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Why Your Blow Dryer Needs an Upgrade

If you want an amazing at-home blowout, invest in one of these high-powered hair dryers
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If You're a Regular at Drybar
Try: Drybar Buttercup Blow Dryer, $195

No need to make the trek to everyone's favorite blowout bar for flawless style; you can recreate the same salon-worthy results at home with their branded blow dryer. While this hair dryer isn't exactly new to the shelves, the two concentrator nozzles -- a wider one for thicker hair and a narrow one for thin hair (like bangs) -- allow this dryer to concentrate airflow to specific areas, making it still one of the best in the business. It also has three temperatures and two speed settings so you can customize it according to your hair type.

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If Your Arm Gets Tired
Try: Paul Mitchell Neuro Light, $170

The saying, "good things come in small packages," certainly applies to this ultra-lightweight hair dryer. With a high-tech LED display to show the heat settings (there are four, by the way) as well as the various power settings, it's easy to see what you're working with. Bonus: This dryer weighs only 1.12 pounds so you won't have to clock in extra hours at the gym in order to make sure your arm doesn't tire out mid-styling.

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If Your Hair Feels Fried
Try: t3 Featherweight Luxe 2i Dryer, $250

This chic-looking dryer uses Tourmaline SoftAire technology to combat frizz while increasing body and shine. Never heard of Tourmaline SoftAire technology? We hadn't either. What makes it so unique is that it's a specially engineered fan that produces concentrated, ion-enriched air that is released from the dryer in a wide, cone-shaped flow in order to cover larger surfaces of hair. Negative ions course through this airflow, neutralizing static and sealing the hair shaft's cuticle. Regular dryers, on the other hand, blast hair with an inferno of unrefined airflow which can lead to too much heat in one section and ultimately parch the cuticle (hence creating frizz).

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If Frizz Is Your Nemesis
Try: Varis Dryer, $250

Frizz, you've officially met your match. Hydroionic crystals officially set this tool apart from the others due to their hydrating and conditioning properties that leave hair with an unparalleled, glossy after-effect. Varis even boasts that this dryer offers 57 percent more power than competitor hair dryers, but miraculously uses 75 percent less electricity. Consider the money saved on your electric bill as a justification for the price tag.

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If You're Into High-Tech Beauty Gadgets
Try: Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer, $400

While you might associate Dyson with the vacuum cleaner or humidifier you've been using, it's time to rethink your outlook on the brand. The same masterminds behind your vacuum have brought us this futuristic tool that completely redesigns the standard hair dryer. For starters, the motor is in this dryer's handle rather than the head, which rebalances the dryer's weight. It also uses patented Air Multiplier technology to pull air into the motor and amplify it into a high-pressure stream of air -- all while being so quiet that human ears can barely hear it. All that technology does come at a pretty steep price, but when a product self-measures air temperature 20 times per second to ensure perfection, what else would you expect?

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BY JULIE RICEVUTO | SEP 21, 2016 | SHARES
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