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I Swear by This Hair Dryer for Salon-Level Blowouts When Traveling for Destination Weddings

It comes with four attachments for a variety of styles.

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Published on August 30, 2024 05:00PM

Shark Hair Dryer Review Tout — Brides / Maddie Barber

Believe me when I say I am terrible at styling my hair. No matter how formal the occasion, I find every excuse in the book to leave my hair as is, meaning not blow drying it, not adding curlers, not flat ironing it, nothing. I’ve always been intimidated by the different-sized barrels and hated how much volume my hair lost when straightening it, constantly opting for my natural waves as a safe bet. With this, I’ve been searching for a hot tool that feels approachable for an amateur styler like myself to use during special occasions, like the multiple weddings on my calendar (none of which are in New York City, where I live, by the way). Enter Shark’s SpeedStyle Pro Flex Hair Dryer System. This tool makes styling easy and actually enjoyable (trust me!), and its compact design makes packing a breeze when traveling to destination weddings.

Shark SpeedStyle Pro Flex Hair Dryer System

$230 at Sharkclean.com

First and foremost, let’s talk about how genius this design is for travel. The dryer twists to fold to half its size—no more struggling to pack awkward L-shaped blow dryers when this option exists. Its compact design isn’t even the only feature that makes this a necessity for getting your hair wedding-ready in a hotel bathroom; the results from the Shark SpeedStyle Pro Flex are unbeatable. After testing it out for the first time, I couldn’t believe how quickly it dried my hair post-wash. I towel-dried my fresh-out-of-the-shower hair using a microfiber towel (to limit frizz) and applied my slew of hair oils and serums, including 14th Night’s The Hair Elixir for shine and Act+Acre’s Cold Processed Stem Cell Scalp Serum for scalp health, then let the blow dryer do its job (without any of the included attachments) until my hair was fully dry.

Despite barely letting my hair air dry before even plugging in the SpeedStyle Pro Flex, my hair was left completely dry and frizz-free in less than ten minutes, a feat I’ve never experienced with other blow dryers. Usually, blow dryers leave my naturally wavy hair with visible frizz and puffiness (and my arms sore from holding the tool up for so long), but not with this Shark model. I was in awe of how fabulous my hair looked, and I hadn’t even tried one of the attachments yet. Like other professional stylers on the market, the SpeedStyle Pro Flex comes with four attachments: a DefrizzFast Diffuser, QuickSmooth Brush, Turbo Concentrator, and a FrizzFighter Finishing Tool, all of which aim to leave your hair looking either perfectly smooth or coily, depending on the attachment. When testing, I opted for the FrizzFighter Finishing Tool to achieve that extra-smooth look and, admittedly, could not stop staring at how good my hair looked in the mirror afterward.

Aside from the salon-like results, SpeedStyle Pro Flex offers a way to style your hair for any occasion without excessive heat damage (as seen with other blow dryers), thanks to the Scalp Shield technology that adjusts the tool’s temperatures and the 230-degrees-Fahrenheit heat threshold. This styler truly offers everything you need for a stunning mane, so much so that you’ll likely use it even when you’re not traveling for weddings (I know I can’t resist).