Big straighteners for big hair!

Advantages: wider plates, brilliant brand, saves time, great effect, minimal heat damage
Disadvantages: expensive!

...brand as I had been so impressed with them, but this time chose the large salon styler (the newer model). At £116 they aren't cheap but they are worth it!! The Straighteners The hair straighteners have wider plates than the other GHD straighteners do. This makes them more suitable for people with longer, thicker or Afro Caribbean hair. They have a slightly rounded barrel so that they can still be used to create curls, flicks and waves although they are not as good for this as the narrower straightening irons. This newer model has a built in sleep mode which is very useful if you are pigeon brained like me and have a tendency to leave them on by accident! After 30 minutes of not being used they turn themselves off. Obviously this isn't something you want to rely on too much but on the basis that I have often got halfway to work...

ilusvm 03.01.2009 · Read review
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GHD Salon Styler

Advantages: Quick and Easy.
Disadvantages: Trouble with fringe straightening.

...Last christmas i was bought these ghds , after wanting them for ages but not having the money for them. This particualar styler has wide plates which is easy too use on thick hair - like mine. Although they are highly priced at around one hundred pounds , they are worth every single penny. I use them most morning and find them quick too heat up - generally under a minute. They also straighten my hair quickly and effectivly. Although the heat on these straightners is extremly hot , i would recommend these over any other brand of hair straightners that i have used over the years , my hairdresser has also told me that they are better for your hair despite the intense heat - you only have too run them over a section of hair once too straighten it. The only problem i have with these straighters is on my fringe - i find the thick plates...

magpie09 18.05.2009 · Read review
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''Who Needs a hair salon? When heres THIS!!''

Advantages: Lovely colour, lovely shine
Disadvantages: Cannot lighten dark hair.

...So you must have gathered I'm writing a review On The L'oreal Casting Creme Gloss. I used the colour * 360 blk cherry. My hair is Naturally Dark brown, nearly black so my hair didn't exactly get lighter Okay, So i wake up one morning I'm sick of my hair, I was sick of the sight of the same old hair. I wanted to give my hair some ''Umth''. So i told my friend, now she recently got her hair coloured with L'oreal casting creme gloss ''Plum''. She totally recommended this product to me. I was thinking great here we go.. Another high priced home kit. She whisked me off in her car to Asda to get One. Now i was highly amazed by the lovely colours this range came with. I Purchased mine from Asda, It was about £5 exactly. You can get it cheaper i think in Boots and super-drug but i don't know, You'll have to go on a little bargain hunt...

NicoleNicole123 11.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss

Give your hair a Christmas present

Advantages: Specialised stylists and colourists, lovely salon, very welcoming
Disadvantages: Expensive, tatty magazines!

...It was really nothing more than luck that resulted in my becoming a regular customer of Level hair salon. I had been using the same hairdresser for several years, when she unexpectedly left the salon where she had been working. I eventually managed to track her down, at a local branch of Level, which had just opened in Christchurch, Dorset. I trusted her with my hair ? I have long, fine hair, with a natural wave in it, and the only way I can wear it is long, all one length, as fringes and layers are a disaster. Every other hairdresser I have ever been to has always tried to talk me into having at least one of these, but I had been going to my hairdresser for long enough that she knew this was a bad idea! Level is at the higher end of the market when it comes to hairdressers. Their prices are certainly not cheap, and increase...

Pumpkin 16.12.2001 · Read review
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Review of Level Hair Salon

My hairs in bad condition what should I do?

Advantages: Was the best haircut I've had in months
Disadvantages: Abit pricey (esp if you do regular visits) No loyalty card scheme as yet

...The salon I will talk about in this review is that of Saks Birmingham Temple Row and my experience as a first time customer there. I am a Saks virgin and have no idea what the others are like. It has no reflection on the company as a whole. ~Why Saks? ~ It was my sister's graduation today and I wanted to look my best. My hair hasn't been cut in 2 months and was getting out of condition. I was thinking about salons to go and for some reason this one popped into my head. I think it was the fact I had a discount voucher for this store and £20 worth of leisure vouchers which could be used at this outlet that persuaded me to give it a whirl. ~Booking the appointment~ This was relatively straightforward. I found their contact details via their official website. I called them up initially to ask about their rates. I had a fast...

promotions_lass 19.07.2007 (24.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Saks Hair&Beauty Salon

Goodbye wavy hair!

