My trusty one died, and is no longer made.

Here is my inventory, L to R

1. My girls have one, but it does not have enough ummph.

2. I bought this because it is the same brand as the one that stopped working (no longer made). Alas, this has no more ummph that #1. Luckily, it is returnable. However one does curbside returns?

3. I bought this in person at Target. Don't want to linger there (especially being non-essential!) so it was a grab and go. Umm, this is not a dryer. I'd call it a curling iron with bristles. I do like it tho, for that narrow purpose

4. This got great reviews. Lots of power! Nice brush. Kind of big and heavy, though. I rejected a fancy model from NM for the same reason. did not realize the size of this one until it arrived.

Do you have a powerful one that is not the size of Maxwell Smart's shoephone?

Mtn, do you wash your hair every day? Or just spritz and dry in between? Sometimes I do that, with mixed results.

Yes, I wash my hair everyday. Otherwise it is too flat.

I have this, It rotates. Two brushes, different sizes.

Conair Infiniti Rotating Hot Air Brush

I bought that Revlon one and it went back due to the SIZE !!

This smooths the hair, but I like it because my hair tends to frizz, which has never been the case for me. Assuming the lovely grays have given me that.

I also switched my shampoo. Some make my hair go flat sooner.

I also fine flat hair. I tried using a hot air brush, and it blew my hair right off the brush! Even at the slow speed. I think mine is shorter than yours is. So I’m back to the blow dryer on the slow speed, with the vented round brush.

I recently got number 4 above. Although it is a tad heavy, I LOVE it. So easy to use and gives great swoosh upward to my long heavy hair. You can kind of sculpt with it. Dries it pretty fast too. Have you tried that one or just don't like the weight?

Funky, when I go to the blow-out bar they often use the velcro rollers like that to increase volume. I should look into those, though I rarely blow out my hair these days. However, I do when I need to appear on a Zoom meeting.

I prefer a blow dryer and round, PLASTIC brush. I bought a metal based brush like my stylist uses which does work better in that the brush itself gets hotter, but have found that it damages my hair. I have used the Velcro rollers in the past, but prefer my round brush styling.

My hair sounds like yours, Mtn. I also have to wash every day. My hair has been straight and fine, but with it growing out these days (a bit longer than a chin length bob), it is getting weird waves (all the gray hair?), which are not attractive when allowed to dry naturally (not beachy!). I considered getting a hot brush, but couldn't justify, since I just got a new blow-dryer. So, I ordered a TYMO Ring straightener brush, which looks like a cross between a hot brush and a flat iron. It's coming today, so I will report on it's effectiveness. I am hoping to just wash, dry with little to no effort on my part, and then use the straightener to do it's thing.

I have watched tons of hairstyling YouTubes. #4 has had some great reviews, plus how-tos for using it. I tend to get brushes tangled in my hair and worry about the heat factor.

I have tried them all and the best is the John Frieda hot air brush. I wash my hair every other day but in between I refresh it with the ”blow brush” set on low or cool.

It works best if you section off your hair, I do this while it is still very damp, and I just divide both sides and the back into upper and lower sections. I use those claw looking hair clamps to keep the upper sections out of the way, first twirling the hair into a “rope” and then curling it up into a round shape and clamping that. The entire process takes about 20 min, and gives a lot of lift to the hair. That is important to me as I do not use any kind of product on my hair after I step out of the shower, no gel, mousse, wax, hairspray, etc.

The John Frieda appliance is not nearly as big as a few of the others and the barrel rotates to keep the cord free, a feature every hair appliance should have by law IMO.

Bunny, so true. When brushes were new they'd really grasp the hair and I had to pull the plug! Once broken in, not so much. So thanks for mentioning that! The Conair doesn't offer different heat settings either.

I've got style #4 and I do like how it leaves my hair but yes it is a honking big version. However I'll probably stick with it, it isn't cumbersome enough to be a bother and as noted it does work well.

I'm not sure though why it is oval shaped instead of round, does the round style make a difference somehow?

I also have the John Frieda hot air brush and used it for about 2 years. I loved it but I now have much shorter hair style so have not used in awhile.

This is the brush I use. It’s about $35.

Mtn, if you're interested in not having to go that route with your hair every day, may I suggest you buy some Aquage Uplifting Foam? Isn't your hair at least to your shoulders or longer? Mine is and it always went flat the next day...until...AQUAGE!

BTW, I only push two products, with Aquage being one. In the winter I could go all week without washing my hair because it still has volume.

This old video introduced me to Aquage. She used to be a hairdresser so she knows her stuff and puts up new videos often, and she has her own blog which I really like.

The Small Things Blog

Oakley, I also swear by Aquage Uplifting Foam, and I heard about it through the same person’s video. I only use it at the crown and, while it does provide lasting volume, it’s very clean and nonsticky. Have you noticed though that when you squirt out the product through the nozzle, the foam can travel?

ETA: I’ve never watched that particular video before. She uses WAY more product than I do.

I didn’t know you could call hair that is six or seven inches long “bangs,” lol.

Bunny/Oakley—-thank you for the suggestion for Aquage Uplifting Foam. I swear I have tried every product to get lift at the crown and I just might give this a whirl if I decide not to let my chin length hair grow out at this point.

Bunny, I do my hair in a small bathroom with the door right behind me. It always gets white spots all over it! lol After massaging the foam at the roots I take whatever excess there is and bring it down to the ends. It gives a bit more volume to the rest of my hair. It's really noticeable because when I put a tie in my hair for a ponytail, it's tighter.

Joanie, it's a bit pricey and I wouldn't spend that much unless it works. I too have searched high and low for products to give me that lift.

Use it on wet hair, not dry. Towel dry your hair and if it's really wet blow dry it just a tad, then put it on, blow dry again. I used to put it on after I towel dried it and it took FOREVER to blow dry my hair.

I have a fave product I use for hot brush styling. It's light, it works, and I adore the smell.

Not a bargain, alas.

Even though all these dryers etc. I've bought are returnable, I feel bad returning them. I like the large Revlon, it's really powerful, but would prefer the size of the John Frieda. My salon carries them, so maybe i can plug one in and see how powerful it is before i buy ...and perhaps need to return

Thanks all!