Remington Express Set Hair Setter

by Remington

Product Features

• Perfect for travel and office use: rollers heat in soft, nylon case
• 10 high-tech rollers (five 1-1/8-inch, five 1-inch) heat up in just 90 seconds
• Rollers turn white when heated, return to pink when ready to remove
• Works worldwide on 110-to-240-volt systems
• 2-year warranty against defects

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Perfect for travel and office use, this hair-setting device heats up 10 high-tech rollers in just 90 seconds, and it does so in a soft, nylon travel case that fits into a purse. (The case measures just 7 inches long, 3-3/4 inches high, and 3 inches deep.) The rollers come in two sizes--five 1-1/8-inch, five 1-inch--and turn white when heated, then return to blue when they're ready to remove from your hair. Their surfaces are cushioned to grip hair gently for great styling results. Because it's designed for travel, the device operates worldwide on 110- to 240-volt systems. It comes with 10 color-coded clips, which store in pockets on the case's outside, and there's a fabric-closure pocket on the other side for holding nail clippers and such. The device carries a two-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack

Product Description

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Remington's heat rollers deliver beautiful curls any time you want. Rollers change color when they're ready to use and when it's time to remove them

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.2 x 3.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005B6ZS
• UPC: 074590105056 074590105063 074590106534
• Item model number: H-1012ISMCP
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,339 in Beauty (See Top 100 in Beauty)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating But Useful, May 13, 2003

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Jeanne R Walkauskas (Haverhill, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Remington Express Set Hair Setter (Health and Beauty)

If you are looking for a small travel set, this is about the most compact I have been able to find. I like the small size of this set but I find it is frustrating to use because the rollers are so heavy - the weight of the rollers makes it difficult to keep the rollers in my hair and they often fall out. Also, the metal pins that hold the rollers on also get loose which again, causes the rollers to fall out of your hair. I phoned the manufacturer when I purchased this set to ask why on earth they had made the rollers so heavy. I was told the heating elements are in each of the individual curlers (!) and this is how they can make the unit so small (there is no heating element on the bottom of the set - it is instead inside each roller.) Be forewarned, if your hair is too short, the curlers will not stay in because of their weight. I had a shorter haircut once, and there was no way I could use this roller set - the curlers would absolutely not stay in! I compare this set to an old set of Clairol hot rollers I have that is the greatest. The Clairol hot roller set has very lightweight flocked rollers with a plastic band around each end that sits up and stays cool to the touch. Because the stay cool end band sits up, it's very easy to keep your fingers away from the hot part of the roller. It's easy to touch the hot part of the Remington blue rollers which is not much fun - it gets very hot and burns your fingers. Back to the Clairol rollers - they are very easy to use and stay in, but the set I have is a set of 18 which is way too big for travel. Clairol had the best rollers. Another neat thing about the Clairol set was, you could have small, medium, or large rollers and they all fit on the same heating pin. Some other manufacturers sets would come with certain size rollers that you could not change, for instance, they'd have 6 medium and 6 jumbo rollers and you have no option to change it. With the Clairol set, you could order any size rollers you wanted so if you wanted all small, or more jumbo or any combo you wanted, you could have it. If any manufacturers are reading this review, P-L-E-A-S-E produce a 6 or 8 travel flocked roller set like the old Clairol sets. They would sell like hotcakes! The Remington is the best I could find for now, so go for it if you have long (at least shoulder length) hair and can stand a little frustration with trying to keep the rollers in!!!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very convenient and compact: an essential hair tool, July 15, 2006

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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I have short hair, not ultra-short, but short, and I find that a few hot curlers can make a big difference in volume on "bad hair days." While I have a full-sized Conair curler set, I discovered that my travel set was really best suited to my hair length. So travel or not, this little set has become a real favorite.

What you get
The Remington Travel Hair curlers come in a nylon bag with the heating unit build in. The top is clear and fastened by velcro. You pull it open and plug it in to start heating the rollers. On the side of the nylon bag is a smaller, oblong bag holding the roller clips.

There are five medium rollers (about an inch in diameter) and five small rollers, about 5/8 inch diameter.) There are two sets of clips, pink for the large roller, white for the smaller roller. The clip fits around the roller, and has a tab to aid grabbing it for removal.

The rollers turn from pink to greyish white when they are heated. They fit into the base over a socket with two prongs. They heat up in about 2 minutes.

How they work

The rollers claim to have "Ionic Technology" to reduce static and the frizzies. I find that my hair is indeed smooth when I take it out of the rollers. After I let the curls cool, I can style with no frizz.

The ends of the rollers stay cool to avoid burning your head. They are a bit heavy.

I leave the rollers in for five to fifteen minutes, by which time my hair is well-curled.

Upsides, downsides
To keep this set compact, there are only 10 rollers. I could use a few more, even with my short hair. The built-in travel bag is very well designed and compact for a suitcase or small bathroom.

If you LOSE THE CLIPS, you can find a general replacement style of clip for about $10 at http://www.ballbeauty.com/remington_hair_setters.htm#CLIPS. I dropped two of my white clips and the cats apparently made off with them as trophies of their hunting prowess. So this is helpful to know where to buy more clips.

The curls last long, though they aren't as stiff as with some of the more expensive, foam covered type of curlers.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Compact set, not good if you have long hair, thick hair or... most kinds of hair., February 24, 2007

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L. Johnson (Washington, D.C., United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Remington Express Set Hair Setter (Health and Beauty)

I've been the owner of several Remington Express Sets in my lifetime. All of them have worked wonderfully. My issue with these rollers isn't their quality - they work excellently, heat up quickly and are very compact to store. The only problem is that instead of pins, they come with clippy-type holders to keep them in your hair. I suppose the clips would work okay if you have fine, short to medium length hair. I have shoulder length hair that's not very thick, and the clip holders would not keep the rollers in my hair.

I could only put a VERY small section of hair around the roller if I had any hope of it staying put on my head. Most of the time the clips would pop off and the roller would fall out if I so much as turned my head.

Remington has another set of compact express rollers called "All That", which are almost identical in function, only they come with pins instead of the clips. If you're looking for something quality, compact and easy to use that will stay in your hair until YOU'RE ready to take them out, I'd recommend that set instead of this one.