While I really liked using this brush for finishing off hair, I would use it after a hair dryer and brush,” says Timothy.

It weighs only 294 grams and its drying times are exponentially more efficient than traditional hair dryers. The elegant design will enhance your salon, while the light weight will reduce muscle stress when blow drying for long periods, making it the ideal professional hair dryer. We even paid attention to other important details, including each dryer’s weight, cord length, button placement, noise level, and accompanying attachments, that impact the overall experience. Specific modes for scalp care and ‘cool shot’ blasts for setting your style are also useful features to look out for.Though we used it mainly on the medium setting, as that level of airflow was powerful enough, we liked having the option of additional power. She's a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism graduate who sticks to the highest standards of commerce reporting. But overall, I’m impressed at how smoothly it dries hair – it’s also nicely designed, compact and light in the hand. TECHNOLOGY - The hair dryer features an intelligent brushless motor, an interface with digital control technology that boosts product performance, exponentially reducing drying time. Think about how much you will use the hair dryer in relation to how much it costs, and whether it has the right tools for your hair type and what you’d use them for,' he says.

In our test, it clocked in at one of the fastest blowouts, drying wavy hair in a very precise seven minutes and 15 seconds, and coily hair in 20 minutes. Remove any accessories attached to the dryer (such as nozzles or diffuser), turn on the dryer (position 1) for a few seconds to ensure there is no hair residue or dust left in the main air outlet. According to the Transportation Security Administration, you can pack a hair dryer in both carry-on luggage and checked bags.Powered by smart features, like a self-cleaning mechanism, a handy temperature sensor and a star nozzle to protect fine hair and sensitive scalps, the IQ2 Perfetto was designed to benefit all hair types, but anyone who appreciates high design and performance will benefit from it. Although the dryer is equipped with three heat settings and two speed settings, toggling back and forth between the different modes is straightforward, thanks to the grooves in the center of each switch. Despite having two settings (hot and cool), we wanted more heat settings, especially a medium option, for a more customizable drying experience. It is quite heavy and doesn’t have the overall luxury feel of a professional hair dryer, but I think it would be good for home use as air flow is brilliant and it’s easy to select what function you need. Oxy Active Technology: Get shiny, elastic hair and a deep-cleansed scalp thanks to the emission of active oxygen with anti-bacterial function.

With the Nanoe, we were able to create a smooth look with a slight wave at the bottom, without the need for any follow-up tools. For this article, she consulted four leading hair experts, each with 10 or more years of experience using the best (and worst) hair dryers out there.

While it was hard to notice whether it did improve colour, we did notice how smooth the results were in our tests. It has ‘Intelligent StyleAdapt Technlogy’ that works with the infrared sensor on the front grill to read your hair’s temperature more than 1800 times per drying session and adapt the temperature to suit your hair.

We asked the help of celebrity hair stylist Timothy David, who has worked with top actors such as Gillian Anderson and Grace Jones and regularly styles hair for film and TV. With a super chic vortex design that helps to control airflow and a matte caramel colorway, the Pattern’s good looks are only the beginning of its story as a curl-enhancing hot tool. This ensures that regardless of your ethnicity, the hair dryer will protect your hair texture from unnecessary heat damage. STYLING - iQ has exceptional airflow and pressure, so we highly recommend a unique drying setting when styling to ensure hair protection and optimise the performance of the hair dryer.

One thing to note: If you have a smaller space (like a tiny apartment), the nine foot chord might get in the way while styling or stowing away, but otherwise this dryer has everything you'll need for a salon-quality blowout at home. Those with fine and heavily processed hair should opt for low heat and low speed, says Karkalis, to prevent breakage. With their ‘Great Hairdryer’, Hershesons claim to have found ‘the lightest, most powerful and efficient dryer on the market’. For overall smoothness, I would prefer to use this in addition to a hair dryer and brush, to finish off the hair.