New white GHD

http://tinyurl.com/5l7urz

My one is 3 years old at this stage, whats the lifespan on GHD's?
I think I should buy this


No No No I want this

misslt

I want!

I had a pink one and it broke after about 8 months, have had my black ones for about 15 months now..so it's time to invest in a new pair! :D

Cathmandooo

I have mine 4 and a half years :eek: wow can't believe that! I love it and would be lost without it.

White one looks sexy though :cool:

Niamho!

dunno how long i have mine. about 3 years i reckon. the one before broke after 2 years.

Ginny

I have the other size one, the wider one, I can't see it there online, i hope they still do it!

6th

What did you do before these things? Chicks seem to be nuts about them.

Cathmandooo

6th wrote: »

What did you do before these things? Chicks seem to be nuts about them.

We just had bad hair days

littlebsci

I've had mine nearly 5 years now and it's still perfect...probably tempting fate by saying that though!!!
The white one is fab but v expensive!! Hope mine holds out for a bit longer!

OrangeDaisy

I had my first one for nearly 4 years and i actually broke it myself (stood on it ) I've had the pink one now for nearly a year

Clare Bear

I don't really like GHD's, I think they straighten my hair too much if that makes sense. I have light hair and prefer something that gives me more volume. I ended up giving my GHD's to my housemate and buying Remington ones for €30 which suit my hair better. That white one looks cool though.

LadyE

Am I being a dickhead when I say colour really doesnt matter???

Why would you spend €190 on a straighner because you like the colour and not because you need it?

Ive had mine for about a year and they are still ok!

Clare Bear

LadyE wrote: »

Am I being a dickhead when I say colour really doesnt matter???

Why would you spend €190 on a straighner because you like the colour and not because you need it?

Ive had mine for about a year and they are still ok!

Well whatever about the colour, they are supposed to be the best straighteners.

I still prefer my cheapo ones though.

LadyE

Clare Bear wrote: »

Well whatever about the colour, they are supposed to be the best straighteners.

I still prefer my cheapo ones though.

No doubt about it, they are the best straightner, but I wouldnt buy a new one for its colour! Thats just me tho. As long as it does the job!

Aimee_gleeson

Don't have a GHD but have used them, found them really good! Savage money, i have a cheaper alternative and does the same job but could do with a new one as ceramic plates are going weird on it.

LINKY to ebay pure GHD tad bit cheaper..

Nevyn

LadyE wrote: »

Am I being a dickhead when I say colour really doesnt matter???

Why would you spend €190 on a straighner because you like the colour and not because you need it?

Ive had mine for about a year and they are still ok!

I'm surprised she has not spotted this one#



So would you pay the 255 for the pink one CSG ?

If I have money I will get a new one in the next year and I will buy what ever colour I like but having said that I couldn't possibly decide on which one I wanted
This thread will probably and make my one break down knowing my luck

Silverfish

I have mine about 4 years, and its hanging in there.

However!!!

My hair is falling out, broken, split, people say 'oh you've lovely layers!' - they aren't layers, they're where my hair got broken off from the ghd.

DESTROYED my hair. The only reason I keep going is it looks worse curly.

Silverfish

Silverfish wrote: »

I have mine about 4 years, and its hanging in there.

However!!!

My hair is falling out, broken, split, people say 'oh you've lovely layers!' - they aren't layers, they're where my hair got broken off from the ghd.

DESTROYED my hair. The only reason I keep going is it looks worse curly.

Thats awful do you use protectant and only run it down the strand once?
I think I use mine twice a week and then maybe run over it a couple of times

I always wonder how I did without it. my hair was in worse condition before I got one

Zaph

I was in a barbers recently (Merchant Barber, Temple Bar, for any lads who want to avoid it) and one of the barbers, no actually in this case hairdresser is appropriate, was using one of those yokes on the guy before me. He only had short hair anyway, so I couldn't see the point, but it's a disturbing development if you can't get go to a proper barber without them producing girly implements like these. What's wrong with a good old fashioned comb?

Silverfish

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats awful do you use protectant and only run it down the strand once?

