Is the CHI Hair Straightener worth it?
I've always wanted to buy the CHI Hair Straightener because of all the good reviews it got. So I recycled my old one for 40$ at Folica.com and only got mine for 60$ instead of 100, this is probably the only good thing I've got out of it. I did not like the straighter at all, at first I thought it might be my hair type but I let my friends use it and they didn't like it either. I have thick, somewhat dry hair. I tried changing my shampoo and using different types of serum but it did not help. I usually only put a heat protecting spray on it and that's it.
I used this straightener for 3 months since it was the only one I had at the time. One day when I went and turned it on a funny smell came out of it, at first I didn't think it was from the straightener. When I picked it up to start my hair I realized it was from it, I turned it off and had to blow dry my hair instead.
I have never seen a straightener do that, I have used several different types and this is the only one to do that. I also did not like it's plates, I felt like they were pressing my hair instead of straightening it. The location of the temperature is also annoying because I kept bumping it and lowering it. The temperature goes from 180 to 410 degrees.
And the last thing I noticed about was how the plates got dirty. It looks like they were pealing off or something was burned on them. (Pictures below) I would not recommend this machine and it's definitely not worth the 100$.
I used this straightener for 3 months since it was the only one I had at the time. One day when I went and turned it on a funny smell came out of it, at first I didn't think it was from the straightener. When I picked it up to start my hair I realized it was from it, I turned it off and had to blow dry my hair instead.
I have never seen a straightener do that, I have used several different types and this is the only one to do that. I also did not like it's plates, I felt like they were pressing my hair instead of straightening it. The location of the temperature is also annoying because I kept bumping it and lowering it. The temperature goes from 180 to 410 degrees.
And the last thing I noticed about was how the plates got dirty. It looks like they were pealing off or something was burned on them. (Pictures below) I would not recommend this machine and it's definitely not worth the 100$.
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**Update**(6/2014)
I recently started using my CHI again and was really impressed with the results. It made me wonder why I hated it in the first place. It makes my hair really soft and it lasts longer. But the one thing I still don't like about it, is it really dries out the bottom of my hair after using it more than a few times. I would recommend this machine if you have really thick hair. It really does an amazing job. I don't know why I had a problem with it in the beginning. I guess my hair was not used to its kind of plates. After comparing it with my old flat iron it was remarkable.
I recently started using my CHI again and was really impressed with the results. It made me wonder why I hated it in the first place. It makes my hair really soft and it lasts longer. But the one thing I still don't like about it, is it really dries out the bottom of my hair after using it more than a few times. I would recommend this machine if you have really thick hair. It really does an amazing job. I don't know why I had a problem with it in the beginning. I guess my hair was not used to its kind of plates. After comparing it with my old flat iron it was remarkable.
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