Allow me to introduce y’all to the grand dame of hair styling products: the Metropolis S-Nano Wet/Dry Ionic Iron (phew! Long name, right? But think about it: royals always have long titles, no?). This fantastic tool takes care of two major styling tasks simultaneously: drying and straightening your hair. That means no breaking out the rollers and sitting under a steaming dryer or tugging away at those strands with a blowdryer (one of my least favorite feats since it requires entirely too much dexterity, coordination and carpel tunnel-inducing wrist turning!) to then pull out a flat iron, wait for the darned thing to heat up, and work it through every tiny strand of hair. Nah, you can now skip the first step altogether (the drying, that is) and make your prep time that much shorter (which means an extra half hour of sleep in the morning!).
Now, you don’t want to use this on hair that’s dripping wet (it’s called electrocution, people!), but it’s perfectly safe to use on damp hair — and it really won’t damage your hair shaft. I, of course, appointed myself a guinea pig for y’all and, while fearing permanent hair loss, tested this bad boy out for a solid two weeks. Frankly, by the end of the first week, I was ready to get down on bended knee and propose to this beauty. My hair was as healthy as ever, my morning routine was way smoother, and my straightened ‘do actually withstood the test of time (and the strains of humidity).
So how does the iron work? Well, ionic power separates water molecule clusters, helping your hair dry faster, while vents along the side of the iron facilitate the safe release of that moisture.The ions also tighten the hair’s outer cuticle while infusing the inner cuticle with moisture. The iron’s silver micro-fine particles allow the tool to remain clean and odor-free (the silver nano technology has been proven to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and fungi). Far-infrared heat technology warms the hair up from the inside out, thus protecting your beloved tresses from breakage and thermal damage.
The iron’s temperature can be manually adjusted (peep the tiny digital screen on the side, where the temperature is displayed, and the button control arrows along the sides), and goes up to an astounding 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you’ve got short to medium-length hair, you can conceivably have hair that’s completely dry and straighter than Naomi Campbell’s weave in less than a half hour. You can’t beat that with a bat.
Metropolis S-Nano Wet/Dry Ionic Iron, $265. Visit MetropolisTechnology.com
