Straighteners: please help!

[RoseyOldCrow]

I'm perimenopausal & my lovely, sleek long hair has become frizzy & undisciplined. I feel it's time to ask Santa for some straighteners to sort it out (I'm definitely not willing to have it all lopped off & can't afford a daily blowdry!)
GHDs seem to be the best, are they really worth the money? Or is it just good marketing?
If so, where on earth does one start, there are so many!
If not, which other brands do you recommend?
Help!

They are the best I am afraid, dd was using mine always and I tried to get her a set to use by another brand but had to admit her hair looked lifeless and crinkled done with them.

Cloud 9s are the best by far.

Cloud 9s are the best I traded in my Ghds because They were wrecking my hair and I’d only had them just over a year

As I posted I was thinking I bet there's a new straightener on the scene....off to check them out!

Never heard of Cloud 9s either, thanks for that tip.

Should I be putting a heat-protector / styling spray on before use?

Do not get cloud 9’s.
I got a pair about 8 months ago from their official website. They seemed fine at first but gradually I noticed huge amounts of bits of hair would be all over my shoulders and top once I’d used them in the morning.
They have actually fried and snapped my hair. It’s now 4 inches shorter than when I first got them.
I use heat protection spray and I never had this snapping while using my ghd’s.
I’ve now went back to using my ghd’s and the breaking/snapping is much less and it looks like it’s actually growing .

I had a pair of Cloud 9s and was really pleased with them. Six months in and they developed a fault so I returned them, they were fixed and sent back (packaged really badly). A couple of months later they broke again - exactly the same fault.

I’d never buy them again for that reason. They’re not cheap and for that price I expect better.

I like the steam pod. I don’t use it everyday by any means though

Iv always stuck with Remington, they're less than £50 and last years, heat adjustable so I try and keep it as low as I can to avoid damage, would deffo recommend.
Both my sisters have GHDs one has super curly hair and straightens it a lot and very heat damaged my other sister is on about her 3 or 4th pair in as many years as they just pack up!

I have thick hair, i would highly recommend investing in ghd. They last for ages and they are the best. I don't use heat protection products but I condition properly when washing hair, my hair is in very good condition!

I've had my ghd's for over a decade! Still fab!

Same as above poster. I got my ghds 9 years ago and they have been worth every penny!

I think mine are older, possibly 15 years?!

I've got some GHDs and some Cloud9s (the touch one) and the Cloud9 is better. I've got thick frizzy hair as well.

I've got a pair of corioliss ones. Google for reviews. They're excellent.
Highly recommended.

So if it's GHD, which one? There's quite a choice - and quite a price range too.