Hair Straighteners??

[silver]

So we're needing to buy a new hair straightener. Do you have one that you like and how much was it?

any one know anything about this one?

http://www.conair.com/-p-446.html

[firenze11]

I know a bit about hair straighteners. I've used two conairs before and thought they were just ok. One was bare metal and one was ceramic coated. I haven't seen the one you linked to in person, but I'd be afraid of the tines catching in my hair or not being able to smooth it enough. It looks interesting that it can be used on wet hair. But then it might take it longer to straighten - if the wet hair cools the heating element. Just thinking out loud. :)

I now have a BaByliss (I think, or Chi, the name is worn off) professional straightener. I got it as a Christmas gift at 3-4 years ago, so I don't know exactly how much it cost but I think it was quite a bit. Over $100 for sure. But I would never ever ever ever ever ever go back to the drugstore ones. Mine heats quickly, smooths my hair quickly, and leaves it soft and shiny. It feels and looks like it does when I leave the salon and I could never get that it with the other straighteners. Considering how I went through 2 irons in 2-3 years I'd say the price is worth it for me.

Hope that helps a bit.

[indysteel]

Silver, I don't have any specific recommendations but my stylist, whom I trust quite a bit not to waste my money, insists that you should only use professional grade straighteners and that the cheaper ones will just fry your hair. She uses one where the heat adjusts to suit your hair texture. I have an appt. next week and could get the name for you.

[salsabike]

I use a Chi--can only do it on dry hair. It cost $125. Never had any problems with it and it works very well.

[Tiffany]

My roommate swears by her straightener and it's a CROC and costs around $135. I've seen it work too. It heats up in like 2 minutes (seriously) and straightens the thickest head of hair in about 10-15 minutes. It's pretty amazing. Her stylist says they are better than the so loved Chi.

[Nokomis]

I had a very similar conair, that supposedly could straighten wet hair. It was a total waste & will almost certainly ruin your hair. I really wanted to cheat & go from shower to towel to straightener, but it was sooo not worth it.

I finally bought a T3 hair dryer & big round brush, and am able to blow dry my wavy/curly/frizzy hair straightener straight, and rarely have to touch up with the straightener. I haven't invested in a Chi yet, but I will upgrade to that when my sharper image hair-snagging flat iron finally dies.

[chickwhorips]

Chi is a great brand. There are other ones out there as well that are good. I am a fan of ceramic flat irons, and ones that you can change the temperature on.

There is a professional one that will dry and flat iron your hair at the same time, but the problem with that is it can damage your hair much easier. If you want I can look the next time I'm at the supply store and see which one it is and how much it would cost you. (I do get a professional discount, but if I bought it and sent it to you, I'm not sure if it would save you any money with added shipping. I am happy to look into it for you though.)

[Tiffany]

I found a link for you regarding the Croc in case you wanted to do a little research before investing in a $100+ flat iron. I would say that either a Croc or a Chi is what you're looking for ... both are top of the line.

http://www.misikko.com/turbo-ion-croc.html

[auntiebobo]

Silver,

I have the straightener on your link (in fact two - one at work for bike commute days and one at home) but I don't know that I would use it as a traditional straightener. I know it is sold like that but I wouldn't think it would really do the trick. My hair is relatively straight and I use it on wet to just style my hair. For that I like it and it seems a little better for my hair than a traditional hair dryer. For days when I want my hair to have more body I use a normal hair dryer.

[silver]

We've had two of the professional, expensive ones and we've broken both. The first forgot the brand, one of the plates stop[ped working. It was supposed to have a 3 year warranty, but we couldn't find the papaerwork.

SD dropped the current one and broke the ceramic plate.

We were very pleased with both of them.

We had originally gotten a bottom of the line, conair and it doesn't work well at all (but it does still work)

So what about size....is 2" better than 1"

[Andrea]

I had a friend give me a Chi as a present, and it worked much better than any of the ones I ever bought from the department store.

If course, now my hair is ~1" long, so I don't need such things ;)

[ehirsch83]

I also use a Chi. I have had mine for umm going on 6 years now probably... And the plates are just starting to pop out. So I would have to say that it has been worth the $100+ that I spent on it. I have also been using my curling iron(small one) to straighten my hair. This way you can make it straight, but prevent that flat, pasted to the head look. The curling iron was definitaly cheaper then the straightner, but I know it depends on how unstraight your hair is(mine is kind of like a hippie wave from the 70s if left to dry on it's own- so not curly)

[chickwhorips]

So what about size....is 2" better than 1"

How long is your hair?

[spokewench]

I don't have lots of curls, but some - I just don't have time for that hair straightening thing! So, instead of worry about that, I enhance the curl with some gel and Wala - I'm ready to go!

spoke

[Flybye]

BaByliss Nano -
That is the one that my hairstylist just used on my hair hours ago. It was so straight that I had to come home and add some curl to it for body. It was a 2" iron. I have super coarse hair to the middle of my back.

