Hair products on test: Babyliss Curl Secret :: Hair products

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This product is definitely a one-off and something a bit special. Us professional hairdressers don’t always like to give up control to a product – but I’ve come round to accepting that this one does 90% of the work for me! Bear in mind that you need to take time to get it right, but the results are well worth it.

To give an example – a colleague has hair so straight than not even permanent curl treatments have had an effect – they didn’t even create a bend in her hair! This product, while it didn’t produce a strong wave (we have to face it, nothing ever will), did curl the hair and was 100% more successful than anything else we tried. So if your hair is so straight you despair of ever having it curled, this is the product for you.

As I said, using this product takes time and patience – but women who want to look great will spend the time and get it right. The price is quite expensive for a consumer product but you are getting a powerful piece of kit. I give it 8 out of 10.

Babyliss Curl Secret, £120, from Boots and Argos

How to use your Curl Secret: top tips

1. Always ensure that the hair is clean, dry and combed through, and that the sections you want to use are no bigger than 3cm wide. For very long hair, use a smaller section size.
2. Hold Curl Secret with the open part of the curl chamber facing the head, positioning it where you would like the curl to start.
3. Ensuring that the hair section is held straight and placed neatly through the centre of Curl Secret, close the handles together and let go of the hair, allowing it to be automatically taken into the curl chamber. The beep indicator will start. The amount of beeps you hear will vary depending on the time setting being used. Hold the handles shut until you hear four quick beeps in succession to indicate the time is up.
4. Release the handles first to let the curl free and gently pull Curl Secret away from the head.