Newton Cook is the Creative Director of Rodney Wayne and the absolute king of butterfly moments. I met him years ago at a ghd event when my hair was an absolute mess, damaged from multiple rounds of extreme colouring during my 20’s when I used my mane as a tool for expression. Sick of the dry hay-like texture in perpetual knots, Newton helped me start anew with a bob cut in May 2020. Since then, he’s been my absolute angel who has continued to be solely responsible for my hair transformations. When the photo memories pop up on my phone of Newton and I, you can bet I get teary-eyed looking at them with a barrage of messages ending up in his DMs about how much I love him. And because my hair has never looked this good, his expertise has been extended to my circle of friends.

While voluminous blow-dries are most definitely the style that you want to don, it’s the most difficult method to style yourself and a straightener is what we turn to. Since all the high end hot tool brands have released cordless numbers to cater for our modern lives that are oftentimes chaotic, I asked Newton to spill the tea on which one is worth our hard-earned money because these new releases could cause a hernia with their price points. He’s handled all of them many a time and there wouldn’t be anyone better to dish the dirty on the battle of cordless straighteners.

Plus, my hair is extremely thick and tough like that of a horses and I’m an extremely impatient person so I didn’t want to comment on this noteworthy comparison.

So without further ado, I’ll let Newton take the reins.