Hot Tools Professional Travel HairDryer

For several years I did the boyfriend shuffle. You know the boyfriend shuffle, yes? It’s when the two of you are serious enough that you spend a lot of time at each other’s respective apartments but you’re not quite at the move-in together stage yet. Because of this you end up having to haul, schlep, or shuffle - if you will - clothes, shoes, and toiletries back and forth, back and forth between apartments. This is a pain. Especially if you live in a city that is cold for many months out of the year and requires the use of a hairdryer daily, lest you catch pneumonia.

It took me about a year and a half of doing the shuffle; complete with my bulky, large, cumbersome hairdryer, before it dawned on me to a) ask for a drawer in his bedroom to keep some of my stuff there permanently and b) invest in a travel hairdryer.

While this particular boyfriend and I have since parted ways, I have to say my travel hairdryer was an absolute gem of a purchase. For years I’d been wary that travel hairdryers would be flimsy versions of their “normal sized self” with not enough heating power or settings. (Case in point. Have you ever used those hairdryers hotels mount in the wall for you? Horrendous.) I have been pleased as punch with the Hot Tools Professional Hair Dryer though, so much so that it has become a permanent fixture in the toiletries bag I always have ready for trips. The dryer folds in half making it easy (read: small) to pack. It doesn’t have as many bells and whistles as some larger dryers but it does have a low and high setting as well as a cool shot button. It’s an ion dryer too boot which is supposedly a good preventative for fly-aways and split ends. The best part though? It really does dry your hair quickly, thus making the daily shuffle - boyfriend or not -just a little less daunting.

Average Price: $29.50 (on Amazon)
Rating: 4 out of 5