I was straightening my hair before going to work and as I was taking each chunk of hair ready to be straightened, I noticed that I had to go over it more than 3 times, then 4, then 5, "Uuuum, c'mon hair I don't have much time left." The kinks weren't going away! Then as I touched the portion of hair that I had used the iron on, it was cold! As in NOT HOT. I cautiously and quickly touched the flat iron (as in like a millisecond... or less) and didn't feel heat. I touched it for a longer time and it wasn't hot. It wasn't even mild!! After unplugging it, turning it on and off, and tapping it hoping it would come back to life (much like people did with TVs in the olden days), I concluded that my flat iron went kaput. (It was a Revlon Ceramic the I owned for maybe 2 years... I think.) "Why now?!" I had to chop chop! Mom let me use a wide flat iron, which was definitely not ceramic, to finish up. "Ah poor hair!"
I started wearing my hair curly (natural) since I didn't want to use any straightening iron. This totally helped my hair relax from all the heat and take its natural form.
Later in the week I went to Wally World and bought a ceramic flat iron for $30. I thought, "What a deal!" And it was pink! It also had a guarantee so I went with it. Once I brought it home, mom was like, "Oh no! I just bought one for you off the internet!"
Long story short, I used the one I had just bought to see if it was worth keeping (def was not worth keeping) and I returned it.
Mom bought a $50 straightening iron! She set it on my bed as a surprise when I got home from work.
It was red and seemed bedazzled!! I was SO excited!
An HSI 1" flatiron, Professional ;)
It looked so legit! I had never heard of it but I Googled it (of course) & heard good things about it. Then... I used it! Dun dun DUN.
Oh, it also came with Argan Oil which I had heard a lot about but never used it (it's from Morocco). SO soothing to my hair [and hands].
Argan Oil+HSI= super silky hair!! Sehr gut. It curls so well too! (I used it to curl my ends.) It even made my hair heavier, compared to when you're using a not-so-good straightener which dries out/fries your hair and makes it a light-poofy.
So I definitely recommend HSI as well as the Argan Oil (it's also used as a skin moisturizer). It's worth it!

Awesome post Katherine! :) I've never heard of Argain Oil before, so thanks so much for the helpful info about it and other tips! By the way, I totally love the design of your blog! So fun and so you! :) It made me laugh and smile reading your About Me and Favies sections :) I loved 'em and the pics!
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