Want salon-style locks at home? Check out our pick of the best hair dryers we’ve tested, with models from Dyson to GHD, Relvlon and Remington<\/b>
\nThe best hair dryer makes creating everything from sleek, smooth style, to bouncy, volumized tresses a breeze. Modern hair care appliances are powerful and offer a range of temperature settings that ensure you no longer need to visit a salon just to get a decent blow dry. The best hair dryers for fine hair are those that can be used at lower temperatures, as the strands are weaker than thicker hair, and more prone to heat damage. If you\u2019re looking for the best hair dryer for thick hair, choose one that offers high temperatures as the thicker strands don\u2019t lose moisture as easily as other hair types. The best hair dryers for curly hair are those that use a diffuser, which disperses the air stream to ensure the curl pattern of the hair isn\u2019t disrupted. When it comes to choosing the best hair dryer, there\u2019s a wide range of models available to suit all budgets, which could leave you feeling perplexed as to which is right for you. Salon-brands including GHD, which recently launched a pair of cordless hair straighteners known as GHD Unplugged, sit alongside more family beauty appliance brands such as Revlon and Remington. Brands that are more well-known for other appliances are also branching out into the haircare market. Dyson, which makes some of the best vacuum cleaners you can buy right now, also offers a range of hair styling products including a hair dryer as well as its Dyson Corrale hair straighteners, and the Dyson AirWrap hair styler. Having one of the best hair dryers is half the battle, however, knowing how to blow-dry your hair properly is crucial if you want to achieve salon-worthy tresses at home. We’ve put an array of hair dryers to the test, and ranked the models to help you decide which is the best hair dryer for 2021. Update: Vacuum cleaner brand Shark, has followed in Dyson\u2019s footsteps by launching a hair dryer. The Shark Style iQ, which is known as the Shark HyperAIR in the US, comes with two attachments that when connected automatically adjust the temperature and speed to the optimum setting for creating the style. It will go on sale in October and we\u2019ll be putting it to the test, so check back for full results very soon. The GHD Helios is the latest hair dryer release from the salon brand and combines the aesthetic of the GHD Air with a brushless motor, which the company claims has a longer lifespan. The result is a stunning, well-balanced, fast-drying hair care appliance. Until we\u2019d used the Helios, Dyson\u2019s Supersonic was the fastest hair dryer we\u2019ve tested, but GHD’s newest haircare appliance took an entire minute off the drying time. Lighter than the GHD Air and with a longer power cable, it\u2019s a whole decibel quieter too. The sacrifice you make for this advanced drying performance is that our hair lacked the volume and bounce we enjoy after using other dryers in this list, namely the Revlon Pro and aside from the price, this was the only real negative from an all-round fantastic hair dryer. Read the full review: GHD Helios review To compare hair dryers we assess how quickly they dry a below-shoulder length mane on all of their heat settings and how shiny and frizz-free they left our hair. We also monitored the sound level, and factored in how comfortable and balanced they were to use. We also considered cable length, and handy features like hanging loops, cord storage, and even cool shot buttons.<\/p>\n