The Airwrap Is Good, But These Volumising Hair Tools Give It a Run for Its Money

This guy has had big praise on TikTok, and I can see why. It's a powerful dryer and gives hair a really great lift at the roots. The big barrel definitely lends itself to curly hair and would make for a great smoothing option to save straightening hair after drying it. It doesn't give a huge amount of curl to the ends, but the volume at the roots made up for it. 

Trust me to find the most expensive tool the most impressive. To be honest, I am so impressed with this that I can see myself picking it up over my Airwrap. If you want proper curls, like the ones the barrel attachment on the Airwrap will give, then you're not going to get that here. However, what the T3 Airebrush does do that the Airwrap does not is smooth the hair and give it really impressive volume from the root. With two brush attachments, one for wavy ends and one for straight, it really does compete with the Dyson. Plus, it glides through the hair better than any other tool I've ever tried and doesn't cause a hint of knotting.

The thing I love the most about this tool is that the brush spins. You can control which way you want it to turn and when with the click of a button. It means you can get the brush right up to the root with ease, and you don't have to faff around with trying to unravel the hair—just switch the rotation in the other direction, and it does it for you. In terms of results, you get great lift, but you'll need another hairbrush on hand to smooth the hair before you put it through your lengths.

This tool comes in close second to the T3 Airebrush Duo. The barrel is ginormous, which made me think it wasn't going to be up my street—I was so wrong. In fact, the big barrel means I dried my whole head in record timing. It does a great job at curling ends over or under and didn't tangle in my lengths in the slightest. I have a few friends with curly hair that also love this brush for smoothing curls on washday. It is also impressively lightweight, which really helps combat aching arms.

If you're looking for a tool that will dry your hair with volume and smooth it at the same time, this one is probably your best bet. It looks almost identical to the aforementioned Revlon brush, but the results are remarkably different. For starters, it doesn't do quite such a good job at curling through longer hair (which mine is). However, it dries hair very quickly and leaves strands looking seriously silky and smooth.

I love this product. In fact, it just might be my favourite GHD tool ever (sorry, Platinum+ Styler). If you have long hair and struggle to get a decent curl from your blow-dry, I assure you that this will fix the issue. Unlike the other tools on this list, it should be used on dry hair, meaning the heat intensity can be higher. You can use it simply to give your roots a little bit of a lift and curl under the ends, but I love wrapping my ends around it for a big, bouncy curl that lasts all day.

Ideal for fine to medium hair, this styling foam can be worked into damp roots for lifted volume without any tackiness. Plus, the smell is totally dreamy.

Without a doubt one of the most effective volumising hair products I have ever used, just spray this stuff wherever you want some textured lift.

This is the perfect product to apply to damp hair before you use one of the above tools. It guarantees longer-lasting hold.

Apply this foam to damp hair before styling for lightweight but high-impact volume. 

I have never used a product quite like this one. Apply the foam to dry hair and work in with fingers. Hair will feel wet at first but quickly dry with a lifting grit that makes styling a breeze.

This stuff is painfully spendy, but it really is the Rolls-Royce of volumising texture sprays.

I am already a big fan of Bumble and Bumble's Surf Salt Spray, but I'll admit it is quite tacky for fine-haired people like me. This foam, however, is perfect. Mist it on to damp hair for the same texturising effects of a salt spray, just with lots more moisture.

I have never been a huge fan of mousse, but this stuff has changed my mind. It gives volume, bounce and lift without turning hair sticky and stiff.

This primer can be sprayed on damp hair before styling to improve hair memory and also help prevent breakage.

This stuff doesn't just help detangle damp hair but also gives roots a volumising lift and makes your blow-dry last even longer.

Potentially one of the best volumising haircare ranges around, Blossom & Bloom from Briogeo smells just as good as it makes your hair look. This root powder is ideal for mopping up excess oil and giving strands a volumising boost.