CHI Turbo 1"
Reviewer:
Jodi
from Texas Sun Apr 06 2008
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Okay first of all, I would have to say that by reading others' reviews and due to my own experiences, this flat iron's effectivness may just depend on your hair type. I have never had any problems with my Chi. I actually had the red limited edition one that I gave to my sister and she has had it for over 2 years. I have had this one for over a year and a half. I also know 2 other people in my family who have had their's for over two years. Either other people received a faulty one or they just don't take care of it as they should. The thing about it is, is that when you go to a salon and they use a Chi flat iron on your hair, they will also probably use a good quality shampoo/conditioner and also other hair products like Biosilk, Redken Antisnap, a heat protector, etc. It doesn't matter what flat iron you use, you always get better results when you combine it with some really great hair products. I have fine, naturally curly hair and it has always worked great on my hair. I use Biosilk, Redken Antisnap, and Redken Align 12. The CHI has still always worked better for me than other flat irons that would break or "fry" my hair. Just make sure that you don't wrap the cord around the iron as it tells you in the instructions. Just take care of it. (Be gentle with it) :) And you will mostly likely have no problems with it. Just keep in mind that if you heatstyle your hair almost everyday with the best or worst quality tools, you will definitely need some really good hair products to keep your hair from drying out. Now, my face expression in my photo may seem a little weird..lol, but I just wanted you to see my hair and what the Chi does for me.
not bad
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Anonymous
from Kansas Tue Oct 02 2007
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This was my first expensive straightener I bought, and I was very satisfied since I'd only had cheap drugstore ones to compare it to. Unfortunately, I had to take it back and exchange it because the red felt started peeling and sometimes I had to turn the cord in a certain direction to get it to stay on. Luckily my warrenty wasn't up. However, with the replacement one, after several months there was a hole in the cord and it was sparking, which made me very nervous. I bought a third one, the Bling CHI (limited edition), and had it for about 8 months when it too started sparking..only this time on the On/Off switch, right next to my face!! This straightener did an amazing job straightening my stubborn curly and frizzy hair in a short amount of time and making it stay that way, even in humid weather (see pics above; I'm on the left in the top one) but I think it should have more than a one-year warrenty for as often as it breaks and as much as it costs.
Still love it
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J'anelle
from Dallas, TX Tue Aug 14 2007
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I prefer the regular CHI iron to the Turbo, but mine was a gift 2 years ago and I'm totally happy with it. I have the kinkiest tangliest curly hair you can imagine and I have had it all my life and it wasn't until I got a CHI iron that I discovered my "white girl hair" as me and my friends call it. It lifts with the slightest breeze, isnt heavy, and I don't have to use chemical relaxers. I adore my CHI. and with my old flat irons it was a 2 hour + ordeal to straighten my hair, and now I can get it done in about 30-40 minutes which may seem like a long time but when you have hair like mine it is a flash. I love it!!
Great! Until it breaks a year later...
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Jennifer
from Shreveport, LA Sat Aug 11 2007
This is the second Chi straightener I have had. My sister has had about four Chi straighteners. Every Chi straightener we have had broke after a year - every single one. We bought different ones every time. Every time - they broke. Mine has a short or something. It gets a little bit hot and then quits. The light blinks, too (it's supposed to just stay on). I LOVE the Chi straightener. It does a great job. I would say that this Chi doesn't get as hot as the original Chi I had. I am just very disappointed that it broke, like all the others. It's kind of an expensive product, so replacing it really irritates me. So. Just so you know. If you buy this Chi - or any other Chi - it will most likely break after one year - it may even last a year and a half. Woohoo.
It's okay but........
