View Full Version : Why She Insists On Ghds?
Anyone else have a missus who insists that these hair straighteners are the best?
Cant see the difference between the spec of a 20 pair of ceramic 1000watters and these ghds that cost me a 100 quid a throw?
they must think were mad
WTF are hair straighteners?
I have a No 5 all over...............dries quickly, helmet friendly, and gives me more money to spend on the bike:)
MrMessy
02-02-08, 08:09 PM
Mrs Messy works in a hairdressing wholesalers. She says GHD's are overpriced and they get a lot of complaints about them! Really cheap ones are not very good they are only ceramic coated and do not get as hot as the better ones. CHI's or FHI's are good at around £60 to £80.
I wonder if she's posting away on some girly hair fashion forum saying the same about end cans?;)
Anyone else have a missus who insists that these hair straighteners are the best?
Yep :smt061
Yep :smt061
But according to your smiley they don't work anyway......the ends flick up!:D
missyburd
02-02-08, 08:46 PM
Mrs Messy works in a hairdressing wholesalers. She says GHD's are overpriced and they get a lot of complaints about them!
Apparently those ghds have a habit of breaking after a year... I don't use straighteners, bad for the hair anyway and far too much bother. And doesn't matter if am here in Wales or back home, either way the rain soon gets rid of the straightness! :rolleyes:
Speedy Claire
02-02-08, 09:24 PM
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!
ARE YOU MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
GHD`s are the holy grail of hair straighteners, they are to hair what my akrapovic is to my SV. I`ve tried all types of hair straighteners but as far as i`m concerned i wasted my money. I got mine on Ebay for the bargain price of £60. I wouldn`t be without them... touch them and i`ll hurt you!!! :smt066
I`m still trying to figure out how to carry a generator in my panniers to the AR08 in order to plug my straighteners in :rolleyes:
Vickster
02-02-08, 09:32 PM
I don't have GHD but I do have some that are within the same price region. Absolutely swear by them, the 20 quid ones are shi te. I've had mine for over two years and definitely got my moneys worth.
missyburd
02-02-08, 09:45 PM
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!
ARE YOU MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
Lol, I wasn't saying they're rubbish, I know they're meant to be the bee's knees, so the hairdresser tells me anyway :p
Luckypants
02-02-08, 09:58 PM
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!
ARE YOU MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
No, but evidently you are! :cool: Being a bloke rocks, no. 2 all over please luv.....
Speedy Claire
02-02-08, 10:13 PM
Lol, I wasn't saying they're rubbish, I know they're meant to be the bee's knees, so the hairdresser tells me anyway :p
OOPS!!! sorry hun... i didn`t mean you were mad!!! My post was aimed at blueto who`s obv lost all leave of his senses :(
Speedy Claire
02-02-08, 10:17 PM
No, but evidently you are! :cool: Being a bloke rocks, no. 2 all over please luv.....
Oi... just cos most blokes lose their hair there`s no need to be jealous!!!
missyburd
02-02-08, 10:35 PM
OOPS!!! sorry hun... i didn`t mean you were mad!!! My post was aimed at blueto who`s obv lost all leave of his senses :(
ah ok, no worries :p
one of my mates straightens his hair loads...makes me chuckle.
tigersaw
02-02-08, 11:37 PM
Do a google search on GHD, watchdog and Fire.
I knew they were famous for something.
timwilky
03-02-08, 01:53 AM
No, but evidently you are! :cool: Being a bloke rocks, no. 2 all over please luv.....
You soft git, be a real man. Get the wife/daughter whatever to buy you a set of clippers and do it properly (Only a poof would buy his own)
Real men do a DIY No 1.
TBH, Poofs have more guts that real men, we could not stand the shame of buying our own.
