Hello,
Just for context I have used the previous model of the product. I have long, thick wavy hair.
My usual styling routine is to dry my hair to about 95% dry and then I use my Daphni straightening brush. I used to use the old version of the BBH to finish my hair, but switched to the Daphni for reason's I'll explain in question 2.
- What did you think of the BaByliss Big Hair Care?
First impressions were that it was a nicely designed product. It looked good and felt like a quality item.
Having used the older model I was reasonably sure of what to expect, but was obviously keen to see what if any differences there were.
The product absolutely does, what it is designed to do (assuming you use it properly) and whilst can't 100% emulate a professional blow dry, even for the most cack handed amateurs, like myself, it gives a very good approximation.
You can achieve a smooth, shiny result whilst retaining the volume and "movement" that I find straighteners remove.
- If you’ve used an older version of the Big Hair in the past, how do you think the new Big Hair Care compares?
My biggest grip with the old model was it didn't seem to handle my hair type very well. Unless I was very careful, hair would routinely get caught up in the space between the handle and rotating brush.
Also, because my hair is so thick, unless I used it in very smallish sections I found it got very hot (I think the thickness of my hair helped "overheat" it and I found I had to be careful not to damage my hair. This also meant using it became very time consuming, just processing small section by section.
Essentially this was the main reason I switched to the Daphni - which is easily able to handle much larger volumes of hair to get a smooth result - though it doesn't create quite the same "blow dried" result with regard to bounce/movement - it was simply more convenient for every day (5 mins to brush through vs a good 15 mins with the BBH).
As such I was very interested in the new model and I have to say it is very much better. The design of the bristles seems able to manage my thick hair much better and whilst I still got a little bit of catching, it was a massive improvement on the old version and as I've used it more I finding this happens less and less as I'm getting to grips with just how much hair I can process in each section (much more than with the old model).
My second issue - heating - is answered in the question below.
Its much less time consuming to use than the previous version - not a quick as my Daphni but we are less than 10 mins now and reaching a time that's started to become accessible for every day use.
- What did you think of the sensor protect technology in the new Big Hair Care?
Excellent. As per the response above one reason I stopped using the BBH was I felt it was overheating my hair (long, thick hair overheating the barrel). I defiantly noticed a big difference on this model. Another reason why it can now be considered an "every day" tool.
- Would you recommend the BaByliss Big Hair Care?
I would have recommended the old one to people with finer, shorter hair than mine (My Mother has my old one and loves it), but would have been wary to recommend to people with long, thick hair previously.
I would now recommend it. It does give a lovely finish to the hair and the new model has gone a very long way to addressing the issues I personally had with the old model.
Thank you for letting me test it!
I'll be back with feedback in a few days! (Only had a chance to use it once!)
