Upgrade any blowout with the best blow dryers weve tested over the years

A crucial component of rendering your luscious locks to look like you just stepped out of a salon is, of course, a quality blow dryer.After using some of the best shampoos and hair conditioners on the market — oh, and wrapping yourself up in a plush robe to ignite all of the resort hotel vibes you can muster — selecting the appropriate hair-styling tools makes a world of difference to your hair.“Begin blow drying five minutes after stepping out of the shower,” Amy Abramite, creative director and hairstylist at Maxine Salon in Chicago, told the New York Post.“Hair is easier to manipulate when it’s wet.

Hydrogen bonds, or the type used to style hair, are temporarily changed with water and heat, so letting hair air dry too much before starting the blow dry can hinder the process.”We turned to Abramite for a full-on FAQ on blow-drying etiquette after our comprehensive review to provide in-depth hair-styling routines for your specific type and texture, too.I don’t know if I’ve been living under a rock, but I had no idea amika debuted a second version of its original blow-dryer brush.Before reviewing the best blow-dryer brushes for our readers, amika’s original was the only one I’d use religiously.

Sadly, it broke on me after a year or two, which is when I switched to the Moroccanoil 4-in-1 Blow-Dryer Brush, and that model also died on me after about a year.The bottom line is that hair-styling tools usually won’t last forever, especially if you use them every day or multiple times a week.I’ll always be a fan of the blow-dryer brush because I find them to be easier to maneuver, and the amika Hair Blow Dry Brush 2.0 continues to be one of the best.Before anything else, I was pleased to see the brand’s three distinct heat settings on the brush: 115 degrees, 190 degrees and 230 degrees Fahrenheit.

This isn’t all too hot, but I surprisingly find my hair frizz-free and styled in less than 15 minutes with this tool.While I haven’t been reviewin...