4 Women In A Panic About Hair.ladies Help Please

[mozzman]

:eek: i told my:hmghost: wife and :dance3: 3 girls i had seen a thread that said uk straighteners were not performing well in the states due to a difference in power there,after much:sad2: :sad: :scared: :crazy2: :faint: :furious: i said i would check with the ladies of the dis to see if i was right or it was just another drunken late night session on the computer:rolleyes1 i hope straighteners work ok over there as without them i will be surrounded every morning by the cast of fraggle rock i suspect ;)thanks for any help:thumbsup2

[BingsingsWaltDisney]

Hi Mozzman,

Sorry not a "lady" but live with 3 :dance3: . We went to WDW last August, our hair straighteners etc did'nt quite measure up :) . ended up at Wal-mart buying U.S. ones.

Know what your going through enough to rip your hair out:rotfl2:

[AnitaCB]

I took my cheap Babyliss ones last year - didn't want to risk my beloved GHDs! They worked fine with an adaptor, although it took slightly longer to straighten.

[Jules224]

Another lady here in a panic now!!!! I will have to buy a baseball cap or something.

[paulh]

dont worry the us beer is still ok
Paulh

[natalielongstaff]

dont worry the us beer is still ok
Paulh

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[NeilDrum]

I get no where near the results with my ghds in the US due to the voltage difference.

Before I got my ghds, I use to use my old Vidal Sasoon straightners and these seem to work much better for some reason but again no where near what you get in the UK.

I no longer take my ghds with me but use my old VS ones !!

Claire

[Jules224]

BingsingsWaltDisney
Just noticed you have been to Springhill suites at LBV off there in 11 days time :banana: Is it a nice hotel, any advice? Many thanks

[UKDEB]

I used ghd's in Florida without a problem for a couple of trips (albeit that they don't get as hot as they do at home). Then, during a trip to New York 3 years ago, I couldn't even get the light to come on, let alone get them to warm up. I ended up paying a riduculous amount of money for a pair of US straighteners at Redken Fifth Avenue. I've been taking them to Florida with me ever since and I've never tried my ghd's there again, so I don't know whether they work there or not.

I do know that the latest ghd's (mark 4) are multi-voltage, so they should work in the US.

I'm not out there again until August, so if you want to borrow my US ones, PM me your address and I'll send them to you. The thought of your trip turning into the out-takes from Fraggle Rock is too much for me to bear! :rotfl:

[BingsingsWaltDisney]

Jules 224,

We have been twice now really enjoyed it. on the doorstep to DTD, and lots of eateries all round especially Bahama Breeze which is a must do. no complaints about hotel and breakfast in the morning is worth while (dont forget that you can come down and take breakfast back to your room which i did on many occasions because the girls took so long to do their HAIR:rotfl2: . hope you enjoy your hol let us know how it is and take loads of photos

[mozzman]

I used ghd's in Florida without a problem for a couple of trips (albeit that they don't get as hot as they do at home). Then, during a trip to New York 3 years ago, I couldn't even get the light to come on, let alone get them to warm up. I ended up paying a riduculous amount of money for a pair of US straighteners at Redken Fifth Avenue. I've been taking them to Florida with me ever since and I've never tried my ghd's there again, so I don't know whether they work there or not.

I do know that the latest ghd's (mark 4) are multi-voltage, so they should work in the US.

I'm not out there again until August, so if you want to borrow my US ones, PM me your address and I'll send them to you. The thought of your trip turning into the out-takes from Fraggle Rock is too much for me to bear! :rotfl:

thanks for the offer on the straightners very kind of you,but in a cruel twisted kind of way i am looking forward now to the chaos that comes from the unknown :dancer: WILL THEY WORK WON'T THEY:rotfl2: I will let you know the outcome when i get back.the new question is do i tell them they may not work or not hhhhmmm i will decide after i get my birthday presents i think:stir:thanks everyone:thumbsup2

[Steve and Sarah]

Straightners (And many other electrical things) will work but not as well. The US voltage is only 110v rather than the 230v we get in the UK - therefore onlt half as much juice going into them.

We ended up at Walmart and bought another pair (Which work on either 110 or 230v) for next to nothing and Sarah uses them both sides of the Atlantic 9(with the relevent pin adaptor of course).

Steve and Sarah

[Jules224]

Jules 224,

We have been twice now really enjoyed it. on the doorstep to DTD, and lots of eateries all round especially Bahama Breeze which is a must do. no complaints about hotel and breakfast in the morning is worth while (dont forget that you can come down and take breakfast back to your room which i did on many occasions because the girls took so long to do their HAIR:rotfl2: . hope you enjoy your hol let us know how it is and take loads of photos

Thanks will definately try Bahama Breeze, i will let you know how it goes.:thumbsup2

[Rain]

A got a pair of Ghds Pink ones for Christmas and they are dual volyage.

