Flat Iron Recommendations

[~Princesa~]

I will always luv my Sedu!!

[blackbird]

Definitely GHD, I have never looked back. I honestly think it is a tool every women should own, even if they have super straight hair. It's amazing.

[elle25]

GHD has been my favourite ever hair straightener. And I am heartbroken because it broke yesterday and I don't have the money to replace it. No others have worked as well and I have fairly thick hair. I've got a pink chi but its American and it'll cost too much for the adapters to be worth it.

[MacGoddess21]

I went through the same battle as other CHI users... I think at this point I have gone through 5 or 6 of them in about 7 years, and I take really good care of mine! I got so sick of paying ANOTHER $120-150 every time it broke, I went out and bought a GHD. It was $255 but they are AMAZING. IMHO having great hair is an investment.... The GHD works a million times better than CHI. Plus it sounds like you'll spend that amount anyway on new flat irons to replace the others... Just something to think about!

[MaskedBeauty]

I've heard nothing but good things about the GHD straighteners. I really wish I could afford one. I'm gonna start saving for one. Right now I have a T3 Beespoke flat iron ($120). The only way I was able to get that is because it was available at Victoriassecret.com for a little while and I have a charge card there. I honestly don't really care for it though.

[friedargh]

I have used:

Vidal Sassoon (don't know what model)
It was my first ever straightener and although it worked fine for maybe a year, I found that over time it took longer and longer to heat up. Also, it was too small and timely to use for my coarse and thick asian hair!

Babyliss (again unsure of model)
A decent flat iron although I find that it has developed a "drag" which is a pet hate of mine with straighteners. Creates a very nicely sized curl though! (which i still use it for)

GHD normal sized
The first GHD I ever tried and I am NEVER going back. Smooth and fast and perfect for curling too. However, after a couple of years the cable began to wear and I eventually had to replace the cable. Now the straightener is dead and I don't know why I'm contemplating sending it to get fixed even though I now have...

GHD Wide Plates
Excellent for thick or long hair (especially afro-carribean apparently!) so it means that straightening time is cut down significantly from the standard GHD. However, this can only create loose curls and waves due to the width of the plates (which is why I still use the babyliss to curl).

Hope that helps!

[nettiepoo]

I do hair 4 aliving so i take my tools seriously. I use and rec.CHI flat iron Iv had mine 4 about 3 yrs. and it still wrks great. ANd iv tried ALL the cheaper brands w/ no succ. myself I have long nat. curly hr. and none of the cheap brands would wrk on me a few wld kinda wrk 4 about an hr. then turn 2 frizz. So yea, if a u dont have nat. crl or mayb alittlle wave u MIGHT b able 2 get by with a cheap 1. SO I say if ur able 2 get the CHI its a hair investment.

[supermodella]

I've been using the Corioliss 1 inch for about 4 years now, and it was super hot and amazing, but a couple days ago is when the plates decided to stop getting as hot. I'm so disappointed since I brag about this thing to anyone who's willing to hear it. :P But I definitely have to get a new one now, because it's annoying me. :/

Has anyone seen the commercials for this thing called the InStyler? It looks ridiculous. :P

[nursee81]

how hot does the GHD get?

[xsnowwhite]

i cant live without my sedu. I love how wide it is since i have super long hair. It literally cuts the time in half to flatiron my hair. Once inch plates aren't too good with super curly hair that goes to the middle of your back!

[coachkitten]

Does anyone have the Instyler yet? I am interested to know what people think of it. TIA!

[2Fruits]

My first straightener was a remington, which for its price was pretty good.

Then... one day... the GHD came into my greedy little paws! (A birthday present ) Since getting the GHD a few months ago I haven't looked back.

But saying this, there is quite a difference between the two but technique is much, much more important than the type of tool!

When I want my hair perfect, I will wash it then blowdry it straight with a diffuser and a round ceramic brush. Then, I apply a heat protectant using my hands and starting at the tips of my hair and working it through my hair (but not too close to the roots because my hair is very oily). (At the moment I'm using Loreal iron finish). After that I will section hair (1st section is the hair from the top of my ears to the nape of my neck) and straighten layer by layer!

Sounds a bit complicated but I think you can get really good results with many brands of straightener this way