![]() ![]() Naturally, it pays to do your homework to find one that works for your hair type and texture: Do you want ceramic technology for built-in frizz control? Infrared heat to cut down on drying time? Innovative diffuser attachments to bring out the best of your curls? Or hey, maybe you just want a compact design that won't make blow-drying your hair feel like a workout. ![]() That's why a great blow-dryer is worth investing in if it's part of your hair-care routine-and right now the market is filled with devices tailored to different needs. There's no denying the transformative power of an effective styling tool, especially when it delivers professional-looking results that last longer than an hour (and doesn’t take one to achieve!). ![]() Thankfully, the beauty industry has wised up to the fact that one-size-fits-all options do not, in fact, work for all, and a new era of high-tech blow-dryers was born. An investment we highly recommend you make.Once upon a time, shopping for the best hair dryers was as simple as walking into the drugstore and debating among four or five options. As a result, the Helios is unlikely to be an impulse buy and will be considered an investment. Sadly, £159 for a hair dryer will be out of the reach of many people meaning its superior performance is out of reach, too. Until the release of the GHD Helios, our go-to dryer was the Dyson Supersonic. A dryer that surpassed most of our, already high, expectations and one that we’ve found ourselves gravitating towards over every other hair dryer in our collection. Just as cheaper rivals were starting to catch up on, and overtake, the power and performance of the original Air hair dryer, GHD has come out swinging with the Helios. This was disappointing, particularly when everything else was going so well. It’s almost as if the flow of air is so powerful, it beats the hair into submission. Helios’ lightning speed and precision, which made our hair so smooth and shiny, left it lacking volume. Two weeks into testing and our hair definitely feels stronger and we’re seeing fewer breakages and less hair loss in the shower. ![]() After every use, our hair was almost frizz-free with only minimal flyaways and we never once had to resort to running straighteners over it to complete the look. We didn’t even have to sacrifice hair quality and shine for this improved speed, either. Again, a minute faster than the Dyson Supersonic. With the concentrator nozzle attached to the Helios – a nozzle which has been made thinner with a curved edge designed to reduce turbulence – it took us just two minutes and 20 seconds to style our hair. The Helios was similarly a minute and eight seconds faster than the Supersonic at drying our hair after a swim, offering a total dry time of 1 minute and 50 seconds. This meant our hair was rough dried in 1 minute and 6 seconds and is an absolute game changer. The Helios took an entire minute off this time. Until the Helios, the Dyson Supersonic was the fastest dryer – taking our hair from wet from a shower to completely dry in 2 minutes 6 seconds. Not just in comparison to the Air, but when pitted against the drying speeds of every hair dryer we’ve ever tested. When it comes to speed, the Helios similarly smashed it out of the park. It is noticeably less loud in real-world use, and when measured with a decibel meter, it’s a whole two decibels quieter than the Air. We’ve already confirmed it’s lighter, but does it live up to the other claims? Yes – very much so! Its motor is marginally more powerful – up from 2,100w on the Air to 2,200w – and the holes in its grille have apparently been redesigned to reduce noise. GHD claims its Helios is “faster, lighter and quieter” than the Air. Everything else, including the placement of the two-speed and dual-temperature switches, the cold shot button and the branded grille are almost an exact copy and paste from the Air. ![]()
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