A Brush That’s Also a Hairdryer

Me, looking back at these photos: “Wow, I look way, way too excited to just be drying my hair here!”

TERRY: “Yeah, I know, I thought that when I was taking them: I was like, ‘Calm down, dude, it’s just a hairdryer…”

Naturally, though, it didn’t occur to him to share this observation with me at the time, which is why I stand (Well, sit…) before you today, looking like the most excited woman to ever wield a hairdryer. Well, except in that one photo where I look like I’m just barely managing to hold back the tears, obviously.

Things we’ve learned from this experience: hair-drying is a complex and emotional business, which can affect you in a range of unexpected ways. Also, it’s really freaking hard, when having photos taken during this process, to strike exactly the right facial balance between smug glee, and that time Dobby the House Elf died, and I have clearly not mastered that particular art. In my defence, though, it IS a pretty cool hair dryer, no?

This is the Revlon Pro Collection Salon One Step Hair Dyer and Styler, and, as you can see, it’s notable for being a hairdryer that doesn’t actually look like a hairdryer, but which looks like a brush instead:

This was obviously designed with people like me in mind, who struggle with the complexities of trying to use a hairdryer AND a brush at the same time, as it handily combines both of those functions in one handy hair tool. The brush has detangling bristles (Which I really, really appreciated, as I generally emerge from the shower looking like there’s a bird’s nest on my head: I do have a Tangle Teaser brush, which helps, but when I’m blow-drying my ginger hair, I have to take regular breaks to stop and untangle the mess on my head, and ain’t nobody got time for that…), and there are two heat settings, plus a long, swivel cord which makes it easy to get to the back of your head etc, without having to change position.

And that’s really all you need to know, in terms of how this works: the beauty of this styler, you see, is in its sheer simplicity – you literally just switch it on, and start brushing through your hair with it, while it blasts out hot air to dry it. It’s much easier than trying to juggle brush and dryer, and I’ve found that it leaves my natural red hair looking a whole lot smoother, too. It’s not a straightener, but it does help separate out my layers, and generally makes the hair look a bit more “polished” than it would do if I were to just blast it with my regular dryer.

The one downside I’ve found to this so far is that it’s not quite as powerful as my regular hairdryer, so it does take a bit longer to fully dry my red hair with it. This probably won’t be an issue if your hair is shorter than mine is, but I’ve mostly been letting it air dry for a while, and then using this to finish it off and get it looking nice and smooth. I try not to look quite as manic as I do in these photos while I’m using, but… I mostly DO look like that: whoops!

[This post was sponsored by Revlon]