Straighteners · Position 67 of 100
CHI Tourmaline Ceramic Series Flat Iron
Listed as: CHI Tourmaline Ceramic Series Flat Iron, Hair Straightener for Silky Smooth Hair, Ideal for Straightening Or Curling Hair
Number 67 in Straighteners. It peaked at 32 earlier in our record, so it's sitting below its own high water mark, but it hasn't dropped off the list in 10 weeks. Over the past 2 years pricing on this listing has run from $44.09 up to $98.75. At $80.00 this week it is sitting in the upper half of its range. Against the wider Straighteners cohort, held firmer than category peers over the quarter while peers adjusted pricing around it. It carries a 4.5-star rating from 1,645 ratings.
Is now a good time to buy the CHI Tourmaline Ceramic Series Flat Iron?
This is about as low as it usually goes. Currently observed at $80.00, 18% below its standard $97.85 shelf baseline. Dips like this one tend to hold for roughly 3 weeks over the past 2 years, and we're already inside one. When it closes, the pattern points to the price drifting back up toward $97.85 rather than sliding any further. So if you've done your reading and CHI Tourmaline Ceramic Series Flat Iron already looks like the right call, waiting is more likely to cost you than save you. We can't promise it won't dip again and more, nobody can. What we can say is that this is the stretch where buyers have historically timed it well.
Year-end holiday habit: occasional December participant in December, marking down in 1 of 2 past years by an average of 15%.
Prime Day habit: occasional Prime Day participant. Across 2 past July events, it marked down 1 times, averaging 20% below baseline.
regularly marked down in late November on Black Friday. It saw markdowns in 2 of 2 past years, averaging 23.9% below its standard baseline.
This week’s reading is one of 368 below their own baseline across the categories we track.
Category position against observed price
Review accumulation and rating
Against the Straighteners field
If you are looking at the CHI Tourmaline Ceramic Series Flat Iron, you are almost certainly weighing it against the Wavytalk Steam Hair Straightener Steam Sesh for. They are running neck-and-neck in price this week, so your decision comes down to features and styling rather than budget.
There is a notable opportunity sitting nearby: the CHI G2 Flat Iron usually anchors at a higher shelf price, but it has moved down into this range this week. Take a look at the figures below before settling on your pick. You can explore the exact numbers for yourself in the breakdown below, where we have matched each product against its rank and sentiment.
| Rank in Straighteners | Contender | Comparison Role | Observed Price | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #67 | CHI Tourmaline Ceramic Series Flat IronCHI | This Product | $80.00 | 4.5 ★(1,645) |
| #4 | Wavytalk Steam Hair Straightener Steam Sesh for Less Heatwavytalk | Price Peer | $79.00 | 4.3 ★(2,358) |
| #29 | CHI G2 Flat IronCHI | Higher Tier | $103.03 | 4.6 ★(10,636) |
| #86 | Lizze Extreme Professional Hair Straightener | Original Nano TitaniumLizze | Top Rated | $94.05 | 4.7 ★(5,032) |