Topstyler Ceramic Heated Styling Shells by Topstyler, Rollers, Curlers Review

Reviews / Topstyler Ceramic Heated Styling Shells

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The TopStyler

The first time I saw an infommercial for this, I wanted it. I am already an InStyler owner and I love that thing to pieces. I'm lazy when it comes to my hair, and products like these help make me less lazy. The first time I tried the TopStyler I thought about returning it. I hadn't touched it in quite a while until the other day. I have long, baby fine hair that is naturaly curly/wavy, but I wante...read mored to give it some additional pizzazz. I don't think it took me ten minutes to put in the clips once they heated up, which was a lot faster than I originally remembered. I put a few in twice for additional curl. Afterwards, once my curls were ready to be styled I misted a little Redken Fabricate, put my hair up and my curls lasted all day. The next time I use it I will also use Redken Hot Sets, as that has stronger hold. I think that will make a difference in how long they last. With this product, I think practice makes perfect and that you just have to keep at it until you get the hang of it and it starts to perform for you the way you want it to. If it doesn't work at all, return it, don't hold on to something that doesn't work, but for me, I'm glad I purchased it and that I gave it another chance because now it's doing what I want. My purchase came with an additional 10 c-shells, so running out isn't an issue. I do wish there were more small ones than large, simply because those are what my hair needs. Also, for tighter curls I recommend wrapping the hair around one finger instead of two or three. I wish this was made easier so I could travel with it, I'm romancing the idea of putting it into my checked luggage the next time I leave town. Thank you for inventing these, especially for us ladies that are curling iron challenged.

MissPoison | 249 reviews

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10

Best hair tool I own

The system is different from the normal curling implements you are used to (curling irons, curling wands, flat irons…) These are little clam shell clips that get heated up. What you do is wrap your hair around your finger (you can use two or three fingers for looser curls/waves) and then place the pre-heated clamshell over your little bit of hair. You can then let the clamshell cool while it is ...read moreon your hair – leave it for as long as you like – the longer you leave it the more intense the curl. When I go to curl my hair it usually takes a good hour or so – and some very sore arms from holding tools and contorting myself – I honestly don’t know how some women do it. This tool makes it possible for me to have awesome curly or wavey locks in less time. The first time I used this it took me about 20 minutes to put all my curls in the clamshells. Now, most of the time I am going for body and wavy hair – and that takes fewer clam shells – so I am now only spending about 6-8 minutes putting the curls in, and then 1 minute taking them out after completing my makeup. To me the best parts of this are: •The multitasking – instead of waiting for each curl to heat and then moving to the next one, I set up all of the curls then I can go do other things, like get dressed and put on makeup •The lack of damage – because the clamshells are preheated, once I put them in my hair all they do is cool down, so I don’t get scroched ends like I could with curling irons •Speed – this is by far faster than me using any other tool I’ve come across The only negative is that the curls don’t seem to last quite as long as with a curling iron – HOWEVER that may be because I need to find a good way to set the style. Would I buy it again? If I had to do it over absolutely – it was a fantastic purchase and I use it at least twice a week.

slagoon | 51 reviews

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Not User Friendly

This product is not user friendly and very hard to curl hair. The results was not worth the price.

SoonerGirl25 | 16 reviews

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I really wanted to like it

I really wanted this to work for me because it looked like it would make styling my hair easy. I have very curly hair and I wanted to accomplish the wavy look with this. Was not successful and I didn't like the way it formed my waves.

tiffanyg | 17 reviews

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Great concept, but not for me

While I REALLY wanted this product to work and after countless tries, I give up. My hair is quite long (to just below my mid back) and very fine but very thick so I normally have to spend 30-40 minutes curling my hair with a curling iron. I have yet to find rollers that get curl more than 1/3 up from the ends, so this looked like it might work! I tried well over 10 times and the curl was great f...read moreor about 30 seconds then just fell flat. I tried every tried and true hair product in my arsenal, and nothing made the curl last more than a couple miutes. While it did give me very full hair with lots of body, it wasn't what I was going for. The infomercials and videos sponsored by the manufacturer show long perfect curls and I just haven't seen the same result at home so these are going back at this price. As a side note, I did 1 inch sections doing both the 1 and 2 finger wrap in the normal directions I curl my hair, making sure that I did not twist my hair as I was wrapping it (I made sure it was flat against my fingers), using both the large and small shells, and left them in for 20-30 minutes. Nothing changed the final outcome of the curl falling out almost immediately.

alohajeepers99 | 5 reviews

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Tryed and Loved

Happy I had the opportunity to use the tops styler ceramic heating styling sells for modeling event two weeks ago! They heated quick for easy peasy you did that by yourself girl with curls that literally lasted all day without having to use any additional styling products. I'm so jealous that I do not personally own these but I know someday I will purchase some soon!! I adore these as much as I am my in styler rotating iron!!!!

davia_gorman | 65 reviews

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Anything Worth Having Takes Work

First off, this takes practice! Many of the other reviews I've seen complain about the product but I would have too if I'd stopped at the first or second try! The product itself is well made. It heats up in about 3-5 minutes? You wrap sections of hair around two fingers and then tuck the curl you've created into the heated shells. They can be a little hot at times but never enough to burn your fin...read moregers by mistake while you're putting your hair up. After anywhere from 4 - 10 minutes your let them loose and you've got great curls! I used to curl with a flat iron and was never bothered by it but I was astounded by how soft my hair was while still holding curl! Some complain that there aren't enough C-shells but if you replace them as you go (it comes with 5 more than fit on the unit) and then use the two or three from the beginning (you'll be able to take them out by then) you have enough. Only a very light spritz or two of hair spray and I'm good to go! I haven't gone crazy with experimenting but I am now comfortable with the standard curl and can do it in about 15 minutes. Overall, it's a little pricy, but I haven't touched my flat iron since I go it! Practice, practice, practice, and you'll find it worth your while.

kbrinck | 22 reviews

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