Product Review: Corioliss Tourmaline Ceramic Flat Iron

Frizzy, fried and breakage with every brush stroke — welcome to my hair. I was unfortunately blessed with tresses that are not quite straight and not quite curly but wavy. Wash and go? Nope, never. Without plenty of shine serum, a blow dryer and, of course, a beloved flat iron, my hair looks like a complete disaster zone. However, after years of coloring, bleaching, teasing and straightening, I sometimes wonder how I even have hair on my head. So how am I supposed to have healthy hair without looking like a frizzy poodle? The secret is in the flat iron. I have tried and tested a wide variety of hair straightening irons and my current main squeeze is the Corioliss Tourmaline Ceramic Wet to Dry Flat Iron ($149). The Corioliss has everything you could every want in a flat iron: it heats up instantly (6 seconds), glides through hair without pulling or breaking, it’s lightweight and most importantly, straightens hair in a flash. With most flat irons, I usually straighten my hair in the morning and by 5 p.m., I am in dire need of a touch-up. With the Corioliss, I can straighten my hair in the morning, sleep on it and it still looks good the next day. Pretty impressive, huh? The only thing I routinely make sure to do is remove any melted-on styling product because, like most flat irons, if product builds up on the iron, it starts to burn which does not make for pretty-smelling hair. The Corioliss comes in a variety of sizes, styles and colors and is available at Misikko.com, the one-stop beauty shop for high quality, professional beauty products. Best of all, from now until May 11, 2008, Misikko.com is having a huge sale on flat irons, tools and a variety of other fun beauty goodies. Plus, every sale item purchased includes a free gift for Mom. Visit www.misikko.com for more information but hurry, in order to receive your purchase by Mother’s Day you must place an order by May 7. It’s time to get shopping (and straight hair!). (P.S., this review brought to you by our flat iron guru and intern Carolyn. We always wondered why her hair smelled a little funny sometimes!)