Hair Dryer

[diamond_nh]

I did a search in this and I still am clueless on what to get. Right now I have a hand dryer, but I usually air dry my hair. I do want a dryer for deep conditioning and aphogee treatments and maybe for the ocassional drying of my hair. I was wondering what do you use, whether it be a hooded dryer or soft bonnet? And do you like it? I want something that is going to work and that is going to last long. Please Help?

 

[AnjelLuvs]

I am about to purchase a hooded dryer

 

[diamond_nh]

Also I would like to know the brand that you have. Which is better Gold 'N Hot, Hot Tools, or Lady Dazey or something else?

 

[AnjelLuvs]

I never even thought about that I was just goin buy the cheapest one

 

[sassygirl125]

My aunt has had the same Lady Dazey hard bonnet dryer for at least 10 yrs. I looked, but never found one. You can order them online, but the weight makes the price outrageous! If you see one in the store, get two--one for me and one for you!

I got a Conair Pro Style 1600 at Kmart for under $25. It's got a decent sized hood, but the air flow is kind of weird. I had to keep adjusting it to get it to blow all over my head...

Edited to add:
Don't get the Gold n Hot! The bonnet is really small and barely any air comes out of the back!

The Hot Tools dryer is supposed to be a good one, though.

 

[UmSumayyah]

I have a gold n'hot and am quite satisfied with it. I got the more expensive one though, $40.00 regular price I think. These are necessary for an aphogee, you cannot use anything that touches your hair for one of those treatments.
For my oil treatments I use a heat cap, although putting on a plastic cap and sitting under the dryer will work well. I can't speak to how long it lasts since I have had it only about 3 months and have used it 3 times.

 

[Lindy]

OMG... in this hot weather, I don't even want to SEE those two dirty little words - "Hair Dryer"!!!

 

[AnjelLuvs]

I did have a gold n hot dryer. But due to travelling back and forth from schoool with it and the occasional drop. it fall apart I am researching some ones online-- and considering buying oiff ebay

 

[mirrormirror]

I have Lady Dazey, my mom got it for me when I was like in middle school. I barely used it then, but now its a must for me. It's a really good hood dryer. The high setting, gets extremely hot, so medium is enough for me.

 

[AnjelLuvs]

okay what is the best type of watts to get

what do the mean by settings? (like: hogh - low)

 

[Honi]

I have a Pibbs model 514. It's a professional dryer that you see in some the salons. Cost me a grip but worth it. My hair dries in about 45 min or so. I also had a Gold N Hot too. That one was pretty good. Didn't like Conair's too because my rollers wouln't fit under there so I gave that one away.

 

[diamond_nh]

Hey Sassygirl if I find in NY or CT and I find it I will buy 2 or tell you where I got it. If you live somewhere else then it would be the same shipping costs, so that doesn't really do anything. Right now I am still undecided, but it does seem that everyone that has the Lady Dazey had it for years and it still works great. I see that alot of people have both a hood dryer and a soft bonnet is this for convenience or necessity. Oh and thanks for the info of not using a soft bonnet for Aphogee treatments.

 

[sweetcocoa]

I got several GE's softbonnet dryers off Ebay.

 

[sassygirl125]

@ diamond:
I was kidding about buying 2 dryers! I can't afford the shipping! But if you find a Lady Dazey, grab it for yourself. They seem to last forever. They must be really good quality dryers...

@ sweetcocoa:
I forgot about Ebay! Maybe the shipping won't be so bad.

 

[sweetcocoa]

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@ diamond:
I was kidding about buying 2 dryers! I can't afford the shipping! But if you find a Lady Dazey, grab it for yourself. They seem to last forever. They must be really good quality dryers...

@ sweetcocoa:
I forgot about Ebay! Maybe the shipping won't be so bad.

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If you try Ebay...look for ones that have a set shipping or ones that are close to your home so you won't have to pay as much. I have a soft bonnet I'm thinking about selling on Ebay.