<p>I am a total klutz when it comes to blow-drying and styling my hair. In addition, the texture of my straight, somewhat fine, hair has changed, and become more frizzy/curly, especially when it is humid.</p>
<p>I currently have it cut in what is theoretically a shoulder-length bob, but the only time it really looks like it is when I am leaving the salon. :)</p>
<p>I was thinking of buying one of those round brush dryers, since I seem to be incapable of wielding both a dryer and a brush at the same time. I am also wondering if the “ionic” dryers are actually better in the sense of reducing frizz.</p>
<p>Advice? (My current dryer is about 25 yrs old, or more.)</p>
<p>I’m amazed that a hairdryer can last that long - my burn out every 3 to 4 years. My current brand is a Chi…this time I invested in a better dryer, so I hope it lasts longer. It’s ceramic ionic, and the buttons are very well placed so that I can do everything with one hand. Whatever you buy, get one that has a “cool shot” and finish your blowout with cool air…it will reduce the frizz and make the style last longer.</p>
<p>I didn’t pay that much - I bought it through my stylist who sold it to me at his cost.</p>
<p>The round hair type dryers are probably best if you want quite a bit of curl…I think it would be hard to do a straighter style, but if that’s what you want, I’d go for it.</p>
<p>My salon offers a blow dry ‘boot camp’ in which you’re taught to dry your hair – lasts about 45 minutes. Maybe your salon would do something similar to help you get the hang of it? I have wavy/curly hair that I blow dry straight and use a ceramic ion one as well. Over the past 10 years or so I’ve purchased the two my hairstylist uses and, while they are on the expensive side, I believe they work much better. I also can only dry my hair with the attachment on the end that directs the hair (can’t think of the name of it right now) but my hair is more frizzy and wavy without it. I definitely can tell the difference between mine and, let’s say, the one I find in a hotel.</p>
<p>The only ‘round hair type dryer’ I can picture is one I tried a long time ago and it was an all-in-one with a brush. Not sure if that’s what you mean but the one I tried did not have a high wattage and my hair ended up wavy and frizzy. I use a blow dryer that has 1675 watts and it dries fast enough to keep the wave at bay.</p>
<p>The pros have told me I don’t need a flat iron. I don’t think my hair is curly enough to warrant it. </p>
<p>Yes, what I had in mind was the kind that is all in one: it basically looks like a round brush, but apparently the air comes out of the brush. I know someone who has the same hairstyle who uses one, and hers always looks perfect. Of course, that may be a function of what her hair is like, too. :)</p>
<p>Consider getting a shorter cut and letting it curl on its own. I just did this around eight weeks ago, and for the first time in my life I don’t have to blow dry it at all.</p>
<p>This IS a shorter cut. And my hair really would never be described as “curly.” It is straight hair that gets frizzy but not because of split ends: it’s very healthy.</p>
<p>Consolation, my hair is cut in a short bob…chin length. Over the years, it has become wavy…not curly, but wavy. I had a hair dryer with a brush for a while, and honestly, it didn’t do the job. Now, I lightly blow my hair dry,mand use a flat iron on it. It looks great…like I said…my hair is NOT curly. It’s wavy. The flat iron smooths it all out, and my chin length bob looks great. </p>
<p>Maybe someone you know has one you can borrow. Then you can see if it works for you.</p>
<p>I have very thick hair, and there is no hair dryer on the planet that can make my wavy hair “straight”.</p>
<p>I will answer more when I have my computer back, but ionic dryers do help in my opinion.
Also so do the brushes.
I am all about buying stuff at target or a drug store.
Have your stylist teach you to dry your hair.
I use my head as a large roller with a paddle brush when I want it straighter.
Do not dry it completely dry.
Also make sure you aren’t using shampoo & conditioner with sulfate as we age our hair seems to be much drier.
I also just splurged on a miracle product for hair that is unevenly wavy & you want it controlled without looking like you are using Dippity Do.</p>
<p>I have fine hair but quite a bit of it. It has a natural wave that I can make fairly straight, but my hair is below my shoulders…so the weight helps. I used to have it cut in a shorter bob between my chin and shoulders. The shorter it is, the harder to straighten. However what I found was a product that you put on your damp hair to make it straight. I’m sorry but I can’t remember the name, buy I’m sure any good salon will have a comparable product. I then used a flat paddles brush when drying it with a blow dryer…and yes the iconics will work better. This got it really straight. Then I used a 1 inch…still do… Curling iron. I basically still do the same thing now. </p>
And my hair really would never be described as “curly.” It is straight hair that gets frizzy but not because of split ends: it’s very healthy.</p>