Up until early last year I had pretty long hair for a guy, but due to good advice from my hairdresser I took the plunge and had much of it chopped off - leaving only a substantial fringe (just enough to hide the fact I'm nearly 30 and suffering from a terribly aggressive receding hairline). Despite my hair getting thinner by the day, its actually still quite thick on top and I suffer (woe is me) from very fluffy hair after its been washed. If any men know the secret to nice, 'normal' hair, then let me know - but so far for my entire life my hair bouffants in an alarming way after a good wash. When I had longer hair, it had to be straightened after every wash, and I still  Read the complete review

I bought these straighteners about two years ago and they're still going. Heat There are three heat settings, so you can choose depending on what type of hair you have. The temperature goes up to 230C. The straighteners don't get too warm when you're holding them even when you have them on for a long time. They don't overheat. On/Off There is an on off button on the straighteners and a blue light indicates that it's on. This is really useful and makes it much less likely that you'll leave it on by accident. The blue light flashes until it's ready to use and then just stays blue, which only takes about 15-30 seconds. ...  Read the complete review

I got these straightners about 6 months ago and I think they are great. I have tryed GHD and I think they are the same as them. My hair is naturally kinky and wavy so I need to have a good pair of straightners. I love it when my hair is straight. When mine other pair of straightners stoped working for me I had a look around and I saw the Babyliss 2088U pro 230 elegance. I bought them for £75.00 but now you can get them for about £35.00 from amazon and ebay. They take about 30 seconds heat up and top temperature of 230°C. The first time I used them I washed my hair and dryed it. I put my new straightners on and I sectioned my hair by the time I had ...  Read the complete review

So, there I was one day happily straightning my hair with my GHD's when they stopped working I went into a blind panic for several reasons 1. my hair without straightning is like Sideshow Bob's; 2. GHD's cost around £100 and 3. I can barely afford the essentials, therefore, no chance of affording a new paid of GHD's and my birthday isn't till October! After remembering my Mum bought some straightners that she never used as she decided she couldn't live without GHD's it was my only option to use to Babyliss 2088U. The last time I uses anything other the GHD's was around 6 years ago so was skeptical about these straightners working. After doing some ...  Read the complete review

Most straighteners I've used, feel like they are burning my hair to a dry frazzle, despite being on a low setting, and despite spraying protector on my hair. Babyliss's Straighteners, however, are more gentle on my hair yet stills gives a definite flat style that leaves the hair looking just as well conditioned as it was before using them. Sometimes I've found I do need to stroke it through my hair a few times for the stubborn curls to straighten, but as it leaves my hair feeling smooth and not damaged, I don't actually mind -- it doesn't add much time! It features three heat settings which is useful when I want to style my fringe (low setting), or thicker amounts ...  Read the complete review