Flat Iron Update

After writing my previous post about wanting a new flat iron that would curl my hair better, I discovered an even better reason to buy a new one.  Apparently, my brain has decided that it will no longer remember to turn off my flat iron, and old trusty doesn't have auto shut off.  Just the other day I left it on for about 24 hrs.  Eeeeek!!  Thankfully, the hubby and kids didn't find out the hard way.

My sister, the hair stylist, recommended the brand Babyliss and said I should get titanium plates.  However, after hours of Googling, I found that Babyliss does not make a flat iron with auto shut off, which is now a must for me.  Several more hours of Googling and review reading later, I decided to go with the Hot Tools Radiant Blue flat iron with titanium plates.  It's on sale right now for $59.99, down from $69.99.

It has great reviews on Ulta.com, and after using it twice now, I think I agree with all of those reviews.  It heats up super fast and stays hot while using it.  With my old one, I would have to wait a few seconds to let it "reheat" after doing a section.  This one is light weight and glides smoothly over my hair.  It did seem to pull a couple of strands here and there, but I think that might be more of a user error since it didn't do this consistently.  

All in all, I believe this was money well spent.  Now I just have to figure out how to curl with it!