The best hot brushes for a salon finish at home, tried and tested by our expert

Hot brushes promise bouncy blow-dries and voluminous curls – without the salon price tag. We put 11 to the test to reveal the best, from budget buys to wet-to-dry wonders

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There’s nothing like a beautiful, bouncy blow-dry from your favourite hair salon to put a spring in your step. However, if you don’t want to spend your days – or your cash – at the salon, then a hot brush could be just the styling tool you need.

As the name suggests, a hot brush is a round or paddle-shaped hair-styling tool that either heats up like a straightening iron or uses warm airflow like a hairdryer to dry and style your hair. Depending on the shape and size of the brush, a hot brush can give you anything from a straight, sleek style to volume and lift, or even red-carpet curls.

Best hot brush overall:
GHD Duet Blowdry
_{From £379 at GHD}

Best budget hot brush:
Revlon One-Step
_{£29.80 at Amazon}

Best premium multistyler brush and curler:
Dyson AirWrap id
_{From £429.99 at Dyson}

Best round brush for root lift:
Mark Hill Pick’n’ Mix round brush
_{£21.99 for handle at Boots
£19.99 for round brush head at Boots}

Best for wet and dry:
BaByliss Air Power Volume
_{£63.99 at John Lewis}