Cordless mini straightening comb, cream and gold

It does not redo your hair, it rescues it

It was fine in the morning, then came the hat, the tube and the wind, and now your fringe has a life of its own. What you need then is not a straightener but something that fits in your bag and is ready to use in a few minutes. This comb was made for exactly that: no socket, warm teeth, and one combing movement to put back what has moved.

Cordless, so the socket does not decide where you stand

Inside is a 5000 mAh rechargeable lithium battery, type LR21700SD. One charge gives you 30 minutes of use, and charging takes 3 to 3.5 hours over a Type-C cable. This is not meant for a whole day of styling but for the few minutes when it is actually needed: an office washroom, the car, a changing room.

The charging LED blinks while it charges and turns steady once it is full, so you are not guessing whether there is anything left in it before you leave.

Ceramic-coated aluminium teeth

A ceramic-coated aluminium comb, with plastic and aluminium teeth and a steel-clad head section. The coating is durable and hair-friendly, and the finish it leaves is sleek and shiny.

Combing rather than clamping

The heat reaches the hair between the teeth as you comb through, not between two plates. There are no sections to separate, and the movement is the one you make anyway when combing, which makes it simpler than a flat iron.

The 180 degree maximum

The maximum temperature is 180 degrees. The comb reaches working temperature in about five minutes. There is no level selector: the appliance works at this one temperature.

Less static, fewer flyaways

The appliance releases negative ions, and they reduce static frizz.

A single button

No display, no setting dial, no menu. Hold the button and the heating starts; press it again and it stops. The LED shows where it stands. If you forget to switch it off, the appliance shuts down by itself after thirty minutes of continuous operation.

Safety

Where you will actually need it

On a working day it lives in a drawer or a laptop bag and comes out before a meeting. After a workout it sorts out the broken pieces left where the ponytail was. On holiday it earns its place because you would not pack a full-size straightener into hand luggage, while this, travel bag included, you hardly notice.

It is at its best on a fringe and the sections around your face, where it matters most not to have to redo the whole look. With long, dense hair, stay with the larger appliance: thirty minutes of runtime and 180 degrees are not meant for a full straightening session.

Keeping hair out of the teeth

• Switch off before cleaning and wait until the teeth have cooled completely.
• Clear trapped hairs from between the teeth with a soft brush or a dry cloth.
• Wipe the body with a barely damp cloth; the appliance must not come into contact with water.
• Switch the heating off before charging, and use only the Type-C cable supplied.
• Only put it back in its bag once it has cooled.
• Charge it before a long period of storage so the battery does not run flat.

It fits in a handbag

The comb belongs to the Fashion by Berlinger Haus beauty line, and its size is what sets it apart from the rest of the line: with its travel pouch it still fits in a handbag. Its controls are one button and one LED, so there is nothing on it to read.

When this comb is the right pick

It works as a gift too, because it arrives in a presentation box with the Type-C cable and the travel bag included, so there is nothing to buy for it afterwards.

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