And my daughter insisted on GHDs. At 13 months I had to look at them. Meter says power to controls, hands say no power to heating elements. Diagnosis is a well designed expensive set of straighteners that need replacing every 13 months. Should have invested in the company
wow/.....im not alone on this. thnaks god! she insisted at a party all night to try and prove me wrong by getting 90% of the women to tell me how good they were...(boring)
Now im left with a headache and not to sure if ts the booze or the talk?!
lol my daughter wanted them for her xmas. she asked her hairdresser and he said they are not good for your hair. yes they keep hair straight for a long time but at what cost. he recommended fh1s which she got in pink for her xmas. the thing i dont understand is her hair is naturally straight.
lol my daughter wanted them for her xmas. she asked her hairdresser and he said they are not good for your hair. yes they keep hair straight for a long time but at what cost. he recommended fh1s which she got in pink for her xmas. the thing i dont understand is her hair is naturally straight.
LOL....thats another thing. so is my missus's? never understod the need to straighing in the first place! baffled
i have GHDs because the cheaper ones weren't doing the job. I'm open to change where do i get FH1s then Kitkat.
BTW I've had my GHDs nearly 2 years now and they are still working!
BTW I've had my GHDs nearly 2 years now and they are still working!
crikey.quick..contact GHD...that must be a record! you might get a long time life achievement certificate! :D (joke)
crikey.quick..contact GHD...that must be a record! you might get a long time life achievement certificate! :D (joke)
lol your prob right:D
i have GHDs because the cheaper ones weren't doing the job. I'm open to change where do i get FH1s then Kitkat.
BTW I've had my GHDs nearly 2 years now and they are still working!
bex got hers online. ill ask her later what site when she surfaces.
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 11:06 AM
lol your prob right:D
Hey my mates pair are still going strong after 3 years!!!
Hey my mates pair are still going strong after 3 years!!!
are they used every day?
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 12:26 PM
are they used every day?
prob more like every other day but quite often the silly sod goes out to work and leaves them on all day!!! :smt018
missyburd
03-02-08, 12:29 PM
BTW I've had my GHDs nearly 2 years now and they are still working!
Hey my mates pair are still going strong after 3 years!!!
I've never owned a pair so don't know first-hand if the wearing-out-after-a year thing applies but I would assume that the less you use them, the longer they last...?
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 12:32 PM
I've never owned a pair so don't know first-hand if the wearing-out-after-a year thing applies but I would assume that the less you use them, the longer they last...?
yep i think i`d agree with that... the use of mine varies, maybe 3 times a week, sometimes a bit more if i`m going out.
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 12:34 PM
Also meant to say earlier re. all the comments bout them damaging your hair... i think if you use a good straightening product plus a hair trim every 6 weeks the damage is quite limited.
After all, prior to the introduction of hair straighteners women were shoving their head on an ironing board and running the iron over their hair!!! :confused:
Riko360
03-02-08, 02:16 PM
my mrs goes on about ghd's i got to buy her some in the near future altho i might steal them! I regularly straighten my hair (when i go out etc) use heat defence (tony and guy) on my hair its all good ! i know that its bad for your hair etc but i get my hair cut every 4 weeks so the broken bits get cut out anyways :P and no im not gay! 8)
Rick
Luckypants
03-02-08, 02:36 PM
After all, prior to the introduction of hair straighteners women were shoving their head on an ironing board and running the iron over their hair!!! :confused:
No, only certain mad women....................... :joker:
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 02:38 PM
my mrs goes on about ghd's i got to buy her some in the near future altho i might steal them! I regularly straighten my hair (when i go out etc) use heat defence (tony and guy) on my hair its all good ! i know that its bad for your hair etc but i get my hair cut every 4 weeks so the broken bits get cut out anyways :P and no im not gay! 8)
Rick
Well done on admitting it... i bet there`s loads of men who straighten their hair but just won`t admit to it :rolleyes:
Wish i ad hair to straighten:smt120
Had to by GHD for my daughter, hot pink £130 !!!!!!!!:rolleyes:
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 02:41 PM
No, only certain mad women....................... :joker:
Lol not me. Straigteners were available before I started growing my hair O:)
sv-robo
03-02-08, 02:53 PM
my missus/gf got a pair for christmas and swears by them,i also swore when she told me the price, lol.
bex got hers online. ill ask her later what site when she surfaces.
