I tried the shiny new GHD gadget beauty insiders are raving about right now. Here's my honest review

Daily Mail​

21-05-2025

When a new product piques the interest of beauty editors, you know it's something to pay attention to, so when ghd unveiled its first triple waver earlier this month - it got the lifestyle team talking.
As someone who has incredibly fine and painfully straight hair, I've spent years willing it to give me some sort of movement, an ounce of bounce, just a hint of a wave.
I've spent hours teasing it with curling wands, as a child I'd beg my mum to rag it overnight, which never worked, and I've spent the past two decades attempting and failing to master techniques with my ghd straighteners. I've obviously never actually needed them to straighten my hair.
A tight curl that drops is the best I've been able to achieve and when it comes to beachy wave vibes, that's always been a pipe dream – until now.
The new ghd Wave is seriously impressive and in a matter of minutes I was able to create beautiful, bouncy waves.
The three-barrel unit is the first professional triple waver from the iconic hair tool brand, and it absolutely delivers on it's claims. Trust me, if I can create effortless waves, it must be universal.
It's not only super speedy, but the ghd Wave is also foolproof to use. Hold the piece of hair, open the waver, slide it across your hair, close and hold for between five to eight seconds. Release and move down the hair. The previous waves show you exactly where to place the tool too, so it's incredibly user-friendly.
Not only is my hair rather reluctant to be forced into a curl or wave, but it just won't hold for long either, it's feeble, so the time spent teasing it often outweighs the duration it looks good.
Not true with the Wave. On my first attempt it took me just five minutes so with a little practice I imagine I'll get slightly quicker. Five minutes is considerably shorter than the 40 minutes it usually takes me to try and curl it.
The waves also lasted all day and I made a point of just putting a light mist of hair spray so I could really test the holding power. This step did make the overall look less polished and I did brush it through, but I like messier waves.
Given how bone straight my tresses are, any inconsistencies are noticeable so if I curl my hair and mess one up, it's obvious and stands out.
The waves created with the new ghd buy are relaxed, they are uniform but there are no creases that stand out. This is down to the soft curved edges of the waver which alleviate indentations, which really stand out in super straight hair like mine.
Initially I didn't go all the way to the ends of my strands but I did revisit this to ensure waves throughout the entire length of my hair. You probably can't get as close to your scalp as you can with straighteners but it doesn't matter as wide, loose waves are created and appear to add volume from the root.
The tool heats quickly to 185 degrees, where it remains consistently while in use. ghd has identified this temperature as optimum for styling and to protect hair from excessive heat damage.
The Wave boasts an in-built stand meaning you can put it down safely and there's also an automatic sleep mode if you've not used it for 60 minutes.
Priced at $290, the waver is somewhat more affordable than other ghd products but you can tell that it is a quality piece of kit that will last a long time, an assurance of reliability that the brand is known for.
The tool launched earlier this month but it's already racked up glowing reviews on the website.
One user who gave the product five stars titled their review 'Foolproof Hair-salon Waves!'
'This waving tool has given me so much more confidence in styling my hair and the amount of compliments I get after a 5 minute job, is incredible! Thank you for making something so foolproof and giving me long-lasting beach waves all day; every day!'
Another raved: 'Love it. Really quick and easy to use to get nice waves. You also don't have to section your hair off as much as normal curler which saves a lot of time. Anyone can use it which is great.'
A number of people shared that they found the tool heavy and noted that it was large and took up some space. I didn't find it heavy personally and I'd be put off by a flimsy tool, but when the box arrived I did think it was on the larger side so if space is a premium where you live it might not be for you.
Those minor points of feedback aside, the Wave is an excellent tool to create really lovely waves in such a short period of time.
The Wave comes just months after ghd launched the Chronos Max earlier this year.
Dubbed the 'ultimate hair styling tool' it delivers exceptionally quick styling that lasts and leaves you hair a glass-like shine.
The straighteners boast large high gloss plates and advanced technology to tease hair into the perfect look, eliminating frizz but without extreme heat damage to hair.
The Chronos Max have larger plates than the original so you can tackle larger sections of your hair in less time.
Just like the Chronos Max, the Wave is perfect for time-poor and you don't need to be a professional to achieve a salon quality look.
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