Kat Merck, Gear Team
Looking for some decent Prime Day hair deals? You’ve come to the right place. A good-quality hair tool can not only make short work of your morning routine, it’s usually better for your hair, too. Unfortunately, some of the more popular high-end appliances can run anywhere from $100 up to almost $700, so events like Amazon Prime Day—happening for a second time in 2024 on October 8 and 9—are some of the best times of the year to grab one for yourself or for a gift.
Each tool listed here has been vetted for our Best Hair Straighteners, Best Hair Dryers, and Best Curling Irons guides and deemed worthy of purchase by our Gear team of testers, as well as tracked over the previous weeks to ensure the sale is a legitimate one. However, be aware you do need an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of these deals—for more information on whether it’s worth it for you or not, check out our primer on membership perks.
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Hair Straightener Deals
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As I describe in our Best Hair Straighteners guide, this is one of the only flat irons I’ve ever tried that can straighten my difficult curls in a single pass and keep them that way. The titanium plates—which heat up in around 23 seconds to 450 degrees Fahrenheit—feature a small inlaid infrared strip, which Sutra says helps to seal the hair cuticle. This is the first time I’ve seen this iron on sale, so it’s a great buy if you have thick, unruly hair like I do and are ready for an iron that can take care of business in just a pass or two. Just make sure you also pick up a heat protectant if you don’t already have one—we recommend Curlsmith Miracle Shield.
If you have straight or wavy hair and already know a blow-dryer brush works for your texture, Shark’s FlexStyle is a worthy upgrade that combines a hair dryer, two brushes, and two auto-wrap hair curlers in one—designed to cut a significant amount of time and storage space. It may seem pricey, but as our Gear Team testers mention in our Best Hair Straighteners guide, this is basically a perfect dupe of the enduringly popular Dyson Airwap multi-styler (see below), which is twice the price—making the highly rated FlexStyle an even better deal at its sale price of $235.
The Tymo Airflow is a great hair straightener that can double as a curler, too, thanks to the rounded barrel. I like a smooth undercurl when I straighten my hair, and the Tymo Airflow is perfect to achieve that for me. I’ve especially loved using it with short hair, but it worked well for my long hair too. The heat settings range from 284 degrees to 428 degrees Fahrenheit, and Tymo includes a little guide on which heat setting to use based on your hair type. While it looks more like a curler, it performs best as a straightener. It did give my hair some soft curls when I used it curling-iron style, though. —Nena Farrell
One of the better Prime Day hair deals, this icy-pink straightener not only looks stylish, its plates are longer (4½ inches, compared with the 4 inches on most irons) but still narrow at 1 inch, allowing for more surface area without sacrificing maneuverability. Nine heat settings with an internal microchip to control fluctuations and a special finish to add shine round out the features. I didn’t have a ton of success using this on my curls, but my mom has fine waves and this is her favorite flat iron.
The StyleMax has a number of factors that are similar to its sibling above, like the same rose-gold accents and proprietary CeraGloss plates. It does have a much wider range of temperature control settings, which is great if you have fine or delicate hair and are especially worried about damage. Just be sure to keep the manual so you can make sure you know what, er, all of the lights mean.—Adrienne So
My favorite flat iron for touch-ups, this was the top overall pick in our Best Hair Straighteners guide. The 1-inch ceramic plates top out at 410 degrees Fahrenheit, and the compact body is easy to maneuver in the event you want to add some waves. If you want a higher-end straightener but are put off by the idea of spending upwards of $150, this is both a great iron and a great deal at under $100.
This Chi is not only a perpetual Amazon bestseller, it’s beloved by both former WIRED contributor Victoria Woollaston-Webber and myself. I had one for more than a decade, and it somehow still made short work of my 3a curls, despite its max temperature being only 392 degrees Fahrenheit. If you’ve been working with $20 drugstore models, as I myself did during much of my twenties, this is a worthy investment and excellent entry into the world of more upscale hair straighteners.
I’ve been using Dyson’s Airstrait (8/10, WIRED Recommends) exclusively on my hair for over a year now. It has the same form factor as a standard flat iron, but it uses airflow to dry and straighten your hair simultaneously instead of hot plates. You can also pick between two main styling modes (wet and dry) as well as three temperature settings. Whenever I wash my hair, I’ll set it to wet mode to fully dry it and then switch to dry mode to flatten out any puffiness. It’s allowed me to cut my full hair routine from 45 minutes to 15 minutes. —Brenda Stolyar
Hair Dryer Deals
Photograph: Medea Giordano
Former WIRED reviewer Medea Giordano was quite impressed by this dryer, which is more powerful than it looks and folds up small enough to fit in a purse. Though she didn’t love using it on her curly hair, as she points out in our guide to Best Hair Dryers, she still thought it was perfect for those with straight or wavy hair, or as a travel dryer.
As featured in our guide to Best Hair Dryers, this compact dryer features accessories that magnetically attach to the dryer body, including a comb and a diffuser for styling curly hair, plus a handy digital display on the back that shows the exact temperature. In fact, the only downside our tester could find was the price, so this is a great grab at $60 off.
