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WEEKLY EDITION · W42 / 2026
Latest reading: 17 October 2026

Hair dryers · Position 16 of 100

Hot Beauty Hair Dryer

Listed as: Hot Beauty Hair Dryer, 1875 Ceramic Blow Dryer with Hair Pik, Powerful Professional Portable Hair Dryer for All Hair Types

Stable
$16.99
#16 in Hair dryers · 4.3 ★ (3,253)

This is as high as Hot Beauty Hair Dryer has climbed since we started watching it: number 16 in Hair dryers, after 10 straight weeks on the list. Across the past 2 years, Hot Beauty Hair Dryer has traded between $13.59 and $22.48. This week's $16.99 lands in the lower half of its range, against its standard $16.99 baseline. Against the wider Hair dryers cohort, held firm alongside the category over the quarter while peers adjusted pricing around it. Reviews are landing at about 23 a week, faster than 83% of the listed field, and the 4.3-star average has slipped 0.1 over the last eight weeks — ratings this settled rarely move at all.

Is now a good time to buy the Hot Beauty Hair Dryer?

Sporadic Markdown CadenceExpected: STABLE (Sporadic)

We can't time this one for you. Currently observed at $16.99, its standard shelf price. Over the past 2 years this listing has been marked down 10 times, averaging 21.2% below baseline, the last of them 9 weeks ago — but they turn up on no schedule we can find. So if you want Hot Beauty Hair Dryer now, buy it now; there's no pattern you're missing. If you're the patient type who doesn't mind checking back, a dip in price probably will come round eventually. We just can't tell you when.

Shelf Baseline
$16.99
Standard MSRP ceiling
Avg Markdown Depth
-21.2%
$16.99 expected target
Typical Rhythm
~7 wks
10 sale events observed
Current Cycle Age
9 wks
Current cycle
Promotional Calendar RadarGated on ≥ 2 years of observed event cycles
December Holidaysoccasional December participant

December holiday habit: occasional December participant. Across 2 past holiday seasons, it marked down 1 times, averaging 20.3% below baseline.

Prime Dayoccasional Prime Day participant

During past Prime Day events, Hot Beauty Hair Dryer has been occasional Prime Day participant, marking down in 1 of 2 years to around $16.99.

Black Fridayoccasional markdown participant

Black Friday habit: occasional markdown participant. Across 2 past November periods, it marked down 1 times, averaging 17.2% below baseline.

Category position against observed price

Position in Hair dryers — left axis, inverted (up = higher bestseller rank)Observed price — right axis
#15#20#25#30#35$15.50$16.00$16.50$17.00$17.504 Jul8 Aug12 Sept17 Oct$16.99Position #16$16.994 JulNot in top 100Price $16.9911 JulNot in top 100Price $16.9918 JulNot in top 100Price $16.9925 JulNot in top 100Price $16.991 AugNot in top 100Price $16.998 AugNot in top 100Price $16.9915 AugPosition #32 in Hair dryersPrice $16.9922 AugPosition #28 in Hair dryersPrice $16.9929 AugPosition #22 in Hair dryersPrice $16.995 SeptPosition #20 in Hair dryersPrice $15.9912 SeptPosition #19 in Hair dryersPrice $16.9919 SeptPosition #19 in Hair dryersPrice $16.9926 SeptPosition #21 in Hair dryersPrice $16.993 OctPosition #19 in Hair dryersPrice $16.9910 OctPosition #20 in Hair dryersPrice $16.9917 OctPosition #16 in Hair dryersPrice $16.99

Review accumulation and rating

Review count cumulative, weekly reads
3,253
+22 in the week to 17 October 2026
Product rating weekly composite
4.3★
from 3,253 ratings

Against the Hair dryers field

This product
$16.99
Category median $49.99
Category position
#16
of 100 listed in Hair dryers
Rating
4.3★
Category median 4.4 ★
1-week position movement
+4
Best recorded #16
Category Contenders & Field Comparison

Compared to its closest competitor, the REVLON Hair_Dryer, the Hot Beauty Hair Dryer comes in at a slightly friendlier price this week. That small difference adds up if you are keeping a close eye on your budget.

Keep an eye out for a smart trade-off: the SHRATE Ionic Hair Dryer with Diffuser normally commands a higher baseline price, but right now it is trading within reach. If you look at the comparison table below, you might land higher-tier hardware without stretching your spend. We have lined up all the key metrics side-by-side in the table below so you can compare prices, ranks, and ratings at a glance.

Rank in Hair dryersContenderComparison RoleObserved PriceSentiment
#16Hot Beauty Hair DryerHot BeautyThis Product$16.994.3 ★(3,253)
#28REVLON Hair_DryerREVLONPrice Peer$17.974.4 ★(16,653)
#26SHRATE Ionic Hair Dryer with DiffuserSHRATEHigher Tier$19.974.2 ★(8,864)
#2REVLON Compact Hair DryerREVLONTop Rated$14.984.6 ★(77,369)
← The full Hair dryers record for W42 / 2026
Method and provenance

Recorded via weekly Sunday readings (parent ASIN, series began 6 October 2024); for collection rules, signal thresholds and offer constraints, see our Methodology.

This product's rank window contains a week with no recorded offer. A rank movement across a gap in availability is not evidence of decline, so no decline claim is made from it (§6.3).

Data source Market data retrieved via the Keepa API (dated observation: 17 October 2026, not live Amazon prices); for collection rules and continuous granular history, see our Methodology and keepa.com.
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