Hair styling apparatus and ejectable hair holder

A hair styling apparatus comprising:

• a handle;
• a hair engagement member attached to the handle and extending along a longitudinal axis, the hair engagement member including a hair contact surface configured to receive hair during a hair styling operation;
• and
• a heating assembly configured to deliver heat to the hair on the hair contact surface for the hair styling operation;
• and
• an ejectable hair holder releasably mounted to at least one of the handle and the hair engagement member, the ejectable hair holder extending at least partly along the hair contact surface, wherein the ejectable hair holder has a stowed position in which the ejectable hair holder is attached to the hair styling apparatus, and a deployed position in which the ejectable hair holder is released from the hair styling apparatus, and wherein the ejectable hair holder is configured to attach to the hair when the ejectable hair holder is released from the hair styling apparatus.