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I'm getting some of these tomorrow - http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1070385&classificationid=1044498&slmRefer=000
Mum got a pair, tried them earlier and they're really good. Can't afford GHD's, but tbh I don't remember them being any better anyway.
What I wanted to know, was they have five heat settings, something like 130C-230C, and I don't know what you'd use when?
My hair is naturally curly when short enough, and turns into waves really really easily. I could use my old straightners and several serums, and half an hour later I'd have wavy hair.
Mum got a pair, tried them earlier and they're really good. Can't afford GHD's, but tbh I don't remember them being any better anyway.
What I wanted to know, was they have five heat settings, something like 130C-230C, and I don't know what you'd use when?
My hair is naturally curly when short enough, and turns into waves really really easily. I could use my old straightners and several serums, and half an hour later I'd have wavy hair.
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When I straighten my hair, I want it straight and therefore at it's hottest.
If I wanted semi straight slash frizzy hair, I'd blow dry it...
If I wanted curly hair I'd curl it....
Thus, never understanding why you'd want to half-ass straighten your hair, in the brief hope of 'not causing as much damage' when you'll blatently go over your hair MORE times when they're less hot, because they don't work as well...
thus, causing more damage than you would at their hottest, with one 'swipe' down the hair....
ETA:
Thus why we rave about GHD's.
Start on a lowish setting and test how long it stays straight for. If it kinks or curls then try it at a higher setting, and etc till you find a temperature that keeps it straight.
That way your damaging your hair to the minimum possible for the desired straightness.
she speaks the truth. My friend has dead thin hair and GHD temperature (over 200 degrees) is too hot for her hair and she could just as well make do with less hot ones and get the desired effect. However my hair is really thick and I use GHD's and me hair doesnt stay dead straight all day. Depends on hair.
See i have thin hair and decided against buying GHD's due to cost. My fella on the otherhand has the little thin GHD's so whenever I go and stay at his I just borrow his. Mine straighten 1st time but if I want it to stay straight all day need to go over each bit of hair about 3 times. With his, once and it's straight all day.
But yeah it does depend entirely on the hair.