Conair 213XP Infiniti Professional Tourmaline Ceramic Technology Ionic Styler, Black
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Customer Reviews of Conair 213XP Infiniti Professional Tourmaline Ceramic Technology Ionic Styler, Black
Customer Review: This Hairdryer Has Changed My Life
Summary: 5 Stars
..okay, maybe a bit of an overstatement, but I truly feel that way every time I use this thing! Professional salon results every single time. I had *thought* that I was using a decent ionic/ceramic hairdryer, but for the past year or so my hair just would not behave. Frizzy, dry and damaged looking - even though I knew it wasn't truly "damaged". Could not figure out what the problem was (post-pregnancy changes? Wrong products?). Now I know it was the poor quality dryer I was using. How I wished I had known this a year ago and saved the $$$ I spent on smoothing/straightening cremes/balms/products - which never worked anyway!
PROS:
+ hair dries in 1/2 the time
+ smooth and straight with minimal effort
+ long-lasting salon smoothness/style throughout the day
+ quieter
+ cooler - even on high-heat setting
CONS:
+ some think it is heavier than most, though I found it no heavier than my last one
+ the funnel-shaped "concentrator" attachment has fixed positions, requiring two hands and some difficulty to move/turn on the fly while drying your hair
My hair is fine, but I have lots of it - and is layered with a significant wave to it, even curly if I choose to make it so. This dryer gives me smooth, manageable styles with just the right amount of volume (with my round brush). I also noticed that after being caught in the rain one day, when my hair literally sprung up in curl ringlets from the weather, even the curls were smoother, more defined and not frizzy! I almost liked my curly hair - and this was hours after I had dried it straight! This dryer is simply a miraculous tool!
Customer Review: Great Gift for Your Mom or.. for yourself!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this item in October 2007 as a birthday gift for my mother. Mom had been using the same ancient yellow hair dryer throughout my childhood and for as long as I could remember, at least 20 years. That yellow one wasn't a special hair dryer, my mom just doesn't replace stuff unless it's dead. But by modern standards, that hair dryer was so out of date; it didn't even have a cool air button and it smelled bad from all the loose strands of hair burning away inside. My mother and I both have terrible, fine hair and I wanted to get my mom a high quality hair dryer, I bought this one because of the number of positive reviews. When I bought this item in 2007 and looking back at my account history, I paid higher than the current list price, significantly more than Amazon's price today.
Anyway, this hair dryer is still going great in 2011, having been regularly (if not daily) used by 2-5 family members and occasionally a dog. And my 16-year old sister stole it out of moms bathroom so sister could use it every day in the privacy of her bedroom. I just came home for a visit and happened to use it, unaware it was This hair dryer and thought that for some reason it felt better than any other hair dryer as I was using it, but also when I was done... I just had that feeling that I was having a great hair day. Which is rare because my hair is terribly fine. So I went back online to order a new one for myself and was very pleased with the current price. Ordered immediately!
Ultimately, when reviewing or assessing an item, you have to think--knowing what I know now, would I buy this item again? My answer is definitely yes.
Customer Review: Great hair dryer (two year update)
Summary: 5 Stars
This hair dryer meets & exceeds all of my expectatations, but the diffuser is OK.
The speed & heat settings are great, the noise level is pretty low - it does a fantastic job drying - seems to be much more even than my last dryer which left wet sections next to near-burnt sections. Sometimes a product will have a 'high' and 'low' setting, and there's not much of a difference. In this case, it's really nice to actually have a low setting for the diffuser.
I have a ton of curly hair, so I feel that the diffuser is quite shallow in depth compared to the last one I owned - my hair kinda spills out instead of sitting 'in' it. However, the shallow diffuser shape seems to be the trend, so unless you have an old-school one that fits over the nozzle, I don't know that you'll have much of a choice in new dryers.
I would highly recommend the dryer, and say 'meh' about the diffuser.
I've now had this hair dryer for almost two years, and I had to upgrade from four stars. I use it 3-4 days/week, and it's still in fantastic shape. I've dropped it on the tile floor about 50 times, and there's no cracking or scratches. Definitely the best hair dryer I've owned.
I've grown to really like the diffuser. Since it snaps to the front, there are no rubber parts that degrade in the heat (as I've experienced with other models), so it still fits the same and works great after two years.
One plus - the filter/vent on the back twists off, so you can rinse it in the sink easily to remove hair/gunk. Great feature!
Customer Review: I can't believe I've gone this long without this hairdryer.
Summary: 5 Stars
I put off buying a new hairdryer for a long time. My old dryer (I don't even know what brand it was...it was supposed to be Ionic and "quiet") took quite a long time to dry my hair, and it made my hair really puffy. I just assumed these were things that I had to live with.
I was wrong.
I finally broke down and started searching for a new dryer. I wanted to use Amazon so I could read customer reviews. I found the reviews on this product were all pretty positive, so I took a chance and ordered this dryer.
THIS HAIRDRYER IS AMAZING. The first time I used it, I felt like I had entered warp-speed...it was drying my hair so fast! I read the instructions which say to use it on the low setting first to help quick dry the hair. This helps! I swear, my hair dries within about five minutes (and I have a TON of hair). Also, it doesn't make my hair all puffy. It leaves it nice and straight - which cuts down on my straightening time too! To sum it up - I love this hairdryer.
My ONLY complaint is that I don't really like the diffuser. I think it's because the hairdryer is just so strong, the diffuser doesn't really work to spread out the air that well. I have to manipulate my hair into being "wavy" so this didn't really help it achieve that status! But other than that, I would completely recommend this hairdryer to everyone. It's fabulous!
Customer Review: Great dryer for the price
Summary: 3 Stars
I had been using an older Conair 1875 ion dryer for years and decided it was time to upgrade since my hair is much longer now and it was taking a long time to dry.
I was almost convinced that buying a $200 dryer would be a good investment until I did some research and saw that this Conair dryer had all the features I was looking for (tourmaline, ceramic, ionic, AC motor) at under $35. Although I have never personally used one of the high priced dryers before, I can't imagine they work any better than this dryer. My hair dried in record time and was shiny, full of body, and looked healthier. I have lots of fine hair and even using the ion dry feature, my hair still had lots of body. I love this dryer!
Edited 3/2/11:
It just stopped working for me this past Saturday and had a horrible burning odor. I only used the dryer about 3 to 4 times a week for 7 minutes at a time on medium heat and cleaned the lint trap frequently. I don't know if it was a faulty motor, but I am very disapointed that this dryer only lasted me about six months. After some more research (and a couple of other cheap-o dryers which were returned), I got an Ion Conditioning Ionic Ceramic Tourmaline dryer with AC motor from Sally's. It cost a bit more, but hopefully will last a lot longer. That's the appeal with the AC motor, right?