Hair straighteners - what to get?

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

SmegSlayer — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:46:10 GMT

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Whats the obsession with straight hair?

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My hair starts getting wavy about half way down and I hate it. It annoys the hell out of me and really itches my neck whereas when I straighten my hair it's much more comfortable. I did think about going short, like a boy cut for a while but short styles don't suit me very well as I unfortunately have rather large ears

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

Rachael_24 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:46:46 GMT

Thank you all for your advice!

I will certainly have a look at the Salon Services website. I may very well end up with another set of GHDs though - they are good!

x x x

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

Nikki Armstrong — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:09:04 GMT

Theres a new brand out called Rebel, you can get them online from Salon Services ( previously Sallys hair and beauty ) and a make up artist friend of mine said they are amazing, and even have some sort of protective oil in the plates.. they are about £70 at the mo.. at work we were using some called FHI -another salon brand - go on any professional Salon trade website - they will only sell good ones, and probably cheaper than GHDs and better. Im doing make up and hair freelance these days - hence the inside knowledge! I wish I could go back to nursing but there's no jobs that fit around school hours for my daughter boo hoo :(

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

fnewboult — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:16:56 GMT

I'd say ghds every time, but then I do have VERY thick (have even had people working at hairdressers commenting on it) hair that likes to coil itself up in weird ways and they are the only thing that will touch it. If you're using them every day then you know you're going to get your use out of them and if you get some other expensive ones and they aren't as good you're going to keep thinking "If I'd spent a bit more I could have had ghds" and so may end up buying them anyway

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:05:46 GMT

Whats the obsession with straight hair?

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

SmegSlayer — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:32:22 GMT

I have andrew collinge ones. they don't heat up as quick as ghd's but they do have 4 different temperature settings. I have had them for over 3 years and have gradually gone up from using them 1-2 times a week to nearly every day now I'm a student- I just didn't have the time before work!

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

Dippy — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:03:45 GMT

I agree. I used to have some cheap Babyliss ones which i thought were ok at the time. The kinks/waves in my hair tended to come back after a few hours but I just assumed that was my hair's own bloody mindedness until I got my GHD's, and now it stays straighter for hours longer after being done. They still don't keep it straight in the damn rain though - me and the dog both come back super curly!!!

Re: Hair straighteners - what to get?

Gemma Burden RVN — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:42:16 GMT

I got some GHDs last year when my old straighteners broke. My mum used to be a hairdresser so my previous straighteners came from a hair dressing supply place, so whilst cheaper than GHDs were designed for professional use and I really liked them. The only reason I didn't get the same again when they broke is because I couldn't find any (I forget what make they were), and after looking at about a million reviews the only straighteners I could be confident with were the GHDs, hence my decission to buy them. They are expensive, but in my opinion they are worth it if you are going to use them regularly. They also have the advantage of being able to be used for curling which a lot of straighteners can't. I would go with the GHDs as you know what you are getting with them, and from what I have read, the cheaper straighteners just don't seem to compair.