2" Soft Bend Curling Iron

My 2 inch curling iron is amazing. I’ve never had better curls and I go to the salon all the time. Definitely a keeper and I will be saving quite a lot of money going to the salon. The volume I get from this curling iron was well worth the money. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to purchase it immediately before it sells out. Kristin Ess thank you for an amazing hair tool.

This is the largest barrel I could find and it doesn't disappoint. My only con is that it does take a few minutes to heat up but other than that it's my favorite tool for those "Barely there" curls.

It looks pretty, that’s the one positive. It’s very heavy and difficult to maneuver through your hair. It is a large barrel so it only completes one or maybe two rotations through average length hair, and when it gives absolutely zero curl, the wand is pointless. I tried keeping it on my hair longer hoping that would do something—nothing. I kept trying, thinking it must do something to the hair, I kept it on longer than necessary and probably is even good for your hair, the heat was high, still it did nothing to my hair. It’s called a ‘soft bend’ I realize but it doesn’t even give that. Also, it made my hair stink like burned hair or something that lasted days. So it probably damages hair. Ultimately this is the worst curling wand I’ve tried, and I’ve tried a ton. So this went back. The spray texturizer from Kristen Ess is nice though, even if this curling wand is terrible.

I have fine, thin, long hair and this gave my hair a lot of body. My friends even commented on it since my hair is normally flat and straight. If you are looking for more of a curl the 1.25-1.5 barrel would be better. I plan to add that size to my collection. This gets very hot but does have temps to choose from. I have to hold my curl up after I release it to let the hair cool or it will be straight again. The large size does make it a little cumbersome to maneuver but after practicing it’s not too bad. One caveat is that you really would have to have longer hair to use this. With my hair just past my bra strap I only get approximately 2.5 turns because of the large diameter barrel. Visually this is the prettiest curling iron in my collection though. They did an excellent job on that aspect.

Love some of the other reviews complaining about user error. lol This curler does the job amazing. It gives great BIG waves which is exactly what my hairdresser said to style my daughter’s hair. It’s a great product for the money!!

I am still perplexed at why this curler didn't work for me. To be fair it gets hot so I can't really knock the functionality but my hair never curled and I tried very hard to make it happen. (I really wanted that blowout look) I think it could be because the barrel is too large at 2 inches. I had the ends of my hair turn up a bit but the entire strand of hair was straight above it. I have to say that the packaging and item itself were beautiful though. I was sad to return it.

It seems to run much cooler than the display states. I usually straighten and curl my hair between 365-385. I’ve turned this up to 400 and it barely makes a difference in my haie

Love this!!!