The 10 Best Hair Dryers for a Professional-Looking Blowout At Home

Believe the hype. Endorsed by beauty editors,  Jen Atkin, and celebrities alike, the new Dyson hair dryer is exactly the overachieving device you'd expect. It's lightweight, super easy to control, and doesn't come with that annoying filter at the back that gets clogged with dust. Most importantly is the super-powered dry time, which makes your post-shower life that much easier. If you've got the money to splurge, it's well worth your dollars. 

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer, $399; sephora.com.

You don't have to get stuck using a low quality hotel dryer again when you can fold up this mini hair dryer and easily stow it in a suitcase. The T3 model—packaged in a range of clean pastels—comes with a professional length cord and delivers a steady stream of ionized air so you can continue your good hair streak no matter what the climate.

T3 Featherweight Compact Dryer, $150; ulta.com.

For early risers with no time to spare, the splurge for this BaBylissPRO dryer may be worth it specifically for the hair dryer's removable noise-cancelling feature and the all-business motor.

Babylisspro Rapido Dryer, $190; ulta.com.

If all you need is a no-frills hair dryer that gets the job done at a drugstore price, look into the new version of Conair's classic Infiniti Pro. It's a little heavier and louder than the other soothing varieties in the mix, but you can count on the high-powered motor to dry your hair on a time crunch.

Conair Infiniti Pro 1875W Salon Performance Motor Hair Styling Tool, $32; amazon.com.

The new Bio Iconic "Ultralight" hair dryer sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi flick: the model promises dry hair in less than 10 minutes, all packaged in a slim body that weighs less than one pound.

Bio Iconic 10x Ultralight Speed Dryer, $330; sephora.com.

You'd know this is a salon dryer by its long cord and the many mix and match diffusers that fit the nozzle. The pro-tool is loved by hair stylists and us normal folk for its shine capabilities and the fact that the heat settings (three of them) don't scorch hair.

Drybar Buttercup Blow Dryer, $195; sephora.com.

Ideal for aspiring salon pros and people who love to micromanage their hair, the Chi Touch 2 Touch notably features a touch screen—what a time to be alive!—so you can play around with 39 different levels of heat and dial up or dial down the ions for sleeker or more voluminous strands.

Chi Touch 2 Touch Screen Hair Dryer, $190; ulta.com.

Because those complimentary hotel hair dryers rarely do the trick, stock a travel-sized option that will diffuse fly-aways and help you maintain your natural volume miles away from your trusted salon.

Sephora Collection Mini Blast Travel Ionic Blow Dryer, $26; sephora.com.

This Hot Tools ceramic dryer sells at a fraction of the price of the salon models, without skimping on quality: think six heat settings, an eight-foot-long cord, and three attachable tools designed for curly and frizzy manes.

Hot Tools Turbo Ceramic Salon Ionic Dryer, $60; ulta.com.