Hair Straighteners

Hair straighteners at Night Owl

Three Philips stylers sit on this page: the Essential HP8321, the 2000 Series HP8401 and the 3000 Series BHS375. All of them are the plate kind — you clamp a section, draw the iron down it once, and the heat does the shaping rather than the pressure.

How to choose

Plate width and heat control are the two real decisions. Narrow plates reach closer to the root and manage a fringe or short layers; wider plates cover long hair in fewer passes. A fixed-temperature model is one switch and nothing to think about, while adjustable heat lets you drop the setting for fine or coloured hair that scorches at full temperature.

• Philips Essential, 2000 Series and 3000 Series stylers
• Work on dry hair only, in thin sections
• One slow pass beats three quick ones
• Let the plates cool before you coil the cord and put it away

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