Since it’s full-on summertime, I’ve been a little obsessed with all things beachy-waves and decided to put two tools to the test. In this corner, well, on the left in the picture, we have GOLD N HOT Jumbo Ceramic Triple Barrel Waver and on the right side is NUME 19mm Curling Wand in Pink.

My college-friend Jen lives out here in LA and has really nice long blonde hair and for some reason, I love to style it for her. I wanted to see which one would create the most beachiest of beachy waves.  

Click here to read more

Did you ever really think about the hair tools you use? I mean, they’re all really “one size fits all” and we each have different hair types with different needs. What may be perfect for one head of hair might be quite damaging to another. Enter SMART HEAT by Gold ‘N Hot Elite and did they ever educated me on some hair facts. It’s pretty straight forward that fine hair is less flexible and more prone to damage from styling tools than medium or coarse hair so did you ever think you could get hair tools that were made for your specific type of hair? These use an electronic heat sensor to keep the irons and dryer at the right temperature for your hair type. So no more over-drying or over-styling, which can both wreak havoc on hair!

Choose from the following:

smart heat by Gold ‘N Hot Elite: The Dryer ($115)
smart heat by Gold ‘N Hot Elite: The Straightening Iron ($115)
smart heat by Gold ‘N Hot Elite: The Curling Irons – ½”, ¾”, 1”, 1 ¼” (“$80)

All @ belsonproducts.com or 800-327-8384.

I can’t say that I’m used to looking at a pearlized white and orange hair dryer. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before but I love the combo. Very now. The new Brazilian Heat line from MEGA HOT is comprised of 6 overall products -  Ionic Hair Dryer, two different sized Brazilian Straight Irons and three different sized Brazilian Curl Irons. Here’s what’s sets these apart from the others out there –

Ionic Dryer - $180

• Rheostat dryer instead of switches that let’s you control the air flow
• Cool shot button and turbo shot button
• Lightweight @ 14.6oz.

Straight Iron - $150 - $175

• plates are treated with a new double-dip ceramic treatment (less wear and tear)
• Temp-lock feature so you don’t accidentially change the setting (I do this all the time!).
• 1” and 1 1/2” sizes
• Heat up to 450 degrees and has digital display.
• * I also had my hair dresser, Berrie, try this one out when she was applying the Brazilian Keratin Treatment to my hair and she really liked it and said it was probably one of the best straightening irons she's used to date.

Curl Iron - $80 to $100

• plates are also get the double-dip ceramic treatment
• Temp-lock feature
• Available in ¾”, 1” and 1 ½” sizes
• Heat up to 450 degrees and has digital display.

All @ amazon.com.