My 2000s Chi Straightener Didn't Spark Joy, So I Decided to KonMari All My Hair Tools

I replaced my scratched, matte Chi with a L'Ange Le Revé Flat Iron ($89, originally $179) that's shiny black and rose gold — colors that spark joy — and has rounded barrels designed to also curl hair. While I was at it, I tossed my $10 Conair curling iron my mom also bought me in middle school.

In addition to adding joy, Marie Kondo emphasizes eliminating the "essence of un-joy." I cut off the cord's large warning tag (though it explicitly warns not to do this) because as someone who knows not to drop a hot tool in the bathtub, it is an un-joyful, "extraneous appendage." Per Marie Kondo's suggestion, I also threw out the manual that came with the new flat iron — because when was the last time you looked at the manual instead of just Googling it? — and put the warranty with others in a clear file folder.