I use some fairly heavy duty redken serum. Run it down the strand once? No chance! If you saw my hair you'd understand, frizzorama. And now its neither straight nor curly, just... thick horrible wavy yuck.
I use it about twice a week, at the most.

Zaph wrote: »

I was in a barbers recently (Merchant Barber, Temple Bar, for any lads who want to avoid it) and one of the barbers, no actually in this case hairdresser is appropriate, was using one of those yokes on the guy before me. He only had short hair anyway, so I couldn't see the point, but it's a disturbing development if you can't get go to a proper barber without them producing girly implements like these. What's wrong with a good old fashioned comb?

Totally with you here, I was in a hairdressers there a few years ago to get it blowdried straight (takes about an hour!), he dried it with a hairdryer then went to straighten it with a ghd - em, I could have done that at home. For free. And with decent coffee.
After a brief scuffle, he took off with his ghd and sent someone else over to blowdry it straight.

watna

I just saw white ones on sale in the hairdressers next to where I'm working this week.

They're $350 which is about 175e which is a good bit cheaper than e295. However, I'm not earning euros anymore so if my GHD breaks it's going to be like spending to spend e350 on a new one at home.

/resolves to stop flinging GHD on the floor (I also stepped on one once and broke it but lucky it was an imitaiton one, not a real one!)

Beautybeanie

Oh my lord, that's expensive.
The white ones are $230 here and that's in Australian dollars.
The pink ones sold out here a while ago and I haven't seen any around lately.

Straighteners work by breaking the bonds in your the structure of your hair strand.

I've found avoiding splitting/damaging hair is to ensure the following:

- application of a thermal protectant prior to styling
- hair is totally dried
- application of balm
- not allowing the GHD to heat beyond its optimal temp
- sectioning and pinning hair into manageable sections
- not lingering on the clamp - about six seconds max

b3t4

Silverfish wrote: »

I use some fairly heavy duty redken serum. Run it down the strand once? No chance! If you saw my hair you'd understand, frizzorama. And now its neither straight nor curly, just... thick horrible wavy yuck.
I use it about twice a week, at the most.

Naturally curly hair is dry and weak by nature which would explain why you're experiencing such breakage.

Curly hair is annoying alright but it's all about the tlc I had the most horrible, HORRIBLE, frizzy, wavy hair for years and years before I was told the secret to beautiful curly hair which is DO NOT BRUSH YOUR HAIR

I follow this routine:
1. Wet hair in shower.
2. Apply conditioner.
3. Use fingers as brush to detangle hair and remove hair that's fallen out.
4. Wrap head in towel.
5. Apply Shockwaves Strong/Ultra Strong gel all over hair. Not too much but not too little either (finding the balance is the trick)
6. Leave to dry naturally and shake out when dry OR Dry with a diffuser.
7. Once steps 1-6 are perfected await glowing compliments from all around you on how you've got the most beautiful curly hair

I'd wash my hair with shampoo about once a week.

All the above said. I do like to change things up every now and again and get my hair straigthened at the hairdressers. I've been thinking about getting a ghd but I'm not sure if I'd get enough use out of it to warrant it's price tag. hmmm

A

d-redser

I just bought it :D:o

I wasnt able to resist..

Plus you get a free dvd, protect serum, travel case AND its new and improved with the new voltage system it can be used in the US & A :D

Ooooo you get all that
Fab!

d-redser

are you tempted yet? !!

jellie

arent the normal 1s 150? twice the price?

my sister has 1 & i love it, if she moved out id probably buy 1. but to be honest even 150 is too much, i could never spend 300!

when shes not around (& has taken the ghd) i use 1 i bought in heatons for €12. doesnt give the same sleekness as the ghd but it straightens it fine!

d-redser

d-redser wrote: »

are you tempted yet? !!

No cannot afford it

Fast_Mover

My GHD is still going strong..so no fear of investing in a new one anytime soon!:)

Stench Blossoms

d-redser wrote: »

I just bought it :D:o

I wasnt able to resist..

Plus you get a free dvd, protect serum, travel case AND its new and improved with the new voltage system it can be used in the US & A :D

The dvd can be seen on Youtube

All newer GHD's from the last year or so can be used in the US.

