Very recently, my trusty hair straightener gave its last performance – so I needed to get a new one ASAP! I’d heard so much about the Cloud 9 brand, and picked up their Hair Straightener almost immediately from Adore Beauty. Their normal straighteners retail for $279 (they were out of stock so I had to purchase a limited edition colour for $299). I ordered at 10am, paid for express shipping and it was at my door the next morning – very impressed !
The version I purchased was the Midas Gold – the only difference between this and the normal straightener is the little gold details – but as I said, I was desperate so paid that little bit more! The box it came in was absolutely gorgeous, and it also came with a hair brush, some clips and travel accsssories – very impressed!
The true test of a hair straightener is how well it works. My old straightener took about 10 minutes to fully straighten my hair as I had to go over most sections at least twice to keep it straight.
This is the ‘before’ shot – with my hair air dried after a shower and brushed out. Note the craziness in how the hair falls on my back, and please ignore the colour – I’m getting that fixed next month!
After this photo was taken, I went downstairs to the bathroom and turned on the Cloud 9 to heat up for use. I turned it up to 200 degrees which is what I always use on my hair, and used heat protectant as per usual. The moment I turned the straightener on I set the timer on my phone to see how long it took.
The after – I kid you not, in 3 minutes and 44 seconds my hair went from the before to the after. I was so incredibly impressed! There were perhaps one or two very small sections of hair that I had to go over again right at the ends, but the straightener seemed to effortlessly glide through my hair and take no time at all!
I was really impressed with how my hair looked, but my problems with previous straighteners is that my hair goes frizzy/curly the moment I’m caught in the rain. And not to mention the waviness I get with second day hair!
I’m so incredibly pleased to report that I got caught walking home from uni in the rain and my hair was not affected in the slightest – I was blown away when I got home and looked in the mirror!
The first ‘after’ photo was taken late Friday evening, and this after photo was taken Sunday afternoon before I was about to wash it again – I apologise for its grossness! During this time I’d had it in both a bun and a ponytail, sat driving in a car for 8 hours and slept on it twice. For my hair to only at the ends to be just starting to curl up is almost a miracle, and I’m so impressed!
Is the Cloud 9 straightener worth the price? To me, who’s tried a straightening product from basically every price bracket imaginable, this is the most expensive I’ve used and by far has done the best job – so I’m saying yes! Is it worth the hype to me? Incredibly so, I wish I’d caved and invested in one sooner! I definitely recommend picking one of these babies up – they’re fantastic !
I love my Cloud 9 hair straightener. A well worth it investment especially after having the old school GDH for many years (then the cat chewed the cable). Your hair looks beautiful!
Oh those naughty cats hey! Mine just seems to like the drawstrings from pants and jumpers ! Definitely a worthwhile investment!
I’ve been wanting to try a Cloud Nine straightener for years (even though I don’t do anything with my hair aside from occasionally blow-drying it), so to see that you had such good results is another tick for the brand in my eyes. Your hair looks great!
I don’t use a dryer on my hair – probably why it’s so crazy! I know that I’d prefer to straighten over blow dry so I try to limit the heat damage to just one thing! Totally worth it, I’m still so happy with it!
YAY! I have always wanted to try a cloud 9 straightener! I have a GHD which works well, but once that goes I think I will test out this baby!
x Tash / The-happening-collective.com
I’ve always wanted too as well! I’m so damn glad I made the very pricey investment! So easy to use