HOWEVER much heat defence spray you use, running piping hot irons through your hair can feel like a recipe for damage and endless split-ends.
The GHD Platinum+ hair straighteners are here to combat that issue, built with ultra-zone technology that adjusts to suit your hair, promising a personalised styling experience. They're the brand's priciest tool, so we decided to see if they're worth it.
GHD Platinum+ Review
- GHD Platinum+ hair straightener, £189 from GHD – buy here
Pros
- Leave your hair feeling shiny and healthy
- Easy to use
- Heat up really quickly
- Long-lasting effects
Cons
- More expensive than other designs
What's the difference between the GHD Platinum and GHD Platinum Plus?
You might remember the GHD Platinum, but the GHD Platinum Plus has officially taken over its position as the brand's smart straighteners.
The GHD platinum + promises to reduce hair breakage by 20 per cent more than the original, along with providing two times more colour protection too.
Infinity sensors monitor the heat 250 times a second across the plates, adapting to the thickness and feel of your hair. Clever, huh?!
Is the GHD Platinum worth it?
First and foremost, you should know that our hair is naturally curly and annoyingly frizzy, which means that straighteners never really provide long-lasting or smooth results for us – humidity is not our friend.
But after sectioning our hair as recommended by the GHD booklet, and only waiting 15 seconds for the GHD Platinum+'s to heat up (!), we ran them over each section of our unruly strands and found it was so quick and easy to straighten the hair in just one glide each time.
Initially, our hair began to feel a bit flat because it was smoothing out at light speed, so we decided to attempt blow-dry effect waves. That worked well, but it was only the following day that we really noticed the magic, when we woke up with oh-so smooth tresses – an amazing result for our unmanageable frizz.
It's difficult to review whether the fact that the sensors monitoring heat 250 times a second is the culprit for leaving our hair so smooth, because you don't actually notice any alterations happening when you're using them. We would say that they're worth it for providing fast, long-lasting results though.
As the frame is thicker depth-wise than other designs, it feels like you're a lot less likely to burn yourself which is always a plus. Goodbye to those dodgy, love bite-esque straightener burns.
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Is GHD Platinum Plus better than GHD Gold?
Honestly, we haven't tried out the GHD Gold hair straightener so it is difficult for us to compare the two. But judging from the description of the Gold, it looks like it doesn't look after your hair as much as the Platinum+ does.
Made to produce waves, curls and sleek hairdos, the Gold is slimmer which optimises those styling techniques, yet there is less information on whether it works to protect from damaged hair.
The Platinum+ is thicker and also has a longer warranty – three instead of two years – which suggests that the quality is better.
One of the main differences between the Gold and the Platinum+ is that the latter has a wishbone hinge to align the plates perfectly, take from that what you will.
How to turn on GHD Platinum Plus straighteners
GHD has introduced an easy-to-use button in place of where their old switch was on the Original IV Styler – it's quite straightforward, simply press it to turn them on and then press and hold to turn them off again.
The best bit? They make a cool noise that belongs in sci-fi video game when you turn them on and off, as well as when they're ready. It's the little things.
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How long is the GHD Platinum Plus warranty?
A year longer than the original Platinum, the GHD Platinum+ straighteners have a reliable warranty of three years, showing that the brand clearly trusts their premium quality.
Other straighteners available at GHD have a two-year warranty, like the Gold, the Max or Mini, suggesting that these are their most durable design.
Where can I buy the GHD Platinum Plus straighteners?
There are sometimes sales on the official GHD website, so you can wait for those to bag the GHD Platinum+ straighteners for less than £189. Otherwise, the price is pretty consistent across all retailers.
Here's where you can find them:
- £189 from John Lewis – buy here
- £189 from GHD – buy here
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