 power packed punch! |
| Review Date: June 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Thoma Thacker, Little Rock, Arkansas United States |
I had been shopping around for a while, when I found this little gem! I have really long, thick hair that took 20-30 minutes to just get to the damp stage with my old dryer. With this Conair Ionic dryer, I can towel off my hair, put in my styling products and blow the majority of the wetness out in about 4 to 5 minutes. I leave my hair a bit damp so that it will air dry.
I think the thing that sold me was that you have three heat settings, hot: which is pretty hot, warm, and cool, which I prefer. The speeds are high, low, & off. I would have liked for it to have a diffuser attachment included, but ehh... no biggie.
I'd agree that it is a bit heavy, but as long as I'm not blow drying it straight, then it's not that big of a deal. I've been using it about a month, and I do seem to notice that it is not as frizzy and dry, but that could be in part to that I've been using it on cold, for just a few minutes, whereas, with my old dryer, it was HOTHOTHOT for 20 minutes.
I would definately buy this one again! |
Great Choice!
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| Review Date: September 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Perry Bookstein, |
Yet another hair dryer died (I average about 1 every year or so) and I was considering an upgrade to one of the expensive, more professional types. My husband quickly talked me out of that idea and I finally settled on this model. My last two dryers were by Revlon and I had no idea how bad they were until I tried my new Conair. I would have sworn that a hair dryer doesn't make a difference in anything but drying time -- wrong! After the first use this dryer made my very long, straight, fine hair smooth and shiny with very few tangles. I'm shocked at the results compared to my old dryer. If only it had konked out earlier!
As for the Conair 098DR hair dryer itself, it's no heavier than my old, comparably-priced Revlon dryer. It's not awkward to hold during styling and my arm doesn't get tired. It doesn't seem to get as hot as my old dryer but I'm thinking that might be a good thing considering the results. Drying time was less than usual and it seemed fairly quiet for a hair dryer. The cord is short but serviceable and the unit is small enough to fit into my vanity drawer. I'm very pleased. |
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I’m content with this dryer. I needed a new one, and this one looked cool in the picture. I’m curious if the ion thing will make a difference in my hair over time. As the picture shows, it’s not too frizzy after 2 uses, will see what the future brings. My hair is naturally curly but in my fifties (aaughh!) it’s learned to frizz out. I just blew it dry with no styling tools, did the little surfer flip-of-the-head I learned in high school, and that’s that. I wish I’d taken a before picture, but oh well. Live with it.
And besides, this would be cool for playing radar speed-detector cop, or space alien with disintegrator gun.