Cool text me as i prob won't be on here.
your right Claire as long as you use a protection product get it trimmed and condition it the damage is minimal - well in my case it is
yorkie_chris
03-02-08, 05:25 PM
Well done on admitting it... i bet there`s loads of men who straighten their hair but just won`t admit to it :rolleyes:
Lol, poofs.
Speedy Claire
03-02-08, 05:29 PM
Lol, poofs.
I think men should admit to using moisturiser as well :D
trickywoos
03-02-08, 06:34 PM
I have Tresemme ones- do exactly the same thing as the ghds, but i got them at half price - ?30 - they're usually ?60.
Cant be doing with ghds.
Luckypants
03-02-08, 07:53 PM
no im not gay! 8)
Rick
Everyone's' entitled to their own opinion! :p
Pedro68
04-02-08, 08:06 AM
I have no use for hair straighteners ... #1 all over for me ... and even then it hardly even grazes the top LMAO ... I do it myself too as my local barber shop insists on charging me OAP rates because there's so little to take off PMSL
Moisturisers - I use Gillette after-shave balm (does that count?) ... although I feel it won't be long before it's useage is extended to the rest of my bonce ;-)
Riko360
04-02-08, 04:40 PM
Everyone's' entitled to their own opinion! :p
right! im only being honest, bet half the blokes on here use them :p ! they are really good because of the width of them, they are very small so i can spike me hair :P
or am i being abised because your all over 40 and are all bald :D
Rick :smt077
Luckypants
04-02-08, 04:44 PM
or am i being abused because your all over 40 and are all bald :D
Rick :smt077
You got me! :D but at least I can still spell.... (sad come back I know)
Bald and over 40.......
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v148/214/80/677353213/n677353213_272284_1634.jpg
plowsie
04-02-08, 04:44 PM
Dont get me started!
Honestly though, when i had my long hair over xmas and new year, she didnt straighten my hair....honest!
They work well them GHDs...thats what Kayla says anyway!
Riko360
04-02-08, 04:46 PM
Dont get me started!
Honestly though, when i had my long hair over xmas and new year, she didnt straighten my hair....honest!
They work well them GHDs...thats what Kayla says anyway!
+
you see now we have someone who admits it!
plowsie
04-02-08, 04:49 PM
Its not good, i cant believe its just been said...I am in for a toasting!
I know all about GHD straighteners, forget to pack them if you've promised you will, and you're in for a deeply unpleasent weekend away.....
Funnily enough my girlfriends started to break this week............she started crying HAHAHAHAHA
Then asked if i would stump up and buy her some Ltd Edition £150 ones that come with a bag and heat plate etc :rolleyes:....
at which point I laughed....
and said no. On another note my cars numberplate reads GHD :rolleyes: I bet all the girls look and have an orgasm :rolleyes: lol
dizzyblonde
04-02-08, 05:29 PM
I've got RUSK straighteners they're the dogs do da's and about ?60. My hairdresser keeps trying to pinch em off me, they're that good
tactcom7
04-02-08, 07:51 PM
my missus has had her GHD's for over 5 years and they're still going strong!
My ex had some from selfridges (cost me over £120 complete rip-off) and they broke after a year! Did get replaced free of charge but still...
my missus has had her GHD's for over 5 years and they're still going strong!
now thats a GHD record. you will get a letter form the chairman soon!
Mike2165
04-02-08, 10:33 PM
Ok so tell me WHY when I bought my missus the GHD's she wanted, still insists on going to the hairdressers every week to get the hairdresser to do it!?
