Dyson Airwrap review: If you want the best, this is it

In relation to premium hair instruments, none are extra distinctive than these made by Dyson, that are constructed with high-end supplies and hair safety in thoughts. 

Alongside the Dyson Supersonic hairdryer and Dyson Corrale hair straightener is the Dyson Airwrap. It is a sizzling air multi-styling software which can be utilized to dry, curl, straighten, blow-dry and wave your hair in quite a lot of methods.  

The Airwrap is splashed throughout TikTok, Instagram and YouTube because of its salon-worthy outcomes that may be simply replicated at house, even in the event you’re not a magnificence guru. However is it definitely worth the hefty price ticket? Listed below are my ideas.  

Design & construct  

• Gorgeous premium construct 
• Warmth discount know-how
• Heavier than another multi-styling instruments

The Dyson Airwrap has a beautiful metallic end that each seems to be and feels excessive finish. I examined out the unique fuchsia and nickel choice, however you too can purchase it within the following colourways on the time of writing: prussian blue and copper, nickel and copper, copper and nickel, topaz orange and vinca blue and rosé. 

Within the field there are six totally different attachments. These are the Coanda smoothing dryer, the 30mm barrel, the 40mm barrel, the mushy smoothing brush, the agency smoothing brush and the spherical volumising brush. There may be additionally a filter cleansing brush for normal upkeep.  

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Dyson presents totally different units to go well with varied hair varieties. In the event you go for the lengthy model (really useful for hair beneath the chest and longer), you get 1.6in curling barrels. The usual model (for any hair shorter than that) comes with 1.2in barrels. There may be additionally a model particularly for folks with curls and coils, which comes with totally different attachments.  

In the event you purchase instantly from Dyson, you possibly can customise what your Airwrap contains. The positioning even features a quiz, so you possibly can select the very best mixture of instruments to fit your hair sort.  

Observe that that is the brand new model of the Dyson Airwrap. The older model features a totally different dryer attachment, and the barrels can’t be rotated to alter the air circulation path.  

With out an attachment, the Dyson Airwrap measures 272 x 41 x 48 mm and weighs 611g with the wire included. That is on the heavier facet, however I by no means actually suffered arm ache utilizing it. It comes with a 2.62m swivel wire, and no cordless choice is on the market. 

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All of the instruments are available in a really swish leather-based case, making it excellent for storage. If you wish to take the whole product away with you within the case, then truthful warning: it’s a hefty beast. Sadly, Dyson doesn’t embrace a smaller journey pouch with each Airwrap.  

Every attachment unlocks through a little bit swap on the again and is simple to click on into place. The little nub on the highest might be rotated to change the air circulation, or within the case of the dryer, remodel the styling software. On the entrance and centre is the ability button, with a cool shot above.  

There are two sliders for each the warmth and airflow, with low, medium and excessive choices for every. The V9 motor (powered by a 13-blade impeller) produces a a lot quieter sound than a standard hairdryer, and doesn’t depart my head smelling like burnt toast.

It’s because Dyson retains the temperature beneath 150°C and measures it over 40 instances per second. This prevents extreme warmth harm, particularly in comparison with some merchandise which heat as much as over 200°C. 

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Efficiency and styling

• A complete host of various types to select from 
• Seems to be such as you’ve simply been to the hairdressers 
• Product and prep wanted for long-lasting outcomes 

The primary time I used the Dyson Airwrap, it felt like magic. I attempted out a curly blowout, and my locks looped across the barrel with barely any manoeuvring. I merely held the Airwrap on the finish of my hair, and it did all of the work for me.  

That is due to the ‘Coanda impact’, which is when excessive velocity airflow within the cylinder barrels creates a vortex, thereby sucking in close by hair through the vents and attracting it to the floor of the software. It additionally means you aren’t in peril of burning your fingers such as you may on conventional heated instruments.  

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Earlier than utilizing the Airwrap, you’ll want damp and detangled hair – I often get mine to about 80% dry. In case your hair is already dry, ensure you dampen it with a splash of water. In the event you’re working with freshly washed hair, then you should use the Coanda smoothing dryer to blast it earlier than styling.  

I used to be extraordinarily stunned by how fast and efficient this dryer was, contemplating I’ve lengthy, thick, sort 2a hair. This attachment by itself would go away my hair a lot smoother than if I let it dry naturally. I don’t have to succeed in for my previous, rusty hair dryer that’s gone its sell-by-date – although when you’ve got extra curly or coily hair, this won’t be the case.   

When you’ve dried it to damp, then you possibly can select your attachment. As a basic rule, the barrels are used for curling and waving (the thinner the barrel, the tighter the curl/wave), the paddle brushes are used for straightening and the spherical bristle brush is for quantity and blow-out types.  

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The Coanda smoothing dryer may also be used to tame any flyaways or tame any additional bits of hair in the event you’re going for a glossy end. Personally I couldn’t get the dangle of this attachment – I choose to simply tame any wayward strands with a comb.

