Elchim 2001 High Pressure Professional Hair Dryer, 1875W Blow Dryer, High-Pressure Airflow Technology, 2 Speeds & 5 Temperatures, Long-Life Motor 2000+ Hours, Made in Italy, Gold/Black

I am giving this dryer five stars because it does what it says it will. So many products don't, so this is a relief. After reading all of the reviews, I expected two key things. One, that the dryer would malfunction in some way (flames flying out of it, wires in the cord breaking, etc) and two, that my hair would be dry in no time at all. So far, so good on the malfunction issue. I'm not living in fear of my dryer. To help the cord life, I attached a larger loop to the dryer so I could safely hang it on a hook (the loop hole on the dryer was too small for my hook). As far as my hair drying at warp speed, the jury is still out. My husband mentioned that he thinks he can dry our daughter's hair faster, so maybe it does. Personally, I don't see much difference in dry time from this expensive one to my BJ's cheapo purchase a few years ago. It's not a significant enough difference to justify the cost. I'm keeping this dryer for two reasons. First, it's hard to find the speed and heat combinations that this one has. I can use a warm/hot setting for my kids that won't burn their delicate skin (2 and 4 years old) and a hot/hot setting for me to dry my medium length, thick hair as fast as I can. In either case, I can use a "low blow" setting or a "high blow" setting (such technical terms I have) so I can not only control the speed at which I dry, but also the level of noise output. That brings me to my second reason for keeping it. LOW NOISE LEVEL. The is the quietest dryer I've ever owned and the key reason I'm keeping it. I can finally dry my hair before I go to bed at night, without fear of waking the entire household. And if I use the "low blow" setting on hot heat, I can get my hair totally dry with very little noise. For me, that's worth the cost! Mine came in black, which is what I ordered. I got two filters for the back of it (I don't know why though) and the nozzle that concentrates the heat to one area. I don't use that, but I found that my old diffuser fits over this dryer and I use that quite often. I would say my hair dries much faster with the diffuser over the top. Some reviewers said the dryer is too heavy. I'm 5'1" and I don't work out (unless running after my kids counts), so I was concerned about this fact. I dry my hair pretty much daily, so weight isn't a small concern over time. But, it's not a problem. In fact, it's slightly lighter than my last dryer, so I'm happy! Overall, I would recommend this dryer to others and I would purchase it again in the future.

Dries my hair very quickly. I have very frizzy puffy hair and this blow dryer has been great with calming down the frizz. It works so good my son keeps stealing it to do his hair. According to my 16 year old this blow dryer is fire.

This is an excellent dryer- quick and lightweight.

While I’ve only had this blow dryer for a month, I’m very happy with it. I’d expect this blow dryer to last a very long time. I had a Babyliss Pro that lasted for about 10 years before it died- that was an excellent blow dryer- though this one is better. Very powerful air flow, the heat switches quickly between cool, medium, and hot. It’s super sturdy and well built. Unpretentious, beautiful, with excellent value.

My last Elchim lasted over 15 years. It was also my first. I like this one even more because it’s lighter and smaller. And red is always cool. (Would have liked it in turquoise). I’m docking it a star because the “cool shot” seems to be popular now. This dryer has three settings for heat. High, medium and cool. It takes at least 10 seconds to get all the way cool. If you’re looking for an instant cool shot as you style, you will be disappointed. (I’m assuming cool shots are instant. I’ve never had one with that feature.) If you do it at the end and can wait 10 seconds or so, then it’s five stars.

I have one of these and when my son came to visit he raved on how great and fast it was. So i bought him one and made him very happy.

This blow dryer is more expensive than most but worth it. Solidly made. Great quality and reliability.

I wanted to love this hair dryer because I was so impressed with reviews here and on other sites, and also, my hairdresser swears by it. It is expensive, but the really professional Elchim can run into the hundreds of dollars. I was also very impressed with the seller and the care they took in preparing the package and the speedy service. The only problem with the hair dryer packaging is there are no instructions. I had to go online and try to find out how to use it, and learned that it does give off a lot of heat so I was very careful to use the lowest settings so as not to damage my hair. This meant it took ages to dry my thin hair. Many said they found it heavy, but I didn't. I also had to use the small defuser that came with it because if I didn't it would blow my hair into a wild mess. What I did find was it left my hair shiny and soft and no frizzies. However, that was the problem and the reason I ended up returning it--it left my baby fine, thinning hair too soft and flat. I have learned that hair dryers are tested on people with normal hair, and lots of it--if any are specifically made or tried on those of us with baby fine and thin hair, I just haven't been able to find THE one. I hope I wasn't premature in sending it back because I must admit my hair was in need of highlights and color. Oh well.

I have wavy to curly hair naturally so I need a good blow dryer for the days I want straight hair. The dryer is good quality, good heat and not heavy. Occasionally the nozzle comes off, but it's not a big deal and easy to put back on. I believe I got what I paid for and it's definitely better than many out there. I know I've tried a few!

Great product. I did a lot of research before I decided to buy this Hairdryer for my girlfriend, and we are both surprised at how fast it drys her hair. We have had it for about 9 months and we haven't had any issues with it. It still performs the same. The only thing was that the box it came in was slightly damaged and there wasn't any stuffing inside for the hairdryer. Only thing was a plastic cover. Regardless,the hairdryer itself was undamaged and performed great, so I gave it 5 stars. I would highly recommend this product for both value and performance.

Best blow dryer! Good quality !

Love this blowdryer! I had an Avanti and it lasted me many years, but this is a whole new experience! I have thick long hair and it didn't take too long to completely dry my hair AND it left it silky smooth! I usually straighten it after but all I needed to so was the tips! Amazing. Being a mama, you want to look good without spending a ton of time, so this was a great buy! Highly recommended.

I've had dozens of hair dryers over the years but this one is miles above the rest. I'm on my second one. The first one lasted about 7 years before a wire came loose about 2 years ago. I had it fixed and it's still running good as new. It dries your hair much faster and leaves it in healthier condition than other hairdryers. I never have fly aways after I dry my hair with this dryer and almost always have them with any other dryer.