I Tried Conair’s Cordless Curling Tool In the Back of an Uber, and Holy Sh*t, My Waves Look Incredible

My hair is medium-coarse and holds a curl well. Before styling my hair with the Conair Unbound Cordless Auto-Curler ($100), my hair was straightened (from the day before) and free of any knots.

The device has three buttons: The large one above the screen causes the heated barrel to spin and grab onto your hair. The smaller button on the right turns the device on and off, while the one on the left adjusts its heat setting. After turning my curler on, I set it to 360 degrees.

The most confusing part about using the Conair Unbound Cordless Auto-Curler ($100) is inserting your hair into the device. To do so, position the tool so that its screen, buttons, and slit are facing outward. Then, pull a 1/2-inch section of hair from the back of the device toward the front and through the slit.

Once your hair is positioned through the slit, push the orange button that sits on top of the screen. The barrel inside of the tool will begin spinning slowly, spinning your hair around it.

Admittedly, I was nervous to do this, but I realised with how slow the barrel moved, it wouldn't yank or tangle my hair at all. The device immediately stops moving and beeps as soon as it gets jammed — which happened twice as I curled my longest layer — making it easy for your to slide your hair out and try it again.

I waited a seven seconds before releasing my curl. Doing so was simple, I just slowly pulled the section of hair from the tool.

Because some of the curls were very tight, I used my fingers to comb through them and loosen them up. My hair is long, so I was only able to curl my mid-lengths down to the ends.

Curling my entire head took 18 minutes and 38 seconds, and that included me trying to get used to using the device and pausing to take photos (which took, at least, three minutes of my time). The end result was loose, shining cascading waves.