This is kind of a deal breaker for me. I have been reading the reviews on Amazon, and some are mentioned as being louder than others.
The Revlon still has a LOT of great reviews. Probably because it is so affordable, a lot of people can try it.
My hairdresser mentioned Wavytalk to me, and I mentioned L’Ange to her. I also saw a DryBar version at Ulta that looked good.
Honestly, sometimes I preferred life before we had access to all the reviews, listicles, influencer videos, etc on things. I find myself obsessing and reading and reading trying to determine the “perfect” version to choose. In the old days, we’d read Consumer Reports for a big appliance purchase, otherwise just go to Sears or Target and buy what they had!
I use the Revlon one too. I also have the Shark Flex system (I think that’s what it is called) and I do not like it as much. The removable round brush head falls off sometimes when I pull it through my hair. Drives me nuts. Not sure if mine is defective or what. Though I do like it as a regular blow dryer and do use it to get my hair dry a bit prior to using the Revlon and I also will use it to dry my roots, since my Revlon does not get the roots dry.
(I have very, very thick and curly hair that I prefer to wear straight–so I definitely am tough on my hair tools).
The Glossi is interesting because it is a blow dryer brush and flat iron combined into one. What I do not like about it is that the brush head is small so it takes me longer to dry my hair with it, since my hair is so thick and unruly. However, I do like it for second day hair–since when I wake up my hair is a mess. It does a good job at taming my hair.
I find myself grabbing my Revlon to dry/style my partially air dried hair and then using the Glossi the next day. Having said that, what I do not like about the Revlon is that I find that the bristles are not durable and I end up having to replace the unit after a while because the bristles break/bend. Yes, my hair is tough on these units and the Revlon is cheap, but I should not have to replace it that frequently.
I am looking to replace the Revlon with a higher quality blow dryer brush–if there is such a thing. Ideally, I would like the brush to have better quality bristles that won’t break off or bend so easily.
Never had any issues with the round brush attachment on my Dyson. The brush stays securely on, and the bristles don’t disintegrate. But it is $$$ for the set. Wish they would have sold just the brush and the curling attachment without the rest of the set and the fancy box I don’t use.
Yeah, I was considering the Dyson but went with the Shark flexstyle system because it was on sale at Costco at the time. I liked the size of the brush attachment of the Shark…little did I know I’d have difficulty with the brushes (I have two sizes) staying on the wand. I have very long hair (way past my shoulders), in addition to it being curly and thick, so ideally I’d like a tool that comes with/has a very large round or oval brush. I’d like the Glossi more if the brush was bigger. I just looked at the Dyson Airwrap and the round brush looks smaller to me from the picture–so I think I’d struggle with that. This is why I grab the Revlon one so often–the brush is large enough that it cuts my drying time down…though I should give the Glossi another chance and use it as a blow dryer brush rather than just a styler brush/iron. I would have to section my hair into smaller sections to use it, but the brush part does look like it would hold up well.
I’ve used the Revlon brush dryer mentioned here (friend gave me one). It seemed so great! Then realized my hair was getting fried. Took months to recover. But I have dry, long, color-treated hair, so maybe it’s just more fragile than others’ who have done so well with it?
Also tried a low/adjustable temp curling iron for a few weeks recently (so much humidity decided to give into curly/wavy). Again - thought it was great! Then after a few weeks saw my hair was breaking off. Yikes.
I may break down and get that Dyson eventually! Is it really damage-free?
I haven’t yet - but I will! I did just buy & use a shea butter hair masque (use it after shampoo/regular conditioner then rinse). Figured my trouble with hot tools could be the overall condition of hair. It did seem to help! Hair much softer & smoother.
This won’t work for travelers with specific hair dryer preferences, but we’ve been surprised to find that some european hotels have blowdryers… but hidden in a desk drawer (sometimes with the outlet inside the drawer). Personally I’m lucky because I air dry my hair, usually after an evening shower. I do pack a curling iron.
Decades ago I would travel with a blow dryer, but now I assume anywhere we go will have one. They may appear to be from the 80s, but I can’t remember anyplace not having one.
After decades of blowing my hair dry every single day, I now let mine air dry most of the time also.
I got my hair cut today, and also added on an express keratin treatment to deal with all the frizziness now that the weather is hot and humid. It’s my first time trying it - hoping it will make a difference!
I have the L’ange heated brush, the big one….it works like it advertises except it doesn’t add volume to my hair. I have toddler hair, it is thin and silky and shiny and when I roll it on the heated brush and hold it for 30 seconds (or longer) it falls in a nice, shiny, straight silky bob. That isn’t what I want. I’ve tried every advertised “volumizer” product and nothing works quite right. If your hair has a little bit of curl, or gray with some texture, it will probably work better