Product Review : Straighten Up With Sultra Wicked Wave & Straight Iron

There’s something about giving myself stick straight hair that makes me feel instantly sassy because it’s such a completely different vibe than my naturally semi unflattering wavy hair. I feel as though I’m channeling 1970’s icon/club diva, Cher…

{My Sultra “Wicked” Wave & Straight 1 inch iron, $165.}

Look-alike Cher image from Kevyn Aucoin’s Face Forward book.

This Sultra iron has proved once again that a high end heated styling product is necessary to achieve a really good looking straight hair style that stays. Here’s a peek at the steps I take to achieve the shiniest and smoothest looking hair.

BEFORE & AFTER.

1. Do your straightening in very small pieces rather than big sections. This might seem time consuming, but it’s actually quicker AND better than going over and over large sections until the heat gets thru all the hair. Smaller sections get straighter faster and make the overall look so much smoother.

2. I pull up the top half of my hair in a clip and start straightening
from the underneath then working my way up towards the top of the head.
Excuse the fact I cut off the top of my head in half of these pictures.

That’s what I get for attempting the self timer on my camera and not checking the finished pics

until the hair was already complete!!

3. This iron is so small it gets even my tiny bangs with ease.

4. I add a little bit of tease in the back to give some life to this super flat hair I create!

FINISHED PRODUCT. Ultra smooth right?!

*Tip* Now of course I did use a heat protectant like this Alterna Iron Spray, $28, before I touched my hair with the iron. This is just to make sure I get a protective barrier against frizz and that it would make the straightening last even longer.

This iron really impressed me with the ease and quickness it straightened. I haven’t attempted the wavy hair with a straight iron yet (seems ironic huh?), but I am sure it will work because the outside of this iron is even hot (so beware when touching it!) so it will heat all sides of the wrapped hair. Another benefit of this iron in my eyes – it heats up very quickly and the long cord. I can’t stand waiting around for my irons to heat up, and although I haven’t actually timed this one, it seems to reach its maximum hotness (is that a term??) in only a couple of minutes.

Think of all the easy celebrity Halloween costumes you could pull off with a straight iron hair transformation and a fab costume. Looks for the short and long haired!