This morning, my beloved hair dryer for years (years!) died on me. After a brief period of mourning (a.k.a. staring at the lifeless dryer in my hands while contemplating how my sopping wet hair was going to get dry in time for work), I set about looking for the perfect replacement.

Well, I say looking, but really I just asked my TotalBeauty.com peeps for their recommendations. True to form, they delivered, with a list of the best dryers for every budget and hair type. If you’re in the market for a new dryer, check out the list here -- don't wait until yours fizzles out and you're forced to drive to work with the heater on full blast to dry your hair. (Um, I mean, no, of course that's not what I did this morning, who would do that?)

• Need a good flat iron to go with that new dryer? Check these out.

• You know you should never heat style without using a protective product (like one of these), right? Right?! Thought so.

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