My friend Maddy and I were hiking the other day, as we’ve been doing for years. Seriously, start taking hikes or walks with your friends instead of lunches or coffee, I swear it’ll change your life and friendships for the better.
Maddy is a Crossfit Games athlete and in seriously amazing shape. She got me started with adding protein powder to my shakes and I was telling her that the powders have literally changed my life.
Her response was “I’m so, so happy to hear that, that’s why I tell people about them.”
It was so pure and really cut to the truth of why I blog.
I love being able to recommend things that truly work and will improve someone’s day-to-day, just like Maddy with her protein powder.
Which brings me to this brand, ghd. Short for “Good Hair Day.” I discovered this brand at the 2014 NYX Face Awards.
Later that year, I won an Instagram hair styling contest that ghd was hosting. The prize? All four of their curling irons. I opened that package and was so happy. It was magic.
This review will cover the eclipse flat iron, the air professional performance hairdryer, and the paddle brush. They also have a new flat iron, called the platinum, that is similar to the eclipse. Not gonna lie, you’d probably be (more than) happy with either flat iron.
My old blowdryer, which was pricey, broke this year. The cord snapped and it was bye-bye for Bonzo. Frustrating. But, I knew ghd made a dryer and thought it would probably be as good as the curling irons.
It has completely surpassed my expectations. First, the cord is super thick and the dryer is incredibly well built, but still fairly lightweight. It has all the right speeds and temperature controls.
But my favorite thing about this dryer is how it makes your hair feel. Like all ghd heat styling tools, my hair somehow feel better after using it. Which is unlike any experience I’ve ever had with heat styling tools before.
I had just sort of come to grips with the fact that if I wanted to blow dry, curl, or flat iron my hair, it would be fried. And that I would have to cut it off those fried ends every 2-3 months. But ghd tools are so gentle on my hair!
ghd uses a combination of science and input from stylists to develop their products. Which shows is how well the products perform and also how well they function. The blow dryer has ions closer to the nozzle, to smooth your hair.
That extra thick cord? That’s from a stylist who knows when you invest in a high quality dryer and need it to last through 20 blow dries a day, every aspect of the dryer has to be protected.
The flat iron body extends down to protect the cord so it won’t snap off. This attention to detail really makes ghd stand out from the crowd. These well thought-out details make me feel like the tools will last years longer.
It amazes me how much better the quality and color of my hair stays while using ghd stylers.
I’m so grateful I found ghd and I’m so happy to be able to share them with you. Their stylers are a very worthwhile investment.
Onto the technical review!
ghd Professional Performance Hairdryer, $225:
Not going to lie, at first I thought $35 for a brush seemed high. Then I remembered that the famed Mason Pearson brush starts at $150. Put things in perspective for me.
You can find these stylers online here:
You can see more of the design in this video:
Help me, I’m a hoarder and can’t throw these boxes out. Seriously though, when even the package is this beautiful and thought out, you know the product is going to be well designed!!
I hope this review was helpful! If you heat style a lot, or just want to have styling equipment that lasts, ghd is a truly worthwhile investment. I love finding brands that surpass my expectations!!
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Thank you for reading! xo…
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Molly, our hair thickness and texture looks similar. What’s your full routine from unstyled dry to blow-out babe gorgeous? I dont use hair dryers but the ghd dlat iron is tempting me.
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