Major apologies, meant to start yesterday but end up starting today so you'll be seeing double posts from me to make up for it. If there are spelling errors, well it's late and I'm in the zone. So let's get started then :)
Coriolis Pro Straightener
Description of product taken from Overstock.com: "The Corioliss Professional Tourmaline Flat Iron Limited Edition styler combines advance technology with hot, catwalk look. Solid ceramic-coated plates utilize far-infrared technology to seal in moisture while eliminating frizz."
Background story of how I purchased it:
So I bought this straightener SEVEN years ago, it was during my years in high school. If you are from America and go to malls you might remember the kiosk where sales people are doing peoples' hair in order to show of a straightener or a curling iron. Yep, this was where I bought mine. I know it's kind of sad that I decided to fall into the hands of the sales people there BUT I do HAVE to remind you that at the time, I was but an adolescent who was spending my parent's money. Now that I'm a college student and I work two jobs, well money means a lot more than it did back then. Yet even though I did not really feel ALL that bad about spending money, I was however on an allowance and getting yelled at by my father was not an option when he found that I have spent $300 at the mall, which was my monthly allowance, in one sitting.
Therefore when I got sucked into buying this straightener, I was fighting with my conscious like it was the zombie apocalypse, trying to convince myself that I should get it. And now, 7 years later, I do not regret it at all for it's been SEVEN years and now did it decide to die on me and it has survived traveling to multiple countries and still managed to work fine until I finally decided to put it to rest.
Now as for how it broke, well it was worn down because I would have periods of years where I would use it EVERYDAY and then periods where I use it like maybe once or twice a week. Seven years of full use ladies and gents mind you. So the plastic sides of the straightener by the hot plats started to form cracks I would say maybe 2 years ago, I believe it was after my trip to Hong Kong and I guess there wasn't anything cushionie around it and a lot pressure caused cracks? It then went from cracks to falling plastic pieces and then one of the metal plates start coming out I would say this past summer. So I kept using it only in dire need and have been browsing the sites for a straightener, and even taped the metal plate to the inside plastic. That was a bad idea since the tape was melted off!. So this past month I finally RIP my straightener, we had a long nice run.
Verdict of this product:
1) WORTH THE INVESTMENT
Now I do have to say that at the time and even now, I do sincerely regret paying so much money for it. I paid about $105 which given that I bought it at the kiosk at the mall, that price sounds like a rip off. Especially now since if you go to overstock.com, it's $50. However, I do have to say if the product was that cheap or cheaper my satisfaction would be more enlightened. I still do say this was a good investment because come on, it lasted me SEVEN years and still worked amazingly well.
2) Can survive wattage changes in between countries
When you go travel abroad in Europe or any country for the matter, you are advised not to bring hairdryers and straighteners especially ones that made in the USA because they will fry in Europe. That mean ladies, do not bring you CHIs and GHDs unless you want to go and spend another couple hundred bucks to replace it!
This straightener on the other hand does require one of those big brick adapters but it will survive the change because it's not sensitive. I used it just fine with only the plug adapter part in China and it worked just fine because it was in the range. From my knowledge the Coriolis is European made so it apparently can last between both countries which it did.
3) Does take away frizz
Now that I'm without a straightener, I sorely miss it and want it back, it allows my hair to stay perfectly fine, the actual part around the plates does heat up as well so that means that you can curls your hair much better. That's why I bought it originally because I wanted a two in one type of thing, less money spend elsewhere. Nowadays you can just use your regular straightener, tough luck for the naive me.
So now I am on the look out for a new straightener, I am a college student and broke at the that. So if you are a silent reader out there, comment below and tell me a suggestion. Keep in mind that I am on a super constricted budget and if I invest it better last me as long as this past one did. I might even end up just buying it from Overstock.com since it's so cheap now. Who knows?
Best,
Ren
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