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Dont do it!
Reviewer:
OC girl
Thu Mar 12 2009
So, I have now owned my CHI for 3 years. Big mistake. I have wavy/curly/frizzy hair, past my shoulders in length. I used to have highlights in it, now I am back to natural brown. So you are probably wondering why I have had it for 3 years and gave it such a bad review. When I first started using it, I thought that it was incredible. Well, that was because it did straighten my hair. I had the HAI before. Didnt get hot enough to really smoothen my hair. So, now after having the CHI for 3 years, let me tell you, IT DAMAGES YOUR HAIR! It has taken me forever to try and grow out my hair. And now I am going to need to cut off 3 inches to get the healthy hair back.
This straightner will pull your hair at the ends, this is after using it for a while. And I take great care of my hair! I deep condition it once a week, dont wash it everyday and dont blow dry it everyday.
I am now going to try the Sedu, because the reviews. Really save your hair and dont get this. It is not worth it!
Burnt out on the Chi
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Curly Top
from Huntsville, TX Tue Mar 10 2009
I have used the chi for 7 years, and have gone thru 5. Plates have fallen off, and the cord always misses up. But it does straiten hair well so I have just forgiven it. If you get one, don't expect the life span to last. I will not buy another one. I think for the price, it should be better made and I've spent enough money on it. Will try the babyliss titanium.
Very dissatisfied!
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Ann
from Maine Tue Mar 10 2009
I had this straightener for less than a year and it quit. Too much money to pay for something that doesn't last. The same thing happened to my daughter's and my daughter-in-law.
CHI is overrated!!
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Brandi
Tue Mar 10 2009
CHI's use to be the best thing, but my opinion is they're getting old and not advancing. Don't get me wrong the CHI does straighten the hair. But there are many downfalls to this iron. One-it fries your hair, destroys it. Two-the plates get lose easy and will pull pieces of hair out (painful!). Three-they break easily. Four-there's no temperature adjustment, it gets way too hot for hair. And five-the plastic outside gets extremely hot, untouchable almost!
Its 2009, time to move on from the CHI! Once you try a FHI (my love) or the GHD (my new love, just to poor right now!) you'll forget about the CHI. CHI's a great company but they need to step up the technology and come up with a new, improved CHI! Come on Farouk!
Its good but breaks your hair!
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Michelle Walters
Fri Mar 06 2009
The CHI is a really good hair straightener, but it makes me have a billion split ends! Talk about grtting your hair cut like evry 2 months! It really does a good job of straigtening my hair, and really does a good job of BREAKING my hair at the ends! I reccomend it, but just be ready for split ends! by:Michelle Walters
i have had 5 chis in 6 years
Reviewer:
A
from fresno,ca Mon Mar 02 2009
I have had 5 chi's in 6 years. i have thick wavy hair and for some reason after a year they short out. Folica replaces them if it is before a year but my luck is it goes out at about 14 or 15 months. But i keep going back to them. Best straightener out there. Unfortunatelly they dont last... i have no choice but to keep buying them. Wish chi would fix this problem
AWESOME
Reviewer:
MORGAN
Sat Feb 28 2009
I LOVE IT
not worth it
Reviewer:
anonymous
from Albuquerque NM Wed Feb 25 2009
Igot the chi straighter a couple of months ago i have really thick, wavey, curly, poofy, hair. AT first it worked great but soon even with heat protecting spray it fried my hair now i have really damaged hair and had to cut it. I would not recomend this straighter
Still working after 4 years
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Sunny
Wed Feb 25 2009
My husband gave me a CHI for Christmas 4 years ago and I'm still straightening or flipping my hair every day with it. I've read lots of reviews that say the CHI only lasts a year. My stylist told me the secrets are to never use the on/off switch, just unplug the device, and to not wrap the cord around the body for storage. Apparently, the CHI problems are with the switch and the cord. Hope this advice helps someone!
Pretty good!!
Reviewer:
C.C.
from California Tue Feb 24 2009
The CHI is the best hair straightener I have ever had had! I have really frizzy hair and have tried 4 other hair straighteners before, but none of them would straighten my hair. After using it, it left my hair really silky and soft, but most importantly straight!!! The only negative about it is that it leaves some "fly away" hairs. But besides that it's great! I bought this last week and it got to my house in about 5 days, so it ships real fast!
wow,it's horrible
Reviewer:
ananomis
Sat Feb 21 2009
i can't belive what i had found out.My chi just broke a week ago and i had just had it for 3 months. my friend told me about it and i tried it but its horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe it worked good on her hair since her hair was already straight, but i have big curly hair and it tok me 30 minutes to straighten my hair. and you would think if your paying 72 dollars it would be good but its not!
