2" Curling Iron Review

I have been on the search for a good 2” curling iron for a few months now. I had one a few years back and I liked it a lot but after a few years, the curls didn’t hold the same. So I decided to hunt for a new one now and  I’m seriously thinking about just replacing one of the screws to make the clip on the old barrel hold better. Here is what I found in my search. There are not a lot of 2” curling irons out there in the market. I have only found 2 and both don’t hold my curls like the old one.  Here are the two I found. They are both made by Hot Tools, who also makes Helen of Troy products.

 

When I used the gold one, the curls will soften the whole night and at the end look like I just used a blowdryer and a round brush to blow the ends in. The gold one you get more texture to your hair and it’s not completely smooth and noticeable like the purple one.

When I used the purple one, the curls will just DIE and become pretty straight, but not stick straight. What is good about the purple one is that your hair does look smooth, healthy and not at all frizzy.

The main difference and most important thing to me is that the gold one holds the curl a bit longer than the purple one. I’ve tried both with and without product in my hair.

I really wanted to like the purple one after the sales rep at Ulta said it was the best one and it says on the box “Stylist Preferred.” However, disappointingly, it just didn’t work out for me. It’s good that Ulta has a 60-day return policy and I was able to return it easily. I WISH that Hot Tools’ Pink Titanium line made a 2” curling iron. I am not sure why it doesn’t because that line, hands down, is the BEST and holds my curls till the next wash! And this is WITHOUT product! I absolutely LOVE it.

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Hope your year will be bright and prosperous, that you will get everything you want this year!

P. S. Please keep in mind that these products were reviewed with asian hair that has a beachy, wavy texture.