10 of the Best Hair Straighteners & Flat Irons In Australia 2024

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We know that for those who rely on them, hair straighteners can make or break your look.

That’s why choosing the best hair straightener for you is key. 

But, with so many great hair straighteners in Australia, we know you might need the kind of friend who makes pro/con lists to find your perfect match.

Let us be the Rory Gilmore in your life, and keep reading this well researched roundup of the best hair straighteners in Australia that we stock here at Adore Beauty.

PSA: Got the best hair straightener, now what? While you’re here why not peruse one of our guides on damaged hair or heat protectants to keep things healthy and smooth while you’re styling. 

You can also watch Millie from Customer Experience talk through her fave hair straighteners in Australia in the video below...

The Best Straighteners to Buy in Australia in 2024...

And here you have it folks, our roundup of the best straighteners in Australia.

Built for versatility, this state of the art styling iron can be used to create curls, pin-straight styles and everything in between while minimising damage to your hair. This iron features unique ceramic black plates, which help to keep her healthy, minimising snags, and adding shine. With an easy to adjust temperature gauge, swivel cord, and hibernation mode (no stressing over whether you left your straightener on!), it’s pretty much foolproof. Ideal for all hair types, the Cloud Nine C9 Iron is the best iron in Australia for beginners in styling or pros looking for a streamlined styler.


A streamlined design and superior styling has made ghd one of the top brands in heat styling, and their classic styler is no exception. This sleek, back-to-basics styling iron has a curved barrel to minimise snags and maximise styling potential, allowing you to create whatever style you’re looking for- waves, curls, or pin straight, you’re all set with this versatile styling iron. High quality ceramic plates smooth over the hair with perfect heat distribution every time, ensuring your look is uniform and perfectly styled with each pass. This award-winning styler, beloved by pros and consumers alike, creates beautiful styles effortlessly while leaving hair silky and frizz free.


A smart styler with 70% wider plaes, the ghd max hair straightener uses ultra-zone predictive technology to adapt and adjust the temperature to provide optimal styling and minimal damage to your hair. The result? Sleek locks - and less damage - with every pass. This wide styler has floating plates to make creating any style you’re looking for - curls, waves, or sleek and straight - totally achievable with ease, using ceramic plates that create shine and decrease damage. This is the best hair straightner in Australia for long and thick hair, but for those with particularly frizzy, unruly or damaged hair, this unique styler is a must.


Have a tough time wrangling all your hair with thin flat irons? The is the styling iron for you. With much wider plates than standard flat irons in Australia, the C9 Wide Iron is able to style hair more evenly, cutting styling time down for less of a headache when trying to achieve a smooth, sleek look. The C9 Wide Iron is built for ease of use, with a swivel cord, LED temperature control panel, and a hibernation mode for the ultimate in peace of mind when styling your locks. This iron is suitable for all hair types, but it’s best for those with thick, curly, or very long hair.


Our Fave Micro Iron

This compact styling iron has all the same great features as full-sized Cloud Nine Irons- sleek ceramic black plates, LED temperature gauge, hibernation mode- just in a more travel-friendly size. Cloud Nine uses unique black ceramic plates and a rounded barrel to increase shine and versatility in styling, allowing you to create a variety of styles with this all-in-one styling multi-tasker. This iron is suitable for all hair types, but particularly great for those on the go! The smaller size makes this an ideal tool for men’s styling as well, making this a great gift for the style-conscious man in your life.

Our Fave Micro Iron


Silver Bullet takes a high tech approach to their styling tools, featuring a specialised Accelerator Microchip to speed up heating to your desired temperature, an auto-sleep mode to reduce worry, and Ceramic Tourmaline plates that leave hair soft, silky, and distribute heat evenly for a unified style every time. This is the best straightener in Australia if you’re short on time but don’t want to sacrifice quality- with its’ quick heat up time, frizz-fighting plates, and ease of use, you’ll be looking just as chic as you did before - just in half the time. Suitable for all hair types, but best for those who have things to do and need to get their styling done in no time.


This high-quality styling iron is perfect for anyone dealing with hair a standard sized straightener can’t fully tackle due to its’ wide plates, which increase ease of styling for those with thick, curly, or coarse hair. Featuring Ceramic Tourmaline plates for optimal shine, a specialised Accelerator Microchip to speed up heating to your desired temperature, and a sleep mode to ease worry, you’re in good plates with the Silver Bullet 230 Ceramic Wide Plate Straightener. Ideal for those who want to decrease styling time as well as those with thick, curly, or coarse hair.


An Innovative Hair Straightener
An Innovative Hair Straightener

This innovative option is a great option for those with thick, unmanageable hair due to it's flexible copper alloy plates, which heat the hair in fewer passes. With intelligent heat control, the Dyson Corrale Straightener helps to create a sleek, silky style in seconds with minimal heat styling damage by adjusting the temperature based on texture and type (self checking 100 times a second). Suitable for all hair types, this styler can be used to create any style, from soft curls to sleek straight looks. This styling iron is also a great choice for travellers, with a detachable corn, universal voltage, as well as a unique flight mode for you jet-setters.


The ghd unplugged hair straightener - Matte White is a cordless styling option from ghd that is high-tech and easy to use. This is the best travel hair straightener in Australia and is perfect for those who need extra touch ups throughout their day. It's lightweight, compact, and heats up in 45 seconds flat. It also offers smooth, rounded plates that allow you to create effortless waves and curls. Ideal for anyone who has fine and easily managable hair.


The Hot Tools Gold Titanium Flat Iron is an affordable and effective option that will leave you with a smooth, glossy finish. With 25mm wide plates, this is the best flat iron in Australia for short or medium hair of different textures, with 14 adjustable heat settings. It also has an ergonomic design, along with plates that heat up quick and stay heated up!


You may have noticed two particular brands are mentioned A LOT throughout this guide on the best hair straighteners in Australia. If you want to know more about GHD and Cloud NINE hair straighteners in Australia, be sure to have a read through of our BeautyIQ article What’s the Difference Between GHD and Cloud NINE?




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