GHD here too and I have the purple one!!! So drool away amysarah!
To the person who asked why they are better: many reasons starting with the fact that they are ceramic plates and high quality, highly pur ceramic at that which means that the heatis evenly distrbuted and you don't get hot and not so hot spots which affect the end result of the hair style. They also work at a very high and very stable heat which ironically means less damage to the hair shaft as you only need to do one pass with the straightener. Starighteners that advertise wet to dry DO NOT BUY.......wet hair means steam.... steam means damage to the hair shaft big time. By the same token straighteners that advertise variable temperatures again means you have less control over the result and generally means that the straightener needs longer contact with the hair shaft to work meaning more damage to the hair shaft. It is a bit like the theory behind UHT milk...super high temperature for less than a second...same thing with the hair straightener because although it is super hot it is not in contact with the hair long enough to do damage to the shaft but is enough to provide great styling results. Hope that makes sense!!
that is just a couple of reason why they are better for more info try googling their website....i think you have to google ghdhair as just ghd is a financial planner or something like that!
great explanation MEL! yes GHD are the way to go, very good indeed, i have had both and can definately recommend the GHD. i actually bought one from ebay years ago and was caught out! a fake! cord has issues with it...then i saw a story on ACA or Today Tonight about ebay imitation GHD's! maybe not everyone has been caught and there are genuine ones on there but i was the unlucky one. so i bought another GHD and haven't looked back since!
If she's going to use it every day, then you'd be wanting one that's nice and quick to use. GHD do have a good reputation.
That said, I can't fault Vidal Sassoon either. And as someone said, many hairdressers use Babyliss too.
And depending on when people have tried other brands - I used to sell straighteners at work, and they are always getting better and better. They used to take ages to heat up, and now most are ready to go in a minute.
Hair straighteners are the BANE of my life!!!! Arrrrgggghhhhh!!!!! My DH's blood pressure also rises at the mere mention of them too. Only because we have a 13yo DD. Who uses hers at any given opportunity, ie SEVERAL times a day... every day. And she is forever leaving the bloody thing ON! And within reach of my toddler!!!! And she is ruining her beautiful hair!!! We have tried confiscating the bloody thing but her friends just end up giving their spare ones to her... and/or doing it for her at school!!!! She has a collection of about 3 or 4 ATM. She doesn't seem to express any preferences though... she has a Coles $30 one and uses that one just as much as the others. No way KNOWN would I be spending $300 on one for her. Call me a dragon mummy but I am at my WITS END!!! For a start she would take it to school... probably get it stolen... leave it on all the time and burn herself even more badly than she currently is.
Sorry to hi-jack your thread Lulu... but if anyone has any advice about what i can do about Hair Straightener abuse then please share!!! And if you think i am over reacting then may you too have to deal with a 13yo Hair straightener addict in your home!!! :P
Amy... Hmmm.... maybe after we pay the $8,000 we owe her school in fees and the $200 she racked up in calling mobile phones on our phone bill, and the $260 we apparently have to spend on the school scientific calculator next year, and the $500 in text books.... need I go ON! LOL I won't slap you... just my own forehead!!!
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My DH's blood pressure also rises at the mere mention of them too. Only because we have a 13yo DD. Who uses hers at any given opportunity, ie SEVERAL times a day... every day. And she is forever leaving the bloody thing ON! And within reach of my toddler!!!! And she is ruining her beautiful hair!!! 
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