UPDATE: The contest is closed. Congrats to Indian Girl, who won the Sedu Revolution Styling Iron!
Girl, my hair has been working my last nerve! It’s getting long, feeling heavy and always up in my mix, gahhh! I’ve been thinking about getting a haircut but haven’t been able to choose a new style.
But you know how it is when you know you want a change but can’t make a decision. Sometimes, after enough time spent waffling, you just snap! I don’t want that to happen, so in an effort to prevent my own personal bald Britney moment (seriously, I’m two seconds away from chopping it all off!) I’ve been flat ironing with the new Sedu Revolution Professional Nano Tourmaline Ionic Styler ($139), a one-inch plate flat iron that even does curls and waves.
Who’s that girl? Is that Marcia Brady, LOL!
The Revolution works fast, heating up to 450 degrees F in about a minute. Yes, that’s seriously *HOT*, but Sedu says the Revolution causes less heat damage than most flat irons thanks to so-called infrared ceramic heating elements in the plates. Set at 390 degrees, the recommended temperature for normal hair, I’ve gotten good results and haven’t seen any signs of damage to my hair, but as with all heating flat irons, please be careful.
At that temp it takes me two slow passes with the iron to straighten one batch of hair — not only straighten, but also shine. I can’t believe how shiny this thing makes my hair, KABAM!
Because the Revolution’s plates are curved, you can also use it to curl and make waves. Since my hair’s naturally wavy, I probably won’t use it to curl very often, but you never know. And the company was good enough to bundle the iron with a Styling Guide DVD, showing how to use it for different looks. 🙂
Something else I like about the Revolution… It’s travel friendly. It weighs less than it looks like it should and even comes with a heat-resistant storage pouch perfect for carry-on bags!
The Sedu Revolution Professional Nano Tourmaline Ionic Styler
Price: $139
Use: A flat iron to straighten hair; doubles for curls and waves
Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A
The Sedu Revolution Styling Iron Giveaway!
Straighten up this winter with the $139 Sedu Revolution. Enter by signing up to receive my updates by email or by leaving a comment on this post (or both!). If you’re already signed up for the updates, you don’t have to do anything else to be entered to win — you’re already entered — but you can double your odds by also leaving a comment on this post (a comment about anything at all).
The Prize
The winner receives the…
- Sedu Revolution Nano Tourmaline 1″ Styling Iron
- Sedu Styling Guide DVD
- Heat Proof Appliance Storage Pouch
- Owner’s Manual
How to Enter
There are two ways to enter the giveaway, and you can do both of them to double your chances to win.
- If you haven’t already signed up to receive Makeup and Beauty Blog daily email updates, then enter your email in the pink box below (or click this link).
- If you have already subscribed to the email updates but want to double your chances of winning, add a brief comment at the bottom of this post (be sure to use a valid email address).
I’ll choose the winner at random from among the people who enter by 11 PM PST on Sunday, December 7. GOOD LUCK!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I am the flat iron virgin! Would love to try the Sedu and give my naturally curly hair a change of pace.
Hey girl
absolutely love your blog!
I am in desperate need of a new straightener. My Chi is definitely on its last legs!!
All the best,
L
I’ve only used curling irons before and would love to try flat irons(even if I don’t win)!
Pick me! My flatiron SUX!
Helloooo 🙂
I guess this giveaway is only for u.s residents, right? I’m from europe 🙁
BIG KISS!
hi! i love your blog its seriously amazing! and i would love a new flat iron i have a chi and its sucks. i hear great things about the sedu!
OOOHHHH I want, I want! I have FOUR flat irons, all CRAP! Though I have stick straight hair naturally, I always smooth out the sides anyway with one because my hair is fine and gets *weird* if I don’t. I just haven’t invested in a decent flat iron yet and this one sounds fab!
i think you would do great with some sideswept bangs. and that flat iron would be perfect for smooting them!
Wow, your hair looks fantastic! Pick me, I want to try!
tourmaline flat irons are THE BEST!
me me!
