Hairstyling device

A method of operating a hairstyling device, the hairstyling device comprising:

• a heatable hair contact member having a hair-contactable surface, the hair contact member being operable to apply heat to a tress of hair via the hair-contactable surface by movement of the hair contact member along the tress of hair between a first end of the tress and a second end of the tress;
• and
• sensor equipment configured to generate sensor output indicating a use characteristic of the hairstyling device indicative of current use of the hairstyling device,
• the method comprising:
• receiving the sensor output from the sensor equipment;
• determining, based on the sensor output indicative of current use, a first state in which the hair contact member is at the first end of the tress and a second state in which the hair contact member is at the second end of the tress;
• and
• controlling the heating of the heatable hair contact member to change an operating temperature of the hair contact member to perform an action based on the determining.

A hairstyling device comprising:

• a heatable hair contact member having a hair-contactable surface, the hair contact member being operable to apply heat to a tress of hair via the hair-contactable surface by movement of the hair contact member along the tress of hair between a first end of the tress and a second end of the tress;
• sensor equipment configured to generate sensor output indicative of current use of the hairstyling device;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive the sensor output from the sensor equipment;
• determine, based on the sensor output, that the hair contact member is at the first end of the tress or the second end of the tress;
• and
• control the hairstyling device to perform an action based on the determining
• wherein the hair contact member is moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and
• wherein the sensor output indicates a use characteristic of the hairstyling device, and the use characteristic comprises and indication of whether the hair contact member is in the open configuration or the closed configuration.