45 seconds later, this light stops pulsing and the straighteners emit a short sequence of musical beeps to let you know they’re reached their 365 degree F / 185 degree C temperature setting and the styler is ready to use.īelow this switch is what GHD refers to as the ‘smart battery level indicator’ strip. After switching this button on, the Unplugged emits a longer beep and the light comes on and pluses intermittently to show that the plates are heating up. When you first plug it in, this light flashes and the Unplugged emits a gentle beep to let you know it’s ready. On the top of the styler is a large – almost oversized – power switch that is surrounded by an LED which glows a soft white when the styler is in use. Even the metal details on the hinge are almost identical. We reviewed the black model and it has the same smooth plastic finish and elegant design seen on the Platinum Plus. The plates themselves are narrow at 0.8 inches / 2cm wide, and this means they sit between the 0.5 inch / 1.27cm wide plates seen on the GHD Mini and the 1 inch / 2.5cm plates on the Platinum Plus. At one end, the plate end, the GHD is a mere 1 inch / 2.5cm wide and this extends to 1.6 inches / 4cm wide on the end where you hold the straighteners. Whereas previous GHD straighteners, as well as the majority of flat irons from rival brands, are long, thin and rectangular in shape, the Unplugged has a tapered design. We thought this compact size would make it difficult or fiddly to use but GHD appears to have achieved a delicate balance between making the cordless straighteners big enough to use but small enough to pack in your handbag or similar. It’s incredibly compact and much smaller than even the photos would suggest coming in at 8.7 inches / 22cm long and weighing 10.5 oz / 300g.
The majority of cordless straighteners, by their very nature of being portable, are designed to be small enough and light enough to fit easily in a handbag. Outside of GHD, it’s $200 / £100 / AU$225 cheaper than Dyson’s Corrale – a much larger, more powerful cordless rival. This is despite the on-board technology sitting midway between the two. The GHD Original IV isn’t available in the US.
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The price you pay for getting GHD-quality styling on-the-go puts the Unplugged at the top end of GHD’s range, coming in at $49 / £110 / AU$120 more than GHD’s flagship Platinum Plus and three times the price of its entry-level GHD Original IV in the UK, and twice the price in Australia.
We’d expect it to soon become available at existing GHD stockists including Amazon, Lookfantastic, and Cult Beauty now it’s on sale, as has been the case with previous releases. In the UK, it’s additionally available from beauty retailer .uk. The GHD Unplugged is priced at $299/ £299 / AU$475 and is currently available in either black or white directly from GHD’s official website in all three regions.
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