These Hair Dryers Give You a Salon-Worthy Blowout at Home (2025)

Getting the perfect blowout requires the right hair dryer. However, picking one that finds a balance between quality and price can feel daunting. Celebrity hairstylist Bridget Brager says, “It's vital to consider a range of features and settings.”

What to consider when buying a hair dryer

Start by looking for dryers that push ionic, ceramic, or tourmaline air, since these air functions smooth hair and add shine. “A dryer that has a high ion discharge is my personal favorite because it tackles curly, thick, and fine hair with consistent results," says Brager.

Beyond the type of airflow, look for power or velocity of speed, says Brager, noting this is especially important for thick, curly, or coarse hair and will help keep dry time at a minimum. Also consider heat settings, since the highest setting isn't always the best setting. Three or more is ideal, says Brager. "Oftentimes people—particularly those with color-treated hair—overheat the hair, causing it to snap or giving you split ends." Ahead, we gathered top-rated hair dryers that are worth the price tag.

The experts:

• Bridget Brager, celebrity hairstylist
• Edward Tricomi, master stylist and co-owner of Warren Tricomi salons

This blow-dryer and four attachment heads (diffuser, concentrator nozzle, wide-tooth comb, and brush) are made to shape, stretch, smooth, and define natural hair types. It's a 2024 Oprah's Favorite Thing pick and a favorite amongst our team. Oprah Daily's former senior producer J’nelle Agee says, "The wide-tooth comb attachment is genius and glided through my hair so much easier than the one I usually use." Read her full review here.

Achieving professional results at home is easy with this blow dryer. It's lightweight, not noisy, and has a powerful airflow so you can dry your hair fast. (It creates a powerful airflow at 75 mph). The iconic technology helps reduce frizz and flyways. It also has a brushless motor that not only makes it a better, stronger dryer but also increases its usable life span. Shop it in six colors, so you can find your perfect match.

Just about every hairstylist we spoke to said, though undoubtedly pricey, the Dyson is unmatched. It's quiet, fast-drying, and comes with five attachments specifically engineered for different hair types. "This dryer is also a lot smaller and less bulky than the typical hairdryer that we're used to seeing, making it great for travel," says Tricomi. It also features intelligent heat control technology that prevents extreme heat damage and protects hair. We're big fans of all Dyson hair dryers, including its newest iteration, the Nural Dryer, which features more intelligent technology, like a scalp protection mode.

If you have dry, damaged, or color-treated hair, you'll love the way this dryer works. Bio Ionic emits a proprietary mixture of volcanic rock and minerals that allows water molecules to penetrate into the strands, resulting in more hydrated, softer, smoother, and shinier hair. The compact and lightweight design also makes it easier to hold. It also comes with a concentrator nozzle and a diffuser, which is perfect for those with curly hair textures.

Here's a blow dryer that checks all of our boxes. It's reasonably priced, contains multiple attachments, and protects hair and scalp from excessive heat damage. It's also incredibly lightweight, and its sleek style makes it easy to navigate. It even folds to half its size for easy storage. Airflow reaches 100 mph in less than a second and it never goes over 230°F to prevent damage, making wet-to-dry styling easy and safe. You can give yourself a bouncy or sleek blowout with the concentrator nozzle, smoothing brush, and frizz-fighting finishing tool. Or you could also define your natural curls with the diffuser.

Ionic conditioning means this hair dryer outputs natural ions that help fight frizz and increase shine. It also features tourmaline ceramic technology that helps protect hair against excessive heat damage. Shop it in chrome or black. With over 20,000 five-star reviews on Amazon, reviewers love it because it's powerful, budget-friendly, and lightweight. It comes with a removable filter that prevents lint buildup to extend the life of the motor. Some reviewers have mentioned it has lasted up to six years.

Dry, smooth, diffuse, or volumize with this ultra-lightweight hair dryer that's all about minimizing heat damage. It allows you to input your hair texture, then it auto-customizes heat and airflow to suit your styling goals and helps prevent overworked, dry hair. Not to mention, it has an ion generator that saturates the hair with millions of negative ions per second to promote smoother, shinier, and frizz-free strands.

Perfect your home blowout with Drybar's hair dryer that's meant for all hair types, from straight to tightly coiled. You're not going to get fancy bells and whistles with this option, but it's a straightforward hair dryer that will get the job done, and done well. It features the popular ionic technology to increase shine, reduce frizz, and decrease drying time, and it has a powerful motor with two heat settings.

Our beauty team is dedicated to finding you the best of the best products and formulas. We spoke with experts to learn about what to look for and got their go-to recommendations. We also researched and tested top-rated and brand-new hairstyling tools that hit the market to help you find the best products out there.