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What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
Got some coin to spend on a new hair tool, but feeling a bit confused by all the fantastical new gadgets on the market?
What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
From straightener-dryers-in-one, to tools with multiple attachments and those that work on the go, the technology
in hair tools is booming right now.
What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
When you’re spending the big bucks on an appliance, you want to know you’re getting the right one for your hair needs, hair type and your level of skill so there are plenty of factors to consider before you fork out.
What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
If you’re looking to go beyond your regular straightener or hairdryer and invest in the latest tech, here’s what you need to know about some of the market’s most hyped hair heroes.
What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
Because of the nature of this tool, it requires a bit of practice to really perfect it, but once you do, you won’t know how you lived without it. It almost replaces all your hair appliances, thanks to the scope of the attachments which let you dry (like a hairdryer), curl (like you’re getting a professional blow-dry), and smooth with the help of the click-on hairbrush and smoothing hairdryer nozzle.
What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
The Coanda smoothing dryer attachment is a new addition to this latest model, which can help negate the need for a hair straightener for some people, as it works hard to tame flyaways instantly. Longer barrels are now also included to help curl long hair, whereas the previous version had shorter barrels only.
What Hair Tool Should You Buy? A Guide To The Latest, Greatest Gadgets
Ideal for: Anyone who prefers a bouncy blowout over perfectly straight hair or ringlet-shaped curls. You will need to play around to feel like an expert with this one but it’s easy to get the hang of it — and there are plenty of tutorials online to help you get there.
Those with natural curls, this one is for you. We got Viva’s resident curly girl, deputy editor Johanna Thornton, to trial this tool specifically for this piece so she could share her insights:
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