ghd Unplugged Styler – Hair Straighteners (black)
ghd Unplugged Styler – Hair Straighteners (black)
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Does the product need charging before use?
yes, you will need to fully charge ghd unplugged before using.
How long does it take to charge the battery?
ghd unplugged takes 2 hours to fully charge.
How long does my unplugged battery last?
ghd unplugged delivers up to 20 minutes of continuous styling – unplugged is designed as a top up tool to top up your style anywhere.
* Exact run time depends on your hair and styling habits
Why can’t I use ghd unplugged when charging?
ghd unplugged has been specifically designed for on the go cordless styling, additional to your corded styler at home. It is your complementary top-up styler, as such, it cannot be used while charging.
How can I extend the battery life of my ghd unplugged?
1. Keep your unplugged at room temperature.
2. Regularly charge – regularly top-up your charge rather than always charging from 0% to 100%.
3. Extended storage – store the product with 2 to 3 bars of charge and store it in a cool place.
COMPARISON TABLE
 ghd Unplugged |  ghd Platinum+ |  ghd Gold |  ghd Max | |
| styler type | On the go cordless | Smart Professional | Advanced Professional | Advanced Professional |
| technology type | Hybrid co-lithium | Ultra-Zone | Dual-Zone | Dual-Zone |
| on the go cordless | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| luxury carry case | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| ultra-gloss plates | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 185°C temperature | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| heat-up time | 45 seconds | 20 seconds | 25 seconds | 30 seconds |
| plate width | 22.5mm | 26.8mm | 25.6mm | 42mm |
| Dimensions: | 12.8 x 5.2 x 0.01 cm; 966 Grams |
| Model: | 5060703493658 |
| Batteries Included: | 4 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | ghd |
| Dimensions: | 12.8 x 5.2 x 0.01 cm; 966 Grams |
| Origin: | China |
Absolutely love these. I have very fine hair and they are brilliant for me. Yes they are really pricey, but they were a gift from my children. I get two 10 minute uses out of one charge. The battery is the only let down. If you have thick long hair I wouldn’t advise these. Great for holidays, and the little carry case is fantastic. I bought a silicone plate protector separately which I also use and I love them.
My daughter received them for her Christmas gift and she hasn’t stopped using them as her work takes her away and they are a godsend
These are a complete game changer. I always hated camping just because of being unable to use my hair straighteners, but these actually work – whether I want to curl or straighten. I can just about curl my full head on one charge. They charge up easily off the leisure battery.
I contemplated getting these for months. I wanted them for camping trips, festivals and for touch ups at work (my hair goes frizzy in damp weather). I did’nt want to pay full price and be disappointed having read some of the reviews. I have naturally wavy, shoulder length, thick hair which I wear poker straight or in twists. These work brilliantly if I blow dry my hair first. I’m not sure how many uses I would get from a single charge as I have recharged them after each use but they certainly last long enough for one go.
These are fantastic, super portable and perfect for travelling. They are as hot as the corded ghds and straighten just as well. As other mention, the charge is not great. Although you should get 20 mins out of a full charge, I only get 8, which straightens my shoulder length wavy hair just about twice. Still recommend though as so much easier than carrying the large corded ones around. Also perfect for top ups.
Love the convenience of no cable but it needs charging quite often if your hair was long you would have to charge it every time.
Cons – runs out of battery after one use, so needs constant charging. You can’t use it while charging.
Summary – Needs to have much longer battery life, then it would be a really great 5 star product.
Love these take them to work / away for quick touch ups. Can do a full style but will need recharging after
As good as mains but more flexible no exercises for a bad hair day now
I will use this as a travel straightener and to take places to freshen up my hair if it gets humid and fluffy in summer. I only knocked one star off value because as other reviewers said you don’t get much use time for the amount of time charging. But as it’s not my main straighteners that’s not too bad really. Overall I’m happy ghd have finally made travel straighteners without wire as they’re a good brand.
The GHD Unplugged stylers are fundamentally excellent straighteners, as all GHD straighteners are. That is not something I’d dispute at all, but I will compare them to my wired Platinum+ set, as in the photos.
Firstly you can obviously walk around with the Unplugged set which is the main bonus. They take twice as long to heat up as the wired ones though and they are smaller in length and width on the plate, so they take longer to work. I’m not convinced they do as good a job as the Platinum+ set – it took longer and I felt my hair was more staticky afterwards. I prefer the noises the Unplugged set makes as the Platinum+ sounds like a cheap toy.
It took a while to charge the Unplugged set but they lasted for ages before needing a recharge. They are a bit heavier, due to the battery, which is a little annoying for usage but they are not so heavy as to make this matter a lot to anyone but those with arm weakness.
They come in a really nice box and have a great travel pouch to go in – I wasn’t sure if it was obviously heat proof but it survived so it must be! You also get a USB C cable and a plug which has a higher voltage. (My husband tells me this allows for faster charging!)
I do wish that they had a silicon cap to hold the tongs together like other GHD straighteners have but I was able to reuse one on it.
