r10 Growing up, I never blow-dried my hair. I was always an air-dry kind of girl for two reasons: One, I’m lazy, and two, I couldn’t find a blow-dryer that did exactly what I wanted it to do. You see, I have really long hair, it’s naturally wavy and stubborn, so it takes a lot of energy for me to achieve that salon-level blowout without leaving the house. That is, until I found the Harry Josh Pro Tools Pro Dryer 2000.
Let’s get something straight here: This is not your average blow-dryer. It’s better. To me, it’s the pastel-colored Rolls-Royce of blow-dryers (it would get five stars if we rated things that way). As mentioned, the results after using it are the closest I’ve ever come to getting a salon-quality blowout at home.
The reason why has a lot to do with the tech and features behind it. It has a cool-shot button, three speed options, three heat settings, and an ion button. According to hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimmons, the ion option promotes softness and shine while ensuring a silky-smooth finish, free of static. “The science behind this blow-dryer is kind of like magic — it’s great if you’re looking to tame frizz because this will do just that,” he says.
But back to the features. The Harry Josh hot tool is a lightweight, compact dryer that comes with two nozzles to control airflow and 1875 watts of power — aka, it dries my super-long hair in no time. After stepping out of the shower, towel-drying my hair, and sectioning it off, I can have achieve a blowout in roughly 20 minutes, which is impressive if you have my hand-eye coordination (I can’t even paint my own nails).
My favorite way to use this blow-dryer is to run the highest heat setting along my hair, giving special attention to my roots, while I brush through with a large round brush (right now I’m using the Kristin Ess Volumizing + Smoothing Large Round Hair Brush), and then on my last run-through, I’ll hit it with the cold-shot button to lock it all the heat.