I cannot live without a hair straightener.
Seriously. My hair is furry!
Oh I already add you on my google reader instead of subbie by email.
I don’t have a hair iron, i need one…sniff…
🙂
My hair has been driving me up the wall lately-it doesn’t seem to appreciate the change in season! I’d love to win : P
oooo oooooo i really want it 🙂 it is the perfect size for striaghtening my bangs!!!!
I rarely use flat irons but this one looks super bad ass =)
ohhh girl, i need this!
is it open to canadians?
omg i need one!
Great review…I want one!!
I really want a quality flatiron (drugstore brand user here) but can’t justify paying that much for a hair tool. I have thick wavy hair and need some serious Sedu love!
I’ve been dreaming of this iron for months, before it was even released. I spend $300+ a year to permanently straighten my hair and now that the roots are growing in curly again, I could really use this. 😀 It looks so nice.
Great giveaway and your hair looks fab-u-lous straight!
Omg, you look amazing with straight hair. I don’t need a new straightener though since I have a GHD. Have you ever tried GHD? I’ve been in love ever since I first tried it.
Speaking of competitions, did you ever announce the winner of the Vera Wang Look one? Just wondering. 😀
Sedu has been my very favorite brand through the years; however they don’t make it dual voltage. I had to buy another while traveling overseas. I still love it though.
I’ve been needing a new flat iron! I hate mine!!! And this one sounds absolutely lovely!
Hi,
This all sounds great; I hope I get to win =)
Thank you =)
Your hair looks gorgeous! So pretty!
oh snap! lurve!
I would love to try this straightener! Your hair looks soo nice after using this!
Me, please! I have yet to own a GOOD iron.
Your hair looks so pretty! I am also growing mine and my conair iron is crapping out from the extra length.
p.s. I love your blog- you are too funny 🙂
i’d buy the teal one just for the color haha. your hair looks beautiful! my sister could use a new one, maybe this will save me one gift off my list 🙂
I need a new one so bad!
I’m subscriber! I never realized your hair was so long!
I have subscribed =)
Karen,
I’ve never been able to get a pretty curl out of a flatiron…..they always have a wierd kink……how do you do it? And you are right about the shine on your hair….it’s brilliant!
Please pick me! My pug chewed through the cord of my flat iron so I’m definitely in need!
Hi Karen! I’d really love to try the SEDU, my hair seriously needs taming. I’m starting my first ‘grown-up’ job on the 15th, and I’d love to match my polished new clothing with polished hair!
Keep up the blogging! Love your site! =D
Ah I have no luck in these things! T_T But wow your hair looks amazing!!
This flat iron sounds awesome! It would definitely help tame my frizz ball and would be so much fun trying to curl my hair with a flat iron!
I have the most ridiculous, thick and unruly hair…countless numbers of salons have turned me away because it was too thick while others have charged me triple the price… I have learned to do it on my own and have been wanting a sedu for 2 years!
I have natural corkscrews, this would be fun. 🙂
I would love to have that. I’m about 2 seconds from chopping my own hair completely off. My husband is real nervous. LOL
babygirl_41@hotmail.com
omg…i heard so much about this! 🙂
your hair is sooo long! and it’s nice and shiny!
Your hair looks so shiny and amazing! I wish my hair would look like that! I tie my hair all the time now since my old flat iron fell to its death a couple months ago. Not kidding! My bf dropped it by accident, and then it broke in half. Q_Q
Oooh, good giveaway! My flat iron has seen better days, and I use it all the time with my new haircut!
I started reading your blog, and THANK goodness for your multi-posts everyday!!! 🙂
Dang! that’s iron looks cool and your hair looks gorgeous!!
Count me in!
I’ve been lurking and reading posts, but I’m tempted out of hiding by the lure of a flat iron. My hair’s naturally wavy and I like that, but I’m curious and your hair looks beautiful. 🙂
ooohh I could really use a flat iron right about now! 🙂
I’ve had a sedu flat iron in the past and it is the best flat iron I have ever used, and I’ve had multiple professional irons, (I’m in the hair business). There is no comparison to how quicky this makes your hair poker straight and shiny like glass. I was looking at this flat iron a couple of weeks ago online and they were all sold out for the moment of this new sedu. Maybe Santa will bring me one.
