The buttons’ placement feels crowded, making it easy to accidentally adjust your settings mid-blowout. In addition, you can use a heat protectant or serum prior to blow drying to protect your strands," she says. Equipped with three heat settings, two fan settings, a cold shot button, an ionic button, and a diffuser attachment, the dryer is designed to dry curly hair quickly and gently. With a strong, even airflow, it took about 20 minutes to thoroughly dry our hair, resulting in a flippy, bouncy look.

We were looking for simplicity, useful speed and heat settings, low noise levels (measured with the Decibel Meter App on the highest hair dryer settings), low weight and effective attachments for all hair types. this French-born tool is designed for professional use, but beauty buffs of varying skill levels will still appreciate its features. You also get styling concentrator that gives you controlled airflow and a diffuser that helps to reduce frizz and simulate natural drying.

Interestingly, some of the most coveted hair dryers this year are from Dyson and its American competitor Shark, both better known for their cordless vacuum cleaners. If the cord was retractable, we’d say this option is pretty much perfect, especially for someone looking to really increase volume in fine hair. A sophisticated hair dryer with a premium feel, the STYLE iQ comes with three temperature and three air flow settings for flexibility, similar to the Dyson. Timothy’s client Emma (pictured above), who has Type 3 curls, loves the diffuser attachment Timothy used.

The dryer also has auto-dual voltage, meaning it can be used anywhere in the world — so no matter where your travels take you, a sleek blowout will always be available. While the airstream wasn't as concentrated as we might have liked, it nonetheless earns top marks as an option for those struggling with damaged hair, with its intentionally quieter airflow. One editor with wavy, thick and dry hair, who was accustomed to using the highest heat settings, found that this dryer didn’t cut down on her drying time as much as she would have liked. Different hair types require different levels of heat, so it's important to choose a hair dryer with multiple heat settings.

It’s aimed at those who want to easily create a bouncy blow dry at home and we found it fuss-free and easy to use. Its clever tech measures air temperature 40 times a second to prevent heat damage and protect your hair’s shine. The dryer features ‘iQ Technology’ that aims to intelligently generate high-velocity heated and ionised air for fast drying with no heat damage, increasing smoothness and shine and reducing frizz and fly-aways. Auto-Clean technology rotates the engine turbine in the opposite direction, allowing deep self-cleaning of the filter. Clean the metal filter with a brush and cloth, making sure to remove as much dirt as possible from the filter.

While it’s just as compact as the similarly functional Revlon One Step Volumiser Plus, it’s slightly heavier and at 95 decibels on its highest setting, slightly louder in use. After using each tool at least twice a week for four weeks, we collected all of the data, and tallied the scores. There's no better way to learn the ins and outs of a hair styling tool than by asking the very people who use them every day.The combination of energy-saving and effective power features not only ensures shorter drying times but also helps to protect the hair and hair colour. The Pattern Blow Dryer comes with brush, wide tooth comb, diffuser, and concentrator nozzle and is great for curly hair.