting and, yes, if you touch it you will get burned like with any other hair iron. You will probably get scorched a time or two or three…, as I did, especially when getting used to it. Be careful!
    *It only rotates in one direction – This is true and it takes time to get used to. I have learned to use both my left and right hands to straighten my hair in the direction of the rotation. I slowed down a segment in the infomercial and one model smoothed her hair against the rotation. It turned out great, so I guess it’s okay but I haven’t tried it myself.
    *It doesn’t work on very short hair – This styler works wonders on my medium length hair but I cannot use it on my 2 inch long bangs. It makes them stick out weird. Based on that, I don’t think those with very short hair would benefit from it unless they come out with a smaller barrel.
    *Hair gets stuck in the barrel – This has never happened to me and I use it almost every day.
    *Hair gets damaged – Most hot tools will cause some type of damage to hair. Although my hair does seem a little drier because I use the styler so often, my hairstylist says it is still healthy. I use conditioner and thermal spray to minimize damage.

    While not perfect, this is the best styler I’ve ever used, hence the 5 stars. I am even getting one for my sister.

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  2. JillyBean
    282 of 298 people found the following review helpful:
    1.0 out of 5 stars
    Very disappointed, August 5, 2009
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    JillyBean (Middletown, MD) –

    I always start out watching infomercials as a rational, even slightly cynical, viewer. About 10 minutes in, I’m sold and how could I have possibly lived THIS long without this product. The Instyler was no different. I ordered online and caught a 2 for 1 special and bought the professional, rapid heat-up model, shown above.

    The first one I tried would stay on for two minute bursts and then shut off without warning. So, I tried the second one. This one stayed on, but what a disappointment. I’m no novice at using styling products. I’ve been battling my thick, wavy hair for 30+ years now. I’ve used all manner of styling products, irons, dryers, diffusers, and curlers and I have to say I found this product to be *extremely* awkward to use. (I might be wrong, but it seems to have been designed from the perspective of someone doing someone else’s hair, rather than one using it on herself.)

    The spring on the hinge didn’t hold my hair tight enough to the spinning barrel for the bristles of the brush to separate the strands and it didn’t hold the hair to the barrel tightly enough to smooth the cuticle. Overall, it seemed gimmicky and cheap, especially for carrying such a hefty price tag.

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  3. Lacy Davis
    70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Best straightener I’ve ever had, July 17, 2009
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    Lacy Davis (Crandall, IN United States) –
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    I have extremely thick, course hair with a bit of a natural wave and a tendency to go a little crazy when it gets humid (which is always since I live in the Ohio River Valley). I’ve had many straighteners before, but the only time I’ve ever gotten the results I wanted was when I splurged and went to an exorbitantly expensive and exclusive salon and had the stylist spend over an hour hard at work with a professional, super-hot straightening iron. I never wanted to wash my hair again after that trip to the salon because I knew it would never look that good again…until I ordered my InStyler. Now I have that hair ever time I use it. I’m really pleased with the product. It does exactly what the infomercial promised.

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