Woman & Home Feel Good You – September 2019

PARLUX

ALYON,

£129.95
➤ WHAT THEY SAY Ask
a room full of hairdressers
about their favourite dryer and
I’d bet Parlux come first. This
Italian brand has been a pro favourite for
years and the latest model is a perfect
combination of form and function. It’s
stylish, very light ( just 34g heavier than
the GHD Flight) but boasts a muscular
2,250 watts of power. The heat and
speed options are adjusted with a handy
flick switch on the side of the handle.
It’s ionic, helping prevent frizz and the
K-Advance Plus motor promises a 3,000-
hour lifespan and powerful airflow.
➤ WHAT WE SAY You’ll notice the
power right away, making it a dream to
dry thick hair – no achy arms. It comes
with two smoothing nozzles and there
is also a ‘hair-free system’; essentially a
little corkscrew within the back vent that
stops hair getting trapped in the dryer.
While I wasn’t convinced this feature was
worth such fanfare, there’s little to knock
about the Parlux Alyon. It would be sure
to earn its keep over years of use.
➤ WEIGHT 456g POWER 2,250 watts
WARRANTY 1 year

REMINGTON THERMACARE PRO 2400,

£44.99

➤ WHAT THEY SAY The Thermacare’s specs match up to pricier counterparts

in many ways; it’s got ionic technology and a ceramic grille for evenly spread

heat, and it boasts double the lifespan of the brand’s previous models.

➤ WHAT WE SAY After testing many hair dryers costing north of £100, it’s

tricky to approach a sub £50 model without making assumptions about it’s

comparative performance, but this blew those misconceptions away (ahem).

As well as two heat and two speed controls there’s a booster button that

ramps up airflow, rough drying roots in double-time. It comes with two styling

nozzles and one diffuser and gave me a solid everyday blow-dry in as much

time as I would expect from a dryer twice the price.

➤ WEIGHT 724g POWER 2,200 watts WARRANTY 3 years, plus 1 year extra

if you register online

T3 CURA LUXE,

£235

➤ WHAT THEY SAY T3 has a

reputation for innovation and

the Cura Luxe makes a good

impression. All the mod cons

you’d expect are present: ionic

technology, various nozzles, a quiet

motor and a volume boost button.

➤ WHAT WE SAY The most exciting

feature is the auto pause – take your

finger off the handle, put the dryer down

and airflow pauses, resuming only when

you pick it back up again. You can

imagine how useful this was when

attempting a bouncy blow-dry using

various round brushes. No wonder

this was one of the dryers I continued

using long after testing was over.

➤ WEIGHT 709g POWER 1,875 watts

WARRANTY 3 years, plus 1 year extra

if you register online

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