Hair Straighteners

[sunshine-kt]

I think I want some hair straighteners for christmas. I dont want GHD's (well I do but too expensive!), but i'm looking for decent straighteners that will heat up fast for...lets say up to �30. Oh and cordless would be useful, lol. There are loads in the Argos catalogue, a lot of them look good and are cheap, so I don't know what to go for. Does any one recommend a particular hair straightener, or know any that I should stay clear of?

Also, I could do with some spray/serum/whatever that protects hair, especially for hair-straightened hair. Any suggestions? Thanks fellow ABers, x

[choc lover]

try remington ones, look in argos book autum winter page 1344 item no 2 "protect and shine" i used to have these and they were really good my hairs quite fine and fly away worked just as well as my ghd ones i got now. they are bout �25, also me and 3 of my mates tried nicky clarke ones and none of us liked them and when its raining or bit of moisture in the air our hair went all frizzy again!! not good!!

as for hair stuff personally i use brylcream (think thats how you spell it) you'l find it in the mens hair care section!! haha, but only cause i cant really use creams or syrums cause makes my hair look really greasy.

hope this helps ??.....

[Alibobs]

Kerastase Oleo-relax is fantastic for keeping my hair frizz free. it is oily but doesn't make your hair dull or lanky. It cost �15.95 but I got my bottle in July and despite using a drop or two every day there's hardly any gone. it's good ito keep straightened hair straight in humid weather as well. it was recommended to me by a free- lance hairdresser.

[fannie]

believe it or not but ethel austin actually has quite a big selection........try there.....

[loukr]

hey I don't know about straighteners because I will only use GHDs...! but my sister bought some serum from superdrug (by superdrug) the other day, and she said it was really good, her hair was really soft and it helped with straightening and condition, she has extensions too and it didn't make them greasy. it was only 99p too.. x

[Mrs Smalman]

I have some Vidal Sassoon Micro Crystal ones from Superdrug that were about �20 as part of their Christmas stock and are excellent! They are just as good as GHD without the ridiculous price tag. I have used a friend's ghds and you get virtually the same as these ones. They also have these for sale on Ebay.

Oleo Relax is the BEST serum by a long way. In fact all of the Kerastase range is excellent and worth investing in as they last for ages and you have gorgeous hair everyday. Well worth it!