Andis 82005 1875 Watt Professional Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer, Black Chrome
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Customer Reviews of Andis 82005 1875 Watt Professional Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer, Black Chrome
Customer Review: Adequate dryer, but think twice if you want to use the attachments.
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this hair dryer to replace my Super Solano that died after more than a decade. I loved the Solano, but I wanted to see if a significantly less expensive dryer would work as well. The good news is, it dries just fine. The bad news is that the concentrator attachment (there are three attachments - I use the narrow concentrator every day for straightening) is unnecessarily difficult to attach. For the first couple of months, it took a great deal of effort and force to get the concentrator nozzle attached. I had to twist and turn and manuever it every which way. Even when I managed to get it on, it was easy to knock it off during the course of drying my hair. I had to wait a minute or two to reattach it because the nozzle was too hot to handle. When it cooled down sufficiently, the twisting and turning began anew. When this happened numerous times during one attempt to dry my hair, it got pretty frustrating.
As others have noted, the thin chrome finish of the dryer chips off very easily, particularly when using the attachments. After having owned this for about two months, the chrome is completely chipped off (the dryer has a matte black finish underneath the chrome) where the concentrator attaches. It doesn't look great, but I don't have to worry anymore about brushing chrome flakes off my clothes every morning.
Over the past week, it's gotten much easier to get the concentrator attached, and it's less prone to fall off. I assume it just took a couple of months to "stretch."
Update 11/9/10: The attachment no longer will stay on the dryer. I'm reducing the rating to two stars, because without the attachment, this dryer is worthless to me.
Customer Review: I am happy with my blow dryer
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this blow dryer for about 6 months now and it works great. I have A LOT of LONG very THICK hair, and it takes me about 6 minutes to completely blow dry my hair. Usually I blow dry my hair in about 3 different time fragments though. I get out of the shower; blow dry for 2-3 minutes, start applying my makeup, blow dry again for another 2-3 minutes until it is done.
I never used the attachments; i ended up throwing them away a few days ago. I feel like it has good power. I like that you can have it on hot or warm air. You can also hold and press a cold button and it will blow cold air. The cold air button is easy to push (unlike most of my old blow dryers, your thumb would go numb after a few minutes). It looks classy, still after 6 months of use every day it looks new.
I would definitely recommend this blow dryer to anyone. I paid $35.83 for it and would spend it again if needed.
Customer Review: can't beat it for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this hairdryer because the one I had died. It was basically the exact same dryer in a different color, and it lasted 5 years. I believe mine died because of a short in the cable, so I am choosing NOT to hang this one by the opening at the end of the base, even though it looks like it should be hung that way. This drier is the cheapest ceramic ionic drier I have found, and it truly works fast. I can dry my thick, curly (though short) hair in 5-10 minutes, and it does not get frizzy. I only use the warm setting-- hot is too hot for me, and I appreciate the cool burst though I wish it had a cool setting. It also is a standard size, so can take a diffuser without a problem-- I use it this way every day. I couldn't live without this dryer-- it dries my hair so fast without any damage. Also, I do not find it too heavy.Customer Review: Good quality just a litle more work for courser hair
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my first ceramic blow dryer and it did wonders to my hair. First off I have VERY thick hair and I am not being dramatic. I am African American (ethnic hair) and I don't get relaxers so when my hair gets wet it is literally a fro. Therefore I Hav to use the comb attachment. Well The comb attachment would not stay on the drier everytime I would try to work it through my hair ( explains how thick it is) so i ended up duck taping the comb head on which worked perfectly. I must admit it was a little heavy becase i have to put in more work to blow dry. The blow dryer got my hair straighter and fast. So it took me half the time to blow dry it and less time to flat iron it. Over all the blow dryer is great, just duck tape the comb head on if that is what you use for your hair.Customer Review: Great Dryer for Smooth, Shiny Hair!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had heard alot about the benefits of ionic dryers, but was never going to drop $300 on one! I am very happy with this dryer. My fine, sometimes frizzy and flyaway hair is shiny, smooth and in control after using this dryer (with a round brush). My hair drys much faster than with a regular dryer. My only complaint is that it is a little bit heavy, so sectioning you hair and doing a little at a time is easier. Also, the on/off and warm/hot buttons are right on the handle where you hold the dryer, causing it to turn off when you hold it a certain way - that's a design flaw which is frustrating, but I wouldn't return it because of that. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my purchase and the value for this dryer.