ghd buying guide: choose your tool, then your routine

Build your ghd styling routine around the finish you want. Compare straighteners, curl tools, dryers and Duet wet-to-dry stylers, then choose the brushes, model-matched attachments and styling care that complete your setup.

Straighteners: Original to Chronos Max

For a standard-plate tool, compare Original, Gold, Platinum+ and Chronos by the exact model features, handling and included accessories. For long or dense hair, compare Max and Chronos Max wide-plate formats. Unplugged is a separate cordless option: check charging and runtime information before choosing it for travel. Gift sets and special colours belong to their underlying model family; check the box contents instead of assuming a newer colour means new technology.

Curve, Chronos Curve and Wave

A curling iron uses a clamp to hold the section; a wand is wrapped by hand. Compare Classic and larger Grand or Soft Curl formats for the curl shape you want. A conical wand gives a tapered shape, while Max Wand suits softer, broader waves. Wave presses an undulating pattern instead of wrapping hair around a barrel. Compare the exact barrel specification on each listing; do not infer size from a legacy product URL.

Hair dryers: Air, Helios, Speed and Flight+

Choose a full-size dryer when handling and a separate brush are central to your blowout. Compare Air, Helios and Speed on their individual control and attachment details. Flight+ is the travel-format option. Before taking any dryer abroad, check the exact voltage and plug information; an adapter does not establish voltage compatibility. Match a diffuser or nozzle to the named dryer family before adding it.

Duet Style and Duet Blowdry

Duet Style combines drying airflow with plates for a sleek finish. Duet Blowdry uses a brush format for shaping a blowout. These are different tools, so begin with the finish you want. On Duet Style, Shine Shot is a dry-hair finishing mode: do not use it on damp hair. Follow the instructions for the exact Duet model and start with towel-dried hair as directed.

Rise: dry-hair volume

Rise is a hot brush for dry hair, not a dryer brush. Choose it when your hair is already dry and you want to shape the roots or lengths. If your aim is to dry and style after washing, compare Duet Blowdry instead. The brush shapes may look related, but their starting conditions differ.

Round, paddle and finishing brushes

Round brushes help shape sections during a blowout; compare the exact diameter and bristle construction. A paddle brush offers a broad working surface. Dresser and Final Touch are finishing options with different head shapes. These manual brushes need no power connection and are separate from Rise and Duet heated tools.

Dryer attachments by model

Begin with the dryer you own. The catalogue separates Speed attachments from Helios nozzles and the Professional Hair Dryer Diffuser. Match the exact compatibility statement on the accessory page to your dryer model. A similar-looking nozzle is not proof of fit. Check whether an attachment is already included with your chosen dryer before buying it separately.

Bodyguard and Sleek Talker: preparation

Bodyguard has separate general, fine/thin-hair and coloured-hair listings. Choose the formula rather than treating all three bottles as identical. Sleek Talker is the wet-to-sleek styling oil associated with Duet Style preparation. Follow each product’s directions and the tool instructions; a prep product does not make a dry-hair tool suitable for wet hair.

Volume, hold, finish and Rehab care

Body Goals foam and Volume Forever cream are different formats for volume-focused styling. Curl Ever After targets curl hold; Straight On supports a smooth style; Dramatic Ending is a finishing serum. Compare Rehab listings by their named need—dryness, fine hair, damage or split ends—and follow the specific application sequence. Start with the one role missing from your routine rather than layering every formula.

Before you choose

Start with dry or towel-dried hair

This separates conventional straighteners, curl tools and Rise from Duet wet-to-dry tools. Choose the right starting condition before comparing colours or bundles.

Choose the shape you want to create

Compare a wide plate for broad sections, a clamp or wand for wrapped curls, and Wave for a pressed wave pattern. Hair length and your preferred technique matter alongside tool size.

Complete the tool, not just the colour

Check the box contents, exact dryer-attachment fit and styling-product directions. Confirm the selected colour, current price and order availability on the product page.

Your questions, answered

Duet Style or Duet Blowdry?

Duet Style uses airflow and plates for a sleek result. Duet Blowdry uses a brush format for a blowout. Choose the shape of finish and handling you prefer.

Can Rise dry wet hair?

No. Rise is a heated brush for dry hair. Compare Duet Blowdry when you need a tool that dries as it styles.

Should I choose standard or wide plates?

Compare the standard formats when working smaller sections or creating different styles. Max and Chronos Max offer wider plates to cover broader sections, particularly on long or dense hair. Check the model’s exact plate dimensions.

Do all ghd dryer accessories fit every dryer?

Do not assume that they do. Match the exact dryer model to the compatibility stated on the diffuser, nozzle or comb listing. Speed and Helios accessories are listed separately.

Is a gift-set colour a different tool?

Identify the model first, then compare the colour and included accessories. A matching case or limited colour does not establish a different styling technology.

Can I use Shine Shot on damp hair?

No. Duet Style’s Shine Shot is for fully dry hair. Follow the wet-to-style instructions first and activate finishing mode only when the hair is dry.

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