Great straighteners at a bargain price (Remington Straight in a Stroke 230)

Member Name: Nichelette

Product:	Remington Straight in a Stroke 230
Date:	06/10/08 (341 review reads)
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Advantages: Heat up to 230 degrees and do it quickly

Disadvantages: I'd like a wide plate version

I decided to buy these back in the summer from Argos as I really needed some new straighteners and these were half price in their sale. Prior to these I had some remington wide wet to dry straighteners, but much as I loved those I really needed something that would heat up to a better temperature.

So, what did I get for my £19.99?

These straighteners are packaged very nicely. Inside the box you'll find the straighteners, along with a black plastic comb, four long hair clips and a heat mat/case to store them in.

What do they look like?

The straighteners have a very nice appearance, they are black and have a digital display on the top which tells you how hot they are, and a couple of buttons which allow you to increase or reduce the heat setting. As the on/off button is rather small and hidden on the side so I had to search for a little. They are black and coated with the same type of plasticy material that is used to cover the interior door handles on some cars (sorry, I don't know what it's called, but it does give the straighteners a nice feel). The cord is long enough to be sufficient for most people. They also have a cool tip at the end which is quite useful.

On to my experience of them...

Remington claim that these straighteners will leave your hair 'straight in a stroke', and they are largely right.

Once you have turned these on they do heat up very quickly, but not quite as quickly as the manufacturers claims would suggest, as they only class the lowest temperature as being 'heated up'. I use these at the full 230 degrees as my hair is very wavy so these take a bit longer to heat up, although they certainly aren't slow. Although I could probably only go over each section of my hair once with these as their name suggests and have my hair look presentable, I prefer to go over it a few times as my hair is usually so wavy.

How do they compare to my old straighteners?

For a start these straighteners have floating ceramic plates which presumably allows them to fit the contours of your hair better, although personally I've never really noticed the difference between these and my old straighteners which didn't have these floating plates.

Their real bonus is the temperature they reach, which was my main reason for buying them. I found that when I used my old straighteners my hair would develop a bit of a wave in it after a while, so I thought these would be hot enough to prevent this, but I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, they are better in this aspect than my old straighteners, but my hair still won't stay completely straight. Although my hair is quite thick I know this is achievable as my sister's straighteners are great on my hair (before anyone asks I didn't buy those as they are a lot more expensive and these reach the same heat as hers, which is what I thought the problem was).

For me, the main negative about these straighteners is that they are slim. As I've already mentioned my hair is quite thick and hence it is best that I use straighteners with wide plates, but these are becoming increasingly hard to buy. As these are slim I spend much more time straightening my hair that I'd like which I find quite frustrating.

All in all I'd say that these are a very good buy for the price, and for the most part I'm happy with them, but would love them to have wide plates. These would be great for anyone with shorter or finer hair though.

Summary: Buy these if you want to straighten your hair quickly