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Chi or Hai
So im going to invest in a hair straightener in about an hour.. But I was just wondering what your thoughts were on brands. I think im going with a CHI... May 29 07 03:16 pm Link Go for CHI...I have one and love it. My hairstylists have CHI hair straighteners. Allison Michelle wrote: May 29 07 03:19 pm Link Calvy Tran wrote: chi...i have 3 May 29 07 03:22 pm Link GhD. Chi's often break after a year. May 29 07 03:38 pm Link even regular people like me love chi  *teehee*May 29 07 03:44 pm Link I have chi!! Check in to babyliss too!!! May 29 07 04:22 pm Link I have it for almost 3 years, it still works like new. Charlotte Bentley wrote: May 29 07 04:45 pm Link Nicole V wrote: Babyliss is awesome for hot curlers May 29 07 04:51 pm Link so my question is, who's had HAI and chose CHI instead? Not to hijack the thread, but I've had a HAI and loved it, and I can't figure out if people who say to go with CHI have only had CHI and just never had problems, or have tried many different ones and like that best. As for my opinion, I've tried HAI, hot tools (back in the day before I switched to ceramic) and Solia. The Solia one's good, about the same price as a HAI, but I feel like it hasn't lasted as well. I LOVED my HAI, but after dropping it on cement a few times, it gave up the ghost. I'll probably go back to that when I buy a new one. It lasted me about 2 years, no problems. I was (obviously) pretty rough on it. No experience with CHI to speak of. May 29 07 05:48 pm Link Hai is great but it fried my hair. Chi has something in it that dont fry the hair as much! I have both! May 29 07 05:48 pm Link Lestari wrote: Thanks! It's nice having a view on both. I'd like to try CHI, but I hate to buy something because "it's the best!" according to everyone, and then have it be disappointing. I'll have to look in to those for the future. I'm getting ready to buy again. May 29 07 06:09 pm Link i maybe be kinda slow, but how much does a Chi cost? Where can i find one  May 29 07 07:47 pm Link Nadine E Jerome wrote: I really like Folica.com. free shipping on some orders, and usually pretty fast. I've used them a lot. Good prices too! May 29 07 08:52 pm Link I think babyliss is the best. I have very thick hair and it works wonders. Hot as soon as you plug it in. I love mine. Chi to me is overrated at it's price. May 29 07 09:11 pm Link I really like babyliss. I used it last weekend at my sisters house for the first time and it was WONDERFUL! May 29 07 09:24 pm Link I should have checked into the Babyliss before I left.. damn. Oh well. The standard CHI was 130, and the standard HAI was 100. I got a better artist discount on the HAI. So well see how it works out! May 29 07 11:45 pm Link I'm cheap. I have a Conair Ceramic 1 inch flat iron (don't strike me for it cause I love it). For 25 bucks I can't complain, but my hair responds very well to heat styling. I can't justify the price for high end hair implements since I don't use them everyday. I'm a very wash and go kinda girl on my days off. May 30 07 12:06 am Link I have to agree. The CHI is overrated. I've had 2 and from my experience they go out too quick. I now have a Conair ceramic iron that I purchased from Target for 24.99 and I can honestly say NO problems what so ever and its been almost 2 years. May 30 07 02:43 am Link CHI May 30 07 02:48 am Link for straightening i have the chi with the red handle, got it for $80 on ebay quite a while ago, still working really well for me. babyliss i prefer their black curling irons.. May 30 07 02:51 am Link I was looking into babyliss after a few recommendations.. of those of you that have them, which priced model did you buy? Wouldn't want to go for the $80 (that i'm considering) if there isn't much difference between that and the $60, or even $20! May 30 07 02:57 am Link Mine was $60. I've used almost every brand I can find in Miami. And I'm now in love witht he babyliss. May 30 07 09:32 am Link Coriolis. It goes up to 400 degrees, and it's 100% ceramic. Plus, you can curl with it, and it costs less than Chi. May 30 07 09:35 am Link I have not tried the HAI iron- where do you get those? Those of you who are licensed cosmetologists or estheticians can get the CHI at Maly's West or Midwest for about 90 bucks! I have the CHI and I love it. It works really well for straightening as well as curling. I curl my hair with it everyday! May 30 07 01:01 pm Link btw Chi is really easy to break.. fyi.. May 30 07 01:05 pm Link I got an FHI which was maye 2 to 3 years ago on eBay for like $80 shipped. MSRP at the time was around $200+? However all the stylists I've used all have CHI. My FHI has temp control up to 400 degrees, heats up within 2 minutes and has a "ready" indicator on the inside. Only flat iron maybe 1x a month so I can't complain. May 30 07 01:12 pm Link A lot of places that carry CHI carry HAI, or at least in my experience. Any high end beauty salon/cosmetics store should have them. Definety try online. illuminate wrote: May 30 07 08:04 pm Link I've had the CHI break on me in the past, so I don't use them any longer. Although I do want the new volumizing chi with the beveled edges. I currently use a Sedu am happy with it, but am going to check out the Babyliss as well. My blowdryer and hot rollers are babyliss and I love them. May 30 07 09:20 pm Link Oops. Double post May 30 07 09:20 pm Link After reading all the reviews on Folica.com for the GhD, I'm very interested in hearing more from those here that have used it. May 30 07 09:23 pm Link Chi's break ALOT. We carry them in my salon, and I can tell you in the year I've been there, we've had over 10 of them returned - they do have a 1 year guarantee from our distributor, but they aren't as great as they used to be. I love my GHD - I've had it three years now and it's still as great as the first day I used it. May 31 07 11:19 am Link I started with a Hai and loved it. It worked just as good as Chi. It took forever to finally fry out on me so I could buy a chi. The only reason I switched was peer pressure. Haha. And if everyone else jumped off a bridge I suppose I would too  May 31 07 11:27 am Link GHD defenitly the best, i have the new styler one. used CHI before htis one, but wasnt good enoughf or me tbh. GHD is my friend May 31 07 01:14 pm Link 100% CHI i risked getting a new iron. puchased a T3 fro sephora....REALLY disapointed with the results. CHI Jun 02 07 02:35 pm Link I have a ghd and it's amazing. It does kinda make my hair have a funny smell, though. And yes, I do use a heat protector (Redken Heat Glide). Feb 17 08 05:11 pm Link GHD Feb 17 08 05:19 pm Link I've had my Chi for over 2 years and I've had no problems. I've dropped and traveled with it. Mine at the time listed at $100. I tried another stylist's GHD and was really impressed with it's performance. Feb 17 08 06:28 pm Link I love my HAI!! I can control the temperature which makes it perfect for any type of hair. I've used a chi before and there great I just like to be in control of the temp. Feb 17 08 08:14 pm Link HAI and GHD are rated among the best. CHI cares more about having a new color than new technology. HAI has an ajustable tempature control so you can change it for different clients. Not everyones hair can handle 450 degrees. It's also flater making waving and curling hair a breeze. Feb 17 08 08:53 pm Link CHI have a 40% return rate - That's a lot of returns!! Especially if you consider how many people wouldn't bother sending it back. I've had my GHD for 3 years now and it's still perfect. Love it! Feb 17 08 08:58 pm Link |
