Posted on Mar 24th 2011 @ 7:36 PM

Quiet Riot

The days of thunderous, high-decibel haidryer may soon be ancient history. Recalling the purr of, say, a Prius engine - as opposed to the roar of a fuel-guzzling tank - a new wave of nearly silent machines is about to revolutionize your blowout. "It's like, is that on high?" laughs stylist Adrian De Berardinis, whose charming Chelsea salon now hums to the soothing tune of the Cricket Q-Zone, equipped with the company's patented "insanely quiet" dual-engine technology and speed-drying tourmaline nanospheres ($179; ulta.com).