Cloud Nine The Curling Wand
The Telegraph's Best Buy with excellent curl hold in Cosmopolitan UK's testing and a clamp-free design with little to wear. Ranks below the top five mainly on thinner long-term reliability data in US coverage.
Consolidated from 5 independent outlets
Where the cited sources landed, as we read them
- 5 positive sources
6 of 13 research runs entered this as a product to avoid rather than a pick.
A single-barrel wand at flagship money is precisely the good-because-expensive profile this lens punishes: The Telegraph and Daily Mail both rate it highly, but the same salon-quality curls are achievable with the Hot Tools 24K Gold irons for a fraction of the outlay.
Flagged 10 September 2026
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Pros & cons
- ✓ The Telegraph's tested guide crowns it Best Buy hair curler
- ✓ Curls held up beautifully all day and night in Cosmopolitan UK's testing, with no product
- ✓ Wand design has no clamp spring to fatigue over years of use
- ✓ Built to a premium standard with sensible heat control
- ✓ The Telegraph tested 20 hair curlers and put it at the top
- ✗ Flagship-priced for a single-barrel wand
- ✗ Fixed-temperature approach gives power users less control
- ✗ Limited heat range
- ✗ Uneven curl formation
The sources behind this ranking
We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found. 1 outlet wouldn't let us check its link. We quote no words from these sources, so each row shows only where we placed it.
Frequently asked questions
It ranks #9 of 17 on our curling irons tier list, in D tier. That placement draws on 5 independent outlets.
None of the 5 sources with a clear view is critical of it. Flagship-priced for a single-barrel wand. Fixed-temperature approach gives power users less control. Limited heat range. Uneven curl formation.
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