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11 Best Hair Styling Tools, According to Customer Reviews

By Rebecca Carhart
Updated Jan 18, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
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Unfortunately, getting a weekly blowout isn’t an option for most of us, but achieving salon-worthy locks at home is possible with the right hair styling tools. Whether you are in the market for a hair dryer that cuts drying time in half, a multipurpose curling iron, or a hair smoothing volumizer, there are hair tools out there that will seriously up your hair styling game.

In fact, some work so well, customers won’t stop singing their praises. So we rounded up 11 easy-to-use styling gadgets that are so efficient and user-friendly, they can help turn even a beauty novice into an expert hair stylist.

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Not only do these best-selling hair tools make getting ready a breeze, but they also have thousands of likes and five-star reviews between them. Keep reading to shop all the trusty hair styling tools that beauty addicts can’t stop raving about.

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Best Hair Dryer: Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

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$399
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With over 30,000 likes and a 4.2-star rating on Sephora, this Dyson hair dryer is one of the most popular options around for all types of hair. This high-speed tool is programmed to dry hair fast and prevent heat damage. Many customers who left perfect reviews said not to let the price deter you. They felt it was well worth the cost because the dryer cut their styling time in half and left their hair feeling silky smooth every time they used it.

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Best Curling Iron: T3 Whirl Trio Interchangeable Styling Wand Set

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$300
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The T3 Whirl Trio comes with three interchangeable barrels so you can create an array of wavy and curly styles. Customers love the iron’s rapid-response technology, which maintains even heat across the barrel, making unexpected bends and lopsided curls a thing of the past. Sephora shoppers have even called it the “holy grail of curling irons.”

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Best Hair Straightener: HSI Professional Ceramic Tourmaline Ionic Flat Iron

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Amazon customers love this flat iron by HSI Professional so much it’s a number one best seller. The handy tool heats up quickly, helps reduce frizz, and smooths out even the coarsest of hair. One happy customer raved, “This is the best flat iron I have ever had. My hair is dry and curly, this flat iron makes it smooth, soft, and shiny in only 20 minutes.”

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Best Volumizer: Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer

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$60
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A salon-like blowout at home is something everyone wants, but juggling a round brush with a blow dryer can be tricky. Luckily this clever gadget from Revlon brushes your hair while drying it at the same time. Reviewers couldn’t get over how voluminous and shiny their hair was after using it.

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Best Multi-Styler: Homitt 2 in 1 Hair Straightener and Curler

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Curling hair with a flat iron tends to be tricky, and the effect can take some time to master. Enter this multitasking hair iron by Homitt, which serves as training wheels in learning the skill. Slide a section of hair in between the two plates, and either straighten as usual or wind around the sleek barrel to create more movement. Many customers love the product so much, they even uploaded photos to show off all the ways you can use it to style your hair.

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Best Heated Brush: Drybar The Brush Crush Heated Straightening Brush

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$145
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This heated brush is the closest thing we’ll get to the Dry Bar team doing at-home blowouts. This top-selling tool combines the heat of a flat iron with the structure of a paddle brush to help you create a smooth, frizz-free look in one easy step, whether your hair is straight, wavy, or curly. Eighty-six percent of Sephora customers love it so much, they said they would recommend it to their friends and families.

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Best Hair Waver: Bed Head A Wave We Go Adjustable Deep Waver

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If beachy waves are your signature look, you’re going to want this ceramic Bed Head deep waver. The handy gadget has adjustable barrels, so you can control the size and shape of your waves. One satisfied customer raved, “I love this tool. It's simple to use, heats quickly and gives my hair a beautiful defined wave. Gorgeous! You will not regret this buy.”

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Best Air Curler: Conair Curl Secret InfinitiPro

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$80
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Whoever said that perfect ringlets were impossible clearly hasn’t tried Conair’s Curl Secret tool. Conair’s innovation is a hybrid of a rotating hair iron and a curling wand, which quickly forms gorgeous uniform texture. Just brush through a section of hair, feed it into the tool, and after 30 seconds, you’ll be left with shiny, defined curls. One Ulta customer raved, “Before this product, I had tried everything under the sun to curl my hair with no luck, this truly is a miracle product.”

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Best Hot Rollers: T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers

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$99
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These hot rollers by T3 will give your hair volume, body, and shine all at once! Many of the five-star reviews said that they are very user-friendly, even for people who aren’t normally good at styling their hair. One customer wrote, “Love these! It's so easy to use and such a time saver.”

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Best Flat Brush: Wet Brush Pro Detangle Hair Brush

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When it comes to hair styling tools, you probably put the least amount of thought into your brush, but the right one can seriously transform your hair! Over 3,300 Amazon customers have given this Wet Brush their seal of approval thanks to its ability to detangle hair with ease (even when your hair is wet). An overwhelming number of customers called it “the best brush ever.”

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Best Round Brush: Drybar Full Pint Medium Round Brush

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The right round brush and wrist motions are key in creating a perfect blowout and over 9,000 Sephora customers agree this round brush by Drybar is the best option around. The NanoIonic technology found in the barrel and bristles helps reduce frizz and add shine every time you use it. One glowing review said, “This brush makes it a breeze to get the perfect blow out. Leaves my fine hair shiny, soft, tangle free, sleek, and fully of body. Also cuts my drying time in half.”

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    1 of 11 Best Hair Dryer: Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer
    2 of 11 Best Curling Iron: T3 Whirl Trio Interchangeable Styling Wand Set
    3 of 11 Best Hair Straightener: HSI Professional Ceramic Tourmaline Ionic Flat Iron
    4 of 11 Best Volumizer: Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumizer
    5 of 11 Best Multi-Styler: Homitt 2 in 1 Hair Straightener and Curler
    6 of 11 Best Heated Brush: Drybar The Brush Crush Heated Straightening Brush
    7 of 11 Best Hair Waver: Bed Head A Wave We Go Adjustable Deep Waver
    8 of 11 Best Air Curler: Conair Curl Secret InfinitiPro
    9 of 11 Best Hot Rollers: T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers
    10 of 11 Best Flat Brush: Wet Brush Pro Detangle Hair Brush
    11 of 11 Best Round Brush: Drybar Full Pint Medium Round Brush

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