My go-to attachments are the barrels, as they’re so versatile. In the event you let your hair wrap across the barrel, then you definately’ll get extra bouncy curls. Nevertheless, you too can place the barrel the other way up and use your hand to carry them in place, which will provide you with extra mermaid-style waves – my private favorite look.  

Take a look at all of the types I managed to realize with the Airwrap. These have been beachy waves with the 30mm barrel, tighter curls with the 30mm barrel, straight hair with the agency smoothing brush, a blowout with the volumizing brush and large, free curls with the 40mm barrel:
 

The Dyson Airwrap yields shiny, shiny and bouncy outcomes that I’ve by no means been capable of obtain with straighteners, curling irons or traditional sizzling air brushes. My hair by no means obtained caught on the software, and attachments glide with ease.  

Altering the air circulation determines which method the hair wraps across the barrel, which impacts whether or not your hair curls in direction of or away out of your face. It took me some experimenting to get the seems to be I needed, so check out totally different instructions to see what works for you. In order for you a extra pure end, alternating the airflow between curls is an effective technique to go. 

All these attachments are a tad intimidating, however happily Dyson has a sequence of easy-to-follow YouTube tutorials (I’ve watched a number of not less than seven instances). There, you will discover the method for varied types, in addition to the really useful warmth/air circulation settings for every technique.  

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If a selected model isn’t accessible right here, then there are many different movies from content material creators accessible on-line – a few of which have been instrumental in my testing course of. 

Influencer and Dyson Ambassador Victoria Magrath stresses the significance of prepping your hair for the longest enduring outcomes, and I can affirm that it makes an enormous distinction. In any case, you’re attempting to duplicate seems to be that you simply’d see on the hairdressers, and also you wouldn’t discover many stylists creating ‘dos and not using a product or two.  

This implies utilizing warmth safety spray. Even in the event you’re utilizing a kinder software, warmth continues to be warmth. A spritz of hairspray on the finish is essential to getting the maintain, however you might also need to experiment with mousse, salt spray or gels earlier than styling relying in your hair sort.

In the event you’re curling or doing a blowout, then make sure that to make use of a cool shot to set every bit, after which pin every curl in place as you end off your bonce.  

After I did all this stuff, my hair would final nicely all through the day and maintain up beneath the grim, windy London climate. Some even had some lasting results in a single day if I put my hair in a bun with a silk scrunchie, although these types did want a touch-up.  

These items all take extra time, naturally. In the event you don’t have that luxurious, then you definately’ll nonetheless be capable to obtain nice outcomes with the Airwrap with a fast ten-minute job, however it might drop after a number of hours.  

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Worth and availability – Is the Dyson Airwrap value the associated fee? 

We’ve established that the Dyson Airwrap is an outstanding product… however you’d count on as a lot for a value of $599/£479. You should purchase it instantly from Dyson US and Dyson UK, in addition to different third-part retailers resembling Finest Purchase, Nordstrom and Amazon within the US, and Boots, John Lewis and Amazon within the UK.  

The Dyson Airwrap is a high-demand software, and due to this fact inventory usually runs out, or (within the case of Amazon) the merchandise is priced up. If you wish to avoid wasting cash, you possibly can additionally go for the older model of the product which has a reduced value, however that is fairly arduous to get your palms on.  

The Airwrap is way more costly than another sizzling air styling rivals. Nevertheless, it does boast the heat-reduction know-how, which ought to be much less damaging to your hair in the long term. It’s also extraordinarily customisable, so an incredible choice in the event you wrestle to discover a software that works in your hair sort.  

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There are different options, after all. Shark has the FlexStyle, which prices $299/£299. There may be additionally the Revlon One Step, however this solely has one brush attachment which can be utilized for blow drying, so is barely appropriate for straight, volumised and free curl finishes.  

It might be good if Dyson supplied a model with fewer attachments for a cheaper price, as not all customers will get use out of all the pieces and should need to save the money.

The Dyson Airwrap is a miracle product, however it’s a true funding. Solely purchase one if you need versatility in your styling and are ready to take a while to realize long-lasting seems to be.

For some extra price range pleasant styling instruments, you too can try our charts of the very best hair straighteners and the very best hair dryers.  

Verdict 

The Dyson Airwrap is by far the very best styling software I’ve used, and has, for probably the most half, changed my hair dryer, straightener and curling iron. The varied attachments have additionally enabled me to experiment with new types, from seaside waves to retro blowouts that I’ve by no means been capable of do at house earlier than.

It leaves my hair feeling bouncy and glossy – and much better than some other look I’ve tried to realize with cheaper styling instruments. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as a getting round that humongous value. Due to this fact, think about how essential the number of instruments are to you, and the warmth harm discount. 

There are different options in the marketplace, however you’d be arduous pressed to seek out one thing this efficient and versatile elsewhere.