Laurastar Lift Plus, Steam Iron with 3D Soleplate, Blue

It stop working in 1 month and no support

Don’t buy. It’s leaking water.

Head and shoulders above any other iron I’ve owned. This is my second one after 6 years and I expect the first would have last longer with some basic TLC.It’s all about the steam! Our cleaner swears by it.

the ironing is a different class than main stream generators and the appliance is simply built to last. Unlikely I will ever buy anything else from now on.

This iron does iron well, with crisp steam using a hot metal plate you do get an excellent finish. However, because it’s a metal plate there is a delicate fabric plate you can put on like a shoe for the iron. This is a good idea, but I prefer my ceramic plated no burn iron that lets me have a go at anything without extra accessories or changing a temperature dial. It’s 3.5 bar steam is effective, but again, my ceramic iron (at half the price tag) is 5 bar. It’s storage footprint is very small, due to its vertical nature, but you do definitely have to let everything cool because you’re very close to the plate and have to wind things around it to put it away. The reservoir is ok, but I like a bigger no filter required reservoir. The iron itself is little, light, with an effective flex holder. I like that a lot. Overall, I don’t feel you get enough for your money to warrant the faff.If I’ve helped you make a decision, please leave a helpful vote :)

This is a steamer/iron in a lovely blue retro design. The machine is compact but quite heavy. It is reasonably easy to set up (I found the instruction manual made it seem more complicated than it is so I figured it out myself). You can use it as an iron or as a vertical steamer.PROS- It does do a very good job. I ironed some cotton blouses and it got all the creases out without too much effort on my part. The vertical steamer only made a small difference to the cotton blouses (as expected) but it did do a great job on more suitable fabrics.- Whilst it does produce a fair bit of steam during vertical steaming the garment is not left drenched. You could certainly put the garment on after it has cooled.- The water reservoir is easy to refill especially as you don't need to remove it from the machine.- The machine comes with a water filter which is very important to me as I live in an area with very hard water. The refills do seem quite pricey but I don't yet know how long this filter will last to know what the running costs will be.- It comes with an ironing plate that you can use on garments that are prone to getting shiny. This is easy to clip on and remove.CONS- It is quite noisy especially when it is heating up. I live in a flat so will not be using this late at night.- The electric cable is quite short so I had to use an extension cord.- The steam hose does get pretty hot which can be uncomfortable when you are ironing as it inevitably swings against your arm.- The water reservoir does need to be frequently refilled especially when you are using the vertical steam function. This is not difficult and it does reheat quickly but a bigger reservoir would make this a more practical machine.- It can be a bit difficult to move around as the two cables can get caught up in the wheels. I think it would be best for someone who has the room for a dedicated ironing spot as this machine is easiest to use if you have an area where you can set it up so everything is in the right position.I do think this is a very effective machine and certainly useful if you need to iron a lot. It is certainly quick to heat up and easy to use. I do have some problems with the design so if I were to replace this steamer I would probably look for an alternative especially given the price.

The shallow bit first: this looks great. I'm not sure irons have ever 'looked cool' before, but this one certainly does. It looks the business. But the price tag is a lot of coin to put down just because something looks good - does it do the job? Well, yes. If you haven't had a steam generator iron before then they are a bit of a revelation. The iron bit you hold is far lighter than the irons you will have used previously, but the steam destroys wrinkles with easy glides. Either heavy or delicate fabrics are smoothed with ease. Points for having a sensible length cord. That said, this has been my experience with the other steam generator irons I've tried, and some of those are much cheaper than the Laurastar. So I can't fault it for it's job, and it looks great, but if you're on a budget you can get better value, and for that it drops a star.