Gold Series ghd Max Styler and the Remington Pearl Wand Review

My friends were a bit confused when I told them I bought a straightener - not a usual conversation topic but my friend Vanisha is a huge beauty fan. I have naturally straight hair so I didn't think I needed to buy one. Yet my hair is extremely thick and no matter how many products I had tried to tame it down, nothing worked. Three months ago, just after I finished some exams, my dad said he'd treat me to a present: I asked for the Gold Series ghd Max Styler. There are three options: mini, classic and max. It's all personal preference really and I wanted the biggest one possible. I ordered it from the website and it came the next day with free delivery. I paid £120 for them but currently they are on sale for £99!

Put in this way, I haven't stopped using them since. I know it's bad to use heat in your hair everyday even if you use heat protectant, but I just love the way it looks. I don't use heat on my hair on the weekend, but I do during the week. The ghds are amazing. It takes roughly 15 minutes to straighten all of my hair. Now that might seem like a lot, but my previous straighteners would take me over half an hour and the results were never as good as they are with the ghds. They help tame down frizz and make your hair feel extremely light weight. Overall, if you have the money to splurge on a new hair styling tool, I would definitely recommend the ghd range. Perfection.

Two weeks ago I got bored of straight hair and just simply wanted a change. Therefore, the next day I went out about bought the Remington Pearl Wand for £24.99 in Boots. I had read some extremely good reviews and thought I would share my own opinion. Being someone who has never owned a curling iron before, I didn't have that high of expectations yet I did know I wanted something that latest and didn't take that long to provide results. This wand is perfect for those who want effortless curls that are really quick to do. It takes around 6 minutes for me to curl all of my hair. It doesn't weigh my hair down and, from my experience, seem to last all day. Definitely worth the money in my opinion.

I thought I would just end the post there, but then I decided to include some of my favourite hair care products. I have done one of these before, but I thought I would show some new favourites of mine!

Best heat protectant: TRESemmé Heat Defence

Best frizz controler: Moroccanoil

Best hairspray: LO'real Elnett and Wella Shockwaves (not pictured)

Best straightening serum: Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum

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Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum

The Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum claims it "smoothes and conditions" and says "it helps smooth hair fast with reduced dry time. Helps control frizz and add shine." Sounds perfect. I picked it up from my hairdressers and it cost £15 for 150ml (or 5.1 fl.oz).

It can be considered as pricey for a serum but, if it works, then it doesn't really matter.

As soon as I got home, I was eager to try it. But I love the "day after hair" after going to the hairdressers. It's so nice and soft! So I waited two days later. I washed my hair normally using my beloved TRESemme shampoo and conditioner, which I need to change. My lovely hairdresser said my hair was dry from using it, so I think I'm going to splurge and purchase the Kerastase Nutritive line. Anyway, I washed it and let it air-dry for about 20 minutes. Even though my hair is thin, I have a lot of it so it takes ages to dry. After 20 minutes, I applied the serum onto damp hair (as instructed). The bottle says, for best results, rub one pump into hands, apply onto hair and starting at the ends working towards the scalp. I then finished drying my hair with a hairdryer.

Results? After my hair had completely dried, it was soft and, in addition, there seemed to be less fly-aways that I normally expect after drying my hair, which is positive. After I dry my hair - it's normally 11pm by this point - I would go to bed. So, I did. When I woke up this morning I straightened my hair which was fine but I noticed that my hair wasn't staying straight. After I finished straightening all of my hair I brushed through it to get rid of any tangles but, instead it literally brushed out the 'straight-ness' (ha-ha, I didn't know what else to call it)! My hair was also much more thick that it normally is after drying my hair. My initial thought was the serum, as everything else in my hair routine was the same as it has always been. To solve my problem, I just applied a small amount of Moroccan Oil to the ends of my hair. Moroccan Oil is great, but it makes my hair super greasy and results in having to wash my hair the next day which is a pain.

I am definitely going to try the product again. But, at the moment, I'm "on the fence" about whether I like it or not. Have you tried it, what do you think? :)

Suzanna
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