Bellissima Italia Diffon Supreme Diffuser & Curly Hair Dryer - XL Diffuser for Long Waves, Curls, Coils - Cool Button - Anti-Frizz Technology

My hair has been down to my waist for years. A couple months ago, after a new stylist cut my hair shorter than I'd wanted, I realized I had developed a wave pattern that the weight of my hair had been masking. Since then, I've been learning how to work with the new waves -- my hair is fine, so it doesn't take much for those delicate waves to stretch out -- and I'd started diffusing with a hair dryer already in the house that had come with a diffuser attachment. It was too hot for my hair even on the lowest heat setting and required me to diffuse upside down, which was problematic due to a health condition and which took a very long time. The results were mediocre at best, and when I had to go to work and couldn't let my hair air dry over a couple hours, it just didn't look good.So, for my birthday this year, I decided I'd buy myself the gift of a better hairdryer with a new diffuser. As I was searching for a different diffuser some YouTube wavy hair content creators had recommended, I saw this dedicated diffuser among the listings and was immediately struck by the design. With my short arms, I'd had to hold my previous hairdryer by the barrel to get it into the right position at times, and it struck me that a) this design would address that issue and b) with the bowl-style diffuser (the one I'd had had a flat top), drying would likely be faster and involve fewer contortions. I was also pleased with the lower heat output.There weren't a ton of reviews either here or on YouTube for the original Diffon model and were even fewer for this Diffon Supreme XL ionic model. So I felt like I was taking a bit of a chance at the price point, but Amazon's return policy was solid and I really only need a diffuser rather than a standard hairdryer, so I decided to go for it -- and to choose this model over the original. And so far, I'm thrilled with my decision!Why? Here's why I chose this one over the original Diffon model and what I love so much about this version.Let's start with the settings -- unlike the previous version (the DF1 5000), the settings for this model are on the bottom of the unit, not on the side, making it far less likely to accidentally hit a setting while diffusing. And there are more of them -- this model includes a cool button (the other version doesn't) that can be pressed once and doesn't need to be held down like it does on many hair dryers. The fan strength setting has a slider and the power button sticks out much more than the heat/cool buttons, so it's easy for me to ascertain by feel alone what I'm doing when I want to make a setting change while diffusing -- I find I don't need to look at the settings to use them.Since this model suggests it's for long/thick hair and mine is mid-length and fine, I didn't know if the XL diffuser bowl would be over-sized for my needs, but I find I can put much more of my hair in the bowl at once -- this allows my wave clumps to hold together better while pixie diffusing and has also cut my drying time by 2/3. My hair dries quickly but never feels "overdried" after I diffuse with the Diffon Supreme XL, and between the Argan Oil Ceramic and the Ionic Technology (the original model had the former but not the latter), I don't end up with a bunch of frizz or flyaways (my hair is particularly prone to the latter). The lower temperature also helps me avoid wave collapse when my hair cools -- something that tended to happen with my fine hair when using a regular hair dryer -- even to diffuse on its lowest heat setting.Because of the shape of this diffuser -- which makes so much practical sense, design-wise -- I'm also not contorting myself into difficult positions to diffuse and can easily move the diffuser into the position I want, even with my short, stubby arms. And the results? See above -- I went from having "half-hearted" texture to having healthy looking waves with comparatively little effort. This diffuser has finally given me something I thought I'd never have -- an easy hair routine with "happy-making" results! Happy Birthday to Me!!

I love this blow dryer so much. I almost didn’t purchase because of the negative reviews but I’m so glad I did.Is it very expensive and maybe even overpriced? Yes. Do I regret buying it? Not even a little bit.I AM a licensed hair stylist and I didn’t like using my Paul Mitchell blow dryer to diffuse my hair because it was too powerful. The hair was blowing all over the place. The power on this one isn’t as high, but that’s exactly what you need to keep the curl clumps.Buy it.

I was surprised to see this was a frequent return but got high ratings. I've been using this for a couple of months now and it performs better than my last hair dryer/defuser. A lot less frizz! Although because it doesn't blow a lot of air (hence less frizz) I noticed I need to give myself a little extra time than I needed with my old blow dryer.

I'm 54, girl of the 80's so I've had my fair share of hair products. As I've gotten older my hair is a little thinner (fine) but I have great deal of it. And it's gotten curly (2C-3A). My husband purchased a Dyson for me at Christmas and I think the price of them is ridiculous since I really wanted this diffuser for a fraction. I chose this model over the other specifically for the cool shot which is actually not cool, but room temp (reason for my 4 stars). I currently have a Remington dryer which is absolutely great so I refuse to replace it. I used a attachment diffuser on the latter despite weight and bulk.I returned the Dyson and purchased this...My older diffuser was not as wide and had no actually "cup" with much longer "fingers", this one is wider, w/shorter "fingers." As for dry time, I see no difference from my actually dryer which I truly think is in part due to the size/shape of this diffuser vs the attachment. I do however see a slight difference in curl pattern, it's now tighter, again, I believe in part due to the aspects of the diffuser. As for frizz, at my age, greys frizz, weather frizz and I've tried everything in the book to control it, you can't, but this item has lessened this slightly, again, I truly believe in part to the diffuser size, shape, disbursement of air. Heat levels are fine, speed levels are fine, even though there's not much difference between medium and high. As for noise, I don't think it's much louder than my dryer, but it does have a slight pitch to it that my husband, who is a pilot, compares to the pitch of a jet engine (he's right actually, lol). Overall I am glad I got it since weight and convenience is great especially now that I have wrist issues from a recent break. I do however find the price difference between the two models a bit much since the only real difference is wattage (which lower wattage means slower dry time) and the disappointing "room temp" option. I'll be keeping it since it's a lateral change with significant amount of convenience.

Update: I pushed the reset button on the end of the cord several times and it began working again. So glad because this is a really good hairdryer for curly hair.I had this less than 6 months when it failed to come on one day. Very disappointing! Too much money for an item that lasted only 5 months.

I LOVE this dryer. I don’t normally write reviews but this deserves one. I have curly fine hair and this gives my hair great bounce without the frizz. Also very comfortable to use. If you’re on the fence, buy it.