Flat irons

Okay, I used to fancy myself an expert in this department, but I haven't actually had to purchase one in quite some time, so I'm not up on the latest. My straightener is on its way out, and I'm in the market for a new one. Anybody have recommendations? I have very curly hair; not tight curls, really, but big, bouncy spiral curls. I hardly ever straighten my hair right from that state, though -- I almost always blowdry it first to get most of the curl out, and then just flatiron it to get it completely straight.

Anyway, I know, superficial question, but suggestions are appreciated.

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Stupid curls!

I love my T3. It wasn't cheap, but it's fantastic. I've heard great things about Chi, too.

I know, I'm such a girl.

I've tried a few Chi straighteners, and I actually haven't loved the results. I think the thing is that they leave my hair looking too flat, to the point that it looks flat-ironed, you know? I don't want my hair to look like I did all of that to it, l I want it to appear natural.

Picky, picky... I've been doing it nearly every day since my first year of high school, though, so I'm set in my ways.

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Updated On: 1/22/08 at 09:14 PM

i use a flat iron from remington called "wet2straight"

you can use it on wet or dry hair

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I love to get my hair poker straight (although it takes me about 3 hours to get it that way) and it just get wavy within an hour, but the generic of the Chi works well for me. It's the "GVP" at Sally Beauty Supply. It's cheaper than the Chi. I've had straighteners that are like 2- 3 inches but I find that this one (which is 1 inch) works better...even though it takes much longer. My hair is super thick and super curly.

I found that it's better to SLOWLY iron each section of hair ONCE rather than the same section more than once.

I don't straighten it that often - although I probably will now that I'll be teaching- but if you iron it a lot, you should definitely use a spray which keeps your hair from easily frying. I use: Silk Elements Heat Protection Spray.

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The flat iron that I use is from Remington and the flat iron says "T studio collection" on it (that probably doesn't help you out). It's a cheep one that I found at Target when my other straightener broke and I needed a replacement. It works well for me.

Something else I found that helps straighten, is a spray made by Herbal Essences. It comes in a pink bottle and it's called "Dangerously Straight" or something like that.

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Updated On: 1/22/08 at 09:50 PM

I use this stuff from Aveda called Hang Straight. I've tried TONS of other things, and this is by far the best.

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mine was a cheep-o target one too :)

i used to use sauve sleek on my hair before i colored part of it pink. actually, i used it once after i did the pink, and it stripped the pink right off the section i ironed. thankfully i tested it on my bangs and it was easy to re-color.

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I've heard great things about a brand called "GHD" sold thru Sephora. Apparently there's a cult following for these over in the UK. Not cheap but apparently amazing.

This thread has convinced me to straighten my hair tomorrow

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Updated On: 1/22/08 at 10:48 PM

I love those. I've been thinking about buying one.

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