A true investment piece, the Dyson SuperSonic Hair Dryer arrived at our doorstep loaded with five different attachments and a high-powered, three-heat setting panel. Those with thick hair may find that the tool isn’t as strong as they’d like, and the cord was a bit too short for our liking. But if you’re in the market for a travel dryer that’s chic and powerful enough to dry your tresses super quickly without frying them, this is a dryer to strongly consider.

Similar to the noted downside of our budget pick, which is also from Conair, the button placement on this higher-end model caused a bit of a pause for us. Compact yet effective, this blow dryer dried half of our fine hair in just a few minutes, without ever making us feel like we were frying our hair.Our fine, dense and wavy hair benefited from a 30-minute blowout, which left it smooth, without any noticeable flyaways. She's a Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism graduate who sticks to the highest standards of commerce reporting.

I'm happy to report that the smoothing option does exactly what it says it will — I was left with a sleek blowout, even on a humid summer day in New York City.It’s also possibly a little too bulky and loud for use on children, measuring 88 decibels on its highest setting. Think about how much you will use the hair dryer in relation to how much it costs, and whether it has the right tools for your hair type and what you’d use them for,' he says.