Owch sounds painful.
Funny we always want what we don't have ... my hair is naturally curly and I straighten my hair sometimes with GHD straighteners, they are damn hot too.
Curly is the new straight, Cherry Ripe!
I don't follow trends
I burnt my ear on my straighteners once and it blistered so bad, then went very dry and tight.
My mom once decided to curl her hair in the office as she was going out straight from work. Hearing the boss coming, she quickly shoved her tongs in the drawer. She chatted away to the boss normally, wondering why he was looking at her like she was barmy... then realised one side of her hair was in tight curls, while the other was still poker straight.