The blow dryer did a great job of drying my hair — it took about 7 minutes to style a third of my hair, which is extremely fast considering how thick my hair is," shares Senior Commerce Editor, Shannon Bauer.

For those who want to “take textured hair straight, you’ll need a concentrator attachment to smooth out strands and create shine,” says Giovanni Vaccaro, hairstylist and co-founder of the on-demand beauty service, GlamSquad. With their ‘Great Hairdryer’, Hershesons claim to have found ‘the lightest, most powerful and efficient dryer on the market’.

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. With the Nanoe, we were able to create a smooth look with a slight wave at the bottom, without the need for any follow-up tools. The high performance of our products brings the professional salon and backstage experience from around the world into your home.

I really enjoyed using it in my salon on all my clients and I didn’t get any hand ache, as it’s so light to hold. We used the highest airflow setting to get the power we needed to zhuzh our fine hair, but kept the heat setting between two and three (although we did try out the hottest setting and it was, indeed, quite hot). It is not possible for us to draw any conclusions about you, and any data collected as a result will never be passed on to third parties. Located on the side of the device and positioned close together, the buttons are sensitive and we found it became too easy to switch settings accidentally.

Though the Bondi Boost Sonic Dryer comes with an air concentrator and a diffuser, both were at first tricky to attach as well as to take off without an extra set of helping hands. While the lower heat setting wasn’t quite as hot as we’d have preferred, one of our favorite qualities of this model was that the body of the dryer didn't overheat, the way so many hot tools designed for curly and textured hairdo. Innovative Microfilter: Prevents even the tiniest of particles from entering the motor to promote hair cleanliness and extend motor durability.