Your current pair of straighteners has just died and you’re left with the life changing dilemma of which straighteners to buy next. This difficult decision would ruffle anyone’s feathers so at Heaven Spa we have decided to give you a little helping hand in making your decision. To gain an insight into what brand people love best and where people are getting the best experiences we ran a poll on Facebook. The poll asked 97 women what are your favourite hair straighteners?

The results in someway are fairly surprising. We expected the GHD’s to come up highly as they have an excellent product and the marketing for the product is quite staggering. Despite the early safety worries with GHD’s they have gone on to create high quality and reliable straighteners. The biggest surprise from the results is the performance of She. At Heaven Spa we see She Hair straighteners as an up and coming product and many of our customers have been asking about them. At our salons we like to let customers try out different straighteners.

The other surprise was how close Remington and Babyliss came together. We thought that people would either favour one or the other as they both offer quite similar products and at reasonable prices. It maybe the case that people test both brands and that the difference between the two is minimal.

Other things to consider include budget and usage. GHD’s for example are expensive but you are paying for the unrivalled quality. Whereas if you are on a budget then you may wish to consider Remington or Babyliss straighteners. From the poll we can see these products are popular with people and they are known for their sturdiness. If you are really flash then you may want to consider purchasing a pair of GHD straighteners for everyday use and then a secondary cheap pair of straighteners for travelling. This seems to be a popular option at the moment.

Whichever straighteners you decide to buy Heaven Spa can help. We sell a range of straighteners including GHD straighteners and She Hair straighteners.

My recent people watching has alerted me to the increase in the blatant new trend in hair fashions; S&M. There seems to be a total lack of shame in which the fairer sex flaunt this hair abuse. If we started inflicting this behaviour upon any other part of the body we would be locked up or at least branded a freak!

This is not how we truly look good naked and I’m telling you no Brazilian, Hollywood or even a Sicilian wax will compensate for your punished and abused mane.

When was the last time any of you stopped and asked whether this hair colour will improve the condition of your hair, or maybe asked if your hair would benefit from a deep conditioning treatment? Is your hair now so lacking in any moisture and shine you wouldn’t reflect a search light? Perhaps you purchase a straw hat if that’s what you want on your head!

At your recent visit to your hairdresser, you defiantly said ‘no’ to the suggestion of the in-salon treatment and ‘no’ to the home hair care products the stylist recommended to you. Even though it was the first time your hair has even resembled hair in the past six weeks. Maybe next time you are unsure of what your 240 degree hair straightening irons are doing, pop your oven on full heat at home and see how long you can keep your head in it before you need the A&E department.

No, off you pop like an ecstasy fuelled magpie to the nearest supermarket in search of further hair suicide. Yes, I have seen you flouncing up and down the toiletries aisle asking yourself does the bottle match the bathroom and of course does it smell nice? By now your hair is that dehydrated its sucking the Evian out of the shelves in the next aisle!

So next time you are at the hairdresser, ask them to recommend some products. They are the professional, so ask them to allow a product exchange if you are not happy with its performance. If they say no, it means they have no faith in what they are selling - maybe its time you changed your hairdresser.

Thinking of changing your colour? Firstly, don’t do it yourself, it will cost you 20 times the price of the product you buy to put it right. Secondly, ask your stylist to do a strand test and then you can see the condition and colour end result on a few strands of your hair not on your entire head. And remember an in-salon hair treatment is more than just a conditioner – they can really make a difference to the ongoing health and appearance of your hair.