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 10:36 PM
Ok so tell me WHY when I bought my missus the GHD's she wanted, still insists on going to the hairdressers every week to get the hairdresser to do it!?
Erm... maybe they make nice coffee???
I have to admit that the hairdressers always do it nicer than you can do it yourself.... and we can`t do the back properly cos its hard to see the back of your head!
Mike2165
04-02-08, 10:50 PM
Erm... maybe they make nice coffee???
I have to admit that the hairdressers always do it nicer than you can do it yourself.... and we can`t do the back properly cos its hard to see the back of your head!
That seems to be the favourite excuse. Is there 'A big book of girly excuses for every occasion' :)
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 10:51 PM
oh yes... every woman has a copy, it`s our bible and is given to us at birth.
Includes handy tips such as.... "no dear, it really did only cost £12.50, what a bargain!" followed by where to stuff the £42.50 price tag :D
Mike2165
04-02-08, 11:01 PM
oh yes... every woman has a copy, it`s our bible and is given to us at birth.
Includes handy tips such as.... "no dear, it really did only cost £12.50, what a bargain!" followed by where to stuff the £42.50 price tag :D
Ah that explains so much. I bet there's even a 'There's a tiny dent in the car' section...meaning she wrote the bloody thing off.
dizzyblonde
04-02-08, 11:08 PM
My hairdresser does my bonce at her house after work so it costs me a whole lot less than if she was..I've had 22 inch hair extensions, pink streaks curly extension god alsorts.....as for not being able to do the back of my head with a set of hair straightners, its a piece of...pi**. I watch my hairdresser very carefully so I can do it all myself later...so that must come from the bargain betty bible.
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 11:13 PM
Ah that explains so much. I bet there's even a 'There's a tiny dent in the car' section...meaning she wrote the bloody thing off.
nope.... the "dent in the car" section gives advice on how to convince your partner that you weren`t even in the car at the time that said dent was caused.
Mike2165
04-02-08, 11:17 PM
nope.... the "dent in the car" section gives advice on how to convince your partner that you weren`t even in the car at the time that said dent was caused.
Jesus, there is such a book!! And all along us mere men thought it was just a myth
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 11:21 PM
Jesus, there is such a book!! And all along us mere men thought it was just a myth
Thats in the final chapter.... "How to convince your man that this bible doesn`t exist"!!! :D
Mike2165
04-02-08, 11:27 PM
Thats in the final chapter.... "How to convince your man that this bible doesn`t exist"!!! :D
I've looked all over the place, and I can't find it!
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 11:44 PM
I've looked all over the place, and I can't find it!
Ah.. thats chapter 2.... where to hide your "bible" so`s your partner won`t find it ie. behind the washing up liquid :D
Pedro68
04-02-08, 11:47 PM
Well I'd like to know where the Haynes Manual is for "Woman" ... I want to know how you unscrew one :-P
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 11:49 PM
What.. how to unscrew a woman??? don`t think it works that way hun
Mike2165
04-02-08, 11:55 PM
Well I'd like to know where the Haynes Manual is for "Woman" ... I want to know how you unscrew one :-P
Kinda think you might have that one backwards mate, however, confusing them is easy, just agree with everything they say, they really can't handle it!
Pedro68
04-02-08, 11:56 PM
Hmmm ... suppose you'll be telling me next that santa doesn't exist and GHD hair straighteners will help my hair grow back stronger :rolleyes:
Pedro68
04-02-08, 11:56 PM
Kinda think you might have that one backwards mate
Really? You've not met my ex-wife then ;-)
yorkie_chris
04-02-08, 11:57 PM
Why? Knowing how to unscrew a woman would be the most useful thing since, er, something really useful!
No more clap, unwanted sprogs, condoms....
