CONAIRDouble Ceramic 3-in-1 Hot Air Brush, 1000W, Interchangeable 1¼" Thermal & ¾” Boar Bristle Attachments for Voluminous Curls & Straight Styles, Hot Air Brush for Fine & Thick Hair

When the brush attachment on my more than 10-year old Conair Hot Air Brush began to disintigrate, I looked to see what new model Conair had available. The Conair Ceramic Ionic Hot Air Brush incorporated the newer ceramic and ionic technologies while still retaining the desirable features of its predacessor. After determining that replacing the brushes would cost more than a new Conair Ceramic Ionic Hot Air Brush from Amazon, I decided to purchase an entire new unit. Amazon's price is far and away the best on the web and beats local retailers by at least $10.The Conair Ceramic Ionic Hot Air Brush is ideal for finishing many hairstyles. While its 1000 watt power makes it impractical as one's only drying tool for longer hair, it does a fine job on shorter, cropped styles. As someone with chin-length hair, I find my Infiniti by Conair SD8 Tourmaline Ceramic Styler provides the power I need to do the initial drying phase of my style. However, my hair is somewhat boxed in the back and has a tendency to flip upward no matter what I do. The brush on the Infiniti by Conair SD8 Tourmaline Ceramic Styler has proven to be a bit large to handle my hair's length in the back in styling the turn-under. The Conair Hot Air Brush, on the other hand, is just what I needed for producing a lovely, slightly turned under curve. It is compact enough to handle the finish work on the rest of my hair without a problem. This allows me to get a nice straight look without subjecting my hair, on a daily basis, to the intense heat of a flat iron. The new ceramic and ionic features do impart additional shine to my hair and seem to cut down on the fly-away strays I have. The brush has not burned my hair which I color about every four weeks using Clairol's Natural Instincts.The diameter of this hot air brush's handle portion has been reduced a bit from its former iterations. I have small hands and have no problems holding or manipulating the brush. This is particularly important as I am dealing with a non-functional left-hand and must be able to style my hair with only one hand. The tools are fairly easy to put on and remove, even with one hand; this may be because Conair is still using the same system that was used on my older Conair hot air brush. The on-off switch operates smoothly and is much easier to move than the switch on my older model.The Conair Ceramic Ionic Hot Air Brush is easy to pack for travel as the pieces are sufficiently compact so the fit into the "dead spaces" between clothing and other necessities packed in your carryon or checked baggage.You will not regret purchasing the Ceramic Ionic Hot Air Brush - it is quite functional and does an excellent job as a styling tool. I fully expect it will be as long lasting as my last Conair hot air brush.

I was prepared on all accounts to dislike this hot air brush. I have thin hair that is easily damaged, and I am not entirely convinced of the power of "ions". I find I still need to use a really good conditioner and hair spray. But ultimately, I do feel that my hair can retain its health as I use this product. I do get some friz, which is easy enough to fix.I wanted a dual action styling tool, one that could dry my hair as I curled it, instead of having to blow it dry first, and then curl it with an iron, and given the fact that my hair is quite thin, I did not feel this should be an issue. In my case, worst case scenario, I would let my hair air dry for a bit naturally before curling with this curling dryer.What I got however, was more than I had sincerely hoped for.I can dry my hair very quickly with this and get great curls in under five or ten minutes. All I have to do is curl my WET hair around the curling iron part and let the hair dryer curl it as it dries my hair. If I like, I can just use the dryer alone. But what I found works best for me is no different than how I would use a normal curling iron. I am able to spray my hair (once it is reasonably dry) with hair spray, then wrap it around the brush as I would a normal curling iron, apply the air dryer for a few seconds (depending on ones own hair)and release. What I get is are outstanding curls and body that has been way beyond my expectations!I am SO PLEASED!This truly is a hair dryer and curling iron all wrapped up into one great product!The only drawback I have with this item is that I would LOVE to see a smaller wand, for smaller curls where desired. I would love to see it also feature a 1" wand, though I believe I can play around with this and experiment a bit...I hope to get many, many good years and use out of this product!

I like this for drying and curling my hair but wish it had a smaller size curling brush. It does work well and is lightweight.

I've been using this hot air brush for about a week, but I'm not really happy with it. It heats up way too hot, even on the lowest setting. The barrel is difficult to hold onto because it is large -- larger than my previous Conair hot air brush. The heat setting switch slides very easily, and I keep accidentally switching from low to high heat while I am styling my hair. Finally, I keep bumping into the button that releases the brush. The brush actually came off in my hair once during styling. I suppose it just takes some time to get used to this hot air brush, but right now, I don't like it.