Instyler Rotating Iron

by Lena_Jolie 24th January 2010, 1:20 am

Hey ladies!

I know there are a few of us naturals out there who like to rock their hair straight sometimes, usually by blow-outs, roller-sets, presses, etc. But I was wondering, have any of you tried or been tempted to try that Instyler thingy? I have been wanting to try this thing forever (so I don't have to go to a professional for my straightening days) but I have a feeling it's not all what it's cracked up to be.

I don't straighten often but I want to try to change things up every now and then as opposed to every 8 months (I only straightened Apr and Dec 09, that was new for me lol)

It looks like it works on the commercial (girl had some thick hair!) and on the in-studio demonstrations but does it really work?
Have any of you natural chicas tried it out? If so what were your experiences like?

I'm waiting for this tutorial vid I found on youtube to load in the meantime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkwT-FdrJRE

by ElleX 24th January 2010, 7:55 pm

I go to the salon to get my hair flat ironed but I stumbled upon this blog and the lady uses the Maxiglide. (I know you asked about the Instyler but I think this may be similar.)

http://thehairofdlewis.blogspot.com/search/label/maxiglided hair

by Lena_Jolie 25th January 2010, 10:16 am

Wow lol the Maxiglide looks like a super advanced version of the Instyler. Minus the rotating iron part. I'm going to weigh my options and see which one my be more useful to me and actually get results I want

by hayylee 25th January 2010, 12:28 pm

I've used an instyler before and it does get your hair straight, it's just hard to get the roots straight, but overall it's a good flat iron.

by authenticbeauty 25th January 2010, 1:26 pm

My sister, who also has curly hair, uses the instyler and it gets her hair straight and shiny. But like hayylee said it's hard to get to her roots. She also has had two maxiglides. They were wonderful but stopped working after about six months. I don't mean they no longer straightened her hair but just wouldn't come on at all.

by Lena_Jolie 26th January 2010, 11:00 am

authenticbeauty wrote:My sister, who also has curly hair, uses the instyler and it gets her hair straight and shiny. But like hayylee said it's hard to get to her roots. She also has had two maxiglides. They were wonderful but stopped working after about six months. I don't mean they no longer straightened her hair but just wouldn't come on at all.

I read that on another forum (I think lhcf) and on the blog that ElleX posting the link from that the maxiglide stopped working after a while. I sooo hate to hear that lol all that money and it works perfect for a while....and then stops. How much did your sister use her gliders? The lady in the blog only used hers about 3 times a year out of 2 years of having it and it stopped working. I forgot how much the other lady used hers.

Does anybody know if they sell the Maxigliders in stores anywhere? I know they just started selling the Instyler at Target and they have the Maxigliders for sale online only at Target.

by authenticbeauty 27th January 2010, 2:46 am

She probably used it 10 to 20 times before it stopped working. She ordered hers from hsn's website because you get a better price. She always says she'd get another one if it would last longer than six months.

by Miss_Brandi 27th January 2010, 3:12 am

I've been wondering about the instyler myself. I don't really like ordering from tv. But I recently saw Bed Bath and Beyond finally got them...if you have one near your city. They carry a lot of the seen-on-tv stuff. I'm still not in the mood to straighten. But when I do I might try it if it is still being carried in the store.

by Lena_Jolie 27th January 2010, 10:34 am

Yea, I'm definitely not keen on ordering from tv either. I always look everything up on ebay or amazon first if I know they don't have it in stores. I might try the miniglide first so I can see whats its like. Then I might upgrade to the maxi. I keep seeing too many horror stories about the In-Styler blowing apart and stuff so I may wait on that one lol

by jerseygirl 1st February 2010, 12:12 am

I have both the Maxiglide and the Instyler:

The Maxiglide is great and I can't live without! I have been using for 6 yrs on my 11 yrs old daughters' and my natural hair. It make her 3c hair totally straight and I have been asked what relaxer I use to keep her hair straight. The Maxiglide has two attachments, one with teeth that combs the hair while it straightens each strand of hair and the other attachment is just a flat plate for touch ups. It works with heat and steam to moisturize each strand when you push the button on the handle (temp. control too). I also have the small Maxiglide for the edges and touch ups. I got all of mine from HSN.com. They sell both at a great price ($80).

I have the Instyler and I don't care for it at all! It works well for a styling iron but you need to flat iron your hair with a good flat iron first than use the Instyler for the rest to get that flip or curl you desirer. It was a waste of money and too much work! It's good on relaxed hair but not for natural hair. You will not get it straight alone with just this iron, if you are a 3c to 4B hair.

Instyler for Sale, I only used it twice please contact me, if you are interested.

Get yourself a Maxiglide and forget about the Instyler!

jerseygirl

by Lena_Jolie 1st February 2010, 10:51 am

Thanx jerseygirl!!!!

It seems the Maxiglide wins by majority vote. I looked at that video again and the comments with it and it turns out the girl's hair was relaxed. So....yea lol that would explain why the Instyler worked so well for her.

Which size have you Maxiglider's used? The MP or XP? Doing research on it I found posts on lhcf.com saying that the MP does a better job than the XP although the XP has bigger plates. I would think that for myself I would need the bigger plates b/c henna has made my hair significantly thicker (I have 4a/4b, but amped b/c of the treatments)....like cant touch my scalp anymore type thicker lol If I don't get the XP I figure I would probably just have to be even more mindful of the sizes that I section my hair off in

by jerseygirl 2nd February 2010, 8:17 pm

I have both Maxiglide's. When it first came out, it was only one size. I do prefer the smaller one because I have small hands. Honestly it doesn't makes a difference. Please handle it with care, they do break very easy and use freash water with every use and don't leave water in the chamber when not in use. I never had a problem with mine because of these rules! Never let anyone borrow yours! Let them get their own because if the break it, 1. they won't tell you and you would find out too late 2. They wont give it back, 3. It cost too much to replace. LOL!

You use it just like a flat iron, small sections of hair and and pass the iron over the hair twice, one with steam and one without. Press for steam one time only and 3 inches away fron the scalp and slightly with a little pressure (squeese it shut) and pull it down to the ends of the hair. If you wrap the ends of the hair around the iron you will end up with a curl or a bump under.

I love this iron for styling my daughter's (APL, natural, 3c) hair. I use it every 2 weeks on freshly washed clean hair only. I let her hair air dry and then I use my Maxiglide to straighten and curly her hair. That's it!

Enjoy! jerseygirl

by PaganWifey 2nd February 2010, 9:13 pm

I have 4a/4b hair.....I'm intrigued.

by jerseygirl 4th February 2010, 10:11 pm

PaganWifey the Instyler won't work on your texturier but the Maxiglide will glide through like fish to water! Check it out!

by NaturallyLovely 8th February 2010, 4:19 am

Lena_Jolie wrote:Hey ladies!

I know there are a few of us naturals out there who like to rock their hair straight sometimes, usually by blow-outs, roller-sets, presses, etc. But I was wondering, have any of you tried or been tempted to try that Instyler thingy? I have been wanting to try this thing forever (so I don't have to go to a professional for my straightening days) but I have a feeling it's not all what it's cracked up to be.

I don't straighten often but I want to try to change things up every now and then as opposed to every 8 months (I only straightened Apr and Dec 09, that was new for me lol)

It looks like it works on the commercial (girl had some thick hair!) and on the in-studio demonstrations but does it really work?
Have any of you natural chicas tried it out? If so what were your experiences like?

I'm waiting for this tutorial vid I found on youtube to load in the meantime:
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I've never used the Instyler personally but here is a video of a girl in YouTube (Ledra) who uses the Instyler and her hair is layed...check it out...

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