Mdlondon Curl is a curl rod with a difference. First, it looks more like something you would find in a toolbox than on a dressing table. This right-angled wand is designed to be more comfortable to hold, for a styling experience with more control and less arm-pain. Unfortunately, the only demo video I can find shows someone who has done their hair and I struggle to imagine how to use it on yourself.
The main body of the curler is shaped very much in the same way as most of today’s best hair dryers. However, it is not a hair dryer – there is no air blowing out. The ceramic barrels are simply heated to put the hair in place, like a traditional curling bar.
Another cool upgrade is that the curling rest can be exchanged. The curl comes with four different barrel styles and you can simply replace them for different looks. There is a fairly standard 25 mm barrel, a chunkier 31 mm one for larger curls, an ultra -thin 10 mm one for supertight cork screws and an exciting reverse conical (in the picture below), as the brand says, will give you a relaxed, beachful look.
While I am still a little uncertain about the right -wing design, I am fully sold on the idea of swapped barrels. In a market that is flooded with Multistylers, it starts to feel old -fashioned to have a tool that just does one thing and this is a smart way to add versatility. Tiny Curling Wands (to create tight curls) has a little moment right now, but for most people it will just be an occasional look rather than anything for each day. Adding it as an option along with more relaxed Krøll Barrel Settings saves you from having to buy a whole separate gadget that you might not need so often.
We have tested Mdlondon Hair Gadgets before and been consistently impressed – the MDLondon strait has in our best hair outlet voting and we found Mdlondon Blow Hairdryer “light, yet luxurious, compact, yet powerful”. Both have some slightly out-of-the-ordaine design adjustments, although none of them are as head-fluctuating as the curl. I am interested in seeing how it holds up in practice and if other hair care brands start following.
Hot vs air
It is a bit unusual to see a traditional heated tongue (albeit within a non-traditional design) being launched these days. The current focus seems to be about Dyson Airwrap style tools that use corrected air to create curls using the Coanda effect. The idea is that it is better for your long -term hair health because there is less extreme heat.
Although I like that approach – I just reviewed Dyson Airwrap ID and was very impressed, and today’s best airwrap dupes are increasingly capable of – I will admit it has its disadvantages. Krøller, der er skabt ved hjælp af luft, har stadig en tendens til at falde hurtigere end dem, der er skabt ved hjælp af varme, stylingprocessen tager længere tid (og især hvis du er flittig med at bruge et koldt skud for at hjælpe med at indstille hver krølle), og det kan også være fiddly – hår tiltrækkes af tønden og omslutter dig i øjeblikket automatisk, men du skal være præcis, eller du vil ende med strand fra andre krøller, der is being drawn into the mug you are currently working on. It may be that a renewed traditional tongue is exactly what we need.
Mdlondon Curl Curling Wand is currently available in England only and it costs £ 129 (but that would do about $ 168 or AU $ 270, as a rough estimate).
