Best Travel Flat Irons for Quick Touch Ups On the Go in the UK

The Elie Mini Travel Hair Straightener is a miniature version of a professional flat iron that has ceramic floating plates with curved tips, a cool handle with an LED indicator on the exterior, and a 360 swivel cord for convenient styling. But unlike professional straighteners for salon use, the plates of this one is considerably smaller and narrower making it suitable for quick touch-ups on the go. Covered with the innovative ceramic, the plates of the Elie Mini Travel Hair Straightener glide smoothly over the hair. You can use it on short and long hair and it will do the job perfectly. Even if your hair is rather fine and thin, the Elie Mini Travel Hair Straightener is a safe choice for you. Heating up doesn't take longer than a minute and when a styler is ready to use the light on the exterior starts to blink red. Despite the portable size of the straightener, the risks of hand burns are minimum. The body, as well as a handle of the flat iron, don't get hot and stay cool throughout use. Finally, it's time to mention the dual voltage feature which makes this flat iron perfect for travelling. You can take it with you on trips and use it from all sockets. The straightener is available in four colours: Green, Blue, Red, and Green, so everyone can find something to his/her taste.

Are you in the market for a travel budget flat iron? If yes, we want to introduce this mini hair straightener by Solofish to you. This model is compact, only 18 cm in length, so you can throw it into your suitcase or make-up bag and it won’t steal much of its space. The length of the power cord is 1.7 metres, so you get enough freedom of movement in front of a mirror. Next, the body. It is made of plastic with a ribbed coating for a stronger grip. The on/off button is on the inside between the handles right next to the LED light. Handy, because the chance you will accidentally turn the iron off while styling is minimal.

Moving on, the Solofish iron is equipped with 3D floating plates that have an advanced PTC ceramic coating. This means they heat up very quickly (up to 200°C in 30 seconds) and don’t have cold spots, which results in ultra-smooth shiny hair. Thanks to such a design, this flat iron has a few important benefits. First, owing to a floating design, the plates follow every move of your hand with ease without causing damage to your hair. Next, the iron doesn’t pull your hair out while straightening it. And finally, you have at least 3 different styling options: you can straighten, curl, and make waves. Not bad for a travel flat iron, isn’t it?

The BaByliss Pro 200 mini styler is a compact professional hair iron with ceramic plates. The flat iron is extremely compact, thus, it can be taken with you anywhere you go. Lightweight, comfortable, and very functional, it is suitable for smoothing hair of different length. It also does a wonderful job straightening bangs.

The plates get up to 200°C in just 30-40 seconds. This is a fairly high heat but, despite this, the iron is an energy-efficient device and consumes little power. Due to the beneficial properties of ceramics, the temperature is uniformly distributed over the surface of the plates. So, there're no hot spots that can damage your hair. Moreover, the ceramic plates glide through hair trippingly and do not cling or damage its structure.

As for the operation, the BaByliss dual voltage hair straightener is controlled by just one on/off button located on its side. Next to the button, there is a light sensor. After turning the device on, you just need to wait for a few seconds for the plates to warm up and you can go ahead.

Although the BaByliss Pro 200 has very compact dimensions it boasts some great tech specs. It's quick, powerful, and efficient. With that, it's also very convenient to use. With the length of the plates of mere 16 cm, it fits nicely in the hand. To protect users from hand burns and other unpleasant situations, the manufacturer encased it in a heat-resistant plastic and fitted with an insulated tip.

Of course, it's a bit of shame that the BaByliss Pro 200 has no auto shutoff feature and variable temperature settings, but in view of its petite size and convenience of use, on the whole, we still rate it as a great model idea for travels. It will perfectly back up your regular flat iron allowing for comfortable styling on the go.

Though the FARI mini travel flat straightener has a comparatively low price tag, it packs in most of new technology to make its use easy and safe. Featuring a combo of tourmaline and ceramic technology, its plates distribute the heat uniformly, helping you to achieve frizz-free styles and reduce damage to the hair. Thanks to this very combo of materials, the FARI mini travel flat straightener can be safely used on all hair types including brittle and colour-treated. The FARI mini travel flat iron has a user-friendly design. It’s lightweight, and its non-slip coating ensures excellent grippiness. It feels nice in the hand and is convenient to pass over the hair. The plates feature curved tips, which make it easy to style hair close to the scalp. Though the presence of a storage bag is not one of the features we’d include in must-haves, we love that the FARI mini travel straightener has a waterproof PU carrying case for ease of taking it wherever you go. Two of the negatives are its constant temperature (180°C), making it necessary to use thermal heat protectants additionally, and the lack of automatic shut-off feature, meaning you will need to ensure that you unplug the device after each use. If these qualms aren’t off-putting for you, in all other respects the FARI mini travel flat iron can be your reliable companion on any trip.

When selecting a portable hair styling tool, we want it to be not only compact but also well-built, ergonomic, and effective on hair, and the KIPOZI 038UK can tick off all of these checkboxes. It gets hot quickly, and it works well on all hair types. In fact, the KIPOZI 038UK reaches 200°C in only 40 seconds, which is quick enough to style hair in minimum time. Performance aside, we love the KIPOZI 038UK’s ergonomic and compact design. Being only 15 cm in length, the KIPOZI 038UK lies in the hand perfectly, and its non-slip handle ensures a confident grip during use. All of this makes it very intuitive in use. Two of the features we love about the KIPOZI 038UK are its long 1.7m cord which gives the user more freedom of movement and the dual voltage compatibility allowing the use of the tool anywhere in the world. So you can safely head out with the KIPOZI 038UK abroad and have confidence in that it will function there perfectly. One minor inconvenience some users may spot about the KIPOZI 038UK is that it doesn’t have an auto-shutoff feature. We think it’s not a critical feature, unless you’re new to using flat irons and fear that you may forget to unplug electronic appliances. If you’re not, then the KIPOZI 038UK is definitely a good offer. It is not expensive, and it works across all types of hair.