My hairdresser always manages to make my curly hair look sleek and shiny but when I try and replicate the style I just don't have the skill or enough hands! She recommended I try these tongs and let me have go with these which they use in the salon. I thought they may only be availabe to salons and so sold on at salon prices, but I was delighted to find them for sale on Amazon and at a really competative price!
When I first used the tongs I managed to create some curl but this seemed to soon drop out. However after a little practice I am getting the hang of recreating the style between visits to my hairdresser. Initially I think I wasn't putting enough hair through; with practice I have found that the best setting for my hair is on the hottest, with a fairly thick strand of hair, which I hold in place with the tong until I can feel the heat through the hair and leave it to cool before dragging my fingers through. I also make sure I put serum or such through my hair to prevent heat damage.
Also size really does matter! I have mid to long length hair so chose the largest tongs which are perfect on the longer layers, however they are too big to use on my fringe so I have to swap to my ghd's to tame this.
I do have a couple of niggles with the design though. Firstly beware of the little, flip down, metal stand as this becomes very hot and can burn your fingers when you need to fold it away. If you do forget to move it it can then get tangled and drag through your hair spoiling the effect you are trying to create! Secondly I would like the cord to be longer although it isn't that short that it restricts the use of the tongs.
All in all if I can create my desired style with this product anybody can! Incidentally this is more than I ever could with my ghd's despite their claims - and at a fraction of the price!