This curling wand looks like a drill and I’m not sure if it’s dumb or genius

The MDLondon Curl is a curling wand with a difference. For one, it looks more like something you’d find in a tool box than on a dressing table. That right-angled wand is designed to be more comfortable to hold, for a styling experience with more control and less arm-ache. Unfortunately, the only demo video I can find shows someone having their hair done, and I’m struggling to envisage how you might use it on yourself.

The main body of the curler is shaped very similarly to most of today’s best hair dryers. It’s not a hair dryer, though – there’s no air blowing out. The ceramic barrels simply heat up to set the hair into place, like a traditional curling tong.

Another cool upgrade is that the curl barrel is swappable. The Curl comes with four different barrel styles, and you can simply switch them out for different looks. There’s a fairly standard 25mm barrel, a chunkier 31mm one for bigger curls, an ultra-thin 10mm one for super-tight corkscrews and an intriguing reverse conical one (pictured below) that the brand says will give you a relaxed, beachy look.

While I’m still a little unsure about the right-angled design, I am fully sold on the idea of swappable barrels. In a market flooded with multi-stylers, it’s starting to feel old-fashioned to have a tool that just does one thing, and this is a clever way to add versatility. Tiny curling wands (to create tight curls) are having a bit of a moment right now, but for most people that’ll just be an occasional look rather than something for every day. Adding it as an option alongside more relaxed curl barrel options saves you from having to buy a whole separate gadget that you just might not need that often.