GHD Purple Limited Edition GIFT SET

For ages now, I've always thought GHD's to be very overpriced. I used the Babyliss Pro 230'C ones for ages, and they did the job fine. They made my hair straight, what more do I need? However I was in a spa shop one day and I saw a display model of the purple GHD's. My favourite colour if purple, and I immediately drawn to them. They have a gorgeous slightly silvered swirly pattern on them, and they seemed so light! I immediately put them out of my mind, I'm sure the purple GHD set was about £150 and there was no way I was going to pay that much for a pair of straighteners. To my delight I ... more

I had never really bothered with buying GHD straighteners. I was more than happy with my much cheaper options that seemed to do the trick. Though as my straighteners began to age they began to weaken and I thought it was time to invest in some new straighteners. With Christmas just round the corner I opted to request GHDs, and thankfully my wish was granted! Then I had to choose which GHDs I wanted, and I didn't know where to start! After what felt like weeks of browsing, pricing and evaluating, I finally decided to go for the purple IV straighteners, which came in a gift set. Would they be ... more

These straighteners were a special limited edition available at Christmas 2009 and I was lucky enough to recieve them as a gift from my parents. Colourful GHDs have often been criticised in the past and are apparently 'not as good' as other GHDs, but I think that this is an unfair comment because I have used normal GHDs and find them similar to my own purple ones. They are extrememly lightweight which is good because for the amount of time I use them for I think my arm would be dropping off if they were heavy! They heat up very quickly and instantly work their magic, de-frizzing and ... more