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Tori
Thu Jan 18 2007
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I am an African American woman with natural curly hair that recently purchased the Turbo Chi 1 inch. In my opinion it is okay. I had my stylist (who uses the original 1 inch Chi) to use both irons to make a comparison, she stated that the Original one gets hotter than the Turbo (even though we put the Turbo on the highest setting, the Orginal doesn't have a setting switch) but she said it does the job however I would have to go over my hair about 2 to 3 times to get the same affect. Also she stated that individuals with fine hair may benefit from the Turbo. I may purchase the Original or another one (Sedu) in the future but I'm sticking with mine!!!!
ceramic flat irons : Chi vs Solia
Reviewer:
Karen
from San Jose, Ca Fri Jun 23 2006
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I bought the Solia flat iron first. I was ver satisfied with the results. It is easy to use and glides through my hair leaving it shiny and FLAT. My sister works at a hair salon and told me that all the hair stylists use Chi and said it was the best. So I bought the Chi even though I was happy with the Solia flat iron. Wow! what a difference. The Chi did not glide easy through my hair nor did it make it flat or shiny. I used the chi on one side of my head and the solia on the other. The Winner is Solia!! hand down. I have done this several times using various flat iron protecting products all with the same result. My hair has a year old perm and is colored every 6 weeks. The Solia was kind to my hair, the Chi fryed my hair ends which I had trimmed off. As everything in life what is good for one may not be good for another. The solia worked for my hair
Yea it works for me, and my hair needs alot to get it to cooperate.
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Me
from Los Angeles Mon Feb 27 2006
This prodyct was really good, I hope it last long though, Ihear it goes out after a few weeks, but I only used it once and it was great!!! I dont need to use several steps, now I just blow dry, then straighten its awesome!! My picture shows what the CHI did for my hair for a photoshoot! It was soo straight!
It works really good!
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Alyss
from Orting, WA Sun Jan 25 2009
I've had my chi turbo for a year and a half. It has worked great up until a few weeks ago. It has started to freak out and not heat up or not turn on. I think this is a great product but i thought that people should know that it isn't always perfect. Also i have used my friends chi's and they aren't the turbo version, and they work just as good and i would not reccomend spending the extra money to get the turbo.
Traveling Chi
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Kandra
from Chicago, IL Wed Jan 21 2009
I purchased my Chi about 1 year prior to receiving my job as a flight attendant. At my company, we had to fly all over the world, so that came with having to use a multiple amount of converters. We had spent most of our time in and out of Germany and Kuwait. Most of the girls on my crew ended up buying an additional flat iron that would work in the international plugs. That means they were carrying around 3 different flat irons. With my Chi, I didn't have to do that. I would plug in the converter plug and my Chi would work. It usually got a bit hotter than it normally would in the states, but other than that, I had no problems. Some of the girls that would use their flat irons from the states, that wasn't a Chi, would burn off pieces of their hair due to the iron getting too hot. The Chi never let me down. It has now been about 6 years with my Chi and it is about time to buy a new one, but I know I got my money's worth. The only problem I have with this one is that I wish it would get a bit hotter. Other than that, I love it!
Agreed.
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Jenna K
Sun Jan 18 2009
I love this hair straightener, it is the only one of its kind that makes my hair silky and soft. After exactly three years, it puttered out and stopped heating up like it was supposed to. This frustrates me as it is an expensive tool. I may look at other brands to see if they last longer than the Chi.
i love it
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casy
from lacy Sat Dec 06 2008
okay soo today i went and bought my first chi it is very expensive but soo far it works great i went and bought other straaitiner but this won left my hair soo smoth and yes i really love it
ps if you by a chi take good care of it
Great iron, until it broke...
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Pam
from South Texas Wed Nov 26 2008
I have very normal hair. Pretty easy to straighten, if I air dry it, it gets a tad wavy and a little poofy (I live in south Texas so the humidity does that)but not bad. I bought this iron about a year ago and it worked great! One morning, as usual, I go to turn my iron on, and it's shorting out!! The on light was flickering and the plates never got hot!! I was so upset! After reading other reviews, I realized this happens to alot of the Chi irons right around the year mark... ironically right after the warranty is up!! So I replaced my beloved Chi with a Solia iron and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! I also love the 2 year warranty Solia comes with!!
I hate this product.
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Mel
Thu Nov 20 2008
I bought this to replace my regular CHI iron that broke.
It SUCKS.
