Babyliss ipro200 Curling Iron

Just want to say I haven't blogged for a looong time! I'm quite surprised how the Blogger's interface changed. I stumbled upon a blog about this hair styling tool I drafted last  year *shame* but hey, it's never too late to publish it.

Finally! I managed to get this Babyliss ipro200 curling iron. I was at Trinoma Landmark's department store when I spotted this. I asked the sales attendant to open a box for me and test it before I head to the cashier counter. The sales attendant said she doesn't know how to operate it since she's just filling in for the Babyliss sales attendant because she's on an hour break. 

You know what? Good things come to those who wait. I told the sales attendant it's okay I'll just come back when the real sales attendant is back from her break. My friends and I went to Western appliances center near the National Bookstore and I saw this last unit and it's on sale! Instead of the regular Php2795, I paid Php2400.

There's not much features but LCD screen, nano titanium ceramic heating rod and instant heat up. I am very much impressed with the instant heat up system. 

Here's how it looks. It looks a lot like my previous Watson's curling iron so I can easily maneuver the curler.

The swivel cord is sturdy and the electrical cord is thick.

LCD screen is great for those who want to see how much heat they are using. The number is blinking so I can't seem to get a good snap out of it. You can adjust the heat settings by tens. For example, from 140 degrees, you can move up to 150 or move down to 130.

The clamp is sturdy, good enough to hold your hair, gentle enough not to snag your hair strands.

It also has a built in stand for support. I keep it this way as I am using this. It's not bothersome while I'm curling my hair and it's handy when you want to put it down when you need to use your both hands styling your hair. 

I managed to capture my hair approximately 6 hours after curling it. My hair is stick straight and stubborn lol. I am having a difficult time keeping the curls intact and I think Babyliss ipro200 curling iron does a great job in that area. 

VS Wet & Dry Ceramic Straightener

I went to Mall of Asia the night before my Bohol trip and I went to look for BaByliss when a sales attendant pointed me to check out VS since they're having a sale and so I got this instead. Original price is around Php3179.75 but I paid around Php2861.75. This is available in Watson's inside the department store. 

This is a wet and dry straightener, you can use this even if your hair is wet but I'm a chicken to do so. My hair is really fine so heat will really fry my hair. 

I got this because the sales attendant taught me how to curl my hair with a straightener. I thought it doesn't work but it really does work! Cool technique eh? It does work on my hair but sadly the curl doesn't last long coz my hair is naturally straight so I'm sticking with a real curling iron and get BaByliss. 

I'm still deliberating if I will sell this baby or not since I've grown to like this though it's not in my plan to get a straightening iron. =D 

Check the steam release vents. When you use this on your wet hair you'll hear some fizzle and sizzle sounds which the manual states it's normal but then again it's up to your discretion if you want to use a hot tool on your wet hair. 

The built is impressive, the swivel cord is sturdy and the electrical line is really thick!

These are the switches. On your left most is the temperature wheel where you can see the 25 heat settings. Other hot tools will give you the temperature but VS has their own heat setting indications ranging from 1 to 25 depending on your hair type and the result you want to achieve. 

Push the left button to turn the straightener on and wait for it to heat up. It takes a few seconds to heat up, let's say approximately 10 seconds which is quite impressive for me. 

If you're in a hurry push the turbo button on to speed up the heat up process but for me I'm quite happy with the 10 second heat up. 

This comes with this type of plug(the Hong Kong plug) but don't worry they'll provide you with an adaptor =) 

Here's a snippet of the manual

Here's the temperature setting table for your reference.