*(I added the “dryer” at last minute- I chickened out).
Over the last few months my hair had not been coming out well after styling, and I didn’t understand why.
Until recently.
I’m crazy with my hair, and that observation cannot be overstated enough. I take hair gummies for shine and texture, and I can tell when my diet is off because my hair gets depressed. If my hair doesn’t look good, I don’t feel good, so ultimately, my hair predicates my mood. I don’t even like hairdressers styling my hair at the end of an appointment, because there is only one way I like it to be styled, and that’s my way. No curls, no straightening, no bouffant, no hair spray or gel.
(The only exception to this is before a photo shoot. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: no matter what your stylist says will look good when you’re photographed, BELIEVE HIM/HER. They know what they’re talking about. Every good photo session I’ve ever had is because I put my complete trust in the stylists and photographer. That’s the magic combo, baby).
But for a regular hair appointment? “Just hand me that blow dryer and I’ll do it myself.” Stylists are baffled by this, because part of their fee is for a blow-out and style.
So imagine my dismay the last few months as I’ve watched my hair turn brittle, lifeless and flat. I tried every imaginable product, added an extra gummy to my diet, bumped up fruits and veggies, rinsed with cold water, but nothing worked. Every day I looked at my split ends, dumbfounded as to what had changed in my routine.
The first day I arrived in Tampa, I took a shower and did my hair before the first Meet-and-Greet, and as I was blow drying my hair, I could immediately tell that something was different. For the first time in months my hair was being cooperative. It was soft and shiny, and responded to my styling method. And even when it got a little humid out, my hair stayed sleek and healthy.
Weird. Was it the water? The air? The sun?
It wasn’t until the second day that I realized what was different. As I was drying my hair with the villa blow dryer, feeling the tingle of the powerful hot air on my scalp, I became curious to know what brand blow dryer was giving me such a good blow job. I glanced down.
Baby Bliss Pro.
Boom chaka-laka.
Of course. It was the blow dryer. I have always used a Baby Bliss Pro, but a few months ago mine had finally died after years of use. So one day I was in Walgreens, and I grabbed a Revlon blow dryer for 30 bucks, because hot air is hot air, right?
NO! NOT RIGHT! WRONG!
The Baby Bliss Pro has 2000 watts of power and dries hair quickly for reduced split ends and frizz. You’d have to use a high-quality blow dryer to understand a low-quality one. My crappy Revlon dryer took forever to dry my hair, the AC motor so cheap that it exposed my hair to more damaging heat for longer.
Here is a description of my Baby Bliss.
Hairstylists covet Dyson blowdryers, others like Hot Bar or Hot Tools. Regardless of what kind of blow dryer you use, just be aware that you get what you pay for.
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