I have had my Chi for a year and it already quit working. The indicator light won't stay on unless I push on the cermaic plate, which I can't do because it heats up so fast! My hairstylist said another girl she works with had the same problem as I did with her Chi. I loved my Chi but I don't know if I want to take the chance on getting another one.

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get the solia, it lasts longer. The CHI tends to short out before about a year.

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Get the Babyliss or the Metropolis !

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i have the same kind of hair andit works for me buy it girll :]

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I personally do not have a CHI flat iron. But I do have my hair "done" every two weeks. My hairdresser uses the CHI flat iron and it does wonders on my hair. I've been going to her for the past two year?, and I think shes been using the product for a couple of months. Because I have super thick ,coarse hair (as most black people like to put it, I have that good hair, LOL). It works so well, but I do not have the money to spend on one item. (Im a freshmen at college, a penny saved is a penny earned!!!)It has its pros and cons. Pros: most reviewers said its professionally styling right in your hands, breaking minimium, straigthens wonderfully, etc. Cons: on a lot of these reviews most people said it burns out by the end of one year or quicker and it does no have an temperature adjustement. IT REALLY DOES WORKS. If only it was a tid-bit cheaper and if I knew how long the product will last.

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It's broken. I have the same problem and returned it already.

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My Chi has the same "odor" at times, usually from hair product residue collected on the iron. When the iron is cold, it can be scraped off and cleaned with a tissue without product. Once or twice I have used small amounts of alcohol on just the plates of the iron to clean it, then left the iron off for about a week to make sure everything has evaporated. I'm not sure I'd SUGGEST this method of cleaning, because the iron gets HOT and it could be dangerous, but I have done this with success (and care) in the past.

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Solia because it's cute and it lasts longer than CHI

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use glue that can with stand the heat

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trust me....it will not work! I plugged my chi into the wall in europe without turning it on...it started smoking already!

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i use the Chi in Singapore, which is 220v. I use a converter with it, and it works fine! Just make sure your converter power (in watts) is higher than your Chi power. My Chi is 30W, so I'm using a 70W converter.

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agreed. it will definitely not work in europe. I experienced the same as the other person who responded. mine started smoking within about 3 seconds, and that was before I even turned it on. This happened with an expensive converter and adapter.

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I went to Scotland and the minute I got there, I went to use my chi on my friends hair (with a coverter, of course) and my CHI started smoking, the plates caved in, and his hair literally melted off (no joke!)I wouldnt advise using a CHI that you bought in America oversees!

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first of all if you want to have a beautiful hair you have to not only use straightner and thats it okay my hair will look awful with all straighteners but this is wat i do and my hair its tottaly awesome now! =use head and shoulders,smooth and silky =leave the conditoiner for about 5 minutes =the you wash it off with cold water =then when your hair is damp apply some tresseme heat protector =when its dry straighten by sections and now it takes me like 30-45min.[[it use to take me like 2hrs,30minutes!]]

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