Speedy Claire
04-02-08, 11:58 PM
Well I'd like to know where the Haynes Manual is for "Woman" ... I want to know how you unscrew one :-P
You trying to say you`ve had one of those nights..... get ****ed, wake up in a strange bed, open your eyes an think "Oh god, I didn`t did I??" :D
Mike2165
04-02-08, 11:59 PM
Really? You've not met my ex-wife then ;-)
No I haven't, but after 2 of my own, I got wise....well until I met my girlfriend.
Mike2165
05-02-08, 12:00 AM
You trying to say you`ve had one of those nights..... get ****ed, wake up in a strange bed, open your eyes an think "Oh god, I didn`t did I??" :D
:smt046
Speedy Claire
05-02-08, 12:01 AM
Kinda think you might have that one backwards mate, however, confusing them is easy, just agree with everything they say, they really can't handle it!
D`ya know I think you`re right there.... I don`t think I would be able to handle that, might be ok for a short while but would then drive me insane!
Pedro68
05-02-08, 12:02 AM
You trying to say you`ve had one of those nights..... get ****ed, wake up in a strange bed, open your eyes an think "Oh god, I didn`t did I??" :D
Claire not for a loooooooooong time ... learned my lesson I did ;-)
Although admittedly it did take more than one occasion :oops:
No I haven't, but after 2 of my own, I got wise....well until I met my girlfriend.
LOL same here ... oh and I don't mean to go back to BEFORE they were born - they are beautiful (we managed to do something right!) :D
Mike2165
05-02-08, 12:02 AM
Even when she calls me a b$tard, I just agree, it's sooo much easier. And in a way she's probably right, she knows me so well
Mike2165
05-02-08, 12:03 AM
LOL same here ... oh and I don't mean to go back to BEFORE they were born - they are beautiful (we managed to do something right!) :D
Neither did I, Been married twice...I like cake!
missyburd
05-02-08, 12:14 AM
Why? Knowing how to unscrew a woman would be the most useful thing since, er, something really useful!
No more clap, unwanted sprogs, condoms....
ever the honest chappie :rolleyes: And stop talking bout clap, I'm getting worried :p
D`ya know I think you`re right there.... I don`t think I would be able to handle that, might be ok for a short while but would then drive me insane!
+1 and probably wouldn't believe them either way :mrgreen:
Anyway disagreements can be fun - i say disagreements not full blown arguments...:lol: 8-[
Mike2165
05-02-08, 12:16 AM
Anyway, I wouldn't have my girl any other way, which has got off the GHD thread a bit, but it's been a very stressful day, and the one thing I'm thankful for, is I have her
missyburd
05-02-08, 12:20 AM
woops potential derail, I do apologise :D
carry on!
What did girls do before straighteners?
I personally have a set of ceramics myself.........ceramic hair clippers for that open blade. Unfortunately I got nowhere near 40 before I went bald.
Speedy Claire
05-02-08, 10:10 AM
What did girls do before straighteners?
I personally have a set of ceramics myself.........ceramic hair clippers for that open blade. Unfortunately I got nowhere near 40 before I went bald.
Before the invention of straigtheners women shoved their head on an ironing board, wrapped paper around their hair and ironed it!!! :confused: my friend quite often had burnt ear lobes!
did u regular burn your hair off
Speedy Claire
05-02-08, 10:14 AM
did u regular burn your hair off
I never went to those lengths lol.... i only started growing my hair bout 3 years ago so fortunately straighteners were around!
ooo with this discussion there is also the need for the expensive hair protection liquid stuff that they spray on....Gets me confused...as the bottle she wanted was 9 quid and no bigger than a salt shakler.
I also over heard her last night moaning to her mate about my new bike! LOL
GHDs are an essential element of any female's equipment - I'm on my second pair after the first pair were trodden on.
I've had a straightening habit for nearly ten years now - my first pair looked like an alarming 'toy' you would use in the bedroom, and it took HOURS to straighten my hair - GHDs were a godsend.
Before straighteners, I had short hair, that was my way around the curly hair problem!
