Sedu Flat Iron

I have had mixed results with flat irons. A few years ago, I decided that I wanted to try a flat iron, but not pay very much for it, in case I didn't like the look. I bought a cheap one at the drugstore. At that time, my hair was really layered and textured. Sadly, I discovered that flat ironing it made it look kind of ragged and not very healthy. That's not a good look, so I gave up on having super straight hair and went back to my round brush, hair dryer and curling iron.

About a year a half ago, my Mom decided she wanted a flat iron upgrade and asked me to pick one out for her. Always up for beauty research, I investigated a variety of different options. The brands that I focused on were Sedu, Chi and T3, which are all a little more than $100. I looked at GHD, too, but their flat irons are almost all $200 or more, which seems a bit over the top.

Beauty Addict wrote a positive review of the Sedu on her blog and also recommended folica.com. After reading about 100 reviews about the Sedu Ionic Ceramic Tourmaline Straightener on Folica, I went ahead and bought it for my Mom. She absolutely loves it!

Never one to be afraid to get back in the proverbial saddle, I tried to use her flat iron when we went to Texas last Thanksgiving. It worked pretty well from a technical standpoint. It got hot very quickly, it was easy to use and it got my hair straight in jig time. However, my hair was quite a bit shorter back then and flat ironing it made it so flat that I looked like I had a lollipop head. So, I figured, meh, I'll save my scheckels for some other beauty tool.

As my hair has gotten longer, I decided to try her flat iron again a few weeks ago. Oh. My. God. It made my hair smooth as glass!!

(Yes, I'm arm wrestling in that picture. It seemed like a good idea at the time.)

I loved what the Sedu did for my hair so much that I went back to Folica and ordered my own. It is truly amazing and has opened up a whole new, very straight hairstyle for me. It doesn't snag my hair and it gets the job done faster than my old, crappy flat iron. It was worth every penny.