GHD’s
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Topic: GHD’s
Posted By: Jaxnz1
Subject: GHD’s
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 8:21pm
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Would you recommend them? Are they worth the $300+ something you pay for them?
My bday is coming up, so thought i could ask for Rodney Wayne vouchers to buy myself a pair. How long does it take to straighten your hair with them? I currently have just an average pair and it takes me aaaaages. I have medium length and while my hair is thin, there's a lot of it. Your thoughts please  ------------- 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 8:34pm
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I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them!
I have Tina Turner hair and mine is straight in say ten min!! Go for it, you will not be disappointed. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Lucky apple
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 8:39pm
| Worth it!! |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 8:47pm
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I bought my first GHD's nearly 4 years ago.... they started crapping out last year (the wires started playing up) so I rung GHD and they said I could buy a brand new pair for only $150! I have SO much hair although the strands are thin, and it doesn't take that long maybe 10 mins to get it straight. I love them. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:02pm
| Love mine! They were amongst the first things I took when we had to leave our house after the quake! My hair would be horrible without them. My hair is quite thick so it takes about 20 mins. |
Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:04pm
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I love mine and use them alot. I wouldn't/couldn't be without them now and could not would not use any other straighteners - so yes they are worth it - my last pair I had for 3 years and still would be using them but I loved the persious style so sold my old pair and brought them...
As for time - I don't spend more than 10 minutes straightening my hair - i have shoulder length hair so depends on your hair type/style and length. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:09pm
| Totally worth it! I tried several rip offs until I got the real thing and would never, ever go back. |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:13pm
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I've tested one and thought they would be worth it, still don't have one due to cost... I have a normal straightener - Remmington and that takes me about 10-15 mins to straighten my fine but thick wavy/curly hair! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:19pm
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worth every penny , bought mine about 3 1/2 years ago and iv never had a problem with them , takes me about 5-10 min to straighten my hair ( which is long and wavy/curly). ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:26pm
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would I recommend them ? yes yes, omg YES
My DH bought them for me for our first christmas together when we had only been going out 3 months, thats when I knew he was a keeper *romantic sigh* 
no, but seriously, get some, they are fantastic !!! ------------- 
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Posted By: _Lou_
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 9:27pm
Love them!!! Mine are almost 3 years old, work perfectly, do a great job and I would be lost without them! I would buy them again in a heartbeat!
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 10:06pm
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oh yes worth every cent!! ------------- http://lilypie.com] 
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 19 October 2010 at 11:36pm
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I love my GHDs!!! -------------   
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Posted By: maysie
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 8:39am
I definitely recommend them! Love my GHDs! But shop around, I've seen them advertised lately for $279  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Renee & Lauren
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 9:42am
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I have a GHD and have only used it a few times on me as after 30 mins my hair is still not that straight and my arms are so tired. I have shoulder length and thickish hair.. ------------- http://lilyslim.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 9:59am
I  mine .. after the kidlets they would be the first thing I grab if we needed to leave the house in an emergency situation. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: CrazyCass
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 11:13am
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Another slightly cheaper option is a 'silver bullet' hair straighteners.. my hair dresser uses them and rates them about the same as GHDs... and bout $180 new so nicer on your pocket ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 11:19am
| i love my ghd although i use it more for curling than straightening. so incredibly easy to use though. |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 11:52am
Really? thats weird, my friend ( a hairdresser) uses them on all her clients and she has clients with all sorts of hair , all sorts of lengths and it only takes about 10 mins max...I wonder if your pair might be faulty .... -------------
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Renee & Lauren wrote:Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 12:30pm
| so worth it! they are not only faster to use but I believe they have a better longer lasting result too. Mine were only $280 - shop around you can get a good deal sometimes. |
Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 12:42pm
That is weird, I have thick as and really really curly, waist length hair and my GHDs do my hair in no time at all... I agree they might be faulty cos I've never heard of them not working for anyone.... Ive tried heaps of others and GHDs are a millon times better than any Ive tried... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 1:10pm
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I LOOOOOOOOOOVE mine, I held out getting them for ages and then DH gave me them for Christmas last year and I'm in love.
I hardly ever use to straighten my hair before I got them - but now I do it all the time! I LOVE them, I have quite thick hair and its quite long and it takes me about 10 minutes - if that! They are also awesome to curl your hair too! Not only does it take way less time, but it also gives your hair a much nicer finish, I always can tell if someone has done their hair with GHDs or not! DO IT! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 1:28pm
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3 words - best invention EVER! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Renee & Lauren
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 1:31pm
I got mine over 4 yrs ago so I can't take them back now. BUT in saying that my sister did straighten my hair and it took her about 25 mins to do my hair. ------------- http://lilyslim.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 2:05pm
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Im another fan!!!
I love mine, it takes me 5 minutes max to straighten my hair. -------------  
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Posted By: scribe
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 2:34pm
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Yeah do shop around. I bought mine years ago from a UK website - and I imagine that they're even cheaper now that the NZ dollar is so strong against the pound.
