The best hair dryers of 2025, tested with advice from a celebrity hair stylist

At just under £100 full price, this hair dryer is good value for money. Featuring a “Double Ionic” system, which emits up to 80 million ions per drying session, its 2,000 watt motor is able to generate air speeds of up to 120km/h for fast drying results. It works with a “Thermocare Sensor” that continuously regulates the air temperature, protecting your hair against extreme results.

While I found this design a little top heavy and not the most comfortable to hold, it produced a quick and surprisingly smooth blow dry. I managed to dry my long, thick, wavy hair in under six minutes. I appreciated just how much extra airflow this device offered, due to its extra large concentrator nozzle that, at 9cm wide, is noticeably larger than your standard design.

The design has eight speed and heat settings in total, including a cool shot with high and low speed setting. It took me a while to work out all of the options as the controls aren’t the most self explanatory, but the attachments connect smoothly. While it was effective when I needed a fast and high heat, the head gets hot after use. Noise levels were average – I measured it at 86 dB on the highest setting (for context, the Dyson Nural was 85.4 dB.)

David was impressed by the value of this hair dryer, which comes with four attachments including a flyaway tamer, a slim styling concentrator, a gentle drying diffuser and a curl defining diffuser. “It has a good choice of speed settings, but I found that the cool shot took a while to cool down from heat,” says David. “I found it easy to use, compact and its shape is of the moment. The diffuser is a good size for most hair types.”

Key specifications

• Power: 2,000W
• Technology: Ionic
• Settings: Eight speed and heat, one cool shot
• Attachments: Flyaway tamer, slim styling concentrator, gentle drying diffuser, curl defining diffuser