12 Of The Best Hair Straighteners For Silky Smooth Locks

• Why this is a Vogue top pick: The Rolls-Royce of straighteners, the Dyson Corrale tool is expensive but well worth the price. Promising half the heat damage of normal straighteners, expect hair to look glossy, frizz-free, and effortlessly straightened in seconds thanks to flexing plates that gather the hair seamlessly in their smoothing grips. Three heat settings (165, 185, and 210 centigrade) allow you to choose the level of heat that is delivered to your hair, and it will also work independently of a plug for up to 30 minutes.
• Key specifications:
• Plates: Flexing copper plates
• Cord Length: 3.2 metres and cordless
• Max Temperature: 210°C
• Automatic shut-off time: 10 Minutes
• Warranty: Two Years

• Why this is a Vogue top pick: The GHD Chronos is the speediest hair straightener I have ever used. The high-performance tool will drastically cut down styling time with its one-stroke to silky lengths capability. The brand's most advanced tool to date, it styles at the optimal – according to GHD – 185°C to protect the strands, using heat-adjusting technology to prevent breakage, while a gloss coating on the plate enhances the ease of gliding from root to tip, combating frizz and maintaining shine. The heat-up time is also only 20 seconds.
• Key specifications:
• Plates: Ceramic floating plates with a gloss finish
• Cord Length: 2.7m
• Max Temperature: 185°C
• Automatic shut-off time: 10 Minutes
• Warranty: Three years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: Dyson was one of the first hair tool brands to bring wet-to-dry innovation to market, while counteracting damage, giving you the ability to straighten speedier and sleeker with just the one gadget. Unlike most other hair straighteners on the market, there are no hot plates; instead, the brand harnesses pressurised jets of air to bring your locks from freshly washed to dry and straight while offering maximum protection. When you close the Airstrait, it is like a dryer, loud but efficient. Then, when unlocked, you place the strands through the middle and, as there are no hot plates, you can get very close to the scalp without fear of burning. The quantity of swipes will depend on your hair type, as it operates at a lower temperature than its contemporaries, so it may take slightly longer.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: No hot plates
• Cord Length: 1.98m
• Max Temperature: 150°C
• Automatic shut-off time: 3 Minutes
• Warranty: Two-year guarantee

Why this is a Vogue top pick: There is a reason why the ghd Original has stood the test of time, even with all the innovation in the hair tool space. Why the straightener has been popular since it launched back in 2001 is that it's a reliable, no-fuss, no-frills straightener. It gets the job done and does it well without grappling with any features. Just turn it on and swipe.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: floating, gloss-coated plates
• Cord Length: 2.7m
• Max Temperature: 185°C
• Automatic shut-off time: 30 Minutes
• Warranty: Two years

• Why this is a Vogue top pick: This is a hair tool that has saved me on countless hurried occasions. Between the broad plates and the game-changing wet-to-dry technology, the time I spend on hairstyling has been cut dramatically. On my natural coils, the hot air creates a silk press finish, and on my longer hair extensions, it gets similarly sleek results without the need to section hair off.
• Key specifications:
• Plates: advanced floating plates
• Cord Length: 2.7m
• Max Temperature: 185°C
• Automatic shut-off time: 30 Minutes
• Warranty: Two years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: Imagine being able to straighten your hair on the bus, in a nightclub bathroom, or even while camping; all of this can be achieved with Babyliss’s cordless tool. You can set the tool to three different heat settings depending on your hair type – all without being tied to a plug socket, with a run time of 30 minutes on the highest heat setting, making it the best option for frequent travellers.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Floating ceramic plates
• Cord Length: Cordless
• Max Temperature: 200°C
• Automatic shut-off time: Yes
• Warranty: Two Years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: This is the hair straightener that you will likely spot in professional salons around the world. It's easy to use, no matter whether you are creating poker straight styles, beachy waves or full-on curls and leaves hair shiny and smooth. The tool works fast and uses dual-zone technology to keep the plates at the optimal temperature to ensure speed and protection for the strands. It takes just 25 seconds to heat up and has a 360 degree swivel function.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: smooth, contoured floating plates
• Cord Length: 2.7m
• Max Temperature: 185°C
• Automatic shut-off time: 30 Minutes
• Warranty: Two years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: Not a traditional hair straightener, this device uses steam instead of heat to ease out the kinks and frizz in hair, leaving hair soft, silky, and most importantly, healthy. Think of it as a garment steamer for your hair.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Anodized coating and floating plates with removable integrated comb and steam delivery
• Max Temperature: 210°C

Why this is a Vogue top pick: The ghd Unplugged Cordless Styler is 35 per cent lighter than traditional stylers and features dual-zone technology, with two next-generation heat sensors. Pre-set to an optimum temperature of 365°F, the styler’s ceramic-coated plates glide through all hair types, making it the perfect on-the-go companion.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Smooth contoured plates
• Cord Length: Cordless
• Max Temperature: 185ºC
• Automatic shut-off time: 3 Minutes
• Warranty: Two Years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: If you’re someone who never has time to properly style or even dry your hair before you leave the house, then consider these straighteners that are designed to be used when your hair is wet, letting you skip the drying step. You can also use them on dry hair thanks to the two modes – wet and dry.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Ceramic Coated Plates with Frizz Resistant Micro Conditioners
• Cord Length: 3 metres
• Max Temperature: 230ºC
• Automatic shut-off time: 60 Minutes
• Warranty: Five Years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: If you are only an occasional hair straightener or simply don’t want to blow the budget, then this TRESemmé tool is the perfect purchase. With two heat settings and smooth plates, these are good value straighteners that are also a great second backup pair if you never want to be without.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Ceramic plates
• Cord Length: 2.2 metres
• Max Temperature: 230ºC
• Automatic shut-off time: No
• Warranty: Three Years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: Whether you’re growing out a fringe or have freshly cut bangs, it’s most likely that you need to style it most days. The slim, half-inch plates on the ghd Mini Styler are the perfect size and shape to be able to style your hair more precisely and accurately, making fringes more manageable on a daily basis.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Ceramic plates
• Cord Length: 2.7 metres
• Max Temperature: 185ºC
• Automatic shut-off time: 30 Minutes
• Warranty: Two Years

Why this is a Vogue top pick: If you have long hair or long and thick hair, these T3 straighteners have been developed to help make straightening easy. The digital heat system offers five heat settings to tackle different hair textures and needs and the smooth while the Tourmaline SinglePass Technology constantly measures the temperature of the plates and adjusts so that the plates don’t produce damaging hotspots.

• Key specifications:
• Plates: Tourmaline and ceramic wide plates
• Cord Length: 9 ft
• Max Temperature: 210ºC
• Automatic shut-off time: 60 Minutes
• Warranty: Two Years