Works for Me Wednesday: Remington Wet-2-Straight

I don't usually post about products that aren't, at least in some way, related to homeschooling or homemaking. I'm making an exception this week to tell you about a great little haircare product that I picked up last week and about which I am sadly excited.

My flat iron quit working last week. On Thanksgiving Day. Yes, Thanksgiving Day. So, I got to go to all our family events, as well as Black Friday shopping the next day, with a frizzy head. I'm one of those oh-so-lucky people who has thick hair with just enough wave to make it look frizzy and unkempt if I don't straighten it.

I was going to pick up another inexpensive flat iron like the one I'd had for a couple of years, when my sister pointed out the one she's been wanting. It was a Remington Wet-2-Straight. You can, as the name suggests, use it on wet or dry hair. It was on sale for just $3 more than the cheap one I was going to buy, so I bought it, thinking that Brianna might like the wet setting since she likes to straighten her hair, but rarely cares to take the time to dry it.

Taking much longer than normal on my hair for a day when I wouldn't be leaving the house, I tried the straightener out on Saturday, just to see how it worked. It has vents for the steam to escape when using it on wet hair. You'll want to watch out for those. Ouch!

Despite the 2-inch wide ceramic plates, it still took quite a while to actually dry my thick hair with the straightener since it was completely wet when I started. After I finished, I liked the look, but I told Brian that I probably wouldn't use it with my hair wet very often because it took so long.

I took that statement back the next day.

I've discovered that I can get away with only washing my hair every other day, if I straighten it on the in-between days. With the Remington Wet-2-Straight, I didn't even have to straighten my hair the next day. It was still so smooth and shiny! As a matter of fact, I'd been planning to get my hair cut for weeks and now I've decided not to get it cut as short as I'd planned, because I think I can finally achieve the straight, smooth style that I've wanted for years with this straightener.

Oh, and it has an automatic shut-off, which Brian really likes.

I have not been compensated by the folks at Remington at all (of course, if somebody there reads this and wants to compensate me, just let me know!). This is a completely unsolicited review...this product just totally works for me!

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