GHD Mini Styler Hairstraighteners Review

Overall Rating

Heats up in 7 seconds
Smaller form enables more styles

Bit pricey

GHD Mini Styler: I have had hair straighteners before but they didn't seem to work and I gave up on them, thinking my hair just wasn't suited to them. I now realise that the stylers I had were of poor quality and that it is definitely worth paying more.

I first discovered the mini styler whilst waiting for my brother to have his hair cut. I struck up a conversation with the stylist about the styler he was using and he called me over for a demonstration. I was so impressed with the results that I ordered mine that very afternoon.

The styler is designed for short hair or for men. But don't take any notice of that! I have pretty long and very thick hair and it works a treat for me. I can straighten my hair in about 10 minutes - it certainly saves me the bother of having to dry my hair straight with the hair dryer first. The advantage of the mini styler over the standard styler is the slimmer barrel which enables me to create ringlets or flicks just by twisting the styler on the way down the hair shaft.

It heats up in 7 seconds flat which is a life saver for me if I want to get my hair looking good 5 minutes before I leave the house. And it is so much better for your hair than the cheaper metal plate irons. The GHD website says it best (www.ghd.uk.com), "Seals in moisture and natural oils in the hair without drying and gives a fantastic smooth finish on those frizzy bad hair days!"

I don't know how my hair style survived before I purchased the ghd mini styler. It's my most prized vanity possession and I take it everyway. Because it's smaller, it's also much easier to pack.

At £80.95 r.r.p. it's a bit pricey but shop around on the net and you can find it cheaper. I think I bought mine for £71 brand new. And it was the best money I ever spent. You get what you pay for , and I think the styler is well worth investing in. I've had mine for over a year and, after several hundred uses it works as if it was still brand new - never disappointed! Would recommend to anyone.

Members' Comments onthomkat's Review

• kswiss on 21st Aug 2005

  great, very detailed review, you review has definitley increased my desire to purchase the ghd's in question however being a 15 year old male teenager, my parents are reluctant to spend the amount on a hair straightener for me and i have no other source of income aside form the salon i work in, and i am saving up for my holidays, arrrgh !!!!!!!!! i HAVE looked around and have managed to find a pair for £66 brand new and even cheaper on ebay, however im not sure whether or not to take the risk or getting a faulty pair from ebay. quite a predicament !! thanks for the help though, much appreciated. by the way..........im not gay LOL

• jammiedodger1984 on 20th Jan 2008

  I found this review helpful because...Well iv been thinking about if i should buy these straighteners for ages but was put off by the price and if i payed that much would they actually even work on my hair as its curlyand thick n usually short as i cant realy do much with my hair ocne its grows past a certain length hence the reason for wanting straighteners and ur reveiw has sorted a few questions that were bothering me so ty :P and i gess ill be putting my own review on here for the GHD mini straighteners soon lol so ttfn XXX