Reviewer:
nothing
Tue Feb 17 2009
What ever you do, DON'T BUY ONE AT JCPENNY!!! i bought mine and i opened it and the switch was already broken and it was all scratched and dented and smelled like burnt hair or hair spray, it look liked someone used it for a year, and brought it back it was horrible :( BUT i tried my friends that was brand new, and i loved it!!
2nd CHI in 2 years!?!?!?!
Reviewer:
mindy
from Kansas City, MO Mon Feb 16 2009
On my second CHI in 2 years!!?!??? Not happy that it stops working right after the warranty is up..............started with a Wigo and although the CHI is quicker I think I will stick with the Wigo. Gave my first Wigo to my sister and it still works after 5 years!!! Now I have to replace mine a 3rd time but not with a CHI. They need a better warrant to get my business again!
Reviewer:
Karly
Sun Feb 15 2009
I had the CHI for under a year and it just stopped working. Out of nowhere - I just went to plug it in one day and it wouldn't turn on. Yes, the CHI worked well with my hair, but I refuse to spend so much money on one again.
Fabulous!
Reviewer:
Nichole
from Washington State Sun Feb 15 2009
I was surprised at how fast this can make my hair sleek and straight(er). I have a remmington that didn't work that well and would have to go over my hair several times to get it the way I like. I went over my hair ONCE and it was great, my hair looks shiny and healthy! Great buy!
This straightener fries your hair....
Reviewer:
Belle
from California Fri Feb 13 2009
I've used a drugstore bought one that works better.
Please don't waste your money. I swear, it made my hair look like hay :( It's going to take me forever to get it healthy again.
I use heat protectant spray, but now my hair is crap cuz of this straightener.
Please get a Sedu or Solia. Just not the CHI. NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE SAY. And if you use a lot of hair products with your CHI, it burns down the ceramic plates...
Just don't get this, unless you want straight, fried looking hair! yay!.....
pros and cons. what hair type it is for
Reviewer:
Kelsey
from Canada Thu Feb 12 2009
I got my chi a couple days ago in mail. And this is what I think. Pros: It straightens really WELL. Heats up really fast. Light.
Cons: There's no temperature control, which is a big turn off for me, because my hair is already straight, i only use it to fix some light frizz, bangs, ends, etc. Second, the straightener gets really hot, not just plates. And u've to really careful when u use it because it gets so hot it burns you. In the end, I decided that the chi wasn't a good purchase for someone like me, I should have gotten the solia instead. But this would be an awesome product for people with curly, wavy, frizzy, unmanageable hair who need to straighten their hair every morning. It straightens like crazy. But if you already have healthy, straight hair and you only need straighteners to style your hair not to actually straighten it, then you might wanna reconsider this product. With no temp. control, you might burn/ruin your healthy hair. Hope this helps.
I'm on my second pair!
Reviewer:
Ann
from Chicago, IL Wed Feb 11 2009
I purchased my first CHI Irons in December of 2003. I worked in a salon and they worked better on my clients thick, course hair better than my marcelle irons...which are extremly hot. I eventually started using them on my thick curly hair and have been in Love with them since. I recently purchased my second pair from the Folica web site after my Mom accidentially dropped mine on the bathroom floor. The price I paid here was better than what I paid in 2003!!!! You can't beat a Great product and a Great price!!!
Most amazing straightner ever.
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Ariane
Wed Feb 11 2009
Over the past 6 years I have gone through about a $20-40 straightner a year. I've been coveting the CHI for 4 years and about six months ago finally decided to shell out the money for one, since it'd eventually pay for itsself. It is the most amazing straightner ever made. My hair is very uncooperative and before the CHI I would have to blow dry my hair and then immediately straighten it if I didn't want to have nasty hair. Now I can let my hair air dry and go wavy, and then it straightens PERFECTLY immediately, only one or two times over! If you're hesitant to buy because of the price, realize that you will for sure get your moneys worth.
The best ever!
Reviewer:
maria
Tue Feb 10 2009
I love this straightener it works so well i havereally wavy/curly hair and it works great! 'Tt was my mom's and she hd it for 5 years and then she gave me it and i've had it for 3 yrs!and we hv droped it a couple of times and it still works! BUY IT!
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