The Xtava Satin Wave 5 in 1 Curling Wand with temperature control comes with 5 interchangeable ceramic tourmaline barrels, a heat resistant glove and a cute travel case. It costs £21.95 if you have Amazon Prime. It has dual voltage. The wand has 9 settings from 90 to 210 C and has a 60 minute sleep function. It has a swivel cord.
It is great that with one wand you can have different size curls. It does heat up very quickly and it is great that a heat glove is included (although the wand was still very hot when using the glove on high settings). There is a clear digital screen so it is easy to see what setting you are using. The swivel cord and automatic sleep function are great safety feature. It comes nicely boxed and is a great price.
A major downside to this set is the fact the barrels do not have cool safety tips, so it is quite easy to burn your head. The clips are are a great idea but they effect your curl, making it wonky. The heat control buttons are just where you would hold the wand so it is very easy to knock the settings without noticing. Once the wand has heated up it is difficult to change the barrel to get different sized curls, as you have to use quite a lot of pressure to change the barrel and the wand is hot. As I have problems using my hands I have difficulty changing the barrels as I have to use quite a lot of pressure to get the barrels to lock in place. Some of the barrels come with little stands to protect the floor etc from marks whilst they cool down. These are great in theory, but the stands themselves got warm and I was concerned they would leave burn marks.
Overall the Xtava Wave comes nicely packaged and you get a lot of different attachments which, with practice, will give you lots of different styles - wavy to different sizes of curl. What I didn't like was the absence of safety tips - which is acknowledged in the guide - I only curl the pony tail part of my hair, but there is no way would I put it near my head as I do not want to burn it. The clips spoil the wave of the curl. The wand takes ages to cool down and the barrels are difficult to change. Finally I do not trust the stands, in principle they are a great concept, but I do not think in practice they work that well.
Always use a protective heat spray.
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I received the xtava Satin Wave 5 in 1 Curling Wand with Temperature Control for free from review.directory in exchange for an honest review.
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