I wanted to buy the new GHD but obviously I didn't want to pay that fortune, so I started looking for other brands. My hair is quite curly, not really thick but with my old ones I had to spend minimum an hour for having my hair straight, to something that looked a bit straight. I've been using these for 2 months already, and I'm really happy with them. Straightening my hair takes no longer than 20 minutes and the result is absolutely brilliant, I don't need to use them the day after, which is a surprise by the way. I wasn't sure when I bought them but seriously, if you're thinking about buying some ghd but you don't want to spend that much, buy these!! You won't regret about it.