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8 Best Hair Dryers

Should you spend $200 on a blow-dryer? Or will a $20 model do the trick? Keep clicking to find out

by Amanda Montell, Allie Flinn

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Hair dryers are like bottles of wine — some cost $15, some cost $500, and it's often unclear whether or not you're truly getting what you pay for. Some hair dryers can leave your hair damaged and frizzy — not exactly what you set out to achieve when doing your blowout. And that's where this list of the best hair dryers comes in.

TotalBeauty.com readers tested the full spectrum of blow-dryers, rated their favorites and told us why they rank so high. We scoured the best hair dryer reviews to see which ones left our readers with shiny hair, cut down on drying time and tamed frizzy hair. Here, the eight best hair dryers for 2016. It might just be time for you to upgrade your hair dryer.

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products mentioned

Conair Ionic Turbo Styler

7.7

Conair Cord-Keeper Compact Styler

8.0

Conair 1875-Watt 3-in-1 Ionic Styler

8.0

Remington T-Studio Pearl Ceramic Professional AC...

8.2

Babyliss Pro TT Tourmaline Titanium 5000 Dryer

8.7

Harry Josh Pro Tools 2000 Pro Dryer

8.8

Elchim 2001

9.7

CHI Rocket Hair Dryer

10.0

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by alwafi28 Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 05:44AM Report as inappropriate

top curly hair

by alwafi28 Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 06:27PM Report as inappropriate

Thinking about getting the Vidal Sassoon dryer with the comb attachments. These combs really help when drying and trying to straighten curly hair.

by Monique3 Friday, April 12, 2013 at 08:36AM Report as inappropriate

I love conair products most of the time, they're affordable and last quite long

by Misselizabeth Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:22AM Report as inappropriate

I see some very affordable hair dryers that have good ratings here.

by EricaC123 Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 05:14PM Report as inappropriate

I have CHI and it doesn't do the job as it is supposed to be. Waste of money.

by lilas Friday, October 26, 2012 at 12:10AM Report as inappropriate

I have very dry semi wavy/ curly. So u want something that smooths the hair when I want to wear it straight or curly.

by alisha_teater Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11:09AM Report as inappropriate

Have to buy a new hair dryer, wondering if the Brazilian Tech keratin dryer is worth it. I have never treated with keratin; have fine long hair that is prone to be frizzy when humid. Can anyone give advice on this dryer? Sally’s has it for $71 and I have coupon. I hate buying cheap stuff from wal-mart to have it break. Thank you.

by lyndsay_autumn_hall Monday, August 20, 2012 at 12:33PM Report as inappropriate

I'm in the market for a new hair dryer so this "buying guide" was helpful. The Vidal Sassoon and the CHI dryers especially caught my eye. Thanks for including a variety of dryers, with varying price ranges.

by HeathRene Friday, August 17, 2012 at 01:44PM Report as inappropriate

The best hair dryer I've EVER used is the Karmin G3 salon pro hair dryer. It is really powerful but it has ceramic and negative ions so it dries super fast without damaging hair. More people should try it! I love it to bits!!!

by mary_jacobs Friday, June 29, 2012 at 05:17PM Report as inappropriate