Hair Dryer, Oh Hair Dryer...

A Haiku to my hairdryer

Dryer, oh Dryer,

You are a prize possession

But you hurt me so.

The Hair Dryer. A crucial tool in any hair arsenal. And in mine, the greatest tool. Over the years I've gone through countless dryers in countless shapes and watts. One was even in the shape of duck, complete with webbed feet stand! I digress. 

Every time a hair dryer finally meets its end, I feel as if I've lost a good friend. All the hours together, gone. And there I am, back in the market searching for something new. This happened to me last year when my trusted Conair finally blew and I was forced to get out there and find a replacement. I tried low end models, I tried high end models, but none of them ever delivered the combination of heat and power that I needed. Even my sister's expensive T3, with it's Allure Beauty Rating, was no match for my hair. The power was good but the heat was lacking for my coarse curls.  Finally, after returning my 6th hair dryer I came across this Zoe dryer on an end cap at Target. Yes, it has a giant daisy on it, but function over form right?

This Zoe hair dryer, was worth all the times I drove back and forth to stores buying and returning dryers. This was my match.  Amazing power and air flow, and the heat!!!  I have never come across a hair dryer with this type of intense heat. It was perfect! It immediately cut 1/3 of my dry time! (I happen to sometimes time my dry times like my own personal Hair Pit Crew) On some days I can ever cut my time in half! 

I was so enamored with this dryer that I wasn't even bothered by the amount of times the concentrator kept falling off as I dried my hair. I just kept putting it back on and going about my day. This was far too good to worry about one flaw. 

It wasn't until recently when I tried to put the concentrator on that I realized what the problem was.

                                        

It's melted. melted! The dryer itself gets so hot that it has physically melted the plastic of the concentrator and that is why it doesn't stay on properly! I then decided to take a closer look at my dryer.

Yup, as suspected, that's melted too. Sigh.  This is probably a fire hazard, huh? I guess this Zoe dryer was in fact too good to be true. 

It all came to a head recently when I was drying my hair after turning it teal that I realized I actually melted off a small chunk of my hair down at my neckline. I held the dryer on it too long, along with my ceramic hair brush that heats up. The dryer has gone from hair style go-to to hair style assailant. 

I've still been using this dryer because I can't face the Hair Dryer Buying World just yet. I need more time. But soon, I know I'm going to have to take that leap and get back out there in the market. But it never gets easier. 

I'm considering looking for a hair dryer support group, or maybe even starting my own.