The magical allure of hair straighteners

A whole new world of hairstyling was opened when I realised hair straighteners could be manipulated to do far more than just straighten errant waves. In fact I now love my faithful straighteners for curling and barely ever just straighten. ghd have really been pushing the boundaries of straightener styling, and I really admire their imagination and creativity.

     “Mirror, Mirror on the wall,

         ghd Scarlet makes you the fiercest of them all”

Katy Perry dazzles in a 20s inspired do shot by photographer David LaChapelle. She works a vampy look that is rather Snow White. Of course on trend with the upcoming films featuring Kristen Stewart and Lily Collins, both versions are much hyped but starkly contrasting. Yet this is definitely a uniquely dangerous and alluring take on the fairytale. The wonderfully luxurious limited edition Scarlet Collection captures all of ghd's classic high quality but gives it an opulent touch of red and the excitement of the roaring 20s.
There are two deliciously decadent sets to choose from and wouldn't either make such a gorgeous present? The art deco inspired 'heat resistant red satin styler roll bag' would actually make the most beautiful clutch and would definitely take pride of place on my shelf. Then the Deluxe set is even more beautiful, who knew hair straighteners could be so covetable?


Here's a fascinating glimpse into behind the scenes and how Katy's hairstyle was created. I love the history behind the look but it also keeps to a modern feel for a really special hairstyle take on a vintage style.

I've been loving the Charleston performances on Strictly Come Dancing and now thanks to ghd I'm definitely feeling inspired to play with a 20s look for myself. Do you have a favourite style to create with hair straighteners?