11 best hair dryers for quick and effortless styling

ghd hair tools remain popular for so many reasons and the ghd Helois hair dryer has been made to deliver a lighter and revolutionary styling experience. With variable power and temperature controls, including cool shot, this hair dryer is light in weight and ionic technology that gives you smooth and shinier results.

Customer review: "The hairdryer dries hair fast and straighter more then ordinary high street hairdryers. Less fly away hairs and waves. You can go without the straighteners and give hair a rest from heat damage. The price is a bit high but worth it, just treat yourself, you won’t regret it. Liked it so much, purchased another for my daughter."

This smart, gold-trimmed Italian number looked good, coming with its own bag and accessories, but could it deliver the goods? With four accessories for straight, wavy, smooth and curls, two combinations of speeds and three temperature levels, it was easy to use, so the answer was yes! It gave a good flow of air at high power, speed and
pressure due to its Air Power Technology. It boasts a sensor to measure the temperature of the air emitted 50 times per second, with an electronic chip to ensure it always keeps at an optimal level so as not to stress the hair. Because of this it dried our tester’s hair quickly, leaving it frizz-free and shiny. Despite being advanced in design, it wasn’t too heavy and is suitable however simple or sophisticated your hairdo is.

Customer review: "My hair looks super shiny after drying with no frizz (which was always my biggest issue with other hairdryers). It was quiet and and dried my hair quickly!"

The Revlon Airflow Control Dryer gives you more flexibility when drying your hair. I found it lightweight and easy to use. The standout feature is the concentrator that rotates 90° so you can easily reach every strand. It's built-in, so you won't lose it. It also comes with a detachable concentrator, which increases the airflow and allows me to dry my hair quicker than when it wasn't attached.

It's compact, so it's easy to store or pack into a suitcase when you go travelling. Plus, I love the vibrant red colour.

Reviewed by our Commercial Content Writer Arabella Horspool.

Drying naturally curly hair can seem like a tedious task, but the BaByliss Hydro-Fusion Hair Dryer will make it a breeze - no pun intended. The Advanced Plasma Technology uses a moisture-balancing dual ionic system that combines both positive and negative ions to hydrate the hair and control frizz as you dry. Lightweight with a powerful airflow, it comes with a large plasma flow diffuser for enhancing and defining natural curls and texture.

Customer review: "My 6 year old daughter loves this hairdryer- stylish and effective and with a good diffuser for her curly hair. She is delighted with the results!"

Hairdryers can be heavy and hard to constantly hold when you have weak wrists or arthritis. This Beauty Works Aeris Hair Dryer has been hailed as the 'lightest ever' in reviews and is also packed full of features such as adjustable temperature control, Intelligent Memory control and ultra-precision to help minimise drying time without excessive heat.

Customer review: "This is the best hairdryer I have ever used. It does exactly what it says. It dries hair much quicker. It’s very light in weight, which makes it easier to style hair while drying. But also good for traveling. I would honestly recommend it for anyone."

Remington's PROluxe Intelligent StyleAdapt Technology learns and adapts the heat it generates to your hair's own styling - so you can get all-day lasting and salon-quality results tailored to your hair type. Amazing for fine hair that tends to struggle with high heat.

Customer review: "Very fast drying adaptive hair dryer really impressed by its performance, easy and comfortable to handle, plenty of lead on the wire to move freely, hot setting doesn’t cook your scalp which is amazing for me as that always annoyed me about hairdryers. My new bestie!"

If you're looking for the best hair dryer brush, the popular Revlon One-Step Combo Pack includes a volumiser and paddle dryer that produce amazing results in record time. Currently with £20 off at Boots for the duo, both tools feature Ionic Technology to help condition, smooth and make hair shinier, while reducing frizz and static.