My hair if fairly straight, so I never thought I needed a flat iron, but damn, if it will make my hair look that glossy, I think I really need THIS flat iron. And if it would put a little wave in it, that would be a total bonus.
My hair looks a little thicker than yours when I straighten it. Only 2 swipes with the Sedu, huh? Wow. I try not to count how many times I go over the same piece of hair with my straightener from Sally’s. Haha. Do you ever just get lazy and only straigten the top half of your hair?
OMG. I really, really, really need this- I wanted to put one on my christmas list, but it’s too expensive for me to ask for right now, you know?
Hi Karen, Im from Ecuador. Do I have a chance to win the prize if i dont live in US? Hope I can. Thank You. 🙂
oooh, I’ve been wanting a flat iron forever. Love your blog! I like how your personality really shows through it. I look forward to reading it everyday 🙂
I watch you through RSS! Do I still count? XD Man, I could use that… your hair looks great! And mine is a frizzy ball of crap today. One of these days I’ll chop it all…
I am in need of a new flat iron, and I def. like the sound of this one.
Pick me Karen!! My hair is working my last nerve too! I have to flat iron daily or I’m a frizzy stuck my finger in a light socket mess! And my current iron from sally’s aint cutting it!
Oh, I need a new flat iron! I love the case!!!
crossing my fingers… thanks for giving it away! Geesh! 🙂
Hiya Karen!
First I must say WOW your hair is long!!!
This is a cool giveaway. I wish I could try it.
😉
I feel you on the hair thing. Mine’s driving me nuts, the flat iron may help ;D
I have to flat iron my hair EVERY single day- I have that multi-ethnic hair that is super curly- and looks a hot mess. A girl could DEF use this prize!
This looks awesome!
Holy cow, are you kidding me??? I LOVE this giveaway! Thanks so much, Karen!
I’ve been looking for a good flat iron! one that can straighten and curl!
I don’t know if it counts that I am subscribed to you through RSS (Google Reader), but it’s so nice to read your blog and your pictures are AWESOME, the best I’ve seen among beauty blogs.
Your hair looks great!
That looks great! I have really curly hair and would love to have a good straightening iron.
Have you ever tried curling/making waves with a straightener before?? Do you have any tips?
I have pretty straight hair and I bought one from the vendor fair on campus last year thinking that I could not only straighten my hair for nights out after having worn it in a ponytail all day, and also curl my hair. I’ve got the second part down, but I can’t for the life of me manage to curl my hair with the thing.. =( I’ve watched videos on YouTube and everything… maybe I just need more practice. =/
Nifty giveaway! 🙂
I always hear such fantastic things about the Sedu brand straightener, but I’d love to see how it works on my own! I hope I win!
ooh! pick me! my flat iron just keeled over, and I am desperate for a new one, lol 🙂
i love my sedu too! but i have the one that’s a wider plate! I wonder how this one works.
Total flat iron newbie here– I’ve attempted to straighten my thick wavy hair with a curling iron, and it just doesn’t cut it. I would love to have a proper straightener, as I’m sure it will make a world of difference!
great prize girrrly!!! 🙂
Only opened to US residents? 🙁
I’ve always wanted to try Sedu products!
I have curly hair and Hub hates it when I straighten – but I love it! I think I only do it to wind him up…Mwhaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaa
omg. i need this like no other. I just got a horrid haircut and my flat iron decides that it no longer wants to work.
Wow, that straightener looks about a bazillion times better than the cheap one I use. >.<
Awesome! This broke college student would really appreciate a prize like this!! 🙂
OMG! Your hair is so so so so beautiful!!!! If Sedu could make my hair look half as good as yours, oh God please let me win!
Wow, that flat iron looks 100x better than the CHI I have! I hope I win *crosses fingers* I seriously never win a thing!
