Clamp or wand, and one diameter · review
An automatic curler with two self-rotating guards that wrap the hair for you, an extra-long barrel Philips states takes twice as much hair per pass, and 27 styling combinations from three timers, three temperatures and three directions.
Where it leaves us The most automatic curler here, and one that will not tell you how hot it gets.
Two self-rotating guards wrap the section around the barrel for you, on a curler Philips states controls its own temperature to protect shine and the hair’s natural moisture.
The barrel is extra long, which Philips says takes twice as much hair in a pass. And the design is open, with vertical guides that follow the hair’s direction, which the company gives as the reason it does not tangle.
Twenty-seven combinations come from three timers, three temperatures and three rotation directions, all set on the tool.
One gap, and on a heated tool it is a real one: Philips publishes no temperature in degrees for this model, and no heat-up time. Those fields stay empty here.
A second gap, and this one is not Philips’s doing: at the time of writing nothing is listed for this reference on amazon.com. That is why no price appears at the top of the page, and why the button offers a search rather than a listing. Half the curling tools on this shelf carry a price; this is one of the four that do not. The other automatic curler here, the Grundig HS 6230, is cordless and publishes 160, 180 and 200 °C (320, 356 and 392 °F); the hand-wound BaByliss C325E, Remington CI6325 and Remington CI41MS5 all publish their ranges. All are on the curling tools shelf, and what the temperature dial means explains why a setting without degrees compares poorly.
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
| Type | Automatic curler with two self-rotating guards |
|---|---|
| Combinations | 27: three timer settings, three temperatures, three rotation directions |
| Barrel | Extra long, stated to take twice as much hair per pass |
| Temperature control | Automatic, adjusted to preserve shine and natural moisture, per Philips |
| Design | Open, with vertical curl guides stated to prevent tangling |
| In the box | Curler with cable |
| Amazon reference | B06XC29B5G (identical on 5 markets) |
| EAN | 8710103813378 |
Enclosed automatic curlers draw the section into a chamber, and the standard complaint is hair tangling inside it. Philips states this one uses vertical guides that follow the hair's natural direction, in an open design, specifically to prevent that. It is the manufacturer's stated reason for the shape.
Because Philips does not publish them for this model. It states three temperature settings and describes automatic temperature control, without giving a single figure in degrees. The four European curling tools beside it on this shelf all publish theirs. That field is empty above rather than filled from a different model.
8.4/ 10
The most automatic curler here, and one that will not tell you how hot it gets.
A full head of curls without wrapping a single section by hand.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for grooming tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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