Even though former WIRED reviewer Medea Giordano points out (not incorrectly) that everything about the Bed Head brand screams ’90s, she liked this purple-and-neon-yellow hair dryer for its ability to dry her curls without disrupting their pattern. She also liked that it was lightweight with an unusually large 4-inch-wide mouth. Granted, $4 off isn’t exactly a groundbreaking sale, but if you’re looking for an inexpensive hair dryer specifically for curls, this is a decent option.
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T3 is a popular brand in the hair tool space for good reason, and this white-and-rose gold ionic hairdryer was one of our top picks in our Best Hair Dryers guide. The Gear team testers loved how it felt lightweight and effortless to use, and the fact that it comes with its own flat and round brushes for styling makes this an even more impressive deal than it already is.
T3’s Featherweight StyleMax really is lightweight—my arms don’t ache as I dry my hair with this one. It’s made of plastic to keep it lightweight, but it doesn’t feel cheap or flimsy. It also comes with a nice set of attachments, including a diffuser that I love using, plus two concentrators and a smoothing comb. It’s a great blow dryer if you alternate between diffusing your hair and doing a classic blowout. —Nena Farrell
Many people with curly hair are familiar with diffusers that attach to hair dryers, but they may not have seen a hair dryer that itself is actually shaped like a diffuser—this unique tool combines them both in one trendy-looking gold package. Despite the Diffon’s having no handle, former WIRED reviewer Medea Giordano describes it as being comfortable to use, and in our Best Hair Dryers guide, she said it styled her curls well without adding frizz or puffiness. The gentle airflow settings may take some extra time to dry thick or voluminous hair, as was the case for Medea, but this could be an excellent solution for those with thinner or finer hair, especially if it’s on sale.
Curling Iron Deals
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We love this curling iron for its versatility. In addition to the styler handle, it comes with three attachments, including a 0.5-inch barrel for tight, defined curls; a 1.25-inch barrel for soft, natural curls; and a 1.5-inch barrel for larger curls and waves (which comes with a clip to help keep hair in place). Although you can pick a specific temperature, it does come with nine different heat settings that range from 260° to 410° Fahrenheit. It’s a great option for a variety of hair types and is super easy to use.—Brenda Stolyar
As our tester notes in our guide to Best Curling Irons, this budget iron is infused with argan oil and keratin for extra shine. We also appreciated the inclusion of a heat glove, as well as a tapered barrel, 10 heat settings with a digital display, and longer handle for added maneuverability. It comes in three sizes, but for larger, looser curls and waves, our tester recommends the 1-1.5 inch size.—Brenda Stolyar
We recommend this one for long-lasting curls. With a 1-inch ceramic barrel, it’s small enough for short hairstyles but large enough for creating curls in longer, thicker hair. The clamp and easy-to-use handle also keep the hair in place as you twist it and the cool tip is larger than other curlers we’ve tried. It’s tapered too, which helps you know how close you are to the hot metal barrel while creating curls—if your fingers are on the thin end, you’re further away; grabbing the thicker end means you have a higher risk of accidentally burning yourself.—Brenda Stolyar
The Dyson Airwrap (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is the multi-tool that can do it all—a simple wand that comes with six attachments ranging from different-sized curling barrels to brushes. It creates a vortex of air (called the Coanda effect) to draw hair to the wand for effortless drying, smoothing, and curling. Our reviewer loved how it cut down the time she spent on her styling routine. Though the Airwrap is notoriously expensive, this is a legitimate sale, so if you’ve been on the fence, this might be a good time to try it out.—Brenda Stolyar
Other Tools
Former WIRED reviewer Medea Giordano likens this trendy 2-in-1 styling tool to a combination hot comb and straightening iron, saying the idea is for users to be able to get closer to their roots without burning themselves than they otherwise would with a classic hot comb. It may not be the best option for those with super-curly hair, as Medea still had to use a flat iron afterward, but people with easier-to-straighten hair who are worried about the potential damage inflicted by traditional flat irons might do well to give this one a try while it’s on sale.
Blow-dry brushes have become my holy grail product since becoming the mom of a toddler. Whether my hair was long or short, I found myself grabbing a blow dry brush to help dry my hair and style it enough to resume wrangling my kiddo. My favorite so far is the T3 AireBrush Round, which has a 2.5-inch brush that’s small enough for my short hair and can get it dry and styled in a matter of minutes. There are three different heat settings (I like the coolest setting for my fine hair) and two speed settings to use. It’s a great brush I find myself grabbing on days I want a blowout. There’s also an oval version that’s on sale too if you prefer the hairbrush shape over the round. —Nena Farrell
For those with easy-to-straighten hair who can create sleek styles with just a blow dryer, this budget blow-dry brush is recommended in our Best Hair Straighteners guide as a way to revive second-day hair. It’s a classic round (well, oval in this case) brush with the hair dryer built right in—you can save a step in your blowout process for less than half the price of more popular models. If you’ve been wanting to try a blow-dry brush but aren’t ready to commit to shelling out for one of the trendier, more expensive models, this is the perfect chance to see if it’s the tool for you.