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The beauty tools you didn't know you needed
Published Oct 31, 2025 • Updated May 4, 2026 - 3 min read
You can upgrade your at-home grooming with a few smart beauty tools, from massage guns and hot air stylers to IPL hair removal, sonic toothbrushes and foot spas. This roundup shows which devices offer the biggest payoff for smoother hair, cleaner teeth, softer skin and easier self-care.
Key takeaways from this article
Massage guns helps speed recovery between workouts, not replace exercise.
Rotating hot air stylers help tame frizz and smooth hair in humid weather.
Newer hairdryers use airflow and attachments to reduce heat damage and flyaways.
IPL devices can cut down on salon waxing, though the upfront cost is high.
Electric toothbrushes deliver a deeper clean and can be worth the upgrade.
Over the past couple of years, we’ve all become accustomed to performing our own beauty routines, and for some of us that might well stay that way. While a trip to the hairdresser will always be considered essential, we’ve uncovered a few fascinating tools that you’ll definitely want in your health and grooming toolkit.
Tool 1: For a beach-fit body
We’re not saying a massage gun will take the place of your gym workouts, but homedic tools, like the Homedics Therapist SelectPlus Percussion Massager, while once reserved for elite athletes, may help you recover quicker between exercise sessions. This means you’ll feel like hitting the treadmill again sooner, resulting in a health and wellness boost quicker.
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Tool 2: Give Frizz The Flick
If you want to take on humidity and genetics – for a day or two at least – invest in a styling tool like the Beurer Rotating Hot Air Styler, which combines a brush and hair dryer while tapping into iconic conditioning technology.
Shop the Beurer Rotating Hot Air Styler
Tool 3: Upgrade Your Hairdryer
If your hairdryer is more than five years old, you should probably consider whether its time to update it. The Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer delivers all the bouncy, voluminous results without subjecting strands to the kind of heat overload that may damage hair. While the emphasis has moved from high temperatures to higher air pressure and velocity, similar advances have been made in new attachments designed specifically to combat flyways or rapidly style only a specific section of hair.
Shop the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer
Tool 4: For Silky Smooth Limbs
Much of the technology you used to go to the beautician to access has been miniaturised and redesigned for use at home in products such as the Philips Lumea Advanced IPL Hair Removal Device. The tech is called IPL – intense pulsed light – and it uses a broad spectrum of light with multiple wavelengths that can inhibit hair growth. Be prepared that the initial outlay can be significant but weighed up against a year or two of hitting up your waxer every few months, it’ll pay for itself quicker than you think. For a cheaper alternative, try one of the wet/dry cordless shavers designed specifically for women.
Shop The Philips Lumea Advanced IPL Hair Removal Device
Tool 5: Flash That Megawatt Smile
Remember when you first got a dishwasher and declared you’d never go back to washing by hand? Electric toothbrushes do the same thing but with results you can see on your face. Delivering the kind of clean you could once only get at your dentist (and pay big dollars for), electric toothbrushes run from the budget variety, to the ultra-swish versions comprising multiple brush heads and accompanying apps to link your smartphone. TryOral B iO Series 2 Gentle Clean Sensitive White Electric Toothbrush
Shop the Oral B iO Series 2 Gentle Clean Sensitive White Electric Toothbrush IO2
Tool 6: Put Your Best Foot Forward
It’s the season of slides and sandals, which means your feet and toes are on display. Been for a pedicure lately? They are pricey. Truth is, you can make those tootsies presentable at home with a foot spa. Aside from being totes relaxing – hello bubbles, warm water and massage functions – some entry-level products come with clever extras such as a foot brush to cleanse and exfoliate dry skin. Those at the top-end of the market up the ante by motorising the pedicure attachments for even more professional results. After that, it’s a case of simply moisturising, adding a favourite nail polish and you’re good to go from head to toe. Consider the Beurer Foot Spa with Aromatherapy.
Shop The Beurer Foot Spa with Aromatherapy
Beauty and good health is made simple at The Good Guys. Visit us in-store or online to find out more about the products in this article.
