Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was skeptical because I've never found much difference in a hairdryer. I had a Chi previously and wasn't impressed with it (after what it cost), and it only lasted a year, so I gave up and my most recent dryer was a drugstore brand. I decided to once again try a higher end dryer and searched online. The Elchim by far had the best overall reviews so I bought it sight unseen. AMAZING DRYER. The force is very strong (2400w vs the standard 1875w) but it's directed, so your hair doesn't blow all over the place. Definitely use the channeling attachment. I dried my hair from almost soaking wet and it took very little time, more importantly my hair was silky smooth when done. Usually I dry and end up with frizzies, then straighten like crazy and still don't get this result. I have a lot of damage from an overprocessed highlighting 8 months ago, and you can't tell with this dryer. I am amazed because I had no flyaways. It was soft and bouncy when done, like a salon style. I've been changing shampoos, conditioners, treatments, straighteners, round brushes, etc., wondering how stylists get your hair so perfect and never realized my problem was the dryer. Definitely worth the money! UPDATE - 8/1/14 - Still love this dryer. My hair now takes no time to straighten and style. Sounds silly but I enjoy doing my hair, and I used to hate it. I did see some concerns that it isn't as hot as other dryers and that's not correct. If you touch the condenser/channeling attachment after use it is VERY hot. I think because the air moves so fast from the dryer that blowing it on your hand feels cooler (it's moving so fast it probably cools down quicker). But drying takes no time.