For women, hair tools — along with styling products– are the crucial elements in whether it’s a “good hair day” or a “bad hair day”. We (meaning women/girls whatever you want to call us) great looking hair. We want to use as few products as possible and we want to get the hair dry fast and use as few tools as possible to get it looking great — and here’s the kicker- we want it quickly! We want fluffy smooth (read non-frizzy) glossy hair that doesn’t have split ends and doesn’t take an hour to dry and style.
Lots of brands promise great results but not every brand delivers. Either the dryer doesn’t have enough power (or too much), not enough variable heat controls and maybe it’s just unwieldy- read difficult to handle.
Flat irons can fry your ends if it is uneven in heating or doesn’t have the proper coating on the plates. If it’s unbalanced in the weight or too long or too short, women have difficulty getting the results they want.
Enter 2 new styling tools from Solano!
1) The Solano Prodigy Lite is an amazing dryer.
This is one COOL/HOT dryer. Love the way it drives quickly and the benefits of the ion/tourmaline/ceramic and infra-red construction deliver what you want. It works fast– so be aware to turn down the heat and also the power once you get your hair past the point of damp. It has 2 different nozzles– one has a comb attachment to it and it provides smoothness or lift depending on how you use it. (It also takes time to figure out how to use it properly too). However the other nozzle is a bit smaller and shorter but it works really well. I liked how this had multiple speed and heat settings because I can quickly get most of the moisture gone and then change to lower settings for lower heat and slower speed to give me time to handle the brush to get my hair styled.
The Prodigy Lite Dryer is a highly selective dryer and only available in select stores in 2 states:
All Gables Beauty Supply (GBS) stores in South Florida
(Coral Gables, Aventura, Pinecrest, Boca Raton East, Boca Raton West and Fort Lauderdale
Beauty Collection Stores in Southern California
(Malibu, Calabasas, West Hollywood, Corona Del Mar) and now online
Suggested price is $179.00
You might think you can google up other locations for Prodigy Lite but it’s NOT out there online. I have already done all the searching for you (8 days worth). It’s only at these two stores now but trying to get someone to get it on their online store!!
Another Solano product I found to be a real dynamite is the SleekHeat450 Flat Iron. I can’t say I “love” many flat irons. Most are at best ok– because of the coating of the flat iron plates are just that- “coatings” and not embedded or completely tourmaline or ceramic or ionic. I find flat irons don’t always deliver on promises. This one is different.
Here’s why I like this one (and reasons are in no particular order)
Glides smoothly through hair— meaning no tugging or pulling hard on the flat iron. Hold it lightly– no tight grips
Variable temperature control with settings from 170°F to 450°F— Pick your temperature and I am usually about 300-325! Don’t stick around 400 for very long though!
Instant heat– in 60 seconds!> No more waiting–LOVE this!
Instant heat recovery ensures constant, consistent heat: One of the most important aspects of a flat iron is having consistent heat so that your hair smooths or curls easily
Ceramic for even heat while styling: No ridges in your hair!
4 sided beveled plates ensures a smooth glide with styling versatility: Beveled plates means the hair slides of easily and evenly and there is little potential for ridges in your hair (which then requires more ironing!)
far infrared heat dries hair from the inside out for overall healthier hair Have completely dry hair without frying your hair-what a concept!
ionic improves moisture in the hair while minimizing static electricity: Forget frizz and know that your hair from roots to ends won’t be crispy dry.
Tourmaline adds shine and smoothes hair while minimizing fly-aways: Get great looking hair, sans frizzy and superb shine that lasts all day and hair is smooth to the touch.
Cool touch tips resistant to heat for more comfortable, safe styling: How many times have I burnt my fingers or my neck with a flat iron? That won’t happen with this flat iron!
Extra long swivel cord 48 hr care & repair warranty: No more accidentally pulling the cord out of the wall when you are traveling and fast turn-around on repairs should you require it.
Turn on the flat iron and it is ready in 60 seconds- and the heat is consistent across the flat iron plates.
That’s huge to me because if I plug in a flat iron I want consistent heat so that I don’t have to do repeated
Don’t you just love it when the photos tell their own story? This is a powerful machine with lots of great technology (the combination of the ionic, ceramic and tourmaline) married with variable speeds and heat + 2 nozzles make this an affordable effective hair dryer. If you buy one and register it on the Solano site, if anything goes wrong with the device, they will fix it or replace it. How many companies stand behind their products like that?
Where to find this flat iron:
www.solanopower.com, Beauty Collection and the other store listed above for the hair dryer and lots of places online like Amazon.com
Disclosure: I was given the products to test out. This is no way affects how I review this or any other product. My opinions are my own. There is a disclosure page on www.LA-Story.com which covers everything you would want to know.
Stevie Wilson,
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the right hairdryer is just so important! Well I guess unless you are a super star!
it is for the person who does the super star’s hair too. they are constantly doing their hair. I interviewed Dennis Stokeley and when Paula Abdul was on tour for american idol.. he had to do her hair differently for every landing, for every appt she had — unless there was absolutely NO time.
The hair dryer is what separates me from the superstars..I drip dry. Most women do want hair dryers, though, I notice.