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I am excited to share with you a beauty tool that I discovered at the end of last year.  It is called the Perfecter.  I, like you, have seen it presented on QVC and one of our make up and hair stylist even used it on my hair earlier in the year but I was still not sure it was the right tool for natural hair. 

Maria McCool, the creator of the Perfecter was in the studio and offered to give me the Perfecter to try.  I finally did try it and all I can say is WOW!!  I love it!  I purchased 4 more for Christmas gift for my mom, who has short, mixed gray natural hair, Lauren, has chin length natural hair, Chelsea, has shoulder length relaxed hair and my niece Kennady, has shoulder length natural hair.  We all have different hair textures lengths and thickness and the Perfecter works for everyone. 

For those that are not familiar with the Perfecter it is a hybrid between a heated round brush and styling iron.  It uses ceramic and ionic fusion technology that adds shine and soft voluminous curl to the hair. Surprisingly it is easy to use and because the heating element is recessed in the firm bristles of the wand, your fingers have some protection from the heat. 

I used it the first time after washing, blowing my hair dry and flat ironing.  I loved how soft and shiny my hair looked.  Since that time I have learned that I get the same soft shiny voluminous curl using the Perfecter without flat ironing first.  Yes, you read it correctly.  I DO NOT have to straighten my hair with a flat iron before using the Perfecter!  I was surprised and thrilled!

That means one less step, and less heat to achieve my desired style.  I will say that if you are looking for bone straight hair, this is not the tool, but if you are looking for bounce, shine, and soft curl this tool is worth trying. 

Here are a few tips:

• Use the Perfecter on clean, blown dry hair.


• Work from the back in small sections.


• Work from root to tip a few passes to straighten the hair, then for soft curl, start mid shaft and slowly rotate the Perfecter in a spiral down the length of the hair.


• At night I brush my hair and twist it into a bun on the top of my head.  When I wake up in the morning I finger comb my hair and manage to keep some of the soft curl from the day before.