Good Luck

I have a Revlon Stylix which does the trick.

[chickwhorips]

I don't have lots of curls, but some - I just don't have time for that hair straightening thing! So, instead of worry about that, I enhance the curl with some gel and Wala - I'm ready to go!

spoke

I have lots and that is what I usually do. It takes me a while to flat iron my hair. Besides, the curls go with my personality. :D

[Tuckervill]

Am I the only one whose hair is getting curlier as she gets older?

I always had very straight hair, and about 5 years ago it started getting wavy, but just a stripe down the back. Now it's moved all around to the sides, and almost to my bangs. More gray, of course. I finally had it cut into layers so I could have something else to do with it. Now I can use a big fat curling iron on it and it will actually curl! Not that I want to put that much work into it every day. hrmph.

Karen

[Flybye]

Am I the only one whose hair is getting curlier as she gets older?

I always had very straight hair, and about 5 years ago it started getting wavy, but just a stripe down the back. Now it's moved all around to the sides, and almost to my bangs. More gray, of course. I finally had it cut into layers so I could have something else to do with it. Now I can use a big fat curling iron on it and it will actually curl! Not that I want to put that much work into it every day. hrmph.

Karen


Sorry, I can't answer that. I.am.not.getting.older.

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Next.

[shootingstar]

Interesting for the naturally poker-straight hair gals to hear from the other side of fence. I suppose my curling iron is nearly bonded to me..unless I get my hair cut quite short..which happened a few months ago and shocked enough people. But I love the freedom of short hair..

Yesterday I saw something I hadn't seen in ages and I commute every day by light rapid transit train and bus (and bike thrown in when weather is better): an Asian woman with beautiful naturally black straight hair. Just very healthy hair, trimmed, long and unadorned hair. No bangs. Just like back in the 1960's-1970's. She also had very little/no makeup on her face.

To me (since I am Asian and live in a city with many Asians), it struck me, how INFREQUENT it was to see naturally black straight, LONG (half way down their back) healthy hair on a woman older than late 20's, that just hangs long, straight and gleaming with no barettes/clips/hairbands nor pulled back in a pigtail nor braid. Usually more Asian women (it appears, to me) in Vancouver & Toronto, are dyeing their hair in every colour but black, perming, kinking it, throwing in hair clips/claps, decorative combs/hairpins,etc.

I just notice these things because I have never coloured my black hair yet ...and permed it..uh.....25 years ago. But alas, gave up long hair when I was 19.

[Jones]

Am I the only one whose hair is getting curlier as she gets older?

I always had very straight hair, and about 5 years ago it started getting wavy, but just a stripe down the back. Now it's moved all around to the sides, and almost to my bangs. More gray, of course. I finally had it cut into layers so I could have something else to do with it. Now I can use a big fat curling iron on it and it will actually curl! Not that I want to put that much work into it every day. hrmph.

Karen

This has happened to me too. My hair used to be totally straight and wouldn't hold a curl, now it is wavy all over except the top layer on the sides. I thought it had something to do with hormones. I just wish the whole head would go wavy.
Jones.

[Jolt]

Am I the only one whose hair is getting curlier as she gets older?

I always had very straight hair, and about 5 years ago it started getting wavy, but just a stripe down the back. Now it's moved all around to the sides, and almost to my bangs. More gray, of course. I finally had it cut into layers so I could have something else to do with it. Now I can use a big fat curling iron on it and it will actually curl! Not that I want to put that much work into it every day. hrmph.

Karen

I had straight hair as a kid, then got it cut very short in seventh grade and kept it that way through junior year in college. At that point I decided to grow it out because I was tired of getting mistaken for a boy and figured I should try to actually look feminine (and I hate wearing makeup and tend not to wear a lot of the so-called "girly" clothes because they're either not very practical, too skimpy or both). As it grew out, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was coming in quite wavy. So no, you're not the only one. It has also gotten darker as I've gotten older--it was a dirty-blond color when I was little and now is medium brown. Now I have it down past my shoulder blades and all one length, and it's nice because I don't have to do much to it to make it look decent (I don't even own a blow dryer!) and don't have to go get it cut every six weeks.

[Tuckervill]

It's good to know I'm not the only one. I think it's hormonal, too.

Karen

[PinkBike]

ok you guys totally motivated me. i did some research and got the baby bliss to tame my too wild, too thick, too curly locks. i liked the results so much i went for my first - ever - color to cover the gray. first time in about a hundred years i actually LIKE my hair! its long and blond and straight.

ever see whoopi goldberg talking about her childhood where she would put a towel on her head and pretend she had long blond hair? i did that too, but now i have the real thing. at 52 years old!

[Zen]

I enhance the curl with some gel and Wala - I'm ready to go!



The way that's spelled I thought Wala was a product. :o
I'm here thinking "I've never heard of Wala before...:confused:"
Voila, perhaps?