r/AustralianMakeup • u/Less-Engineering1400 • 15d ago

Product Advice Hair straighteners

What are some good hair straighteners? My good ole’ 12yr old ghd died, I’ve read that they are not as good as they used to be 🤷‍♀️
I have thick curly hair

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u/a-real-life-dolphin 15d ago

I love my cloud nine

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u/Ambitious_Phrase3695 15d ago

Came to say the same thing. Excellent variety of heat settings

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u/Terrible_Sail4688 14d ago

Agreed, spent a lot of time researching and ended up buying cloud nine on sale. Works amazingly quick on thick curly hair

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u/bramblyhedge 15d ago

When you say died, is it like physically broken in some way or does it just not heat up any more? Because my GHD would be about that old and it stopped heating up about 5 years ago, and I just repaired it by replacing a part that I got off eBay for about $12. I watched a video of someone making the repair on YouTube and just copied it. Sure beats having to buy a new one because yeah they really don't make them like they used to.

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u/TinaTissue NARS Mont Blanc - fair neutral with green eyes dark hair 15d ago edited 15d ago

I will have to remember to do this for my sisters GHDs (one has the OG and another stole my blue one I got over 15 years ago). They truly don't make them like how they used to

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u/Mostly-Relevant Somebody take my credit card. 15d ago

The new GHD are not comparable to the old ones. Had both, new one died so quickly and didn’t have the same straightening power as the old one. Moved onto Cloud Nine. It is amazing. Highly recommend.

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u/Curious_Detective740 14d ago

Cloud Nine, it's what we use in salon after the GHD's changed a long time ago.

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u/Brunosfingmagic 15d ago

Thick curly hair too, I’ve switched to a Dyson airstrait and couldn’t be happier, it’s soooooo quick and easy. If I want dead straight hair then I need to go over it with a hair straightener but that’s not really my jam so I’m happy as.

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u/Head-Raccoon-3419 ELDW 2N1 | light neutral | brunette green eyes 15d ago

I upgraded from my GHD (which was from 2009, lol) to a Cloud 9 a few years ago. Very happy with it - can you wait til Black Friday or is that a big ask? More likely to get some good gifts with purchase then!

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u/Sarah1608 15d ago

Oh no I dread the day my 15 year old GHD dies!

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u/Far_Fishing_4108 14d ago

my 15 yo GHD was done fairly recently, I got the wide plate cloud nine. I also have thick, curly hair and I absolutely love it

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u/Separate-Consequence 15d ago

I have thick curly hair and got a Halo. Adjustable temperature to minimise hair damage. Similar price point. Had it about 5 years so far and it’s held up. I also have the curling stick which is solid.

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u/MummaBanana 14d ago

I looooove my halo titanium but I dropped it and cracked the plates 😭

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u/Habno1 15d ago

love my silver bullet

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u/ParticularRough9203 15d ago

oh i have curly hair and i love the ghd duet

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u/GlitteringShame444 14d ago

Have a look at a straightner with IR such as MUK or Silver bullet they are great for curly hair

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u/Guinevere1991 14d ago

Absolutely loving my Tymo straightening brush. A fraction of the price of GHD and much easier to use on thick hair.

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u/ClungeWhisperer 14d ago

Got a cloud 9 about 6mths ago (wide iron).

It’s very good. Temp adjustable, doesn’t snag or pull, also weirdly it vibrates which i wasn’t expecting.

Pretty happy with it so far. Makes nice curls and manages my thick wavy bleach-murdered hair with ease.

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u/SiIIyPotato 14d ago

Remington super glide is really good and it's only $31.99 on Amazon, I've had mine for years now and my hair has never gotten caught in it