Oh I want it!! I want it!!
And I think you’d look stylish and sophisticate with a short bob. It’ll make your eyes even bigger and will flatter your cheeks. And you have a beautiful thick dark hair that will add body to the haircut…
Wow, your hair is super long! It looks great though. But I know what it feels like when it gets too long. I chopped 14 inches off last spring (donated it!) and it felt great.
girl, your hair always looks great!
That looks awesome. I’d love to try it!
Looks great 🙂 It’s a bit odd to see you with your hair all out of your face and straight… I’m so used to your waves 🙂
I love how your hair looks. I hope that I get a chance to try that “hot” iron 🙂
I’d love to win this for my future SIL!
I really want and need this one! I hope I win!!
I’m in the same boat as you – I’m dying for a cut/style but don’t know what to do!
Hey, this would be amazing! Is the contest open to Canadians? Pleease? If not I have plenty of family in the states who can recieve it for me. lol
I have purchased several flat irons over the years and have had varying degrees of success with them. I thought I hit flat iron nirvana *cue angels* when I purchased my FHI flat iron a few months back. Now that I saw the Sedu, the nirvana may be wearing off 🙂
Hi Karen!
I would love to have a hair iron like that!!
i want it!!! but i guess u don’t ship international right? i’m from Singapore!! =)
ooh i NEED this i have the curliest hair ever, and while i do love my curls, i wish that i could straighten them without setting aside the needed two hours. yes. two HOURS.
I need a new flat iron in my life. I’m pretty sure mine is pre-1999, it’s on it’s way out.
OMG this is the answer to all my bad hair days!
Oh my goodness! Your hair is beautiful straight like that. Thank you for this information as I’m on the market for a flat iron.
I’d love to win that flat iron~ Your hair looks amazing! =)
Take care!
Although I have dead straight hair, straight ironing it makes it look like hair in the magazines. A hairdresser used it on me & I was impressed!
Tell me about it !! I know all about LONG hair. Though I love my hair and hate cutting it off…it does become a huge pain …
Girl, I could sooooooo use this one to tame my super long tresses.
This iron made your hair look so sleek!!
Very nice! I say don’t cut your hair I would suggest some fresh new layers to put your hair back in check!!
Good luck girl !!
your hair looks unbelievable! 🙂
I need this flat iron so bad, I have a crummy Revlon one and my hair always gets caught in between the plates 🙁
*crosses fingers*
i’ve been a subscriber to this blog for a long, long time – in fact, i think this, and Make Her Up, were like the two first blogs i EVER added to my Google Reader! anyways, i’d just like to take a second and thank you for those special moments where your ghetto slang comes to live (; it’s hilarious. have you checked out Bon Qui Qui At King Burger on YouTube? i have the feeling you’d find it drop dead ridiculously funny.. like i did! hahah!
Your “after” hair make you look like Beyonce! Seriously, that’s Beyonce’s hair! Please pick me! If I win this, I’ll give to my roomie, she needs a better flat iron than the one she has.
I have the regular SEDU and it is the BEST ! But, can’t wait to try the Revolution !
My styling iron broke a couple up months back,and even tho it wasn’t a very good one to begin with, I haven’t been able (financially-speaking) to replace it yet. Hope to win this one so I can stay out from under the hats and scarfs I’ve been relying on in order to look presentable!
oooh! My current straightener was 5$ at a garage sale, LOL! My thick wavy frizz fest needs this!!
i want this!
My frizzy hair needs this desperately..sending out an SOS..
I need it! I love it! I want it!
Love your website and LOVE reading about Tabs many adventures. Your hair looks awesome! This flat iron could be my answer to hair nirvana.
I would love to win this! 🙂
I actually haven’t been using a flat iron for 3 or so years now since I’ve been trying to minimize breakage and split ends in my hair, but I find that I think I was better off just using the flat iron and having smooth, manageable hair (my hair is actually naturally thick and wavy, and on bad hair days…well, it’s not too pretty. Lol.)
