Review Shenanigans: One-Step Hair Dryer

Friends up the wazoo recommended this one-step hair dryer for a quick hair dry, even when the hair is wet. I’m going to get to that in a second.

Hair background: My hair is super curly and there is a whole lot of it. Prior to pandemic crazy, I got my hair done once a week at DryBar because it lasted all week and I didn’t have to be putting heat daily on my hair, which is what I would have to do when I did it myself because I don’t get quite the same level of tightness that other folks do. If I do my own hair, then I wash it one day, let it air dry (taking generally over 24 hours) and then taking heat to it only in the form of a flat iron. I really don’t like doing more than that if I’m going to have to touch up daily anyways. That and I can never get the blow dryer process to work because you need to get my hair TIGHT for it to straighten out and not be a frizzy mess.

Ok, so now that that background is out of the way…

When everybody recommended this one-step hair dryer thing, I was intrigued and rushed off to buy it. I know - shocker.

I blew the fuse the first time I used it. Apparently, I picked a plug that is on the same electric system as my car that was plugged in. Whoops… I stuffed it in a drawer and didn’t use it again because it was in a drawer and I started getting my hair done.

Well, my hair was wet and I wanted nice hair for Easter, so I busted it out of the drawer and tried again. Lo and behold… I picked another outlet that is connected to my car and blew the fuse again. I send my hubs running to fix that problem and he unplugged the car while he was at it.

Cool! I can finally use this thing!

It was not as fast as I had hoped. Granted, my expectations were maybe a little high and maybe the friend’s who recommended it don’t have hair quite as thick as mine. But, it definitely was not a time saver. That being said, I did NOT have to wait 24+ hours for my hair to dry to do it.

On the plus side, it did get straighter than when I try to blow dry my own hair. The roots are better and I didn’t totally kill my arms to get to that point. On the flip side - my hair was (and next morning: is) still a bit frizzy. I don’t have that issue when I do the wait and flat iron thing, at least while I’m still in the house. Outside weather will be what it will be no matter what. I also didn’t really get a style out of it, but that could also be because it was almost time to go and I was, admittedly, a tiny bit frustrated that I wasn’t some gorgeous supermodel coming out of it.

Overall though? I’d use it again when there’s a need. It’s not a replacement for getting my hairs done once a week, so that’s money that will continue to fly right out the door come whenever we’re allowed to get back to business. But, for the time being, it’s useful enough. And, to note, I do have PITA hair, so those with slightly easier hair to begin with may find that it’s this fabulous contraption that lights their world on fire. Or, just makes it easier, if one doesn’t feel the need to overexaggerate.

Revlon One-Step Volumizer Hair Dryer

(And, yes, I understand the hilarity of having a volumizer hair dryer when the last thing my hair needs is extra volume)