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I've got really thick, frizzy/curly hair-used to always use GHD but babyliss have been brilliant for the last couple of years..not sure about the models you have shared but mine were on offer for £25 from Sainsbury's I think and I can't tell the difference between them and GHDs, but buy a good hair protection spray.
Depends what her hair is like. I haven’t found anything that works like GHDs but I have very thick hair. If I get another brand then they have to be very hot to work and then damage my hair.
I've got the Remington ones, they have adjustable heat and go up to 230 degrees. I had GHDs for years but they broke early this year. I've found them great but I will caveat to say I generally use them only once a week, mainly wear my hair wavy. I would recommend them though.
I have a had a Remington one for over 10 years it's got extremely wide plates and as I am lazy I find it brilliant( and never use the GHDs unless i need to curl my hair ) a couple of sweeps is all you need . Not the same model but it works and it's lasted really well.
Another vote for Remington - I bought them to replace broken GHDs (a gift from my lovely mum) and tbh, I don't notice any difference in their performance. Think they were mor like £40 than £20 though, but definitely worth it,
I've had two pairs of GHDs and couldn't afford to buy another pair when my last ones died, so I bought a pair of Nicky Clark ones for £30. They are great and do as good a job as my GHDs did.
Ok the most important thing is the heat. Older GHDs heat to a much hotter temp (210-230) than newer models (180ish). This was a design change by the company who say the lower temp is enough for all hair types. It isn’t though. I need over 200 to keep my super thick hair straight. In the last few years other brands have rapidly caught up technology wise and I have some £35 Remingtons which are easily the equal of my old ghds which died. I did get new ghds but sold them on as the lower temp is awful.
5-8 yrs ago the difference between cheap and expensive ones was very noticeable but now there is absolutely no news to spend £100.
Just make sure they heat up to a minimum of 200 to be effective - lots have adjustable heat now too. Remington in general are great and there will be models on offer for Christmas in Boots etc.
Thanks everyone for your input. My daughter's hair isn't thick or curly, it's more a case of smoothing out a few kinks. She knows to use heat protection spray and not to use them unless her hair is completely dry.
Sounds like Remington is a good option. I had Babyliss before my GHDs and tbh I don't think the GHDs are a huge amount better (but my hair is similar to my daughter's so I may just not need that much straightening 'power').
Another vote for Remington ones, I have curly frizzy hair and they do the job just aswell as the more expensive ones Iv had in the past. As other posters have said main thing is temperature and also I prefer ones that the plates aren’t too thin on babyliss I’m looking at you
during a break in.
