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Diffuser for curls - worth it?

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bringincrazyback · 17/02/2019 12:38

Poised on the brink of buying the ghd Air after reading so many great reviews, but eek it's expensive gulp Sorely tempted though, having seen how great my hair always looks when I've been to the hairdresser, who uses a ghd hairdryer. My question isn't really about the Air (though opinions would be helpful there too!), it's more about whether it's worth my purchasing the set that includes a diffuser (or indeed any hairdryer that has a diffuser, if I decide I can't justify the ghd).

I've always been a bit shit at drying my hair, tbh - tend to just blast the dryer at my hair any old how, and unsurprisingly end up with a disappointing amount of frizz. Currently I tend to avoid blow drying whenever possible - I scrunch a bit of product into my longish hair after washing and shape it with my fingers so my natural curl comes out, then (time permitting) let it dry naturally into a 'beachy waves' sort of effect. Trouble is that every time I do this and then blast it with the dryer, I end up with a 'frizzy beachy waves' effect. :-( (Not quite 'Monica from Friends when she want to Barbados' but heading in that general direction. Grin)

I gather from reading around the web that a diffuser is what I need for drying my hair if I want this look, but although I've seen hairdressers use them a time or two, I've not really got any experience with them myself. So my question is: are they worth it? Thanks in advance...

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bringincrazyback · 17/02/2019 12:39

*went to Barbados. (And I'm a professional editor, damn it. Grin)

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LeekMunchingSheepShagger · 17/02/2019 12:41

A diffuser is essential when you have curly hair in my experience of being a curly person. If you don't already follow it, have a look at the curly girl method via google too.

bringincrazyback · 17/02/2019 12:48

Curly girl method looks useful too, thanks! I'm a bit of a rookie at this because my hair never used to have any natural curl at all, that seems to have come with hormones as I've aged. I like the way it looks, though, so want to make the most of it.

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museumum · 17/02/2019 12:56

I’ve no idea about expensive hairdryers but I do have curls and I wouldn’t use any hairdryer without s diffuser. Ever.
Better a cheap one with a diffuser than one without.

starcruiser · 17/02/2019 13:08

Yes to a diffuser .
I don't follow curly girl to the letter
I do however use silicone free shampoo/conditioner
Recently purchased the cheap as chips Boots curl cream and it is a revelation -left my hair in lovely ringlet curls and I have used hyndreds of products of the years.

Difficult to find hair dryer with diffuser though.

Ypsilanti · 17/02/2019 15:27

Another vote for a diffuser - wouldn’t use a hairdryer without one. I only have a cheapy Remington hairdryer, but the diffuser is excellent and makes such a difference (root volume) compared to letting my hair air dry.

bringincrazyback · 17/02/2019 15:45

Yay! Good to hear diffuser makes a difference, as I've pushed the boat out and gone for the ghd dryer with diffuser (gulp), extravagant but given the use I'll get out of it, and the quality (esp if my ghd straighteners are anything to go by), I think it will be a good investment. Thanks for the tips, ladies - definitely going to give some of the curly girl tips a go as well (and try out the Boots curl cream, I'm currently using Lee Stafford Here Come The Curls, which is great but I suspect the Boots one's probably just as good). Need to make a few savings now I've just bought such an expensive dryer. Grin

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