This dryer is definitely not worth the money. I paid $25 for mine at TJMaxx and was expecting something powerful & hot... It's very weak and does not get nearly as hot as my trusty old conair from Walmart. Don't buy this, you will be disappointed.
Pros: nice packaging(as if that matters...), shape, size, attachments, cold shot button & long cord.
Cons: is not powerful, does not get hot enough, took 3x as long to dry my hair & it's expensive to be so crappy!
It may use half the energy but when I have to run it twice as long doesnt that defeat the purpose?? :P
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I just bought this blow dryer in silver and LOVE it! My hair was dry, shiney, and smooth in half the time of my Elchim Professional that I've had for years. The only reason i went shopping for a new blow dryer was the Elchim is just too heavy so i got a great lite weight dryer on top of great results! I prefer a blow dryer that doesn't put out excessive heat at a high rate of speed because it damages my hair and I end up with frizz. So I love this blow dryer and got it at Marshalls for $25! i would give it 5 stars but I just bought it yesterday and have only used it once!
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Seeing the crappy reviews scared me after I bought the gem hair dryer from TJ Maxx for $20. But after using it, it really does what it proclaims and my hypothesis on the negative reviews is that they probably didn't know how to work the dryer (which I can assure doesn't take a degree in rocket science). There are 2 separate switches on the dryer one for (min/max/none) air flow and the other for (min/max/none) heat. This dryer is a good dryer, and yields nice results for my hair (3c curls; I have dry, super frizzy hair). It drys my hair fast, blows out hot air, and gives the options to use heat or just air (air also works really well in drying my hair; air flow is very direct when using the air concentrator attachment). It's a wonderful dryer, way better than the one I bought at Walmart :P. Not that heavy either.
Keep in mind:
-I am a noob and my whole life (until now) I sucked at doing hair; but i must say this works well
-I have 3c curls so I blow-dry my hair with anti-frizz and smoothing products and follow by flat-ironing with my biosilk flatiron; so I don't use the dryer alone to straighten, but it definitely has cut my routine down it only takes at most 20mins [maybe less than that I haven't counted I just know when my hair is finished/flat-ironed it takes 1hr 20min compared to 2-3hours i'd have to endure before] to blow dry all my hair (I have very thick curly hair and I blow dry in 4 sections
-I have owned about 3 blowdryers (typical blue conair, a blowdryer brush/comb cylinder shaped [i think it was conair too...lol a con, indeed (atleast for my hair type)], and i can't remember my first dryer's brand but it was an average one) and this one is, hands-down, the best I've owned.
-college student and not a picky jackhole by nature; I can't find anything to complain about this blowdryer because i'm not petty about its design or other features that have nothing to do with the blow drying alone.
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I bought this exact hair dryer but in silver. For the price and the look I was sure I'd made a good choice. Plugged it in and the heater didn't work. I tried everything but it stayed luke-warm and the air came out weak. So I returned it and got another one, the black one seen here. The heater worked!! It didn't get super-hot, though, and again the air flow was weak. I thought that was just part of the design and was to avoid damage, so I gave it a chance. As I used it I realized it was taking FOREVER to dry my hair. My hair is fine so it shouldn't take long to dry. I had to be somewhere in a hurry and ended up using my travel-sized dryer to get the job done. Isn't the point of a high-end dryer to dry your hair faster than the cheap-o brands??
Anyway, it didn't work for me and I don't know if it was a fluke or not, because I can't find any other reviews. That said I refuse to waste my time trying another one.
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This hair dryer claims to be energy saving, which is likely to be true, as I have given up trying to use it to completely dry my hair. As the other reviewer observed, the heat and air flow on this dryer are both weak. I have fine, thin hair, so it shouldn't take long to dry my hair. With this dryer, I have given up drying my whole head and only bother drying the front of my hair. I am extremely disappointed with this product and am planning to replace it.
