Cosmopolitan CM306

Advantages: Quick heating, compact, easy to use
Disadvantages: Slow cool down, not suitable for straightening all hair, more for touching up flyaways

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Advantages: Clever dual edge design, fast heat up, ceramic plates
Disadvantages: No separate on/off switch

...Having annoyingly curly hair, I find hair straighteners are a necessity (unless I want to walk around looking like a curly fuzz ball). I've tried several different types in the past, but these Cosmopolitan straighteners have beaten them all so far. They have a rather unique dual edge design i.e. the plates curve outwards on one side making them perfect for flick ups and turning a fringe under, while the other side is more like standard straighteners but with a particularly thin edge. This side is great for general straightening and, thanks to the thin edge, they are ideal for getting into the roots of very short hair. The plates are solid ceramic and leave hair extremely smooth. They have a fast heat up time; within a minute they are ready to use. They also have a temperature control dial, but be warned, the highest setting... Read review

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Advantages: lovely stylish colours (pink and silver)
Disadvantages: quite a short wire

...Well this cute little number isnt the best of hairdryers but i suppose its cheap, and if you havent got the money maybe this is the one for you!!! At just £9.99 its reasonable. However, this cosmopolitan hair dryer has a very short wire which sometimes becomes Inconvenient and sometimes awkward. The hairdryer has two temperatue settings hot and cool which isnt very high speck. The hairdryer has a totalpower of 1600 watts which is quite high and is sometimes too powerful. It does however have a concentrator nozzle on the end to make it easier to dry thicker hair and a cool shot for certain hair styles - however i found this a little temperamental, not always working and when it did i didnt always notice a big difference in temperature. I have thick hair and found that instead of drying my hair it ends up just making it go very... Read review

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