Straightening curly hair?

[imknotblonde13]

I have rather wavy to curly hair and ive been straightning it for about a year and my hair is extremly damaged. Does anyone know of good products to use before you straighten it or a good flat iron that wont fry my hair???

 

[seditionary]

CERAMIC straighteners...
ceramic in big... coz if u use any other they r badddd

plus THE only good straighteners to use are GHD (good hair day)
they are THE best... and only straighteners i would ever let touch my hair...

they are great have different models, normal, mens, afro hair, models...
n use ghd iron oil each time before u straighten..
plus u shud not straighten ur hair each day as this will ffff it up big style

good luck

 

[imknotblonde13]

I use a ceramic now but it still damages my hair where do you get the GHD?

 

[seditionary]

specialist salons...

i got mine online..
go on kellkoo or just use google... n u will find the site...

their own site is the best for price.. well it was wen i got mine... in summer last year

 

[imknotblonde13]

what is the name of the straightner you use and how much was it in dollars?

 

[seditionary]

i have the mens straightener from ghd...
in dollars... i dunno the exchange rate
in pounds i paid 90 n got the iron oil as well

 

[imknotblonde13]

ok thanks for your help

 

[Dubuc]

Hi, I have very curly hairs and I wanted to know if I could straighten them? I would like to cut them shorter, maybe to make something different kind of a ''Mohawk'' style, but more fashionned and shorter. But for that, I need straight hair, could it be possible?
A bit like this, with maybe shorter hairs on the side, and a bit longer on the top.

And do you think it would be nice on me??(be truthfull)
Here is me:

 

[Dubuc]

nobody?

 

[Hipkitten]

I wish I knew more about this subject cause I'd love to help. All I can come up with is to try straightening your hair before you take the plunge and cut it. Maybe a chemical straighter or a flat iron would be a good idea. See if your hair is manageable when straight. Also, take a photo to your stylist – he or she will be able to tell you what’s reasonable for your hair type.

 

[TokyoVogue]

uh the only thing i know
is that you should never comb yor hair with a brush if dry and straightened.

maybe you should cut it and not put gel on it and just let your curls run free
like bob dylan or a young paul newman

 

[Hipkitten]

That Paul Newman look is sexy

 

[longlegsue]

I love messy curly hair on guys..but I would ease up on the gel. The worst thing is stiff plasticy curls.If you really want to cut and straighten your hair though, go for it! Your hair will grow back if you end up not liking it.

 

[bohemian rhapsody]

I think you would look better with hair about the length it is now or slightly longer.

No gel.

 

[Dubuc]

Thanx for the advices people


My hair is a TOTAL mess if I don't put any gel. Worst than this Bob Dylan picture.
I'll try to take a pic of my hair after my shower and show you what it looks like dry and no gel

I'll think about that haircut... It seems that short hair doesnt fit me ( gurlz advise) oh well...
I like this Paul Newman pic though! I would love to have hair like that... ill see!

 

[LaceFab4]

That Paul Newman look is sexy

Yes, yes it tis...

 

[elysee]

For straightening your hair, esp short hair - best thing would be to use Kerastase... the Nutri-liss (leave in conditioner) is amazing and can really improve the texture of your hair, making it a lot easier to straighten... Once it's straightened, the Aveda Control Paste is wicked for hold - just use less/more for different hold control...

It has worked really well for me - I have curly/wavy hair - and I'm mixed, so I've got that intense Asian coarseness. The Kerastase makes my hair feel almost fine, which is crazy! And I use my BabyLiss ceramic hair straightener... At any rate, maybe try that and see how it works...

 

[Dubuc]

Is that a long term straightening? Cuz I want something that will last, even if my hair are wet and stuff like that. You know, I want to straighten my hair so I could go in the shower and put gel and they will still be straight .!

Thanx!

 

[Tinetush]

I would love to help you, but I don't know what you could do to straighten your hair, sorry :Flower:
But I love Bob Dylan's hair, I think that it's very charming with kinda short curls, a friend of mine has that and it looks great.

 

[SweetLove]

Well there is such a thing as a men's flat iron. similar to a woman's only the iron is only 3/4" thick or so and made by a men's company. I only know this because my friend owns a salon(and yeah, he uses it sometimes). So for going out and such, that's a very real option. Kinda metro, but if you want to get rid of curls it would probably only take you 5 minutes.