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
Reviewer:
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
Reviewer:
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...
Reviewer:
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........
Reviewer:
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.
Reviewer:
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!
The best Iron So far
Reviewer:
TJ
from Houston, TX Wed Jun 11 2008
I have tried many different flat irons before in the past. This one is the best so far. After 2 1/2 months without a perm, using it with the Chi Silk Infusion it makes my coarse african-american hair look like I just got a fresh perm, light and bouncy. I love it. I love the multiple tempature settings as well so I can use the medium setting on my daughters hair.
flat iron
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Molly
from Ohio Wed May 14 2008
I love it. My daughter has one and I tried it and the rest is history.
Pretty good
Reviewer:
Stefiny
from Titusville, Florida Sun May 11 2008
I've had a 1" turbo for almost 2 1/2 years and it's worked great until a few months ago. I use to use it everyday but lately i only use it about every 2 days but everytime i go out of town and wrap the cord around it, it only works when the cord is in a certain spot. I've talked to other people that have had this problem but it's still a great product and well worth the money.
Excellent
Reviewer:
Noorddin
from Canada Mon Apr 28 2008
I buy it for my Wife and Found that its give her a quick way to get ready and straight her hairs. i am happy with my decision and recommend every one to go for it.
Been through two and neither worked, will never buy antoher CHI
Reviewer:
annon
Sun Apr 27 2008
I have kind of thin wavy hair hair and I was given one of these for Christmas and within the year warrenty it just stoppped turning on, pushed the reset button and tried different outlets, everything, so I exchanged it and got another one. The second one never got as hot as it was suppose to (doesn't even steam when it is all the way up), broke my ends (even with heat protectants), makes my hair dull and frizzy, the felt doesn't stay on and has burned me several times, and half the time by hair waves right back out, even with products.
I thought that since the CHI was supposed to be one of the best it was just something I would have to live with or drop a lot of money for a better one.
I tried my friend's babybliss the other day and it worked amazingly, my hair has never looked that good by using a CHI. So I got on folica and started looking for a new flat iron ended up with a Sedu and can't wait to get it and actually have straight hair.
I don't recommend these, don't waste the money or i recommend constantly returning it before the warranty runs out to ensure it will keep working. CHI would have to make some serious improvements to make me want to even thing about buying another one of their products
Great for 1.5 yrs
Reviewer:
Lori Danielsen
from Folsom,Ca Thu Apr 24 2008
I bought my Chi Turbo from Folica Dec '07(best price!). I was amazed at how well it worked with getting my curly/wavy/heavy/course hair so straight and smooth, rather quickly I must add.
But one day in April '08 I started to use it before work and BAM! It quit working. I had to speed down to another store and buy another one before work ! I still have it and think there is a short in the cord.I turned it on the next day to test it,it came on when I fooled around w/ the cord.It's too expensive to break after 1.5 years. But it is by far the BEST iron I have ever had.
The best money spent
Reviewer:
Caroline
from tampa, fl. Thu Apr 24 2008
I bought my chi about 4 years ago and it is STILL working like it did four years ago. With hair halfway down my back, and about thick as a horses tail made my hair sooooooooo soft and shiny and extremly striaght. I have never gotten so much use out of one thing for this long of a time. :]
Best straightener for four years!
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Monica
from Riverside, CA Thu Apr 03 2008
I bought my Chi Turbo in 2004 and it worked wonders on my hair and on everyone else who go to use it. Amazing! The reason I enjoyed it so much is because I have brunette and blonde hair, and I was able to change the heat settings to be less hot on my blonde parts. Anyway, this was a wonderful product! Went through a tough four years.
stopped working
Reviewer:
leah
Thu Apr 03 2008
Loved it, worked great until it broke only three months after I got it. I think a product that cost over $100 should defenitely last longer than 3 months, and that's taking good care of it.
LOVE MY CHI!!!
Reviewer:
Loralei
from Cape Cod Mon Mar 31 2008
I started the hair straightening revolution among my friends. I have really thick, curly hair and I wanted a change without having to go to the salon to get it done. I had a superstar hair straightener that I purchased AGES ago and it just recently broke. My friend fell in love with hair straighteners and asked for one for her birthday. her mother bought her a chi (she didn't know the kind I had. the other day while getting ready for a party for someone special I asked to borrow her straightener and it has been love ever since for me and my chi :) It makes my hair perfectly staight without friz. love it. worth every dime. Trust me i am really picky when it comes to things I claim to love. Spoil yourself...get a chi!!!!
Worth the money!!!
Reviewer:
Laura
from Mobile,AL Fri Mar 28 2008
I just used my new turbo chi for the first time! My hair looks great. With my old straightener it would take FOREVER to straighten my wavy hair and I would get so frustrated.. but with my chi, it only took 5 mins! I love this thing! Don't listen to the people who say its horrible!
Ok but not great
Reviewer:
Mamady
from woodbridge, virginia Thu Mar 27 2008
I tried this flat iron solia and own a sedu.
Years ago when ceramic flat irons came onto the scene it was all about CHI CHI CHI. I was going to buy one until I came to this website and read reviews about its unrealiability. I used my co-worker's chi and it was nice BUT it pulled on the hair and it dind't glide that smoothly.
So I somehow found this website and bought a sedu which to me has comprable results but is a little smoother and softer, doesn't pull, and best of all there were no bad reviews about it dying out months into ownership.
Now I love my Sedu but expensive isn't always better. If I was going to reccomend a flat iron to someone I would say Solia I feel that its basically a less expensive version of sedu. I plan to get a solia because I need a 1inch to create flips and that is hard to do with a 1.5 inch flat iron.
Whatever you choose just take your time to research. Maybe the $30 one at wal-mart gets the job done for you or maybe the $100 one works better for your hair. But I would highly reccomend folica good customer services, good promotions, and nice perks like free shipping over $70
CHI Made My Hair Dry!
Reviewer:
Kim
Wed Mar 19 2008
I'm sorry, but I really wanted to like the CHI Turbo flat iron. I've heard so many good reviews that I thought I would give it a try in December '07. I have been using it for a few months now. My hair is always dry after all that time spent flat ironing. It's so dry that even the products (serums, oils) that I put in afterwards don't seem to work. I even started to question the heat protection products that I was using. I basically used almost every product that you can think of like CHI serum, Redken and a few other products, and my hair would still be dry afterwards. I want sleek and shine hair, and CHI just doesn't give that to me.
After a little evaluation and some research I found that there were some people with my hair type(4a/b hair and African American) who feel the same way and didn't get the same results. I gave up on this iron, and it is now sitting on my shelf. I recently ordered a Solia flat iron. I hope this flat iron works well based on the reviews. If it doesn't work out well then I will try the Sedu. I just don't want to put my hair through the CHI like experience again.
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