Review (5/5): Wow, super-heavy and solid!  This extra "arm" really works!
I admit that I felt silly buying this...but I HATE to blow-dry my hair because I have very thick, wavy, and frizz-prone hair. So usually when I blow-dry it, I can't use the brush properly like a hairdresser would to really work the frizz out and dry it properly and it ends up look dry and poofy until the next day when it settles down. I typically let my hair just wet-dry and then style with some cream and a curling iron to smooth my ends. But when I saw this, I just had to try it despite having a small bathroom and thinking "do you really want that thing hanging on you wall?" The answer is..."Not really, but I really want a free hand to dry my hair."
So I bought it. Although I was still really unsure about the safety of sectioning this thing to my wall. I imagined it crashing down and smashing my toiletries, injuring the cat, or crashing onto someone's head. I wondered why I decided to buy it. But then I received it in the mail, opened it, and was really surprised at how incredibly heavy and solid this thing is. Everytime I buy a product that is supposed to "suction" and be strong....it isn't. Well, this one is REALLY strong.
I first tested it by suctioning it to the wall (not the mirror as shown in the ad) and left it there for about 2 days just to see if there was any sliding, slipping, or loosening. I pulled HARD on it various ways to try to get it to fall down. This thing is 100% solid and the suction is super-strong. If it stuck to my painted wall, this would never come off a mirror! Then after I inspected it a good bit, bent the arm around, tried out the bungee, and figured out which way the holder that the blow-dryer goes in is supposed to go....I placed my hair dryer in it. I had a hard time, at first getting my dryer to fit because I still had the holder upside down. If the large bolt is pressing against the back of your dryer, it's upside down and it won't seat properly and the bungee will be super-hard to clip (or not at all). So I was like "great this thing doesn't fit my dryer". But you have to twist and move it around to figure out which way yours fits and then it's all pretty much smooth sailing from there.
The "arm" that bends is also really hard to bend and very solid and thick. Merely bumping it (which I did several times), walking into it, or yanking your dryer around doesn't make this flop around. It requires two hands to bend and stays firmly in whatever position you place it for drying. Keep in mind this means that other than minor adjustments, if you need to totally change the dryer position while drying...you will need to take a second to move the arm and reposition it a bit, which is not a one-handed job. I really like that about this. When I finally tried using it after my shower (after days of leaving it hang up to ensure it doesn't fall, playing around with it, and letting my family get used to it being in their way because of our small bathroom) I was delighted that when I moved the dryer lower to blow straight at me....it stayed firmly in place, even after accidentally slapping it with my hairbrush and hands several times. I moved it into a "downward" blowing position about halfway through to get the back and was able to not only use a brush and my hands like a normal person, but I noted that I was able to get my hair dry in half the normal time (I assume because of extra brushes and hands). My hair even looked less frizzy and more like what it should look like after I go to the salon! My significant other came home and laughed when he saw me awkwardly using it and trying to position it right....but he thinks it's cool, too.
It made my life much easier and really DOES function like a permanent fixture if you want it to. I plan to leave mine up all of the time for ease of use rather than redoing the suction and placement each time. It's easy to just take the arm and push it up really high when you're done, take the dryer out of it, and it's out of the way of anyone walking through, opening cabinets, etc until next time you want to use it.
This is a pretty innovative product and I don't feel like I wasted money on it because it has made a loathsome part of my beauty routine easier...even if it did make my bathroom just slightly uglier :-)
In all seriousness, if you have space or really hate trying to use a brush and properly dry your hair, this is worth it. If I had more storage nearby, I'd probably take it down in between uses because it really is easy to suction and adjust once you understand what goes where and how it works. I had fun trying this out and using it on my hair and plan to keep on using it in the future. It's an odd device, for sure...but doesn't hesitate if you're worried it will be "cheap" or flimsy. This thing could be a deadly weapon, it's so heavy and clearly intended to stay in place. If that's what you need in a dryer holder, absolutely buy this. I don't regret my purchase and I doubt you will, either. I hope you found my review to contain useful information and I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for reading and happy styling!!
*It was really hard to take clear photos once hung because it's large and I choose to really snake it around, but hopefully you can get an idea of size and set up from them*