Best Overall> T3 Featherweight Luxe: weighing less than one pound, this little wonder didn't tire arms, even during marathon sessions. While pricey, its four heat settings, two speeds, & two attachments guarantee flawless results.
To Buy: $250, sephora.com
Suitcase Friendly> Revlon Designer Series Folding Handle Travel Dryer: this compact model fits into any carry-on. (Tuck in the handle & it measures about 5" wide) And it's got power: Testers found it dried hair quickly & left strands feeling silky.
To Buy: $20, kmart.com
Energy Saving> Conair EcoDry Styler: this planet-friendly model uses 25 percent less juice than full-force competitors but works well. And it comes with all the extras, like a cool-shot button and an efficiency-boosting nozzle.
To Buy: $27, conair.com
Pro Pick> TwinTurbo 3200 Ceramic & Ionic: "It's four heat settings tame all hair textures, from baby fine to coarse. And it cuts drying time in half" says Jeanine Syfu, a New York City stylist.
To Buy: $199, birthofbeauty.com
Quietest> Velecta Paramount Paris X:Q Onyx: babies and husbands slept peacefully while testers wielded this machine which claims to be 300% quieter than the average. And with a mighty 2,000 watts(many dryers have no more than 1,875)it dries hair in a flash.
To Buy: $300, beechergroup.com
The Retro-Futurist Exotic - One look at the Morgan Aero SuperSports & you half expect to see a comic-book avenger behind the whell, prowling a dark, dystopian metropolis. And as is often the case with sci-fi heroes, the car's technology is a mish-mash of old and new. In Morgan tradition an ash hardwood frame for the cabin is mounted to the aluminum chassis with alloy body panels-a modern variation on 1960s-style Italian coach buidling.(Ash is strong, flexible, & light-perfect for a sports car)Inside, the wood peeks out between carbon fiber & leather. Flowing pontoons & a cascading grill hide a 367-hp BMW V-8, good for 4.2-second 0-60 run - handy when you need to make a quick getaway.[$197,000; morgan-motor.co.uk]
The Next Generation Gauge - Analog gauges would be too simplistic, but a purley electronic instrument panel wouldn't reflect the mechanical soul of the Lexus LFA, a $375,000 technological tour de force with a 9,000-rpm V-10 engine. So Lexus invented a way to do both. A TFT screen displays a virtual tachometer-more specifically, a tachometer that morphs, rotating when you put the car in sport mode so the redline is at the top, where it's more visible. But the coup de grace comes in a motorized metal ring with an acrylic lens that slides in front of the tach, lending depth to the display. Like the LFA itself the gauge is an innovation on tradition(lexus.com)
The Made-Over SUV - For off-road purists, the Land Rover Defender by Aznom is heresy, but there's no faulting its panache. It's more Rodeo Drive badass than Rubicon bruiser, as Aznom dolls up the patron saint of SUVs with carbon-fiber skid plates, a two-tone paint job, and an orange interior seemingly stolen from a Lamborghini. {price N/A; aznom.it}
***SMILE! :) Uber HOT here this wknd, but coming into FALL-AHHH Sleep well, celebrate often, LOVE MUCH!
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