Blow Dryer Uprising?

I'd like to read other opinions about what I consider a ridiculous trend in hair care: Every hair, beauty, and fashion magazine I read presumes that no modern woman would leave the house without undergoing a 25-minute "blow out." They suggest that it's essential to a polished look and part of good grooming. All the styling articles are about how to straighten and smooth your hair by stretching it (!) over a brush and blasting it with a dryer.The latest Hair Style Guides suggest blow drying even for the most natural-looking styles. In one "how-to" story, they straightened the model's naturally wavy hair with a blow dryer before setting it on jumbo rollers to create (guess what?) waves! Why? I'd always heard that blow dryers--along with curling and crimping irons--were murder on the hair and should only be used sparingly.My stylist is horrified when I want to walk out of the salon with my wet hair in a braid. (She blows hers out daily.) But I don't want heat-fried hair. Am I just out of the loop?Ally

JM--I'd /kill/ for naturally curly hair. Why anyone would want to torture it to straightness--and waste all that time damaging her hair--is beyond me. :)Then again, I think the biggest hair mistake you can make is to work against your natural hair type. I have fine hair but for years was determined to have that thick, voluminous, curly French bob look. I permed it to death, added highlights for "depth," cut in all kinds of layers, blow-dried it every day. Now I look at old photos and realize I still looked like I had fine hair--that had been tortured almost to the breaking point.I think most women look best when they enhance what God gave them instead of trying to erase it. ($0.02)Can't wait to hear how Ouidad works for everyone...Ally