While I would say the Dyson Airwrap is quieter than a standard hairdryer, it is quite high-pitched, almost like a dentist’s drill. So it’s still likely to wake the house up first thing in the morning. If you’re using it in curling mode and repeatedly switching it on and off, it can also get a bit annoying for others. Even with its imperfections, the Airwrap has a cult following for a reason. And in the GH Beauty Lab, we can't get enough. Wide-tooth comb: Designed specifically for curls and coils, the soft-tipped comb shapes, volumizes and stretches hair as it dries.

You need to lift up a section of hair (about one inch wide is a good rule of thumb) and hold the AirWrap curling barrel about four inches away from the end of the strand. Soft smoothing brush: As the name suggests, the soft paddle brush is designed to give even less tension than the firm brush. I found the original version of the attachment usable albeit less effective. However, the new version with improved Coanda just doesn't have the oomph I need to get my strands sleek and smooth. The resulting blowout looked a bit frayed and frizzy. I won't reach for this one again.The Styler itself consists of silver cylinder, around 10 inches long, with a cerise band around the top where the different attachments slot into. At the bottom you have a power cable to connect it to the mains. The hair wraps around the barrel, and you can move said barrel towards your head to encourage the whole strand to curl. Dyson claims that the AirWrap Styler is a “completely new way to style hair”– and it’s not wrong. It works really well, provided you have straight-to-wavy hair that falls below your shoulders. Ultimately, the Dyson Airwrap can help you achieve a glamorous look without much fuss or effort. While some heat is present as you dry your hair, it’s nowhere as much as using ceramic hair tools, so it’s a better method for styling in terms of hair-health. The technique definitely takes some getting used to and you will need to learn how to get the best results. However, the final look is natural and holds fairly well.

One of the biggest perks of the Dyson Airwrap is that it can be used to help dry and style hair. While you shouldn't use the styler on entirely wet hair, you can rough dry your hair and style it damp so curls last longer. Is the Dyson Airwrap worth it? The most difficult thing to get your head (or hair, as the case may be) around is the direction you need to curl your hair in – each barrel features an arrow that indicates which direction the hair will curl in. In preliminary Beauty Lab tests, Aral carried out temperature measurements using three different attachments with each the old and new devices. The results showed some slight performance differences. Here's what she found: While the blow dryer and brush attachments are pretty self explanatory, the AirWrap barrels use an interesting natural phenomenon called the ‘Coanda’ effect to curl your hair.

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That said, the tool isn't without flaws. Aside from the sky-high price point, there's a substantial learning curve when it comes to adapting to the innovative technology at first — it took me a matter of months, not days, to really figure it out. And not every attachment is a fit for everyone: I really only ever use the smoothing attachment, the curling barrels, the round brush and the firm smoothing brush. You'll also have to consider your hair type and what you're trying to achieve: While my hair happens to hold a curl well, the Airwrap might not be right for you if your hair struggles to hold a style as the gentle heat may not be strong enough to set a style (although that can be improved by using styling products like a mousse or using the curling attachments on damp hair). Lastly, if you don't plan on styling your hair with the device regularly, it may not wind up being worth the cost. A few days later, we tried out the AirWrap barrels, with the aim of creating bouncy curls, and we found the process far easier than using the brushes – mainly due to the fact that all the work is done for you by the Coanda effect. Using a lower heat to style your hair also has the added benefit of preserving your hair’s color if it’s dyed, meaning you don’t need to dye it as often to maintain a rich, vibrant hue. Using traditional curling tongs can be time-consuming and damaging to your hair, but the Dyson AirWrap makes curling your hair a breeze (literally), and left the hair looking far healthier than when we has used extremely hot ceramic stylers in the past.

We held the curl until the hair was dry, and then pushed the temperature switch up to deliver a ‘cold shot’ to the hair – this helps to set the style and can make the curl look shinier. Curling barrels: The surface temperature of the new 1.2" barrel measured about about 40ºF lower than the old Airwrap/1.2" curler combo. In our home tests, this didn't seem to affect our hair, nor did I find it noticeable while using the device, and the style lasted as long as it did when I used the old Airwrap. And with even less heat damage — a win! Even though we were impressed with the results, we felt that the AirWrap is better suited to longer hairstyles, particularly when it comes to the curling barrels – if you have hair shorter than shoulder-length, you may find it difficult to encourage your hair to wrap around the barrels. If you're still undecided about the Dyson Airwrap we've answered some common questions below to help with your buying decision. What does the Dyson Airwrap do?Then there's the Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler Complete Curly/Coily, designed specifically for styling curly or coily hair. (I opted out of this one since, although my hair is curly, I don't heat style it when I let it go natural). That one comes with: But (and it’s a big but), the AirWrap Styler is incredibly expensive, at around five times the price of many other hair curlers on the market. The Dyson Airwrap is powered by the digital motor V9, which produces air pressure to create an aerodynamic phenomenon called the Coanda effect to attract and wrap hair around the barrel for you. Because the Dyson Airwrap doesn't have to rely on heat alone, the styler avoids extreme temperatures to produce voluminous, effortless curls. Can you use the Dyson Airwrap on wet hair? Learn more about the Dyson Styler with our Dyson Airwrap review and you can also see the best Dyson Supersonic prices and sales.

The Dyson Airwrap Styler Volume+Shape is designed to add volume and shape to fine, flat hair. The Airwrap Styler features four different attachments, which include a 1.2-inch Airwrap barrel, a soft smoothing, and a round volumizing brush. The Airwrap barrel produces voluminous curls or waves, and the soft smoothing and round volumizing brush let you achieve a sleek, straight style or round, bouncy curls.Dyson provides a non-slip mat to prevent the attachments from burning your table, but I did find that the surface area of the mat was a bit small, and could only hold a couple of attachments, plus the base at a time. The mat also doesn’t have the best grip as it’s made of the same faux-leather material as the case. So if you’re not using it on a flat surface, be prepared for the attachments to slide off.