[angel659]

Oh no I never even thought. We are off to NYC in March. I have the Stgraight N Shine ones. I love these, because you can straighten your hair while its wet. I hope they work otherwise I will be buying a pair out there. :sad2:

[Girlsontour]

Don't even bother packing any GHD's (duel voltage or not) - We went last May taking two lots of GHD's and neither of them heated up to anything like the heat in the UK - in fact we didn't bother even trying to use them! Bad Hair Days every day!!!!:rotfl2: I have read somewhere about Corioless (SP??) being the best ones to use.

[Kaslee]

Have a look in the Argos Catalogue. It shows which ones are for worldwide use. I was going to buy another set but mine should work.
Kay

[Deedee]

If their hair is anything like my DD she spent ages straigtening her hair before she went out only to come back curly anyway she gave up in the end and went with the flow!!!

[UKDEB]

Don't even bother packing any GHD's (duel voltage or not) - We went last May taking two lots of GHD's and neither of them heated up to anything like the heat in the UK
It's only the very latest ghd's which are dual voltage. If you have a pair (and it's clearly detailed on the straighteners themselves), there's no reason why they shouldn't work as normal.

[KayleeUK]

MY GHD's worked fine in the US :thumbsup2

[Cinderella@CK]

I haven't tried my GHDs yet but my straightners and my hairdryer didn't work when we were there in 2005. We popped down to Walmart though and bought v. cheap replacements that worked better than mine at home! :thumbsup2

[Sallieanne]

I bought some from the US ebay site just before we went & got them delivered to the hotel! This way I was able to research through ebay feedback which were good value etc. Paid about $35 inc. delivery & there's no faffing about with plug adaptors!
That said, none of them are going to be as effective as they are at home because of the low voltage, but take your time & you will get results. Good luck,
Sallie:wave2:

[Netty]

I bought wet2dry straighteners last August from Target, cost around $30 and are fantastic! well worth buying a pair in the US.:thumbsup2

[wifey]

Can you remember the episode of Friends where Monica went to Barbados and her hair got bigger as the episode went on?
Well if your hair has a slight kink or wave or is slightly curly yours will do the same!! In Florida in the summer the humidity is awful to your "do". You'll need some good "product" to keep it under control:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[mozzman]

Can you remember the episode of Friends where Monica went to Barbados and her hair got bigger as the episode went on?
Well if your hair has a slight kink or wave or is slightly curly yours will do the same!! In Florida in the summer the humidity is awful to your "do". You'll need some good "product" to keep it under control:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

i have the solution 4 perm kits from asda £20 SORTED :banana: :banana: :rotfl2: do you remember a film called KINGPIN when bill murrays hair got more fly away by the minute in the final bowling game:lmao: i will offer them the perm kits for £10 each after the first night there with one question DEAL OR NO DEAL

[Cyrano]

,but in a cruel twisted kind of way i am looking forward now to the chaos that comes from the unknown :dancer: WILL THEY WORK WON'T THEY:rotfl2:

So cruel, but I like it :thumbsup2

[Stitch's Greatest Fa]

GHDs will work as long as you are prepared to wait 40 minutes for them to heat up, instead of the usual 3.

[iankh]

Off topic a bit, but I remember when I was living in the UK, the other half plugged the hairdryer in without the converter. So, it was hairdryer, plug adapter, outlet. Now it occurred to me that that the hairdryer resembled more of a heatgun for removing paint than a hairdryer. I couldn't quite understand why until I realized that it had 220V surging through it.

[misspickle]

my straightners didn't work my hair was so frizzy on holiday at xmas but it goes that way with the heat and to be honest i didn't care after all it was a holiday your walking about for hours and going on rides so ur hair going to end up in a mess.:)

[misspickle]

oh they do sell ghd now that will work all over the world, a women in the florida mall told me that.

[KayleeUK]

GHDs will work as long as you are prepared to wait 40 minutes for them to heat up, instead of the usual 3.


Mine didn't take that long:confused3

[Mrs Stonfiesta]

now, not that i want to worry anyone, but my straightners didnt work and then the joy neaither did my hair dryer!!!! :confused3 needless to say we have none of our florida photos on show due to my rather large and fuzzy hair!! first time i ever i was glad when it rained!!!

[Groovee]

I plan to buy a pair of Straighteners when I get to florida as my one's wouldn't work in NY and my cousin had to loan me a pair she bought for her niece when hers wouldn't work. I plan to then give them to my MIL as she goes to florida a week after we get home.