My go to style is shiny and voluminous straight hair. It takes less time in the morning, and it’s easier to maintain on day 2 and day 3 (I try to shampoo every 3 days if I can). While I do love using my Conair Hot Brush Curler after shampooing, it takes a long time and makes my strands quite frizzy. So my go to tool for shiny straight hair has been the Irresistible Me Diamond Hair Straightener.
I’ve been using my ghd straightener for years, and while it’s served me well, I now use the Irresistible Me Diamond Hair Straightener exclusively. It doesn’t feel as heavy as the ghd, which makes it good for traveling. It’s also thinner, which means I can actually use it to style my bangs without it looking funky.
The Irresistible Me Diamond Hair Straightener comes with several heat settings, so you can easily adjust the temperature to fit your hair type. Despite my fine hair, I set mine to around 400 degrees so I can straighten with just one pass. The less contact time your hair has to heat the better! I do like that the buttons are all inside the straightener – no more turning it off by accident!
But what really blows me away about this straightener is how fast it heats up. As you can see in the photo above, it went from 300 (the starting temperature) to 416 degrees in just 3.5 seconds. On the other hand, my old ghd takes at least 5+ seconds for it to finish heating up!
To help me achieve my ideal straight style, I prep my hair with Joico K-Pak Protective Hairspray, which provides heat protection + hold to maintain the style. I love that it doesn’t make my strands sticky and dry like traditional hair sprays!
The L’oreal Total Repair Multi-Restorative Dry Oil has been a long time favorite of mine, but I also like the Frederick Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Cream as a finishing touch. It removes any frizziness and gives it that extra shine without it looking greasy. Trust me, I need all the shine I can get!
As you can see, my natural air dried hair is a bit of a mess. It’s dry, frizzy, and quite unruly. But after just 3 minutes with the Irresistible Me Diamond Hair Straightener + Joico K-Pak Protective Hairspray, it’s now straight and shiny, thanks to the straightener’s tourmaline technology and diamond nano plate!
Here are some more photos of the finished results, and note that this was before I applied the L’oreal dry oil or FF glossing cream! To give my ends more dimension, I simply flip the hair straightener inwards to give it that slight curve. To add volume to the crown, I clamp and hold the roots away from my head for about 3 seconds, and then curve it back down to continue straightening.
Needless to say I’ve been very happy with the results, which is what prompted me to create this everyday hairstyle post in the first place! Hope you all found this helpful, and if you have any hair styling products and tools you love, do share in the comments below!
I had never heard of this brand before, definitely checking this out the next time I need a new one. Mine heats up slowly, and I just don’t feel like it has the effect on my hair that I want it to have.
Thank you for your comment Elena! Slow heat up time was a frustration I had with my old straightener as well, so I was definitely happy with the Irresistible Me one :)