For Christmas I was given the BaByliss Thermo Cermaic Rollers as a surprise present from my mum, I'm guessing she'd listened to 'I want rollers' enough times to end up buying me a set! I'd wanted rollers for a while now but just never got round to buying them, so many brands and I wasn't sure what to go for.
The last time I owned something from BaByliss it was their Trio Crimper in the mid 90's so at first I was a little sceptical then I realised things have moved on alot since then. My housemate Natalie asked me to put them in for her before she headed on a night out, so I of course I used the opportunity to blog.
Before & After
The BaByliss set comes with 20 heated rollers of 3 different sizes, large, medium and small. 10 'super' clips and 20 metal pins are also included to keep the rollers in place.
I found them really easy to use - you simply plug them into the mains, switch them on and adjust the dial to your preferred temperature. I used the maximum temperature to ensure tighter curls and left them for approximately 10 minutes to heat up; one roller comes with a heat sensor that turns white when they're ready to be used.
Natalie's hair is a similar length to mine and normally I'd use 16 rollers for my full head; large rollers on top and gradually getting smaller to obtain a voluminous look. I started with the top of Natalie's head, securing the large rollers with the 'super' clips, working with the medium rollers around the mid section then eventually the smallest at the end. Normally I'd wash and straighten my hair the night before using these to reduce frizz however, Natalie's hair was still damp from the shower. BaByliss recommend using these on either damp or dry hair so we sprayed some Pantene Pro V Heat Defense Gloss Spray for Fine Hair and got started.
For easy application I placed the roller half way up each section of hair and wound the ends around it before rolling it to the scalp; this means that shorter pieces of hair are less likely to fall out.
Natalie kept the rollers in for 20 minutes, this is 5 minutes longer than the recommended time but helps the curl to last all night. I sprayed hairspray whilst the hair was both in rollers and out; because of Natalie's length the curls need all the staying power then can get.
After combing through a couple of curls with my fingers, here is the end result:
Personally I think Natalie's hair ended up looking better than mine ever does, the results are amazing. In the past if I wanted curly hair I would have used my GHDs but these are so less time consuming, I can put them in and have my makeup done before I take them out... because of this I've been wearing curly hair on a daily basis now.
If I had to rate these I'd give a solid 5/5, I just can't fault them. They're easy to use, heat up quickly, come with clips and most importantly give great bouncy curls - plus they're only £29.99 in Boots.
Rating: 5/5
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