Advantages: Fantastic for those of us with thick hair
Disadvantages: Can damage hair if overused

...I have always had very thick, wavy hair. I've been told by many a girl that I'm so lucky, that they'd kill to have hair like me, but personally I've always found it a bit of a pain. Drying my hair takes forever, as does styling, and if there is a single drop of humidity in the air, hours of hard work can quickly turn into a frizzy, wavy mess. Last September I decided enough was enough. Over the years I've gone through numerous brands of hair straighteners, each promising miraculous results, but I've always been left feeling disappointed. And so I took the plunge and splashed out on these GHD Salon-strength straighteners, as the description said that this particular model was specifically designed for thick hair. I tried them as soon as they arrived and I was absolutely amazed at the results. My long, thick hair was transformed into...

brighter23days 24.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ghd Salon Hair Straighteners & Styler Large

Good Hair Days!

Advantages: sleek smooth straight hair with long lasting results
Disadvantages: very hot, can burn you and surfaces!

...I'd say i've had my GHD's for about a year and a half now, and they havent failed me once! They are my life. Which may sound some what sad, but once you use them you cannot contemplate going bak to any other straightner! I bought my GHD's after my old babyliss straightners broke, and i knew they were exactly what I wanted as many of my friends had them and so i'd tried them before and been really chuffed with the results! I used the product search website 'www.pricerunner.co.uk' to find the best online price to buy my straightners for as i knew if i went to a salon they would be very expensive and i would only be able to afford the smaller ones, yet i need the large size as i have long hair. Shamefully now i cannot remember the website i got mine off, yet i paid about £75-£80 for mine with free P&P which was a really good deal as...

debs_89 27.08.2007 (28.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Ghd Salon Hair Straighteners & Styler Large

GHD Salon Size Straighteners

Advantages: Large plates cover more hair
Disadvantages: None

...I purchased my first pair of GHD hair straighteners back in 2000 when they first hit the UK market. With my hair being so thick and unmanageable I decided on the chunky salon size straighteners for a bit of extra money. These were possibly the best purchase I have ever made as they have actually made my hair healthier than it has ever been before. Gone are the days of wiry, frizzy hair - hello sleek and tamed tresses. With their extra large plates they cover more hair in one swoop than your average straightener and there is no need to repeat hair which has already been blitzed. Hair actually stays straight in humid conditions and GHD are also very good with their customer care, as after 8 years my straighteners unfortunately went on fire in my hand - this was resolved in a matter of minutes with GHD and a brand new pair were soon...

thedunn1 23.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of GHD Salon Styler

Salon hair, "Going anywhere nice this year?"

Advantages: Superdrugs remedy to the most wicked mother of all!
Disadvantages: A slightly off putting fragrance!!?!!

...base colour consists of a tube of colour, and bottle of developing lotion, squeezing the tube into the bottle I succeed in not spilling a drop, and miracle upon miracles, the application nozzle doesn't leak. Parting my dry unwashed hair with the thin end I squeeze the foul smelling liquid down each parting of around 1.5cm in thickness. After putting the gloves on , a little later than the recommended time of before mixing, I massage the colour into my hair before combing it through with a wide tooth comb. Then I wrap some cling film around my head before wrapping in a towel. I usually do this because it allows the heads natural heat to help process the colour, and it prevents the smell hurting my eyes. **Aroma** Aroma? No, just stink. It really does smell like a hairdressing salon, the strong chemical smell is overpowering, and within...

mizz_behaves 29.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Superdrug Performance Permanent Hair Colour

A disaster hit my hair!

Advantages: discount voucher
Disadvantages: all the rest

...on life. I am sorry, but I am your client and I am paying for this. I wasn't even offered a magazine! She might as well have kept her mouth shut, as the conversation was so boring and self-loathing. Other services Whilst in this tedious conversation she did manage to tell me about the other services that they offered. Elemis is used in this salon and that is supposed to be a good range of products (be it too expensive for my student pocket). However, a self-tanning session which is supposed to last for about 7 days, which a professional applies to you, costs about GBP34. For 7 days! They do facials also and manicures and pedicures. No acrylic nails or any sort of fake nails or nail art. They are looking into it. Since then, I have been washing my hair with brunette shampoo in the hope that the colour goes darker and I am glade to...

chinesa11 25.06.2004 (26.06.2004) · Read review
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