HOT GIRL CRISIS

[theEclectanista]

i need help!
i currently own THREE flat irons.. and none of them get the results i need for my natural 4a hair.

remington t studio
this is the best and main one i use

conair
i mainly use this for edges and "baby hair" , and to straighten my bangs

conair you style
don't buy this, it sucks


so I've been looking into ONE iron that can get the job done. Straighten, feather, etc. I've been looking at some GHDs but they're SO expensive. I just want my hair pretty & shiny like it is when I leave the shop. Are there any methods I should be trying? helppp!

 

[Janet']

Hmmm, I think that technique is just as important as the type of flat iron that you buy...BUT...a good flat iron goes a long way...How much money are you willing to invest in your new flat iron? You don't have to spend and arm and a leg to get a good flat iron...

 

[silenttullip]

I'd say the hana professional. It's been good to my hair and that's saying something because the instyler or my hotnsilky from sallys did nada.

 

[loulou82]

Great question. I have a Jilbere de Paris and my hair poofs before I begin the next section. I'm still narrowing down my list of flat irons to research. So far it's between the GHD, FHI (I'm so mad I didn't get the Runway), H2Pro, and Izunami.

 

[iri9109]

i dont even straighten my hair, but janet' made me want the hana professional. i thought about the hana elite, but the plates are 100% ceramic and im so clumsy i know it would be resting in peace within the 1st 2 uses because i would drop it or it would fall off the counter or something.

 

[kandiekj100]

I'm more inclined to think it has more to do with your technique (and possibly the products used), if you have 3 flatirons and none of them are doing the job. Maybe you share your technique and products. I know dcing (apply conditioner using relaxer method), using less products, doing my hair in smaller sections and blowdrying first made a huge difference for me.

Oh and I use and like the maxiglide.

 

[theEclectanista]

I don't want to spend an arm and a leg but i want some marcel iron type of results

 

[Charz]

what kinda title is this?

 

[Charz]

In any event, rollersetting and then flat ironing in tiny sections should get the job done.

Flat ironing is about technique.

 

[LovelyLouboutin]

I think hair care items like flat ions and curling irons are an investment. I bought my chi when I was in college 9 years ago. I only had a work-study job so $150 at that time was a lot of $$$$$. But you know what...I still have an use that chi and through trial and error I know what products to use. If I just flat iron my hail will be half straight and thick as heck. If I use X products then it will be straight and look great but it'll be on the oilly/greasy side. But if I use products Y if looks like I just left my fav hair dresser.

I don't know your financial situation but I think you should invest in a nice flat iron (conair stuff never works for me--just last week I threw my conair curling iron in the trash and got a chi curling iron that is amazing) and then start the trail and error process of finding the right product combo that gives you the results you want. I personally love the Sally One n only Argan oil line.

 

[Carisa]

My conair sucked 2- it just wasn't hot enough for my 4b so next time i will try gvp from sallys and see how that works out

 

[theEclectanista]

I'm more inclined to think it has more to do with your technique (and possibly the products used), if you have 3 flatirons and none of them are doing the job. Maybe you share your technique and products. I know dcing (apply conditioner using relaxer method), using less products, doing my hair in smaller sections and blowdrying first made a huge difference for me.

Oh and I use and like the maxiglide.

Yea i googled some methods and it's no different then what I already do.
I use a CHI blow dryer before.

and I'm an avid DC person, I also don't use much product, other than heat protectant which I spray on from about a foot away.. maybe it will help if I show you pix of what I mean...

 

[theEclectanista]

In any event, rollersetting and then flat ironing in tiny sections should get the job done.

Flat ironing is about technique.

i soooooo don't have the time or patience for that lol

 

[theEclectanista]

me with marcel flat ironed hair..

me with at home flat ironed hair..

maybe it's just not hot enough?

i should also mention my hair is thick and curly when air dried.

 

[theEclectanista]

My conair sucked 2- it just wasn't hot enough for my 4b so next time i will try gvp from sallys and see how that works out

let me know how that works. i may browse around at sally's myself today

 

[theEclectanista]

me with marcel flat ironed hair..

me with at home flat ironed hair..

maybe it's just not hot enough?

i should also mention my hair is thick and curly when air dried.

i take that back.. she didn't use a marcel, let me just ask her DUHHH *bbms hair stylist*

 

[davisbr88]

I used to use a Conair when I was growing up and it sucked.
My tried and true is a Babyliss Pro titanium. I don't use it as much since I've discovered the Maxiglide but when I want feathers, I always use it. It's the same iron my old stylist used on my hair when I used to go to the shop, and I get very similar results (except for the last time I did it because I was terrified of heat damage and had it set too low). Every time before that, I always got a nice, silky press.

 

[theEclectanista]

I used to use a Conair when I was growing up and it sucked.
My tried and true is a Babyliss Pro titanium. I don't use it as much since I've discovered the Maxiglide but when I want feathers, I always use it. It's the same iron my old stylist used on my hair when I used to go to the shop, and I get very similar results (except for the last time I did it because I was terrified of heat damage and had it set too low). Every time before that, I always got a nice, silky press.

hmm maxiglide, i'll look into that

 

[davisbr88]

^^ If you want to feather, I wouldn't suggest the Maxiglide. Its shape doesn't really seem like it'd make feathering easy. But it gets my hair pin straight. I use the Babyliss when I want feathers. Since you want an all-in-one, I'd suggest the Babyliss.

ETA: If I'm just rocking straight hair, I'll use the Maxiglide because the teeth make it extremely convenient and I won't have to comb chase, but I can't use it to feather too much because my hair isn't that long and it's a bulky rounded rectangular shape so it just doesn't work on me. Maybe someone with longer hair? I use the Babyliss doing the comb chase method to get it straight and to feather. So that's what I meant by that. The Babyliss does both, but I have to do the comb chase if I want it really straight, which is annoying to me. But if you don't mind doing it and only want ONE, that's what I'd go with.

 

[Supergirl]

I am also a Hana Professional lover

 

[Grand Prix]

If you're too impatient to rollerset, try airdrying in bantu knots or larger braids. You should at least smooth out your curl a bit before flat ironing, it takes much more heat otherwise.

 

[theEclectanista]

If you're too impatient to rollerset, try airdrying in bantu knots or larger braids. You should at least smooth out your curl a bit before flat ironing, it takes much more heat otherwise.

thanx i'll see if that works