All in all I do prefer my wired straighteners but these are certainly more compact and convenient for travel, and they could go in a larger handbag if you really needed to make sure your hair was A1 at all times. I wouldn’t put the wired ones in a handbag because they would be far too big and a mess of cables, so these definitely win on “neatness”.
The straighteners arrived well packaged and included a charging lead (type C at both ends), a plug, a storage case, instructions, and of course the straightners. They arrived with some charge so I used them until they went flat then fully charged them to see how long they’d last. You can charge them in the case (handy) & this took about 2 hours. To use, turn on & when heated up (they beep) about 90 seconds later, they’re ready to use. The heat isn’t adjustable but was fine for my short-medium length thick hair. After use, turn off & pop straight back into the storage bag. I was bit worried initially as the charging cable is stored in here too, but it seemed fine so long as it’s tucked into its section & fully behind the heat proof material.
I got 2 1/2 uses (maybe 13 mins) out of the fully charged straighteners before they were completely flat (I turned them on 4 times but turned off once as soon as they were ready without using, and the 4th time on ie the 3rd in use, they ran out pretty soon after hearing up). I guess the battery life depends how long you use them for each time as the heating up when you turn them on obviously uses the battery too.
The plates are quite narrow (perfect for my use) but straightened my hair with ease, leaving it styled and smoothed.
They are ideal for when a cable in use isn’t an option / far from a mirror etc, and for travelling (mediumly weighty to carry but they don’t feel it in use as they’re well balanced). They do need to be charged fairly often though so you will need access to a socket etc (don’t forget the plug unless you’ll be plugging into eg a laptop etc). Great that they can be stored away hot, immediately after use.
Great quality, do a fantastic job, handy, portable, but a bit of a commitment to remember to charge between uses (can’t be used whilst charging).
Price wise these will set you back 299 at time of writing, so they’re not cheap, being approx double the cost of the latest corded models.
I decided to compare them them directly with their corded predecessors.
Size wise they are significantly more compact without compromising on plate size, which is only mm shorter and narrower.
The handle is larger than before, which I did struggle with initially, but after a couple of uses started to feel more natural.
It’s amazing the freedom you have when you’re not restricted by a cord. I’m not yet there with curling using GHD’s- I’m not sure if it’s the length or thickness of my hair, or just inexperience. However, I did manage one curl so they must be easier to use!
Results wise these are what you’d expect- styled hair in minutes!
The biggest negative point for these is the charging. They take two hours to charge for just 20 minutes use- which, for straightening is fine for a couple of uses but curling for me could be a bit risky! The other negative here is you can’t use them whilst charging- so even if you’re using these as home styler you need to stop and recharge if you’re mid styling.
They conveniently beep when hot enough (like corded ones) and give you a series of beeps when low- 2 beeps is low and a further one beep signified they have run out of charge. There is also a LED indicator to match the charge level. Note they come with enough charge for about 5 mins styling, so charging before first use is recommended.
To summarise,
Positive:
* Lightweight and compact
* Can be used anywhere
* No cord getting in the way
* Expected GHD quality- fast and long lasting styling
Negative points:
* Short usage time- only 20 mins
* Cannot use whilst charging
* 2 hour full charging time
* Expensive when compared with corded models
Overall, for me the price tag does put me off as I don’t really tend to need to do my hair on the move, but I can definitely see they would be worthwhile for some!
GHD hair care products are eye wateringly expensive, and this cordless hair styler/straightener is certainly no exception. This is a really versatile styler, small, so ideal for travel, charges quickly (dependent on charging source), heats up quickly, gives 20 minutes of styling, has a 5 bar battery life indicator, a 3 minute safety cut off, and comes with a USB charging lead, and a lovely heat resistant storage bag. It is a beautifully designed product, and it can be carried in your handbag, or in hand luggage when on holiday. It’s really well built, and comes with a 2 year warranty .It’s really easy to use, and it does a great job, as well as leaving hair in excellent condition. These straighteners have dual zone technology, with each plate having it’s own advanced heat sensor, and one of the things I like about them most, their weight, because they are much lighter than my current straighteners.
As for performance, I have absolutely no complaints, but I have reviewed, and used a number of hair straightenersover the last couple of years, some cheap and unbranded, made in China products, and some branded, but also made in China. Some of the really cheap ones perform well, as do most of the branded products. A couple of them were cordless, performed really well, and also compact enough for travel.
However, the question is are these GHD straighteners better than them, and worth paying 3 or 4 times the price for. Well, I know stylists who swear by GHD products, and won’t buy anything else. I also have friends who feel the same way. I’m afraid I take a different view, because you are paying a massive premium for the GHD brand name. So, however neat these are, and howeverwell they perform, they are, like most other straightenerproducts, still made in China, and the 299 price tag is staggeringly expensive.At the end of the day, I personally wouldn’t pay that price, as the overall product isn’t that significantly different, or better, than many cheaper straighteners, in order to justify it. I do appreciate that some will buy these based simply on the GHD brand, and if that’s the case, then you won’t be disappointed, just 300 poorer. I’m rating these 3.5 stars, but rounding it up to 4, because the product is very good indeed, but it loses the 1.5 stars based purely on price.