HOMEASY Clothes Steamer, Steamer Clothing Portable Steam Iron Hand Held Steamer for Clothes Travel Steamer with Fast Heat-up Detachable Water Tank Green, Small

I have avoided ironing most of my life by shaking out clothes and hanging well but one can't get away with it for every item of clothing. Consequently I have things hanging up fresh and almost ready to wear but not perfect enough to reach for. It's not that I am lazy, I keep a nice clean home but I am always on the go with building projects and design and can think of nothing worse than standing at an ironing table with a pile of laundry. However this afternoon I received this beautiful retro looking handheld steam iron that I've wanted and needed for so long. I got home from work and even before a cup of tea this came straight out of the box for me to test. I filled the handle compartment with water, turned it on and it took seconds to heat up from flashing red to flashing green. This means iron is hot and ready to use. Press the flashing green button once and the green stays on. This means steam is on. I went gingerly at first, four inches away from a shirt that was hanging up because I didn't want to burn anything. This didn't get rid of any creases. It wasn't until I held the iron up close lightly touching the fabric that I could see the creases falling away. I needed to hold the garment from behind so I put the silver glove on provided. This was useless as the heat of the iron went through the glove immediately so be careful. I couldn't grip the edge of the shirt with the glove on and you need to be able to hold parts of the garment up and out to provide a flat area for the steam to work on. I have now thrown the thin oven glove away. Prior to this I purchased a small table top ironing pad that can be easily folded away. I laid the garment down to see how the iron performed on contact with the steam on. Well oh my goodness a quick light touch and the crease was gone! No big iron I have ever used did that! This steam iron has some weight to it but by no means heavy. I decided to do another garment in my bedroom. I laid the ironing pad down on my bed and proceeded to steam iron eight garments including a silk shirt, a semi sheer blouse, some cotton shirt dresses. Honestly a brief light squiggle is all that is needed. Because the iron face is small it can fit between buttons and you can spot iron in small areas wherever is needed. So much better, easier and quicker than a conventional iron. The steam only lasts one side of a shirt before you have to fill the compartment again, but that is probably because I find the steam so effective that I leave it on. Ironing without the steam takes longer and not so workable. If you are like me and prefer light yet quality work similar to using a stick hoover verses a showoff heavy bulky dyson that takes a lot of sweat to lug around between floors, or a small yet powerful foldable travel hairdryer as opposed to a big heavy professional one that makes your arm ache because you have a lot of hair to dry then you will not go wrong with this purchase. I am going to Spain soon after the project and this is going in the pouch bag that comes with it and on holiday with me. I'm only booked for a bag under the seat so I will be stuffing some clothes in. This is going to be so ideal! Also the product looks good and is truly amazing and I love ironing now!

This clothes steamer has been a godsend. It is portable, so easy to use without the need for ironing boards etc. it's easy to use - there's a detachable handle that you fill with water, reattach and then steam in generated quickly. A good level of steam is produced and this is perfect for removing creases on shirts, dresses and jeans. Persistent creases might need a few extra minutes of steaming - but have always been easy to get out. The price of this steamer means it's great value for money - and the handle never gets too hot, although the steam generated is obviously extremely hot. There are probably far more sophisticated steamers on the market, but this is great value for money.

Both myself and my other half were skeptical about this little device but I caved and bought it. We have 2x large windows with thick curtains - I'd tried various things but couldn't easily get the creases out. After a bit of time with this though, creases gone! Things to note: I used de-ionised water because we live in a hard water area - didn't want to bung it up with scale. The cable isn't the longest, but that's what extension leads are for. The water tank isn't massive - had to refill a couple of time per set of curtains - but if it were any bigger the steamer would be heavy and unwieldy. The refill hole is quite small - I'd recommend using a little funnel if you have one. Nicely packaged. Steamer itself seems quite sturdy and well made. It's not too heavy, OK to control one handed. Works OK on shirts - not as good as ironing as you can't press them with this - but if you need to spruce one up in a hurry out of the wardrobe then it'd be excellent. I've even used it to successfully get indentations out of the carpet! Recommended - and invest in some deionised water to prevent scale build up!

Definitely recommend this if you're looking at cheaper options. It has a slightly heavy head but still fits nicely into the bag provided. Bought as maid of honour for a wedding and this bad boy zipped easily into my suitcase and then was used on tons of different suits/dresses/veils during a hectic morning with no issue. Particularly like the water storage in the handle, which seems like far too small an amount but will keep you going for a good ten mins and is easy to twist off and run to refill quickly. Like most handheld steamers, not necessarily the best for really stubborn difficult creases, but perfect for a last-minute smart finish and ideal for formalwear and fabrics you're not confident ironing without damaging.

It was great until it stopped working :(