I was way too happy when I received the chance to try out InfraShine's UL3 Dryer.  My thoughts were as follows:  this has got to be one heck of a blow dryer to cost $240, I wonder if my hair will feel like silk after using this!  Ok, so as soon as I received the blow dryer, I hopped into the shower.  I let my hair dry about 40%, like I always do, and grabbed the blow dryer and turned it on.  Surprisingly, it's a lot more quiet then any other blow dryer I've used.  It has multilevel heat and air settings that offer high, medium or low amounts of heat and high or low airflow while the locking cool shot button sets the style and increases shine.  I have quite a bit of hair and it seems like it takes FOREVER to blow dry.  I was honestly blown away (no pun intended) by the amount of time it took to completely dry my hair.  It normally takes about 15 minutes with my old blow dryer and with the UL3 dryer, it took about 7 minutes; this is one powerful tool! My hair felt so silky and smooth, so much so that I really didn't need to use my straightening iron.  I couldn't stop touching my hair; my kids couldn't stop touching it either!  I expect a lot from a high dollar hair appliance and the UL3 delivered beyond my wildest expectations!  I was more than happy to replace my current blow dryer!




The UL3 came with 3 attachments; I'm really not sure if they sent an extra attachment by mistake...but non the less, I was happy with the extra nozzle.  Since I have stick straight hair, I really don't have any need for the diffuser attachment but you curly haired girls and guys will definitely get some use from it.  I always use a nozzle, when blow drying, as it helps to concentrate the air instead of blowing it around all over the place.





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Back in January, I won an InfraShine Spring Curling Iron from another blog.  I was more than excited!  Pretty much as soon as I took it out of the box, I was putting it to work.  I have long, thin, hair and I don't really like to wear it straight.  I have been wearing my hair curled for a couple of years now and I have pretty much always used a drugstore curling iron.  You get what you pay for when using a cheap curling iron.  Yes, it curled my hair but did the curl hold all day?  Nope!  Did it damage my lovely locks?  Heck yea! It wasn't too long before I noticed the ends of my hair becoming fried.  My hair was full of static and frizz which is a sign of damage.  I laid off of the heating appliances, for a while, until I could repair my hair.  So, I got my hair into shape and I realized how much I missed my curls so back to the el cheap-o curling iron I went.  Did I regret it? YES!  Once again my hair was back where it was before, dry and damaged.

I decided to invest in a good straightening iron and that's when it hit me!  I needed to invest in a good curling iron, too.  That's when I came across this blog that was giving away an InfraShine Spring Curling Iron.  Crossing my fingers, as the contest closed, I had hoped that I would eventually see an email letting me know that I'd won.  Sure enough, there it was!  I was so stinkin' happy and I could hardly wait to receive it and use it. It heats up quickly, adjusts to 6 temperature settings ranging from 170-360 degrees.  It also comes with a 9 foot extra long swivel cord.

Let me tell you, this is one classy curling iron.  Everything about it screams 'your about to receive healthy, bouncy curls!  From the FAR-Infrared Power Ceramic Technology to the powder coated and highly polished barrel for the ultimate in smoothness, I couldn't wait to test this sweet baby out.

Now let me show you some of the features (click on images to enlarge):

On and off Switch with the degree dial

You can lock or unlock the actual handle

Nice silky, smooth barrel

Textured handle for excellent grip control

Nice long tip for easy handling

HOW TO CONNECT:  You can purchase the fabulous InfraShine Spring Curling Iron directly from their website HERE.  You can also connect with InfraShine on Facebook.

HOW TO WIN:  I bet you want one of your own now, huh!  Well the ever so fabulous people at InfraShine have generously offered to give one of my fabulous readers, from the United States, the chance to win one of their very own (ARV $220).  Excited now?!! I bet you are!  Contest will close on April 1, 2012.  Good luck to you all!




*Disclaimer: I won the InfraShine Spring Curling Iron through a blog giveaway . I was not paid monetarily for this review and all opinions are 100% my own.



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