Customer review: "I have thin shoulder-length hair and I’ve been looking for a product to help volumise my hair with minimal effort, no damage (always reaching for the straightener) and I was not disappointed. The Revlon One-Step Dryer allows you to style and dry your hair giving it the salon volume and shine. It’s designed with a “round head” hairbrush which allows the hair to glide off without getting tangled. I prefer to use it on wet/damp hair to get beautiful curls. This product is very user-friendly with 2 speeds. The air (power) is great and I’m done in 5 minutes. However, if you have thick hair and require more heat/air, then this may not work for you as the setting controls are fairly standard."

If you're willing to splash out a bit more cash to get something that is guaranteed to be life-changing, then buying a Dyson hair tool is a no-brainer. By measuring air temperature readings over 40 times a second and regulating the heat, the Supersonic Hair Dryer ensures there is no extreme heat damage to hair. Three speed settings and four heat settings are brilliant, with ‘fast-drying’ offering some of the quickest results. The dryer comes with attachments including a styling concentrator, wide tooth comb, diffuser and a flyaway attachment, which calmed down our tester’s hair perfectly and she didn’t need to straighten it.

Rated and reviewed by Yours writer Emily Gilbert: "The first thing I noticed when unpacking my Supersonic was how sleek, attractive and how almost futuristic it looks, not something I ever thought I’d say about a hairdryer. It’s also relatively compact and lightweight, weighing just 650g without any attachments added.
When used to dry hair, there’s no denying that even without any attachments, the Dyson Supersonic is brilliant. I tend to stick to the highest temperature and the fastest speed and the result is that my super-thick hair is dried quickly and effectively, at half the time of our standard hair dryer. It’s no doubt an investment but if you’re someone who regularly styles their hair, the cost is absolutely justifiable."

Read Emily Gilbert's full Dyson Supersonic hair dryer review.

Compact, ultra-lightweight, and comfortable to use, the Shark FlexStyle 5-in-1 Air Styler and Hair Dryer is everything you could want from a hair styler, and more. Its size and weight may be small, but its performance certainly isn't! You can enjoy salon results at home without the extreme heat of other hair tools. Whether you want to wear your hair smooth and straight, glam and curly, or naturally wavy, it comes with a total of five tools to help you achieve your hair goals.

Customer review: "I got this last week and have used it on my hair and my 2 daughters, love the dryer on it doesn't take long to dry hair, used the brush attachments and it does leave hair so soft and smooth, I have curled my daughter's hair and it was lovely with loose curls, I did try my hair and curled some of it but couldn't get it all curled myself but feel I just need to practice more as I am not so good doing my own hair."

Read Rosie Floyd's full Shark FlexStyle review.

This model feels, sounds and behaves like a professional salon model, but the price tag is reasonable. It comes
in its very own storage box, so there is somewhere to store it when not in use. While our tester has very fine baby
hair, it dried in a couple of minutes but didn’t make it feel dry, or straw-like. This is down to the customisation for various hair types. It’s lightweight, easy to manoeuvre and the tester loved that her hair wasn’t frizzy when
completely dry – and she didn’t need to use straighteners. It comes with two attachments for more controlled styling. Overall, it offers great results.

Customer review: "I have been enjoying the blow dryer and ease of use. It has 2 different speed settings and 4 temperature settings. I have thick coarse hair and it dried it very fast. I like that it has the different heat settings so you can pick the perfect one. The only thing I wish it has was a comb attachment to help detangle my hair easier."

Untamed is the most revolutionary hair dryer on the market - with a diffuser attachment to gently distribute argan oil throughout your hair whilst drying. Listed at an extremely affordable price on Amazon, our writer Michelle Nightingale had no choice but to test it out...

Rated and reviewed by Yours writer Michelle: "I was a little sceptical about this hairdryer, assuming that it might be a bit gimmicky, but I’m pleased to say I was very wrong. Firstly, the hairdryer itself is very good alone (without the argan oil). It feels powerful, has three heat and power settings and comes with the same ionic and ceramic hair-smoothing technology that I’d expect from a quality dryer... My hair is fine and prone to flatness and gets greasy fairly quickly, so I used the argan oil feature sparingly with good results. My hair was left smooth, shiny and not at all greasy..."

Find out more by reading our full Untamed Defrizz Hair Dryer review.