Updated 18 Oct 2026
Is the Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer worth it?
Yes — the best cheap blow-dry brush.
It dries and styles in one go, giving a smooth, bouncy blow-dry with volume at the roots in about 10 to 15 minutes, around half the time of a dryer and brush. It runs far cooler than straighteners. It's bulky and heavy, gets hot, is louder than an Airwrap, has only two heat settings plus cool, and does blow-dries, not curls.
86%of 3,104 owners give it 4 or 5 stars
- A salon-style blow-dry in one step
- Roughly halves styling time
- Costs a tenth of an Airwrap
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What owners say
Owners love the smooth, shiny salon-style finish and how fast it dries and styles hair. The main complaints are that it doesn't add the volume people hoped for and that it's heavy and bulky.
Good to know
- Bulky and heavy at about 1kg, which makes reaching the roots harder.
- Gets hot, and is loud.
- Only two heat settings plus cool, and heat and speed can't be set separately.
- The head is fixed: no attachments and no curls.
- Some owners say it stopped working within months, a few with a burning smell.
From 3,104 buyer ratings at Currys, Target (US) and Otto (Germany), every complaint read by us, October 2026. How we do this
What they love
- Smooth, shiny, salon-style hairMentioned a lot
- Dries and styles hair fastMentioned often
- Easy to useMentioned often
- Good value for moneyAlso mentioned
What they complain about
- Didn't give the volume or smoothness hoped for: flat, frizzy or staticRare
- Heavy, bulky and awkward to holdRare
- Very loudRare
Get it if…
- You want a smooth, voluminous blow-dry without a dryer and round brush.
- You have medium to long hair.
- You don't want to spend much.
Skip it if…
- You want curls or several styles: get a multi-styler.
- You have short hair: Revlon recommends it for medium to long hair.
How we reached this verdict
Expert Reviews got bouncy waves on curly hair in just over 10 minutes, and Woman & Home a smooth salon-style blow-dry on fine hair in 12, about half the usual time. Reviewed's lab measured its air at 165–175°F, far cooler than a flat iron. All three call it bulky and hot, and Woman & Home found it louder than an Airwrap. It isn't sold at Best Buy, so in the US it's on Amazon only.
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: Expert Reviews, Woman & Home, Reviewed, TechRadar, TechRadar, Woman & Home, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 18 Oct 2026How we decide