Flat Irons - whats the best?

Wilona

Wilona

New Member
Hi Ladies, I am looking for a flat iron. Does anyone use one, or can recommend a good one? I had bought a conair one, but did not like it. I have seen several different kinds in Target, with cheap prices, all the way up to over $100 dollars, (that was for Chi brand). I have shoulder length hair that is very thick. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank's!
 
CRoyal

CRoyal

Infinite Impetus
Wilona said:
Thank's. I had heard that Chi were good, but is ceramic or the tourmaline better? Also, what width is good?

Thank's.
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If you have nat curly hair and you're trying to straighten and do so often, go for ceramic. For just wavy hair and once in a while it's not so important. ALWAYS use a leave in or protectant when straightening.. super hard on the tresses

Width depends on how much hair you have and how thick it is.

I have thick nat curly hair so mine is one of the wider ones. .
'Hot Tools' makes a decent straightener for less than Chi, if you're worried about price
 
nomoney

nomoney

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mines ceramic i have no clue about the tourmaline . I believe all chi has is a 1" (which mine is) although this year I think I heard they came out with a different size. ( I could be wrong though). I wasn't so sure about it at first because it was just the 1", but I love it now. I use it for everything, the normal straightening and i even use it as my curling iron.
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
I would suggest that you probably look fine just the way God created you and that the money could be better used on other things.
 
mygoldnhorse

mygoldnhorse

Cowgirl Up
Wilona said:
Hi Ladies, I am looking for a flat iron. Does anyone use one, or can recommend a good one? I had bought a conair one, but did not like it. I have seen several different kinds in Target, with cheap prices, all the way up to over $100 dollars, (that was for Chi brand). I have shoulder length hair that is very thick. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank's!
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I bought a ceramic one at Hair Cuttery for about $50.00 and it works great. I have thick curly hair and can straighten it 2 times a week and it stays great. They have some nice redkin(sp) products that are for straightening that work really good also. I have a co-worker that got sucked in at the mall and bought a straightener for $250 and it doesn't do any better than mine.
 
gingerbreadgurl

gingerbreadgurl

New Member
Wilona said:
Hi Ladies, I am looking for a flat iron. Does anyone use one, or can recommend a good one? I had bought a conair one, but did not like it. I have seen several different kinds in Target, with cheap prices, all the way up to over $100 dollars, (that was for Chi brand). I have shoulder length hair that is very thick. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank's!
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I have very curly hair. Everytime I attempted to straighten it, it turned out dry and Diana Ross'ish. I bought a Paul Mitchell SMOOTHING Iron, and its the best thing ever! I have never had smoother, STRAIGHTER, shiny hair. It works great with their "super skinny serum". Actually, I have recommended the serum to all my friends and they love it. That may be a big part of the solution too, I know none of them have the same iron as me. Ive had Sedu, Solara, CHI, Hot Tools (which happend to melt one day when I turned it on and fell apart and burned a hole in my carpet). Yeah, Ive started rambling, anyway I recommend the Paul Mitchell.
 
Mrgaritavill

Mrgaritavill

Hail to the Redskins!
Chi is the best! Probably the best purchase i've ever made. I used to use the cheap Hot Tools flat irons and never realized until after I started using my Chi how badly it destroyed my hair.

My stylist swears by Chi. She has been using the same one, many times a day, for over 5 years in her salon and its still going strong. Chi's may be expensive but they really are a good investment since you will probably never have to buy another flat iron again.

If you decide to go for ceramic but not a Chi, be careful. Most "ceramic" flat irons only have a ceramic coating over metal and definitely do not work as well and are much worse for your hair than a completely ceramic flat iron.

In case you havent seen it, the special edition breast cancer Chi this year was a cute hot pink color. They usually only have them out during October, but if you can find a salon that still has a few (like i did!), they are probably trying to get rid of them. I got a pretty sweet discount :)
 
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