GHD V Gold Classic Styler Review

I use this straightener most days and could not live without it. It is expensive to buy but they last for so long and really are far superior to other straighteners from other brands.

I can't believe it has taken me so long to write a review on the most important product in my beauty routine, the one that has been around the longest and is used every day. The GHD V Gold Class Styler is the best purchase I have ever made. I have now had it for 6 years, and after recently giving it a clean, it looks and performs as if brand new. I am in disbelief that it still performs so well, after being used almost everyday for 6 years.

This is a luxury product. I received it for my 15th birthday (after giving strict instructions to Mum!) and I felt like a queen. It comes in a beautiful box with black and gold detailing, and the straightener itself is just as luxurious. It is sleek, solid and every detail has been carefully considered. From the little bits of gold, to the button that lights up, every aspect has been designed with quality and luxury in mind.

These straighteners glide through the hair. I distinctly remember using them for the first time, after using a cheaper brand of hair straighteners, and the difference was extreme. They glide, with no tugging or pulling, no matter how much hair you place between them. This tool gets the job done faster than other straighteners I have tried. I have long, reasonably thick hair and I section it in half before straightening. My hair takes me a maximum of five minutes to straighten, and could be done quicker if I was in a hurry. The result is smooth, silky hair that doesn't budge unless it hits the rain. These GHD's are also incredibly easy to curl with. The edges are smooth and rounded, so if you are willing to watch a few tutorials, you can have a straightener and curler in one tool.

My hair has been getting lighter and lighter (not naturally!) since I was 15. I visit the hairdresser if 2-3 months for foils. I washed and blow dried it every day for five years (truly, with the exception of no more than five days each year) and for the past year I have washed it every second day. I have only used a heat protectant spray for the past year, and I am slack at doing hair treatments. I have always treated my hair badly, and it should be a frizzy mess, cut above my shoulders, if not completely fried and fallen out. Yet, it's long, thick and reasonably smooth. It's damaged, but my split ends don't reach my shoulders, and it's really not that bad. My hairdresser can't believe how resilient my hair is. With absolutely no evidence, I believe that this is a combination between my natural hair, and the straighteners that I use. These GHD's have done a brilliant job at straightening my hair, yet I also believe they have done minimal damage. These GHD's were purchased years ago, but if the quality is the same, I will certainly be repurchasing when mine no longer work.

Naturally my hair is pretty curly and I hate it! Its got to be straight if I wear it out, its at an awkward length where I can't put pretty curls in it either :( I love my GHD and take it with me wherever I go!

I have owned this little beauty for 7 years now, with no repairs, no faultiness and no regrets!

My hair is incredibly curly, frizzy, coarse you name of the hair baddies and I have it. Ever since gifting my GHD to myself my hair has never looked better, I am so confident to walk out and know my hair will not scrunch up in curls at the first sign of cold. My GHD has actually become a verb in my life. I will tell people "I'm ghd'ng my hair" :)

I dont use it on wet hair as I feel its just too much heat for hair and my hair gets fried straightening it like this. I usually towel dry hair, then blow dry my hair until its completely dry, and some pressing balm to my ends and then GHD away.

My hair holds its straightness for an entire week and I will occassionally touch up in the morning when I really need to.

This has been the best investment of my whole life!

I have been an avid ghd user for the past 6 years and can attest to the fact that using ghd products eliminates any element of having a bad hair day. Other hair styling tools simply cannot compete in the same league as the ghd; its cutting-edge technology, simplistic yet stylish design, and inherent understanding of exactly what users want, is second to none.

Here is a few reasons why I LOVE these straighteners: - Each and every ghd straightener comes with a two-year manufacturers guarantee from the purchase date, which means that within this period ghd will repair or replace your straighteners where they are not performing due to a manufacturing fault.

- These straighteners have a protective plate guard which means that you are able to touch the outside of the plates (obviously not the heated plates themselves!) without getting burnt. This may not sound too exciting but it is a feature that older ghd straighteners do not have. I love this because when I used my old ones's I often had to wait 10-15 minutes for them to cool down before packing them away. If you are in a hurry to leave and you need to take them with you, then this can be a real pain!

- How many times have you accidentally left your straighteners on and had to rush back to make sure they are switched off? ghd is so aware of this common 'mishap' that they have invented the automatic sleep mode function, which switches the straightener off if it hasn't been in use for over 30 minutes. How handy is that!

- ghd is a universal brand and have a global fan-base, so the introduction of the universal voltage function into each of its straighteners was really important for its users. This ensures that you get the same styling performance wherever you are in the world.

I love these! I just purchased them recently after never owning a straighter. The difference it makes! It so easy to style your hair, they just do an amazing job!

In the bad old days pre-GHD I used Remington straighteners and it would take me an hour to do my long fine yet wavy hair - and even then I would be left with a bit of a frizz bomb.

GHD's are a million times better than this - it only takes me 10 - 15 minutes to do my hair! However there is still the odd kink and bits of frizz, it never ends up as sleek as my hairdresser can get it - even when I used GHD branded hair product.

Despite this I think they're pretty darn fabulous - I wouldn't go back to the Remmies that's for sure!

Nothing bad to say. Girls, looking for straightener, look no further as this is the best investment you'll ever make for your hair ! I was lucky enough for my Mummy to buy this for me! xxxx send out some hints ;)

This GHD has totally changed my life! I can have my hair done in mintues and still have time for other things before I leave for work!

My mum has this ghd and i got my hands on it and it never went back , i love it . I swear that ghd's make straightening so much simpler , they are just way more easy to use and get the job done quicker with better results. i would never go back to my old cheepo straightner , i could not live without my GHD :)