7 Best Hair Dryer Brushes [Tested and Reviewed]

The Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler Complete Long uses airflow for easy styling. The main draw of this product is its gentle air output that makes your hair bouncy, giving it a natural, lofty appearance. When you curl your roots, the air easily reaches in to them, so it doesn’t require any advanced techniques to use and is suitable for beginners. 

It also helps maintain a good shape by smoothing and straightening the ends. It emits enough air to dry hair just as fast as a traditional blow dryer, clocking in at five minutes and 28 seconds, so is perfect if you want to dry your hair quickly. At 13 ounces, it isn’t too heavy even if you have long hair. The Dyson achieves great volume in a short amount of time, making it our top choice.

This hair dryer brush by Salon Beauty adds a generous amount of volume to your roots, while keeping the hair ends from spreading out. The brush has fine bristles that give your hair a glossy shine and a compact design that allows it to work its magic even on short hair.

At just over a half of a pound, it was the lightest product we tested. On the other hand, it took 13 minutes and eight seconds to dry the hair completely, so you may have to take the bad with the good. Since this product adds so much volume to your hair while maintaining an attractive shape, it’s a good option if styling is the main thing you want to use it for. It’s also a good option for those with short hair.

With 360-degree airflow and a titanium barrel, this brush smooths the mid-lengths and ends with ease, while the thin bristles straighten your hair and give it a beautiful shine. Unfortunately, it didn’t deliver much volume on top, so you might be disappointed if you’re looking for more lift.

That being said, we finished the drying process in six minutes and 34 seconds, which is on par with a regular blow dryer. It’s slightly heavy at one pound, but since you won’t have to hold it very long at a time, it should be fine. This product is a better fit for those looking to straighten their hair rather than give it more volume.

The Hot Air Brush by AGT uses nylon bristles to help keep hair from tangling. It also comes equipped with three heating modes and two drying speeds. When it comes to styling and delivering shiny hair, this product steps up. It helps shape your hair and keep the ends from frizzing out too much. 

All that said, it doesn’t give your hair much body, so this isn’t the best choice if you’re looking for volume. To make matters worse, we had to use it for 10 minutes and 11 seconds to finish drying the hair, and at 14 ounces, it’s not exactly light. If you have long hair, you might wear out your arm using this.

Revlon designed this hair dryer brush to provide gorgeous volume and a brilliant shine. As for the former, we were able to achieve a full hairstyle with great lift, while the large barrel allowed for beautiful curls. However, this also pushed out the midsections as well, and the result was a hairstyle that was voluminous all around.

It took us 10 minutes and 17 seconds to dry the hair, which is especially problematic when you consider that it weighs a whole pound. Still, if you’re looking for great volume all around, this might be the hair dryer brush for you.

Hot Tools claims that their ion drying technology improves softness and shine. Indeed, it did a good job of straightening the hair and keeping it from frizzing, while arranging the hair neatly to give it a splendid shine. Despite giving the hair a light, airy style, it doesn’t actually lift the roots much. Even still, this might be a good choice depending on what you’re looking for.

While it took longer to dry than a traditional blow dryer, clocking in at eight minutes and 37 seconds, this may not be a deal-breaker in terms of drying time. Unfortunately, it weighs one pound, so it might take a toll on your arm if your hair is long or thick.

This Knot Dr. sports Flexalite nylon bristles to detangle your hair without damaging it. It helps you achieve a sleek hairstyle by smoothing out the midsections and ends, so it’s better for people looking to straighten their hair rather than add volume. What it lacks in volumizing power, it makes up for by giving your hair a lovely shine.

While it took nine minutes and 48 seconds for us to dry the hair, it could take even longer if you have long hair, so keep that in mind. This is especially important because it weighs in at a hefty one pound, two ounces, which can start to feel really heavy when you have to hold it for over 10 minutes.