I’m in search of a new flat iron so it would be awesome if I won!
Have to say that thus far I’ve avoided using flatirons and relied on my hair behaving but this looks like it’ll be fun!
Your hair looks GORGEOUS in the photo!
I’m so tired of people calling me Curly Sue! I want luxurious, long flowing hair too!
Your hair looks fab!!! Great giveaway….Thanks!!!!
I would love love love to try this out!! My current flat iron broke and I’ve been saving up $$ but haven’t got enough yet for a new one. Your post came just in time. triple fingers crossed that I’ll win! Thanks for the great posts! I want my hair to look like YOURS!!
I would LOVE to win this! But it wouldn’t be for me, I would give it to my mom, who cannot justify spending that much $$ on a good flat iron. I know she would love it though, b/c I’ve read all about Sedu and how it can tame and straighten almost any hair!!
WOW your hair looks great! I’ve heard that the Sedu is amazing and now I definately believe it 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Your hair looks fabulous. I bought my flat iron in grad school and probably did not spend appropriately to get a good quality one.Do you know what stores carry them?
The Sedu is the best flat iron I’ve ever owned — but unfortunately, my cord wore thin, and the things stopped working two days before my honeymoon.
Worse,my boyfriend, who had bought it for me as a birthday gift, had tossed the receipt — meaning I couldn’t fall back on the warranty.
Seriously, nothing compares — not Paul Mitchell, or Bed Head, or anything!
Hey Karen your hair looks pretty!
OH HAPPY DAY!!! MY HAIR WILL THANK U FOR THIS KAREN!!!!
I H8 spending time on my hair ’cause it never seems to last til the end of the day…lets see if this one does the job!
Yours is my favorite blog–seriously! 🙂 It’s fun to read and the make-up tips and recommendations are right on since we share a similar skintone. I flatiron my hair nearly ever day and I’m so wanting to try the Sedu!
Hey Karen!
I love the length of your hair! Please don’t chop it off! 😀
Good timing! I was about to buy a new 1″ to start curling my hair.
OMG!
I have been wanting this iron for ages…talk about coincidence!! WoohoO! I signed up to receive your e-mails!
I’ve always wanted to try the Sedu. What a great giveaway.
This might convert me from my CHI! I love the pouch…I NEED that!
I’ve read great reviews about the Sedu iron…would love to try it :o) Keeping my fingers crossed!
Need It & Want It!!!
Marcia Brady would be jealous. Your hair looks fab:)
Truthfully, I have never tried a high tech straightening iron just the cheaper ones from Walmart or Sally’s.
I would love to try this.
Great giveaway!
Unfortunately, flat ironing can leave you with those pesky little fly-aways. To cure, simply spray a light hold finishing spray in your hand and smooth over surface of your hair. Voila, smooth as glass!
To curl with a flat iron:
1) At the base of the hair, place a combed, tangle free section of hair roughly 1 1/2 inches wide and no thicker than 1/2 inch in the iron.
2) Turn the iron 1/2 revolution
3) Using a bit of tension, pull through to ends with a smooth, continuous motion.
Think of curling ribbon!
woww your hair looks so good!!
i’ve always wanted to try straighteners but i haven’t figured out which kind to get.
the sedu looks like a great one 🙂
i <33 your blog, btw!
Gawddamn your hair’s long! The straightener did a great job. 🙂
I currently use the Solia flat iron–I think its great, but I would be more than happy to try something new, hint hint! I have curly hair, and straightening my hair is a *process* so anything that can make my hair both straight and shiny is good by me. Please double my chances to win!
Your blog is awesome! I just subscribed yesterday when I ran across it and couldn’t stop reading 🙂
Do you do this as your full time job?
this flat iron looks really nice and i’d love to try it… and that’s not a bad price compared to the $200-$300 ones i’ve seen lately!
Just wanted to comment and enter the giveaway! <3
thanks, what a great giveaway! i love your monday postings
Your hair is gorgeous Karen! 🙂
Oh, wow maybe that iron would help with my frizz a bit!
