Flat Iron Review #1: The Chi (Original)

 

Hello and Welcome to Top Rated Flat Iron Reviews,

So, I know why you are here…   The Chi flat iron is the most popular flat iron on the market today so its only natural that you would be intrigued by it. You want to know why it is the best selling flat iron Amazon….You want to know why it gets called “the Chi” like it was some superstar diva that only goes by one name like Cher or Madonna. The Chi has in fact reached legendary status in the world of flat irons but does it really live up to the hype… Let’s see…

 

The Chi’s Features

Full Name: Ceramic 1 inch Flat Iron By Chi

Claim to Fame: Most popular flat iron, first ceramic flat iron

 10 Foot Cord:

– Is lightweight

– Heats quickly

– Gives silky and shinier results

– Locks in color and prevent color from fading

– Has fixed temperatures on some models

– Has ceramic plates and coils

– Has ergonomic Design

– Straightens, curls, flips and styles your hair

Users SayThe Chi Rocks Because It:

 

• Smooths thick, curly, and frizzy hair
• Creates long lasting styles
• Heats quickly
• Straightens hair quickly

But They Hate That

• It cannot be used with a converter overseas
• The plates start to chip
• It turned their black hair brown (heat damage anyone?)
•  Gave them heat damage because their hair was losing its curl
• Gave them split ends
• They received a fake Chi
• It didn’t straighten their hair
• Customer service was not great
• There was a fixed temperature on some models

This Flat Iron Is Best For Those With:

• Thick Hair
• Frizzy Hair
• Curly/Wavy4

My Overall Opinion of the Chi

 

My Overall Rating: 3.5 Stars You’ve read through the claims, the pros, the cons but you still may be torn. That is a long list of cons but could such a mystical flat iron be that bad? The Chi does have its drawbacks, not the least of them being the fixed temperature settings and the possibly phony Chi flat irons being billed as the real thing. However, it is hard to argue with results like these….Peep the videos below:

 

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Also, check out these before and after pictures Chi Before and After #1 Chi Before and After #2 See how enviably beautiful their hair looked after using the Chi? It’s possible that you too could get salon like results like they did. Their hair shone like glass and I’ve seen many other before and afters where the women also had sleek and shiny hair. They really did have that shampoo commercial model look to them except these were real women just like you and me.

  Overall, I give the Chi 3.5 stars out of 5 because of its fixed temperature and customer complaints. But if you can overlook that, then I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a Chi flat iron, The Chi is number on Amazon for a reason after all.   If you are not sold on the original Chi, then check out this more updated Chi flat iron. It has tourmaline plates and is digital and has variable temperatures so it takes care of two of my biggest issues with the original Chi.

 

 

Favorite Flat Iron Of All Time: New Poll

Hey Folks I need your help

I just posted a new poll in the sidebar. I want to know what your favorite flat iron is of all time is. Choose your favorite in the poll and then tell me why in the comment section below. And if yours is not listed then I definitely want to know. I might do a review of that flat iron soon….or ask you to do one!
Thanks everyone,

TR Flat Iron Review Quiz Scavenger Hunt

Hello All,
So we’ve had quite a few posts now and something I really like doing are quizzes. There’s several reasons for that.
1) They are fun
2) They are hands on
3) They force you to…think!!!
 
In light of all of these wonderful things, I have come up with a quiz that will require you to go on a treasure or scavenger hunt around this blog to find the answers. It’s a sneaky way to get you to read the posts that you decided to skip over for whatever reason…or to discover ones you never knew about. And perhaps in the process, you will find a flat iron for your very own. Yea!!!
So let’s begin…
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So how did you do? Did you learn about a new flat iron? The Ginalli Milano perhaps? Did you sign up for the 5 Flat Iron Fairy Tales email series yet (hint hint)?
I hope you had fun on your scavenger hunt. Obviously, as I do more and more posts doing a quiz like this would be hard so I wanted to do while there was still relatively few posts.
Be sure to come back soon because you never know what’s in store. You may kick yourself if you miss it.
Stay Tuned,