Hair Dryer Reviews

Great hair dryer,reminds me of a spaceship from Dr.Who and the Darleks. Very nice,thought they were going too send a cheapie hair dryer,was wrong,very durable and well built. Actually better than anything I've bought at the local store,will buy again....

There is no doubt the dual ionic ports of this hair dryer give it an edge over ordinary hair dryers. My hair comes out smooth and silky every time, and you can actually smell the ions... like fresh air after rain. Also, the shape of the nozzle is great for spreading the air over a round brush. But the dryer could use some improvements in my opinion:

1. Give it more power! It is 1875 watts, the same as my ordinary hair dryer, but it just doesn't blow the air as forcefully. That accounts for the quieter tone of the motor, and for the longer drying time.

2. Lose the sparkles. The rubbery surface of the dryer is great for gripping, but it is embedded with little flecks of silver glitter. Last time I wanted glitter on a hair appliance I was using it to try and make my bangs stand up higher than Susie Porter's in 1987.

3. Add a cold shot button. The cool setting works well, but it's a pain to flip the switch back and forth all the time.

Overall, an impressive hair dryer. Not recommended for people with very long or thick hair, since the high setting is still a bit wimpy.

Significantly more quiet than my Conair 1002D model! Even though it is quiet, it blows out a large amount of air. I have shoulder-length hair. This dryer dries my hair fairly quickly.

Unlike some other dryers, this unit allows me to have warm air at high speed. (With some other units I can only get warm air at low speed or hot air at high speed). I like the independent, sliding controls--one for the heat level (cool/warm/hot) and one for the air speed (low/high).

Also, I like the fact that this dryer has 2 ionic ports. My hair feels softer and looks shinier.

My Mom bought this dryer per my recommendation. She also likes it.

I like this dryer so much that I gave my best friend one for her birthday.

The first time I used this hair dryer the smoke alarm outside of my bathroom started going off. The dryer was not smoking nor did it emit a burnt smell, so I think it is the "cloud of ions" that set off the alarm! I cannot use a dryer that sets off smoke alarms, especially when I travel, since it would set off the alarm in my hotel room and everyone in the hotel would be mad at me! Other than the smoke alarm problem, it did do a good job of drying my hair quickly and without a lot of frizz but I don't think the frizz control was due to the ions, I think it was due to this being a brand new hair dryer with lots of heat and lots of power. But after using it the one time I had to return this dryer and get one without "ions" so I won't set off any more smoke alarms.

I bought this blowdryer a few months ago and all of a sudden it just doesn't turn on anymore... this is after the cord retraction feature already broke earlier. I never dropped it or handled it roughly, so it is quite a mystery. Please save some money and the environment from more trash, and pass on this one.

Loud, not particularly good at drying hair, and the cord is hard to get to retract. I prefer my tiny European travel dryer--even though I have to put a special plug on the end, it is far quieter and far more effective.

I'm not sure how quiet a hair dryer is supposed to be, so if this one is really noisy, then it's news to me, and I guess I have never had a quiet one before. It dries pretty quickly, and when measured up against those of friends, seems to dry faster than theirs. The cord keeper was a nice add-on that I wasn't looking for, but after using it for some time, I liked the fact that the cord has not become a twisted tangle of cord. The folding handle makes it a bit easier for the traveler to pack it in a suitcase.

I am loyal to Conair blow-dryers, but after purchasing this one, I may have to switch. It's big, clumsy, and blows very little air at a what seems to be a very low speed. When I use this blow-dryer it takes twice as long to dry my hair now and the style turns out flat! My old blow dryer was also a Conair 1875 and was twice as hot and the power was twice as strong. The performance of this new Conair blow-dryer is unacceptable and I'm going to have to purchase another.