GHD Hair Straighteners (2005 merged threads)

gems_4

Hi
Can anyone recommend cheapish but good cordless/portable hair straighteners?
Thanks in advance!

leemina

I'm looking for a good, reasonably priced pair of hair straighteners. I dont usually use them, so need some that are easy to use. Any ideas??

JoeyEmma

Here is a review of hair straighetners from the Observer Woman magazine last month
Ceramic irons

Babyliss
Pro 230 C, £60, Argos, Boots
Has heatproof mat to rest the tongs on and four clips to separate hair. Slightly wider iron made things easier. Heat dial to control temperature.
5 stars

Errol Douglas
Pro-Tect Straight Solid Thermo, £59.99, Errol Douglas salons, 020 7235 0110
These are fine, with a dial to decrease heat when your ends start crackling (only kidding).
4 stars

Daniel Hersheson
Irons, £99, Daniel Hersheson salons, Harrods
Easy to get the hang of, in spite of lack of information. No dial to control temperature.
3 stars

GHD
Professional Irons, £99, https://www.ghdhair.com
These do the job and have the best instructions. No heat dial though. And why does everything have to be gold or silver?
3 stars

seraphin_2

I use nicky clarke wet to straight ones, I have fine curly hair and they are brilliant, if you want really straight hair. Dont be put off by using them on wet hair, just make sure you invest in good quality sprays etc to protect your hair

barjam_2

i want some straighteners but i am after narrow blade ones can some one tell me is 25mm classed as narrow or can you get narrower ones i was looking at buying morphy richards in argos cat no.441/5402 unless someone can advise me of any cheaper and better

davilown

Saw in boots today that they are selling the GHD glass straighteners for half price at £40 in Stamford.

:beer: monster

Trollydolly_2

GHD's are well worth the money by far BUT i bought a cheap pair to take with me when i travel (id be devistated if my GHD's got lost by baggage handlers).

They were a bargain at £10 from Tesco's. It was tesco's own brand ones like smartprice. They do two of there own one at £10 one at £14 im sure its just different packaging.

Anyway id suggest if you only use them occasionally and want to try them out without spending a fortune then these are ideal. Not as good as GHD's but nearly as good at a fraction of the price.

consultant31

Please be aware that GHD have recently been fined for their straighteners not being of merchantable quality (or whatever the correct term is).
It appears that the straighteners were catching fire. I do know that my daughter bought a pair (around £90 I believe) and they suddenly started smouldering when she had only used them half a dozen times. She complained and was refunded though. Still it was scary at the time!

highland

OH got these after a bit of research (they were recomended by several womans mags as equivalent to GHD's but lot's cheaper) says they are great it's an Argos link they may be available cheaper elsewhere.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4423700/Trail/C%24cip%3D36237.Sports%2Band%2Bleisure%3EC%24cip%3D36390.Personal%2Bcare%3EC%24cip%3D36387.Straighteners%3EFC%24Brands%3DRemington.Remington.htm

boatman

Can someone please explain why you can pay upto £100 for two plates that heat up to about 200degrees?? Surely there can't be much difference?