We don’t need to tell you that GHD’s Platinum Styler flatiron is bae. It’s already got two Best of Beauty awards to prove it. The wildly easy-to-use tool truly takes the guesswork out of straightening your hair. All it has is a single button which heats up the tool to 365 degrees and keeps it that way so your hair doesn’t get too fried. But having an award-winning straighter wasn’t enough for the folks at GHD. They just had to be extra — and thank goodness, because we’re all poised to benefit from it with the brand’s new release, the Platinum + Styler.

The GHD Platinum+ Styler claims to be the world’s first predictive straightener, meaning it takes into consideration the thickness or thinness of your hair in order to determine the amount of power it needs to get your hair straight and maintain the ideal 365-degree styling temperature. That way, you can straighten your hair evenly with minimal damage or having to worry about the iron getting too hot. Say you have super thick hair or are styling a thick section. The Platinum+ Styler will exert more power to straighten it than if you’ve got thin hair or are passing the iron over a thinner section. GHD says to expect 70 percent less breakage, 20 percent more shine, and twice the color protection if you use their brand-new, $249 iron.

Of course, we had to put it to the test, so I gave a few Allure staffers the iron to try out for themselves. “My previous iron made my ends feel rather burnt and dry. This really didn’t leave the same feeling,” says Tracey Zane, director of content development. “My hair felt relatively healthy after ironing which I am not used to.” Zane typically uses a straightener post-blowout, as a way to maintain the sleekness or touch-up the areas she thinks need some extra love. Besides not getting burnt-feeling ends, she also says she didn’t get that burnt smell she does with the iron she was using before. All she’s left with is hair that looks and feels great. “The tool moves much more smoothly across my hair, and actually makes it feel silky smooth once ironing.”

If you’ve used GHD’s original Platinum Styler, you’ll appreciate the fact that the new Plus still heats to a ‘safe’ temperature for my hair type without scorching it and that it heats up quickly and evenly.

If you’re ready to try GHD’s new and improved take on a classic, stop into our salon or visit our online store to pick up your GHD Platinum Styler for $249 right now.