The protect serum is brutal. I'd recommend Kerestase Ciment Thermique.

I understood why they made the first pink one because a certain amount of profit went to breast cancer research but for god sake does it really matter what colour GHD you have... they all do the same thing in the end.

wandering_star

Is it just me or is anyone else really freaked out by the massive Ghd bill boards....? The liquid latex-esque body suit, the teeny tiny thin body and then the massive head of curls.
The advertising alone puts me off the product tbh.

akamossy

I have my ghd a while now and i love it!! I certainly wouldn't be trading it in for a new colour although the white one is gorgeous looking but who cares what it looks like as long as it does the job

Rozabeez

I don't think I'll ever understand the whole hair straightener thing.

akamossy

Rozabeez wrote: »

I don't think I'll ever understand the whole hair straightener thing.

Why is that?

Rozabeez

I don't use them very often at all, and I think people look great with curly hair.

akamossy

Rozabeez wrote: »

I don't use them very often at all, and I think people look great with curly hair.

Ah ya but some people prefer a change, they don't like their hair being the same every time they go out. Sometimes they could wear it curly, sometimes straight. Its nice to have it different every now and then.

Rozabeez

Yeah true, but ironically the most I'd use a straightener for is to have someone curl my hair with it.

akamossy

Rozabeez wrote: »

Yeah true, but ironically the most I'd use a straightener for is to have someone curl my hair with it.

I've only used mine to curl my hair once.. its quite difficult doing it on your own but i prefer to wear my hair straight anyway

Femelade

well its $295 dollars, so isnt that €190???
thats not so bad, i too want it , bad, i have a ghd with about 3 yrs now, the wide plates one, would like the thinner ones to do curls though..
But i can't...i am trying to stay away from online shopping - even the postman has noticed my efforts! he commented the other day "god you havent bought anything online in ages! have you cut up your credit card or what?" that gave me the strength to continue with my efforts to stay away from it.

akamossy

Is the white one not available in the shops??!! Mmm im just as bad with my credit card, most evil thing invented

Blush_01

Checked my credit on vodafone today and it had an ad for the new GHD on special offer for €189 in Peter Marks (pure and dark) while stocks last.

What's all this €300 lark?

mydarkstar

Blush_01 wrote: »

Checked my credit on vodafone today and it had an ad for the new GHD on special offer for €189 in Peter Marks (pure and dark) while stocks last.

What's all this €300 lark?

I got that ad on my phone this morning too, it's very tempting since my old one has been very tempermental lately....it's about 6 or 7 years old. And it didnt work last time I brought it on hols to USA.

Are the Pure and Dark GHD's just the ordinary narrow barrel ones, just that they come in either white or black?? Am a bit confused - they were definitely only €189 (not €300) according to the ad today.

Loopy

I have mine about 5 years.. They apparently last much longer if you don't wrap the lead/flex (whatever you call it) around the actual straightner, cos it damages the wires..

takola

I actually don't like the white or pink one at all! I have mine about 2 years. It's still in perfect condition (How I will never know considering it's been thrown about a bit).

Even if it was to break I would still be going for the black one again. I wish I could use the cheaper straighteners but my hair is just impossible and won't straighten without the use of a GHD.

appleydappley

I keep hoping mine will break during October so I can get a new pink one! I always leave it in the middle of the floor to make it more vulnerable. I can't justify buying a new one just because I like the colour!

Femelade

appleydappley wrote: »

I keep hoping mine will break during October so I can get a new pink one! I always leave it in the middle of the floor to make it more vulnerable. I can't justify buying a new one just because I like the colour!

eh..why October?

mydarkstar

Femmy wrote: »

eh..why October?

that must be when the Irish Cancer Society does it's breast cancer fundraising campaign... and limited edition pink ghd's are out

Loopy

appleydappley wrote: »

I keep hoping mine will break during October so I can get a new pink one! I always leave it in the middle of the floor to make it more vulnerable. I can't justify buying a new one just because I like the colour!

Oh Jesus, just buy one woman, if you want it that bad