Blow Dryers

So, a question I get asked about at the salon is how to choose the right hair appliances or tools, such as blow dryers, flat irons etc.  There is obviously a plethora of them on the market and it can be hard to make the right choice for your hair.  There also is a wide price range.

At my salon, we don’t have the space to stock hair tools such as these and so I recommend different options.  One option so you don’t feel completely lost at Rite Aid or other big box stores is to go to a store specific for beauty products.  Some like Ulta.  I have appreciated Sallys Beauty Supply.  The reason being is that the staff often has more expertise then you’d get at a Wal Mart on these types of tools.  You can explain to them what your hair is like and what you are looking for and get some ideas from them.

At the salon, I prefer a solid blow dryer that does my job quickly and well and lasts a long time.  Other qualities that are beneficial in blow dryers are that they are lightweight, quiet, and have elements such as ceramic, tourmaline and negative ions that are supposed to be easier on the hair, as well as locking in more moisture.

One dryer I’ve appreciated a lot and owned for years was a Solis dryer.  It was not lightweight, but it was powerful and extremely well made, lasting over 20 years.  They don’t seem to be selling the exact model I had, but you can find a good one here that is pretty solid.

After it died, I purchased a T3 dryer and it died within a year which was a shock to me after having such a great long lasting dryer and also after how touted these were.  Needless to say, I was very disappointed.

So, of course I prayed about it at this point… should have done that much earlier.  And the next dryer that was presented to me I bought in faith and it has been just great.  You will see when you look on Amazon that it doesn’t have the highest reviews and yet, this is deceiving because if you read them, you find most of the negative reviews have to do with a flat iron that has nothing to do with the blow dryer.  It is called the Keratin Complex dryer  and is a little more expensive.

When speaking of hairstylists, a very popular one right now is the Dyson dryer, which sounds great, but is too pricey for me.

A lot of people have a hard time managing a brush and blow dryer at the same time to get that beautiful fresh from the salon look.  Another great product that can help you in this area and has amazing reviews on Amazon is the Revlon One Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer.  I have customers that use these at home and RAVE about how they can now style their hair like I do at the salon.

Another one that has the absolute best reviews online and is a quality blow dryer is the Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Dryer.   You will be happy with this one.

And finally a friend of mine just went to Sallys, talked with the staff there and found a dryer she is in love with, says she’ll never go back to cheaper big box store dryers as she didn’t know there was any difference.  She bought a Hot Shot Hair Dryer.  So if you prefer shopping in a store verses online, please try this.

People also ask me about where to get the best diffusers.  What is a diffuser you might ask?  It is an attachment you put on the end of your dryer to not allow as much air to come out.  Heat of course still comes through, but not as much air, so as to keep any kind of curly or wavy hair from becoming frizzy from it blowing all around while drying.  Sometimes they come with a blow dryer, but in my experience they are often big, heavy, clunky and awkward to use.  And then over time you may end up with an array of them that don’t fit onto your most recent dryer.  And so what I like is a diffuser sock which essentially fits on any dryer at any time and works well to diffuse the air.  Here is a great deal on a decent sock diffuser.

I hope I was able to narrow your search as there is really hundreds of dryers out there to choose from.

Happy hair drying, my friends!