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No fewer than eight heat and speed settings makes this ergonomic dryer the ultimate in efficiency and luxury. It's also surprisingly light and has a 10ft cord (handy for bathrooms with no plugs near the mirror). £104.50, feelunique.com
Ultra lightweight with a powerful airflow that's ideal for thick hair, this silver dryer promises to reduce drying time by 60 per cent. £99.95, bodycare2000.com
In the race for fantastic hair, this 2200W Ferrari-designed dryer is certainly in pole position with its good looks and power. £167.47, tenthavenuebeauty.com
This gorgeous and lightweight dryer is all you need for stress-free drying on the go. It's cheap, good-looking and even has a setting which claims to give your hair increased shine. £14.99 amazon.co.uk. .
Bad hair days will be a thing of the past with this pretty-as-a-picture purple dryer which uses less heat and increased "ionic flow" to give super-shiny hair and has a three-year guarantee. £21.44, amazon.com
This fabulous dryer comes with a diffuser, concentrator nozzle, blow-dry brush and some limited ionic drying settings. £30.63, boots.com
Light as a feather, but with a surprisingly strong blower and trademark "sock diffuser", this dinky dryer is great if you want salon-quality hair when you're on the move. £51.01, boots.com
Hand-made in France and built to last, this impressive product is super-quick and also wonderfully quiet. Pleasing to the eye as well as to your sleeping housemates. What's not to like? £145, amazon.co.uk
Make light work of challenging hair with this impressive 1250W dryer. Ideal for use with frizzy hair, it has two attachments which enable users to dry and comb their hair at the same time. £16.99, currys.co.uk
This hairdryer comes with an ionic heat dryer (a less windy drying method), as well as a multitude of heat and strength settings operated by an LCD control panel £29.97, tesco.com
If your grooming regime extends further than just wash-and-go, then you need a powerful, versatile hairdryer, like one of these, to create your style in no time...
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