REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Corioliss hair straightener from misikko

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guess what? i have ANOTHER awesome giveaway for you!! ever heard of misikko? they have professional hair straighteners and the best hair dryers. they carry a variety of brands, including these lovely ones that you may recognize: chi, paul mitchell, hot tools, and of course: corioliss.

misikko generously sent me one of their top sellers: a Corioliss Classic 1” Black Flat Iron to review, and offered to give one away! yippee! when i came back from camping, the hair straightener was waiting for me at home. i was sooooo excited. when i opened it up, it was the loveliest packaging i have ever seen for any kind of hair product. it also included a couple free gifts, as well as a heating pad you can place the straightener on when it's hot (before this i was using a sushi plate to keep mine on...classy i know...). it also included a little booklet explaining the corioliss line, product information, and even a how to guide w/pictures.

so, i wanted to take some before pictures so you can see what my hair does naturally. it gets kiiiind of crazy. if i hadnt put my product in it before it dried [naturally], it would have been worse. so this is what i was dealing with:

awesome, huh? i told you so. ok, so i sprayed my hair with heat protectant first (a must do!) and then went at it. at first i didnt have the heat up high enough for my craz-o hair so i was worried and thought "oh no! i dont like it!" but then i realized my problem and turned the heat up a bit. then it was perfect. the plates are longer than my last straightener so it can handle more hair at a time and get it all straight. it heats up in record time, which was awesome. when i was finished i got this lovely end product:

cute, right? by the way, the adorable shirt i am wearing came from the etsy shop come shop pink lemonade. you should definitely go check her out and snag one for yourself!! now back to the review: i would highly recommend this hair straightener. it also comes with a 2-year guarantee, just in case something goes wrong. 2 years? hollaaa! it works great and as you can see it straightens like a dream.

how do you get one?* well, you can buy one here at misikko (valued at $200, currently on sale for $89!), or you can enter this giveaway! here are the rules:

1. [MANDATORY] Leave a comment telling me how you usually style your hair everyday (1 entry)
2. Follow my blog and leave a comment saying so (1 entry)
3. Follow Misikko on Twitter and leave a comment saying so (1 entry)
4. Blog about the giveaway on a personal website & leave a link to it in a comment (2 entries)
5. Join Misikko Newsletter and leave a comment saying so (3 entries)
6. Tweet this: "@yourstrulydear is giving away a @misikko corioliss hair straightener! enter here: http://yourstrulydear.blogspot.com/" (1 entry)

that is a total of 9 possible entries. as always, be shameless (you know i would be). enter away, and good luck! Also, please leave an email address so I can get ahold of you if you win!

*this giveaway is [unfortunately] only open to the US or Canada since this particular iron is not dual voltage. so so sorry!

GIVEAWAY WILL END @ MIDNIGHT (mountain time)
FRIDAY JULY 2.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. THANKS FOR ENTERING!