GHDs are an essential element of any female's equipment - I'm on my second pair after the first pair were trodden on.
I've had a straightening habit for nearly ten years now - my first pair looked like an alarming 'toy' you would use in the bedroom, and it took HOURS to straighten my hair - GHDs were a godsend.
Before straighteners, I had short hair, that was my way around the curly hair problem!
hey is your avatar hair using ghds?
Ha ha - I think it might be, although it was taken nearly four years ago now - plus I had been a helmet beforehand so it isn't the greatest example!
Pedro68
05-02-08, 11:24 AM
I had been a helmet beforehand
and prey tell, what are you now?! :smt119 :D
Speedy Claire
05-02-08, 11:25 AM
Helmet does tend to wreck my hair :(
I`ve just washed my hair, will dry it using protection products that cost 9 quid a bottle, then am gonna apply straightening products that cost me nearly 7 quid a bottle, then gonna straighten it with expensive GHD`s then gonna shove my head in a helmet and get my bike out. WHY`VE I EVEN BOTHERED JUST WASHING MY HAIR???? :D
PS: Why can`t i do pound symbols on here??
missyburd
05-02-08, 11:31 AM
heehee good question! I've done that many a time before, washed hair only to go out in the pouring rain or some other pointless or just to the shops :rolleyes: (unfortunately not on a bike though!).
Am fast learning to just whack a hat on and do it later when I can be bothered and have more time!
;) Just spotted that mistake!
I had been wearing a helmet the day before if I recall.
Luckypants
07-02-08, 04:11 PM
How proud am I of my daughter? She had never heard of GHDs until two weeks ago! She uses £1.99 Superdrug straighteners. :cool:
EDIT: £1.99 jobbies is how she described them
ooo with this discussion there is also the need for the expensive hair protection liquid stuff LOL
Expensive hair full stop.
My girlfriends sister work in Toni & Guy (some popular hair dressing chain???) she said she was going there for a change as she could get 50% and free colour as her sister was doing it.
cost off haircut after 50% off = £50 I nearlly bloody choked.
My grade 2 all over costs £6.75
How proud am I of my daughter? She had never heard of GHDs until two weeks ago! She uses £1.99 Superdrug straighteners. :cool:
EDIT: £1.99 jobbies is how she described them
I'd never heard of them either before reading this thread.
I have a very simple and non time consuming solution for my hair.
Luckypants
07-02-08, 04:33 PM
I'd never heard of them either before reading this thread.
I have a very simple and non time consuming solution for my hair.
The natural look?
The natural look?
LOL
:smt043:smt043:smt043:smt043:smt043
Speedy Claire
07-02-08, 06:00 PM
Expensive hair full stop.
My girlfriends sister work in Toni & Guy (some popular hair dressing chain???) she said she was going there for a change as she could get 50% and free colour as her sister was doing it.
cost off haircut after 50% off = £50 I nearlly bloody choked.
My grade 2 all over costs £6.75
Last time i had my hair cut and coloured in a salon it cost me £120!!!
ivantate
07-02-08, 06:00 PM
I think GHD are the Ohlins of the straightener world.
northwind
07-02-08, 08:05 PM
I think GHD are the Ohlins of the straightener world.
Yup, overpriced and bought mainly for the brand name ;)
Expensive hair full stop.
My grade 2 all over costs ?6.75
Why pay for a grade 2 all over? Buy some ceramic hair clippers and they'll last for years and are about ?25!!
we went on a mountain biking holiday last year.... me and 3 lads shared a 1 bed appartment ( I know I'm surprised they managed to control themselves as well :D) anyway, one of them got up one morning and his hair straightners fell out of his bag .... Jes did we rib him .... his hair always looks so tossled and natural, but all along he has been faffing with it ...... was the highlight of my holiday .... well nearly! We agreed to take the pi$$ all holiday, but to never bring the story back home ..... ooops, what have I done :D
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