Anancy
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Oooooh yea i would like to know what model as well please
Im adding FHI to my Christmas list.
FHI vs. CHI
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Oooooh yea i would like to know what model as well please
Im adding FHI to my Christmas list.
Butterfly08
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Great thread 
, I'm trying to decide between these 2 brands as well. Subscribing. 
, I'm trying to decide between these 2 brands as well. Subscribing. 
Mrs.TheBronx
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BUMP...
Mrs.TheBronx
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Great thread
What are u leaning towards?
*ElleB
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Oooooh yea i would like to know what model as well please
Same here!
Also, I just saw a review on a beauty blog for the pink 1" FHI. THe Blog author listed the price as 69.99 at beautychoice. But when I went to the site, it was closer to 200 bucks! These things are pricey! But if its as good as you all say, it's worth the investment.
Did anyone get any good deals on theirs?
I looooove CHI Silk Infusion. I use it for flat ironing & roller-sets.
My roommate has a FHI & she like it a lot. It's a lower-end 1inch one, but it has a heat setting. I didn't care for it, though.
Mrs.TheBronx
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Has anyone tried the knock off Sally's brand.. (GVP) its on sale for like 59.99? I was considering it.. that and the platform one i saw for 96.00
Butterfly08
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Well, my HD uses a Chi so that's what I've wanted - seriously it cannot compare to a regular curling iron. My thick hair ends up light, silky straight, soft and FLOOOWWY!!
But now I'm strongly considering the FHI!
erplexed We'll see which one has a better Christmas sale price. 
Didn't use it personally, but my roommate had it before she bought her FHI & she said it was very good. She suggested it to me before I bought my BIOSILK flat iron. Hope that helps.....
The Princess
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My Hairdresser uses a Chi, when I walk in, im like I need a relaxer, once I leave her chair im like I can stretch another two weeks. With the Chi it seems like my hair is relaxed. Straight, but not flat to the head and so soft. My hair remains straight including roots until I wet it. I never used the FHI but the CHI is awesome.
Lucky's Mom
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I think it has alot to do with Hair type too....
I am buying a FHI in January.
I am buying a FHI in January.
Superfly Sister
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I love my FHIs,
I don't know which model these are but I've had them for over two years and they haven't failed me yet.
I don't know which model these are but I've had them for over two years and they haven't failed me yet.
I cannot wait to flatiron my hair with it. I tried the CHI iron before and I liked the results. I'm just really anxious to try this.
countrychickd
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I have the FHI, and I absolutely love it. My siggy pic and my avatar is the product of using my FHI. Best flat iron I've ever had. I've never had a CHI, so I don't know if I can give an accurate comparison, but I just had to report on how much I love the FHI. HTH!
GeorginaSparks
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what blowdryer is this?
supermodelsonya
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Babyliss anyone?
twinkletoes17
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Fhi. I purchased a Chi Nano and compared that with my Conair.... the Chi won because I was able to straighten my hair much faster. Fewer passes, my ends were straighter, etc. THEN, I stumbled upon this thread and my PJism has now expanded to hair appliances 
I bought the FHI 207RVI Ted Gibson edition from www.frizzy2silky.com (Thank you Tiffers LOL!) and flat ironed half of my hair with the CHI, the other half with the FHI this morning.
Last night, I used Head and Shoulders (the ocean smelling one.. it doesn't completely strip my hair, which is good...). I then followed up with Emergencia and dc'ed with that for about an hour with a heat cap. After that I put Super Soft Honey Conditioning Rinse (from Shescentit). I rinsed, applied Neutrogena Silk-touch Leave-In on my ends, sprayed the rest of my hair with UBH Dew Moisturizer, and then let my hair airdry overnight.
I also used the dew moisturizer as my heat protectant... it's very light
I'm 14.5 weeks post btw..
Coils/NG
These are the same coils after a couple of passes through the CHI:
More smoothe results with the CHI...
Finished CHI side:
The FHI made my hair incredibly smoothe:
Finished FHI results:
.....
With that said, both irons straightened my hair well. Both of them got my roots well enough. BUT, and this is a big but, the FHI side of my hair is SO much silkier! I paid $140 for the CHI Nano at Ulta, and $97 for the FHI. The $97 INCLUDES shipping. In terms of price, the FHI. In terms of silkiness, the FHI. Apart from the silkiness, they're very similar irons... although I never burned myself with the FHI. The CHI got me a few times because the outside gets pretty hot. If they're this similar, I think one is better off going with the cheaper option... about $43 cheaper in this case (for me anyway.)
Forgive me for the several and large pictures...
I voted FHI.
...
I forgot to mention... the CHI is set at approximately 350 degrees, plus or minus a few I'm guessing, so I set my FHI to 360-370. I'm sure I could get better results with the FHI if I set it to like 400.... but no thank you. Lol.
Happy to help.
I bought the FHI 207RVI Ted Gibson edition from www.frizzy2silky.com (Thank you Tiffers LOL!) and flat ironed half of my hair with the CHI, the other half with the FHI this morning.
Last night, I used Head and Shoulders (the ocean smelling one.. it doesn't completely strip my hair, which is good...). I then followed up with Emergencia and dc'ed with that for about an hour with a heat cap. After that I put Super Soft Honey Conditioning Rinse (from Shescentit). I rinsed, applied Neutrogena Silk-touch Leave-In on my ends, sprayed the rest of my hair with UBH Dew Moisturizer, and then let my hair airdry overnight.
I also used the dew moisturizer as my heat protectant... it's very light
I'm 14.5 weeks post btw..
Coils/NG
These are the same coils after a couple of passes through the CHI:
More smoothe results with the CHI...
Finished CHI side:
The FHI made my hair incredibly smoothe:
Finished FHI results:
.....
With that said, both irons straightened my hair well. Both of them got my roots well enough. BUT, and this is a big but, the FHI side of my hair is SO much silkier! I paid $140 for the CHI Nano at Ulta, and $97 for the FHI. The $97 INCLUDES shipping. In terms of price, the FHI. In terms of silkiness, the FHI. Apart from the silkiness, they're very similar irons... although I never burned myself with the FHI. The CHI got me a few times because the outside gets pretty hot. If they're this similar, I think one is better off going with the cheaper option... about $43 cheaper in this case (for me anyway.)
Forgive me for the several and large pictures...
I voted FHI.
...
I forgot to mention... the CHI is set at approximately 350 degrees, plus or minus a few I'm guessing, so I set my FHI to 360-370. I'm sure I could get better results with the FHI if I set it to like 400.... but no thank you. Lol.
Happy to help.
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*ElleB
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After I started this thread I saw this and am now leaning toward this one. It's waaaaaay friendlier to my wallet with the same features as both the CHI and FHI with CU-UTE patterns, colors, and designs to boot.
Butterfly08
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Awesome review Twinkle. 
twinkletoes17
Active Member
My younger cousin has 4 a/b coils. I straightened her hair with my CHI Nano a few weeks ago. It reverted very quickly. I used my FHI on her 6 days ago (it was set between 370-380) and it hasn't reverted till this day. It's just as silky too
She does wrap it every night and she moisturizes her hair daily, so that probably helps.
*Michelle*
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Sedu gets my vote! In all fairness; I have used Chi...it was "Ok" and never used FHI so no opinion on that.
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