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Where To Get A Curling Wand?

July 12, 2014 By Kelly Ray 1 Comment

There countless vendors online as well as offline, who sell curling wands. Now there is a distinction to be made between each vendor. This article will show you where to get a curling wand, by teaching you what to look for in a vendor.
Here is what to look for in a vendor when choosing where you’ll be getting your curling wand.

Pricing
Location
Variety of choice
Guarantees
Product returns.

Pricing:

Where can I buy a cheap curling wand? Many of you ask yourself this question and for obvious and well-motivated reasons. You shouldn’t have to break your budget for a curling wand. Many curling wands are sold at a rather cheap price, mostly depending on where you get it.
The inexpensive curling wands are in the 20$ to 35$ range. To many people, this raises a red flag as they assume that a lower price gives you a cheap product. But in the case of hair wands, this assumption is unfitting. The curling wands being sold at that price are for those who will use them at home rather than in a hair salon. Their quality, ease of use, safety is fitting for the at-home user. To conclude this point, you shouldn’t feel like you have to pay any more than 35$ for an at home curling wand. If you’re trying to find cheap curling wands, let us recommend a few online vendors.

Location:

For logistical reasons, you should consider the location of your vendor. If you’re buying offline, like in a drugstore or retail store then the location of store should be taken into consideration. We do not recommend you buy from drugstore, but if you are, atleast hear us out. If you end up unsatisfied with the product that you bought in a store, you’ll most likely want a refund and return the product. If the store you bought it at is very far, then you’re most likely never going to get that refund. So when you’ll be deciding on where to get a curling wand, make sure it’s near your house.
You might want to make a Google search and find out where the closest retail store is.

Variety of choice:

If you’re stuck choosing from a very small set of choice, then you might not be able to make the right choice. There are many different things that someone has to take into account when picking a curling wand. If there is not enough choice and variety in terms of price range, type, brand and size, then you might very well make a bad purchase that you’ll later on regret.

Guarantees:

These usually range between 2 to 10 years. If your vendor is not providing you with a guarantee than you might as well forget about him. Curling wands are known to last for a long time, but why would you put yourself in a position of risk when you could very well avoid it. There are countless vendors like Amazon, who give out guarantees without a increasing the price of their products.

Product Returns:

This aspect is very well like the above one about guarantees. Do not shoot yourself in the foot by choosing a vendor that does not provide product returns. There are enough vendors that do, choose amongst those ones.

Where to find good curling wand vendors?

Personally, we think Amazon has the cheapest of the bunch. Their price constantly beats the competition. They also have extremely cheap shipping compared to other vendors. We’ve notice that this is the case for many other products and we believe that this is the reason why Amazon is so popular. Also, another great benefit of Amazon is that it provides reviews and ratings of all their products. This can help you find the curling wand that fits your hairstyling needs best.
Now, let us examine why we think Amazon is the best vendor.

Pricing: They have the best prices online. They are in most cases, unbeatable. It happens a lot where the prices of their products are 5-8 $ less than their competition.
Location: In most cases, they provide shipping all around the world at a very low price.
Variety of choice: It’s absolutely insane how much choice they have! There literally is, curling wands of ALL brands, type, material, shape, length, thickness and price. You’ll never miss out on choice with them, unlike drugstores and retail stores like Wal-Mart.
Guarantees: most curling wands being sold on their website comes with a guarantee, usually ranging from 2-4 years.
Refunds and returns: most brands/vendors will give you a full refund and allow you to return the product if you are not satisfied.

Vendors to avoid:

This a list of places which are known to unreasonably inflate the in-store prices of curling wands above the price recommend by suppliers!

Drugstores—greatly inflates their prices.
Wal-Mart—generic, very low in quality products from horrible brands
Target
eBay

In conclusion, you can easily make the right purchase by choosing the right vendor. Try to think short term and long term and encompassing all aspects we listed on this article. Take into account things like pricing, location and variety of choice. Also, make sure you vendor provides guarantees and returns/refunds. If need help finding where to get a curling wand, you can contact us and we’ll be happy to help you.

What is The Best Curling Wand Brand?

July 3, 2014 By Kelly Ray Leave a Comment

So you’re wondering what is the best curling wand brand? This question is difficult one to answer. We’ve come to love so many different brands that’s its hard to pick one and say it’s the best. Each brand has their pros and their cons. In this article, we will
explore the unique benefits of each brand and try to help you find the best brand for you.
We will be looking at each brand from different angles. We will be look for differences between them and then point them out. Here is a list of what the things we will be looking out:

Ease of use
Affordability
Hairstyling results
Quality of Material
Appearance
Popularity
Reputation

Ease of Use:

Your hair wand has to be easy to use or else you won’t use it. Most of us are already pretty busy enough; so having a curling wand that is easy to use comes in handy.

The barrel needs to be quick to heat up, preferably under less than 1 minute.
The handle has to have a good grip.
The wand creates beautiful curls quickly, without having to go and set it again.

Best Brand: Bed Heads

Most wands from the brand Bed Heads are geared towards at-home use. Their products are very accessible to most people and do not require much from their user. We recommend Bed Heads products to people who are not so used to hairstyling.

Affordability:

We get this question all the time: what is the cheapest curling wand brand. Most brands out there do provide low-priced wands. Those who do not provide cheap wands are usually targeting hair salon users. The everyday person should stay away from those. When we speak of affordability, we’re talking about the 20$ to 35$ range, which is accessible for most people

Best Brand: Bed Head

Bed Heads always provide products that are accessible to the average user. By choosing this brand, you opting for ease of use and affordability.

