Elevate by Andis 80405 Professional Lightweight Tourmaline Ceramic Reviews

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I stay quite frequently at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, IL, and I've always just loved their in-room hair dryers (Andis 80020 Ionic 1875W Ceramic Hair Dryer with Folding Handle and Retractable Cord). No other hotel I've ever stayed in (and I've stayed in quite a few) has a hair dryer that's as good, both in terms of performance and in terms of results.

So when I needed a new hair dryer, I thought I'd like to try an Andis for use at home, and when I read the reviews, I decided to try this one because it's lightweight, and because let's face it the red color is really cool (at least IMHO).

What I like: very light weight, comfortable handle, nice l-o-n-g cord, dries my hair really fast definitely faster than my old dryer. When I'm done, my hair's soft and looks shiny (shinier, I think, than with the old dryer). Another nice feature is the removable lint filter on the back of the unit, should make it easier to keep accumulations of lint and dust out of the dryer (that seems to have been the death of all my previous dryers).

What I don't like so much: at times it gets uncomfortably hot on the "high" setting, and another, intermediate setting in between the high and the low or an option to "fine-tune" the temperature, rather than just have a high and a low setting (plus, of course, the cool shot) would be nice. That's really my only complaint.

Update: it seems that my dryer was defective, which was probably the reason why it got uncomfortably hot. After about a month of use, it simply died on me. I contacted Amazon.com (excellent and very responsive customer service, BTW), and they had a replacement to me by the very next day, and the "uncomfortably hot" issue has been resolved.

Bottom line: I really like it, love the color, and I thought it was a good value for the price.

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If you're getting this because of the comb attachment, this is not the dryer for you. For those of us who have thick curly hair and actually need to use the comb attachment, you'll find yourself constantly having to re-start the dryer because of the high/off/lo switch being pushed. There is no way to hold this dryer while using the comb attachment that does not cause you to either toggle the switch or press the cool shot. Other than that annoyance though, it worked well.

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I researched many sites and brands before I purchased this hair dryer. I must admit I was initially attracted to the red color but then was impressed with the other attributes. My hair is relatively short and fine. I need a dryer to help give my hair body and this one does it very well. I like the attatchment that can be used as a comb since it can be used with one hand; I recently had elbow surgery so this enables me to dry my hair with one hand. It is heavy enough to feel substantial but light enough that I am comfortable using it in my non-dominant hand.

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This product drys your hair quickly,therefore causing less damage. It is about as loud as any other average hair dryer and the attachments are great for straightening and styling your hair.

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This is the 1st item I've returned to Amazon. I hated this dryer!!!. The "cool" shot button only cooled the temperature to what would be considered "medium" on any other hair dryer. There is no other temperature adjustment on this dryer. Without using the cool shot button the temperature was VERY hot and damaged my newly chemically processed hair.

The only good thing was Amazon was great with the return process!