It is no way as hot as the regular CHI.
I thought it was me, but my daughter tried it also, and she concurred.
I purchased another regular CHI.
The only problem is now it has a plug with a GFI, so it's a problem with a 2-plug socket, as it only plugs in one way.
my hair is actually straight!
Reviewer:
meg
from saint petersburg, florida Sun Nov 16 2008
this straightnener works amazing! my friend had one before it got stolen at camp and now i am ordering one for mself! it took no time at all for my really wavy hair. if you use the oil that comes wth it it looks evenbetter. this product is simply amazing! i cant wait to get mine!
great product but...
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jennifer
from Texas Tue Sep 23 2008
this is a great product i have very thick and curly hair and it turned out very straight even when i left it over a couple of nights because im not willing to get up early enough to straigten it. but last week it stopped heating and the warrenty went out in may, i haed only had this straigtner a year and a half, so great product just think before you buy.
Works great until it breaks!!!
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Jamie
from Texas Mon Sep 22 2008
I have gone through both the Chi 2" and the Chi 1" flat irons. Both of them worked superb until a year later when they would no longer heat like they should and they made my hair staticky after that year. I started off with the 2" and after the year, I went ahead and bought the 1" b/c my hair was shorter and I really liked the way my other one had worked. I was very lenient on buying another Chi since they are more expensive than most others. But I went ahead and bought the 1" thinking that maybe I got a defective 2" one. To no avail, the 1" has now done the exact same thing my 2" did and that was stop working after the 1st year. I asked my hair stylist which one she uses and she told me what it was which I can't remember right now, but said she did use the Chi's all the time until she continuously had to buy them due to the fact they were no longer working and they only come with a 1 year warranty!! The one she uses now has a 3 year warranty on it and has had no problems!! I will be calling to find out which one it is b/c I will not be wasting my money on another Chi to have it break down after another year when the warranty is out-dated!!
2 in 2 years
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- C
from CA Sat Sep 13 2008
So I just went through my second Chi in two years . . . they break often! I was very disappointed since they are so costly - I would expect this out of a cheaper brand but of course it happened with my $100+ iron . . . my conair curling iron has last 10 years!! I liked the way that it handled but the quality of the product did not last. I am going to try to return mine to the company since the iron broke because of electrical problems - I hope the company has good customer service otherwise I'm done with Chi. =(
owned 3 already..
Reviewer:
Kelly
from Ohio Tue Jul 29 2008
I am sixteen years old and i started using the chi about 3 or so years ago.. i bought the 2" one because my hair is pretty thick, long, and curly. i reallllyyy loved this straightener it takes me about 12 minutes to straighten my hair, versus the 40 minutes it takes me with all of my friends straighteners. i reccomend using a brush with straightening it, because it makes it smoother and silkier. the only problem i have had with my chi is that after a year or so it breaks. i thought i was the only person that this was happening to.. but after reading a lot of reviews i see that it happens a lot. such a shame because this straightener really is incredible and does not damage my hair at all. i recently purchased a sedu to see if it would last any longer then my chi, but have not recieved it in the mail yet. so bottom line is that this is a very exelent straightener but kind of a risky purchase seeing is that is breaks after one year.
pretty good
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kenz
Sun Jul 13 2008
i have thick messy curly, and poofy hair this straightened my hair very well but it made my hair static alot... :)
Worked good 4 a while
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Jessica Garcia
from Colusa California Fri Jul 11 2008
This straightener is actually pretty good! it works alot beetter than those ones sold at like walmart n stuff. it was my 1st expensive iron i bought so i had a hard time decidiing if i should get it or not. it left my hair really soft and silky and it actually lasted through out the whole day... it took me like 20 min or less to straiten my hair and i literally have very thick hair and when i get out of the shower and let it dry it is very very puffy.
i gave it 4 stars cuz it did work good but now it is broken because the cord were it connects to the straitener is broken:( i miss it.. now i am looking 4 a new one and thinking bout getting the Sedu Ionic Ceramic Tourmaline Flat Iron (1 1/2")
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