Hairstyling Results:

Some curling wands are better than others at providing certain results. It’s important to mention that different wand types are made to create certain hairstyles. What we look for in this category is the brand that provides the best quality in terms of the hairstyle they create.

Best Brand: Cortex

Great hairstyle begins with quality tools and that’s what Cortex provides. The Cortex brand is a little less cheap than Bed Heads for example, but they always make sure that the extra dollars you’ll spend on their merchandises is worth it. Their products impressively create luscious hairstyles that glow in beauty. If your budget allows it and you’re looking for the best of the best, stop looking and choose Cortex.

Quality of Material

When you make the purchase of a product, you expect it to do what’s supposed to do and last long. The quality of your curling wand will have an impact on those two things. The quality of the material used to create the wand will reflect on the beauty your hair after it’s been curled. There are many different types of materials that work for curling wands, for example, tourmaline, ceramic, pearls and titanium. The trick is to find the kind that best fits your needs.

Best Brand: Remington

Remington is known for having coated their best-selling wand with a mix of two materials: pearls and ceramic. Their wands have become top-sellers on websites like Amazon and eBay for the simple reason that it’s a great quality product. It’s also important to mention that Remington products are sturdy and are made to last for years on end.

Appearance

Not everyone cares about what their wands look like, but others do. For those of you who do, then you should be looking at products that you find visually pleasing, but that do not comprise quality and budget.

Best Brand: Bed Heads

Since Bed Heads is so focused into bringing accessibility to their products, most of them are decorated quite pleasingly. Their curling wands are quite colorful and have very cool-looking designs.

Popularity / Reputation

We’ve all heard the saying: what’s good for you is good for me. This category aims to provide a brand that has worked well for a great number of people and thus became popular. We know that that popularity does not mean quality. But we know that if many people are buying a product and liking it, thus making it more popular, then we know that this product is good. People benefit from the popularity of a product through the customers reviews they can then find about it online.

Best Brand: Remington

Remington’s coated crushed pearls and ceramic curling wand is the best-selling wand right now. Many people have written reviews about the product and claim that it’s a great product. Since so many people have been pleased with the curling wand, it makes it easier for people to choose it.

Conclusion — So What is the Best Curling Wand Brand?

As you can see, Bed Heads has won in many of the categories. But we want to point out that it only won so many because it appeals to the average user of curling wands and not the in-salon expert. If you think that you’d want a wand that for example, has a bit more of edge in terms of quality, you might want to get a product from a brand that is a bit more professional. Even though you won’t be using for clients and stuff, at least you’ll have a great product for yourself.
Hair is really important to most women. We know that many of them have already spent a lot of money for their hair and that they might want to reduce the price of their hair care. Like we said earlier, such women should only expect to pay between 20$ and 35$. You might be wondering what are the best curling wand brands in that price range. Here’s a list of them that we think are safe-to-buy from.

Bed Heads
Remington
Conair
Cortex
Nume

If you have any questions regarding the best curling wand brands, please feel free to contact us.

Choosing the Best Curling Wand Size That Best Fits Your Needs

July 1, 2014 By Kelly Ray Leave a Comment

Many people wonder what is the best curling wand size for them. The answer to that depends on the kind of hair that you have (thin/coarse), hair length (long or short) and then obviously, what your hairstyle is.

The Length of Your Hair

First, let’s take a look at hair lengths. As a rule of thumbs, we think hair that stops above the shoulders, approximately 8-10 or less in lengths, is short. Therefore, hair that is longer than 8 to 10 inches in lengths, which is usually enough to reach the shoulders, is considered to be long.

Size For Short Hair

Short Hair: Less than 8-10 inches (above shoulders)
Now we know that short hair requires a lot more precision in terms of styling compared to longer hair. Most of you might have already figured this out on your own but short hair is extremely hard to style with curling wands that are too big. For short hair, we recommend that you pick a hair wand that is short in length and small in thickness.
1” in thickness is usually best. The length of the rod (the heated part, from top to bottom) may not matter for some people. But since the key to beautifully styled short hair is precision, the smart ones of the bunch choose the smaller in length wand.

Size For Long Hair

Long Hair: Above 8-10 inches (over shoulders)
Long hair can sometimes be tough to handle and so usually requires tools that are heavier in duty. We recommend that you get a wand, which is thicker than 1” or more. Thicker curling wands will help you apply heat to a greater amount of hair surface area, saving you time and energy. You’ll also find that, unlike short hair, precision is not so important, so curling wands that are bigger and longer in size are generally better.

Best Curling Wand Size for Thin/Coarse Hair

The thickness of you hair is also a great indicator which wand you should pick in terms of its width (forget length just for now). Obviously, coarse hairs are usually very stubborn. So if you have thick hair, we recommend that you choose a thick rod in order to get the beautiful curls that you want. For thin hair, it’s the opposite. Women with thinner hair should not be applying as much heat on their hair when styling. Doing so would be bad for their hair health, which could ruin the appearance of their hair and potentially make styling much harder in the future. So in order to get lustrous, flawless curls, it is best for women with thin hair to pick a wand that is narrower in size.

What Does Your Hairstyle Say About The Size You Should Pick?

Your hairstyle should greatly determine the size you should pick. This probably the most important point in this article. Your hair is one of the most valuable fashion accessory that you possess and therefore, you should be in control of it. Just imagine the kind of curls you which to create. Ask yourself what you want from your curling wand. For example, are you looking for big dramatic curls or are looking to create small ringlet curls? If the answer is big, then go big. If you’re into smaller curls, then go small. Keeping in mind the other points of this article, conjoined with your hairstyle in mind, you should be able to pick the best curling wand size that fits what you need!
If you have any more questions about choosing the best curling wand sizes for you, or wish to make a suggestion, please feel free to contact us.