Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Conair 1875-Watt Ionic Ceramic Hair Dryer with Diffuser and Concentrator, Black

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Great value.. still going on four months of ownership.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2016

I purchased this item for $21.60 on 7/13/16 from Amazon and have been very happy with it. In fact, I have been using it almost every day since! My old, beloved hairdryer died so I read the reviews of MANY different hairdryers and decided on this one. I’m more than satisfied. The price is wonderful for the quality I received. I really like the 3 different heat settings, the cool shot, and the 3 different blower settings. I also really love the ability to open the cover to get to the mesh filter to clean it – I often use a small toothbrush to do so and it’s very simple. From all the reviews I’ve seen, I hope to use this for many years to come. These new tourmaline ceramic dryers are not always what they advertise to be, but this dryer is everything it says it is and more.
The key is the high-powered motor; it gets my entire head dry in less than 8 minutes. A quick run through with a straightener after I'm done is all I need to get my hair completely ready in the mornings. Plus it's lightweight and quiet. This product saves me at least 15 minutes in the morning that I used to waste getting frustrated with my hair. Now, my hair looks shiny and healthy. A big selling point for me is whether or not the hair dryer will damage my hair. I try my absolute hardest to only wash my hair 2-3 times per week and keep it as healthy and natural as possible. With this purchase, I haven’t noticed ANY signs of damage to my hair. I usually shower in the mornings before work (and wake up at the latest possible minute), so using a hair dryer is a must for me a few days out of my week.
Another key selling point for me is just how QUIET this dryer is. This is the first hair dryer I’ve owned that won’t wake up everyone who’s sleeping on the same floor as me. Not only am I much, much happier with this feature, but everyone living with me is extremely happy as well.
The price is lower than anywhere else I’ve looked for comparable hair dryers and it arrived quickly with no cost for shipping, as I’m a Prime member! Amazon has been wonderful to deal with yet again and has never let me down with their services.

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hamilton9

Short weak arms look elsewhere, otherwise OK

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014

My other Conair 1875 was starting to turn itself off (shorting out?) during use so I hunted Amazon reviews for a good one with Prime shipping. This one came up with the most reviews in this price range. I know I shouldn't but I wash and dry my hair every day. I needed something reliable but under $30.

The first thing that bothered me was that I received an obvious return which doesn't bode well. I've tried this for a couple days so the jury's still out but right away here's what I like and don't like about it:

PROS
-very quiet
-lightweight
-useful attachments
-multiple speed options
-cool shot
-ability to clean filter

CONS
-nozzle is longer
-matte finish makes it slippery to hold
-cool shot button is much shorter than older Conair
-easy to accidentally press/hold cool shot when you don't want it
-speed/heat button sliders very cheaply made
-filter is hinged and doesn't open all the way

For price and value, okay buy. If you have short arms like I do, the longer barrel makes for an awkward morning ritual. Also, since it's slippery to hold, you have to learn how to hold it differently which can be problem, if like me, you have arthritis issues. With the old Conair, I could lazily hold it however I want. I could rest my thumb below the cool shot button since it protruded at least 1/2" and you really had to push it down to use it. The cool shot on this one is flimsy and depresses quite easily. I'm also worried about the settings buttons. It does not seem very secure and/or there is only a small attachment in the middle. In other words, as you slide them, the top and bottom of the buttons are not attached in any way to the unit. They actually stick out a little bit (are not completely flushed against the handle). Whether this will be a problem should they come off remains to be seen.

Overall a mixed bag but it was priced fairly cheap. Will update rating if it does not frizz my hair (anymore than I'm already drying it out by repeated washings).

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J&S

Great value.. still going on four months of ownership.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2016

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

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Staxi81

This is an excellent hair dryer for being an old model!

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2022

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

This product was something I bought years ago. No store near me carries this one currently. It's an older model. But, very efficient. It works well! The dryer is a bit louder, but isn't disruptive like some older models (i.e.) the neighbors should be fine hahaha.

This is the type of situation where the older model of a product works better than the newer ones released after it. That is sometimes the case with certain manufacturers or companies.

When this model was back in stock and I was notified, I bought it immediately. This hair dryer lasted from the original release date until 2022. And, that's only cuz I dropped it. It would have still been fine I hadn't. The box most likely will have some scratches or marks (only from warehouse storage).