As everyone has said, they work great, even on thick wavy hair like mine ... they do really damage your hair, but everything in moderation! |
Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 3:30pm
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Love em. Never be with out them. I'm upgrading at xmas just for looks nothing wrong with the ones I have now I just want the pretty white/pink ones.
One salon here has the black ones for $279 i think so def look around coz I think now the coloured ones are around the black ones are cheaper. Renee, that's very strange about yours. My friend has an afro like fluffy noodles and I got hers done in about 15min I think..Perhaps you need a new pair
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Posted By: Princess_Bubs
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 3:43pm
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Absolutely love mine - Couldn't be without them, Only takes me 5 mins each morning!
Dp and I were just in the UK and got some for his mum and they are 99 pounds there (Which works out to about $220) I'd recommend checking out a UK website like annak said! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Two Precious Angel Babies 2010 / 2011
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Posted By: Renee & Lauren
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 3:45pm
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nah I just don't use mine on my hair. ------------- http://lilyslim.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Jaxnz1
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 3:55pm
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Wow, well that's pretty much sold it to me!! I like the look of the pretty coloured ones too. -------------
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 7:04pm
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Never buy them off trade me!! Always buy from a store as to many fakes are around! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 8:47pm
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Ive used both ghd and silver bullet and they are both great. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 10:00pm
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agree with Lilltemiss- dont buy them off trademe , my mate bougth some really cool looking purple ones recently off trademe brand new for only slightly less than what they are in the shops and turns out they are fake , Aparantly they all have a unique code or something (according to her) and when she put the code in ( im guessing into a website) it turned out they were fake . they dont work anywhere near as well as my 3+year old ones so they are definatly fake . ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsMc
Date Posted: 20 October 2010 at 10:02pm
| wow they sound great. I've also been thinking about it for ages, might have to try them out |
Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 1:20pm
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I bought some of trade me years ago so I imagine before all the fakes started floating round and seriously they work a mint! I have thin but alot of curly curly hair and they are the only things that straighten it.
I love my GHD! My bestfriend has thick hair and alot of and she straightens hers with her straightner she used mine to straighten it for a wedding and it took her 10mins and it looked so good she was surprised lol ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 4:17pm
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Or if you do want to buy them on Trademe ask for the sticker number and then ring GHD and ask them if it is real or not :) ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: Kellyfer
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 6:54pm
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Definitely worth it! My old gym used to have 2 pairs in the changing rooms and it was definitely incentive to go to the gym, coz I'd have nice straight hair afterwards. I've never been able to justify buying a pair because my hair straightens fine with a cheapo pair, but the GHD does do a much better (and faster) job.
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 7:00pm
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I love mine, I have pretty straight hair anyway and just use them to get the kinks out. I use them heaps to curl my hair when I'm going out, it's soooo much better than a curling iron! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMc
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 9:19pm
| do they keep it straight? I have curly hair but when I straighten in (with non-GHD) it starts going curly again after about an hour so i dont do it because i end up looking like a dork with half straigtened hair |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 11:06pm
| my hairdresser swears the plain black matt ghds are better than the coloured. she said she got a pink pair from the pink wash and she was gutted as they weren't as good as the original pair she'd given her little sister |
Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 21 October 2010 at 11:06pm
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No it definitely keeps it straight if you want I can post pics? hehe. Mine is ringlets and I straightened it two days ago and aside from the back curling abit by the nape of my neck because I got hot in my sleep its still straight ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 10:05am
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coming in late but LOVE my GHD's. Been going strong for over 3 years now and I use them pretty much every day. Love love love them! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 10:45am
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I got my second pair off TM (DF stood on my first ones and snapped them) - but the woman I got them from included the salon receipt so I know they're genuine... but I'd be sceptical about all the new cheap ones on there... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 1:24pm
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I bought mine in 2005 and they're still going strong. When I use them in NZ I can do my hair in 10 minutes (and I'm unco at girly stuff lol) and it will stay straight for at least 3-4 days. I have longer than shoulder length curly hair, it's fine but there's a LOT of it.
Here in 100% humidity it takes a little longer (and a lot of aircon) but they still work and my hair will stay straight IF I'm in aircon. Not if I'm out in the heat all day. Boo. Definitely recommend them though!! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 1:46pm
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Another fan here. Actually, I bought a new pair this morning & they were $279 (black ones). They had pretty white/pink ones & green ones but they were a lot more (around $350 I think). Same straighteners, just different colour. My last pair lasted around 4 years & while they were still pretty good they were starting to not do as good a job as they should.
I couldn't live without mine. While my hair isn't curly as such, it is thick & does these annoying little flicks so it looks a lot better when it's straight. -------------    
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 22 October 2010 at 2:24pm
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I spoke to my hairdresser yesterday as I saw they have silver bullets in their salon & she said they are much of a muchness but silver bullet are better in that you can vary the heat on them. She said GHD can burn your hair. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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