Crossing my fingers!
Wonder if it’s as good as my Chi straightner?! I guess I will find out if I ever win this!
please let it be me!
Please please please pick me!! I am in need of a new iron and have had my eye on this one!!
please pick me! i need a new flat iron for .. depotting! lol i’m completely kidding 🙂
loove the blog! and omg i would be so amazingly happy to win the flat iron 🙂
Hi Karen!!!
I so need another one – the remington Target special I bought years ago does nothing for me! BOO!
would love this 😀 never had a flat iron before…
MARSHA! MARSHA! MARSHA!
I love the way your hair looks after using it.. looks awesome!
Karen, have you tried curling with this yet? I wonder if the results are comparable to a curling iron.
So generous! My daughter would love this. Thanks!
Hey Hon!
Lovin all the reviews. Keep it up!
Konichiwa from Okinawa!
Love your hair! I think Sedu is really great. 🙂
It won’t let me subscribe! I think my email verification expired! Bummmer. I really love your blog. I found it through surfing the other day.
Thanks for holding this contest!
I love the way your hair looks! The winter time makes me go hair crazy – this straightener looks like it could help tame my crazy hair! 🙂
pick me, pick me!
i dont usually comment, but love ur blog, ive been following it for a while now 🙂
Would love to win this! I have a favorite flat iron, but my sister’s just died on her, and I was planning on getting her a new one for Christmas anyway 🙂
I’ve always wanted a flat iron. My hair is already straight, but I would love to be able to get it to shine. Plus if I can use this to curl that’s awesome!
I hate my straightening iron and was thinking about getting a new one but maybe….I WILL WIN!!
I wonder how this flat iron compares to the Chi and ghd.
I just love your website, this is what I’ve been looking for, truth in products!! I love the honest reviews. PICK ME for the flat iron, I promise to write a review and have pics!
O my I need your iron
I would so love to win this so I could be a glamorous diva for the holidays!
Mamma needs a new hair straightener!!!
long time reader, would love a new straightener!
Hi Karen!
I’m a new reader and I have to say I love your blog–almost more than life itself…
I’d love to be able to win this baby. My hair is about your length and texture, I think. I’d much rather have this one than the Instyler! lol!
I’d love to try a curling iron.
i hope i win!! 🙂
I love your blog, especially because you offer advice for Asian women!
I have a CHI and I’m not so sure I’m as bowled over as most people seem to be. Would be nice to check out another higher end flat iron to compare!
enter me! my best freind uses this straightener, and its wonderful! wish i had one! =D hope i win *crosses fingers*
I’d love to win this!
omg i read about this straightner in a magazine.
i soo want and need one!
someone stole the one i used, which i bought for my mom last christmas. it was like 100 bucks too.
aye nako.. i hope i win! haha
Oooh! Your hair looks great! Makes me wish I hadn’t cut bangs. I went through the same phase a few months ago and ultimately decided to cut some bangs–big mistake. If you’re even thinking about it, DON’T DO IT!!! Your hair is gorge!
omg! this is on my xmas wish list, please make it come true!
Pick me. Please 🙂
I’ve been using the Chi which, when I bought it less than a year ago, was supposedly the “best on the market”. I don’t know if I would hype it that much though, it’s been alright but now it’s starting to have technical issues (won’t heat up). My hair NEVER looks “alright”, let alone polished, if it hasn’t been straightened–ugh, I hate it! Frizzies all over and none of the serums or creams help!
On a side note, I love creating beachy waves in my hair using a straightener. I feel like having pin straight hair hasn’t been “in” in quite a while–it looks a bit old and outdated I think. Beachy waves are my new favorite way to use a straightening iron.
Oh I hope I win this my hair is in very deep need of a new styling iron!!!!
Hi Karen
What product do you use along with your flatiron to keep your hair moisturized??
pick me pick me! 😀 btw Karen you look so great with straight hair! ^^
Luv
B
Hey Karen,
So any decisions on the new hair style yet?