I've Tested Hundreds of Hair Tools, But These Are the Only Ones I've Kept

There is so much that I love about working in the beauty industry, but if I had to get to the core of what makes it brilliant I would say it’s testing all the new product innovations before they hit the shelves. As a beauty journalist with a special love of hair, I have been on factory visits to see how hair straighteners are made, sat in top-secret meetings (with an NDA signed) to learn about new-to-market hair technology, and met with the brains behind the development of some the most-loved hair tools in the world.

Over my years in the hair world, I have tested hundreds of hair tools, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. There are some that I’ve hated immediately, others that are great but haven’t worked for my hair type (and have since been rehomed with my friends and family), and then there are those holy-grail launches that, simply put, I’d never part with.

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Thanks to the hundreds that I’ve tried (genuinely), I’ve now got a pretty good idea about what makes a hairdryer, curling tong or straightener worth the money. And, to my mind, the following products are the very best electrical hair tools that money can buy. Yes, these 16 hair tools are the very ones that are currently taking up residence in my hair cupboard and I’m constantly recommending them. And if the fact that they’ve got a permanent place in my hairstyling routine isn’t enough, the fact that they’ve survived numerous rounds of beauty cupboard clearouts (despite all of the newness coming in) should speak volumes. Trust me—as a beauty editor, there’s no higher form of praise. 

Keep scrolling for the very best electrical hair tools to try now.

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer

Cloud Nine The Wide Iron

GHD Rise Hot Brush

GHD Platinum+ Styler

Signature Mini Hair Straightener Curler

GHD Unplugged Cordless Styler

T3 Single Pass Curl

Babyliss Pro Prima 3100 Slim Straightener

Babyliss 9000 Cordless Waving Wand

Amika High Tide Deep Waver

Papachichi Pro Edition- Pink Hot Comb

Beauty Works Jumbo Waver - Island Edition

L'Oréal Professionnel Steampod Steam Straightening Tool 3.0

Amika Perfectly Polished Straightening Brush

Mark Hill Pick 'N' Mix Handle

Panasonic Ceramic Hair Straightener