Flat iron vs. Blow dryer?

[El67]

My hair type is just general frizzy, however, it can become curly if it feel likes it. So I love to straigten my hair-I have to do it basically every day since I go swimming, and was considering asking for the Drybar flat iron for Christmas. I already have the Amika Polished Perfection Straigtening Brush, but that doesn't straighten my hair as much as I would like it to, so I wanted to get an actual flat iron. However, I was also considering asking for the Drybar Buttercup Fully Loaded Set, which seems to be a better deal, and includes a hair dryer instead. Would I be able to achieve generally the same results with the blow dryer if I used the nozzle instead of the flat iron? Would it be hard to try and give my hair a blowout if I never do that? And is that more damaging to my hair? 

[GG84]

Hello...hair stylist here. Hair is most fragile when its wet. While the Amika seems like a good idea in theory, you're doing more damage by using this tool. It's best to apply a thermal protecting product (serum/spray) comb (not brush) any tangles out and finger dry your hair. Never ever brush your hair when its wet. When im doing a blow out on a client I will finger dry 90% of the water out then proceed with a boar bristle brush. A flat iron while it seems like it should be more damaging, if your using a professional one like GHD, will be less damaging as you only need to go over each section once with minimal pressure.