But, it is nothing that effected my hair dryer. It was in its original box is the reason why. If you have ever worked customer service, then you know exactly what I mean. This is NOT a problem as long as nothing is cracked or defective shortly after you use it ;P Otherwise, you should good to go! It does get warm, but it cools off quickly.

Again, to make sure it's clearly stated: Any box will get worn over time (due to warehouse storage). So, all in all, this hair dryer works just fine for me.

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Extreme Chef

It's merely ok

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

I have been using this hairdryer now for less than a year but several months. It's adequate. The cord is a bit shorter than I'd like making movement a bit restrained. The slider switches for the temperature (on the left) and the speed (on the right) are cheaply made. They're plastic and if I don't take extra pampering with them, they WILL break. They are flimsy. They act like they want to pop off sometimes but I push down on them and they snap back down. The Cool button is in the way...period. Whoever designed this should not have put that button where it's located. It's right in the grab area on the handle making it awkward handling the dryer as you dry your hair. The force of the blowing is pretty extreme. Even on low, this dryer blows pretty hard. I have to be careful where I aim it or things on my countertop will blow off...even on low setting. The low blow setting is more like a medium blow setting. As for making my hair silky, well, it does seem to make my hair a bit more healthy. I can't deny. It has kept my hair from getting out-of-control frizzy. I have slightly wavy hair naturally, so when I dry it, I try to straighten it as I dry. It still sometimes turns out a slightly frizzy, but nothing a flat iron can't finish off. I don't have to use my flat iron as much..I will say that. I've used the diffuser a couple of times and it does help to dry my hair without the direct blowing. Not sure it does better than using my fingers though. Maybe i'm just not doing it right..who knows. Overall, it's an ok dryer. I'm not liking the flimsy buttons and the awkwardness of the location of the Cool button, but I am trying to use the Cool button more now to "cool off and set" a lifted portion of hair to give it body and it seems to help. Time will tell if the filters will do their job. I bought this dryer because my last (Revlon brand) dryer's filter disintegrated for some reason. I guess it was just too old. I loved my old dryer but it wasn't this new ionic feature type. I decided to change to this since reviewers and ads said it would make my hair silky. ...and it does. So for that, I give it 4 stars.

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Jordan Satow

Long-lasting

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

I've had this hair dryer for seven years now, I use it daily, it is still running strong. I also travel with it often, it's durable, reliable, and long-lasting.

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Mark

Powerful and seems to not be a fire hazard

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

so many dryers have reviews that say they have a fire smell or have actually caused fires, this one has no signs of that yet so that is a plus lol. It had a very mild smell when I first started it for maybe a couple hours of use, but the coils need to be heated to remove the “new coil” smell so I would say that’s normal and it has gone away after using it a few times. The air power of this thing is next level, to be fair I had my last hair dryer for like ten years and I’m not sure it was tip top shape at the end of its life but this thing will blow doors open/shut, I stand about 4 feet away from both the door and the shower curtain and this thing will move both significantly from that far away, Because if that it can tangle your hair while you’re drying it because it will while it around so much even using a brush, but it dries my hair much faster than my old conair dryer and my hair is think and curly so I’m glad I got this dryer.

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Snazy50

Works Terrific on My Short Wavy Hair

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

I've been using this hair dryer for a couple of weeks. I have short hair with lots of body and a few bothersome waves around my face. I use to have to really work to control them. This dryer does a great job, especially with the concentrator, to straighten the waves. Overall, my hair dries more quickly and with very little frizz. I love the three heat settings option and use the cool shot feature every time I dry my hair. So far I am very happy with this purchase.

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Charlie Brown

An Improvement Over Previous Design, But some Flaws Remain

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

Bought this to replace the old dryer that caught fire on my wife hands, another Conair that lasted forever until it died spectacularly, fireworks included. It was overheating before so shame on my wife for keep using it; thankfully nobody was hurt. The reviews from my wife are in: This is better, lighter, dries faster and is more ergonomic than the model she had, and the rubberish finish makes it very comfortable to handle, but it shares two fundamental flaws with its predecessor:

First is the #$%#@ attachments that keep flying off the air exhaust (my wife language...sorry!) when in use, it seems the heat causes the plastic to expand, losing its tight grip with the body of the drier and becoming loose. This is a very simple thing to fix, just make it a slide and rotate slightly mechanism with a couple of plastic tabs, not rocket science and not expensive to redesign/implement. This is annoying, and I'm surprised to find Conair hasn't fixed this for many, many years. My mother in law uses blue masking tape to keep it in place on her Conair, not an elegant but good solution (it looks terrible by the way)

The second problem is cable management. The instructions (yes, I read them but believe me I'm a normal guy) is full of warnings and indications on how to use, do not misuse, handling, treating and taking care of the cable, yet Conair offers NO solution for handling the cable for storage. It cannot be rounded around the handle, it cannot be coiled, it cannot be bent at the point it connects to the handle, etc, etc there seems to be no other way to store this drier safely but with the cable in straight position, meaning you need to hang it from the ceiling or buy a very large drawer... really? It seems Conair is trying to protect itself from lawsuits by forbidding any reasonable way to handle what appears to be the weakest and more prone to damage section of the drier, with the worst consequences if it fails. This is OK, but please, give the users a solution, do not only present us the problems

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MC29000

Good Power

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

I bought this to replace an old Conair hair dryer that I have had for over 10 years. This is a good replacement - similar to the one I had, but a little lighter in weight. It has two power settings and three heat settings, which is nice. The warm heat setting is perfect for my hair - not too hot, but warm enough to dry my hair.
It is a little too large for me to want to use it for travel, but that is OK with me. The only thing I found less than useful is the diffuser . It is huge! Maybe it would be fine if you had really long hair, but useless on shorter hair.

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GMLA

great value

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013

Color: BlackSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

This is the only hairdryer I've ever seen that has a cool blower setting as well as a cool shot button. I like the cool blower for finishing when the day is hot. I keep pressing the cool shot button accidentally, however, because it's so darn convenient. The cool shot button is exactly where my thumb naturally rests and I have to keep that in mind. The cord is shorter than I'd like, and a good bit shorter than my last dryer. The sliding controls aren't wonderful. The friction ridges are quite flat and the two slides mesh so well and are so narrow that my thumb can't tell them apart. I have to press those flat ridges so hard that it hurts my thumb, so I use my "off" hand to slide the controls. There's some kind of thin, plastic-like finish that's slowly peeling off, but that doesn't bother me at all.

My last dryer was a Black & Decker. It was very small and compact and did the job for many years, possibly as much as 20 years. I do still wish I could have replaced it with the same thing.

All this sounds like complaining, I know, but they're trivial complaints (except the cord length). I've never had a diffuser attachment before but I found it worth learning to use. I used to dry and style my short, curly hair in about a minute on the hot setting, but now the diffuser and the warm setting do it just as fast and better. The Conair hot setting is pretty hot, so if you need that you'll be happy. Best of all is that, even in the winter, my hair never gets flyaway with static electricity.

I've had this Conair less than a year, so I can't comment on its durability.

BTW, I bought this upon the recommendation of Consumer Reports. They called it a good value and I certainly agree.

I've had it almost 4 years now and it's still trouble-free.

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Wandering Philosopher

Works for me

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2016

Color: PinkSize: 3 Piece SetVerified Purchase

Have used a handful of times since it arrived a couple of weeks ago. So far, so good. I can't say whether or not it's anything special by comparison with other modern dryers, but likely a marked improvement over my parents' ancient one, which lacks speed control and attachments, leaving my hair a frizzy poofball. My 'do is a bit better now, after a haircut and the dryer update. I hate putting styling and finishing products in my hair, so the least I can do is be gentle on it.

The ceramic-tourmaline-ionic technology marketing appeals to me, but I can't say whether or not there is truly a difference, because I think my previous hairdryer (now in storage) had the same features.

I think this pink version may not have the same type of finish that earlier reviews have described peeling off some of the black ones, so I don't think it will have that problem. However, I will try to remember to update if I am wrong.

I think the diffuser might be slightly smaller than the one in storage, but unfortunately I can't find a record of what that one was. Think it was also Conair, but not sure.

I had a little trouble attaching the diffuser at first, but once I did, it stayed put. I think since then I have switched it out with the concentrator once, and apparently had no trouble putting it back on. I have never used the dryer without attachments.

I only use it for a few minutes at a time, as my hair is relatively short and I towel dry it first and don't mind letting it finish air drying.

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