Airwrap Complete Styler

2 Reviews

1. 

   trustingCoconut2

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   This is one of those things….you hear about it, and think, “I’m never paying that. Rubbish.” Then you start reading reviews. Then watching videos. Then, you see if maybe eBay or Poshmark have any deals.

   Then, the next thing you know, it’s in your mailbox and you’re hiding it from your husband.

   My hair is shoulder-length, fine, wavy, pouffy, fragile and lightened to a level 12 ash blonde. My thinking was this-if I’m going to style, maybe air is a better tool than heat? This device has limited heat (the highest setting is at or below 302 degrees F,) and instead uses increased air flow to dry and shape the hair.

   The styler comes in a nice, fitted case, as it should, for a retail of over $500.00. There are several tools, including a quick dryer, 4 Airwrap barrels, styling brushes and a wiry round brush.

   The Airwrap barrels are the most interesting, and certainly the most gimmicky. They attract the hair strands and wrap the around the barrels with a sort of centrifugal force called the Coanda effect. This does actually work; I found it worked best by holding the barrel at the end of the section and moving it towards the scalp as it wrapped. This did create nice, frizz-free curls that seemed to last. You get two larger and two smaller barrels for each side-so if you’re alternating wave directions, it’s a bear to keep changing the attachments.

   About that….it’s not a big deal to change them, and they feel quality, but they get hot-like wear an oven mitt hot, on the highest setting. Lots of stopping and starting with different tools for me-I think this will get easier with time.

   The brush stylers were kind of useless-they provided no tension.

   The dryer was fabulous-got hair to 80% dry damn fast.

   The unit is light, and fairly quiet-though the tone is a bit high-pitched.

   The Result: Just….no. The air is so forceful that you feel out of control-hair is whipping everywhere. I was left with serious pouf-no matter the products, the attachment, the order of use. Maybe someone with heavier hair or hair with no pouf would do better. I got very good volume, and the Coanda made nice waves, but even the most careful sectioning left me feeling like I was trying to do my hair in a category 4 hurricane.

   I love my Revlon One-Step styler. I have reviewed it. I have three of them. There’s a great YouTube video where a girl compares the Revlon with the Dyson. A lot of other companies have copied the Revlon design now. They copied it because it works, and it’s about 50 bucks. Yes, it’s a hot tool, but it’s fast.

   I wanted the Dyson to work. I was rooting for it. I think we all want something so innovative and expensive to change our lives. If you splurge for this, please buy from someone who takes returns.

2. 

   goofyTortoise4

   Reply

   This is one of those things….you hear about it, and think, “I’m never paying that. Rubbish.” Then you start reading reviews. Then watching videos. Then, you see if maybe eBay or Poshmark have any deals.

   Then, the next thing you know, it’s in your mailbox and you’re hiding it from your husband.

   My hair is shoulder-length, fine, wavy, pouffy, fragile and lightened to a level 12 ash blonde. My thinking was this-if I’m going to style, maybe air is a better tool than heat? This device has limited heat (the highest setting is at or below 302 degrees F,) and instead uses increased air flow to dry and shape the hair.

   The styler comes in a nice, fitted case, as it should, for a retail of over $500.00. There are several tools, including a quick dryer, 4 Airwrap barrels, styling brushes and a wiry round brush.

   The Airwrap barrels are the most interesting, and certainly the most gimmicky. They attract the hair strands and wrap the around the barrels with a sort of centrifugal force called the Coanda effect. This does actually work; I found it worked best by holding the barrel at the end of the section and moving it towards the scalp as it wrapped. This did create nice, frizz-free curls that seemed to last. You get two larger and two smaller barrels for each side-so if you’re alternating wave directions, it’s a bear to keep changing the attachments.

   About that….it’s not a big deal to change them, and they feel quality, but they get hot-like wear an oven mitt hot, on the highest setting. Lots of stopping and starting with different tools for me-I think this will get easier with time.

   The brush stylers were kind of useless-they provided no tension.

   The dryer was fabulous-got hair to 80% dry damn fast.

   The unit is light, and fairly quiet-though the tone is a bit high-pitched.

   The Result: Just….no. The air is so forceful that you feel out of control-hair is whipping everywhere. I was left with serious pouf-no matter the products, the attachment, the order of use. Maybe someone with heavier hair or hair with no pouf would do better. I got very good volume, and the Coanda made nice waves, but even the most careful sectioning left me feeling like I was trying to do my hair in a category 4 hurricane.

   I love my Revlon One-Step styler. I have reviewed it. I have three of them. There’s a great YouTube video where a girl compares the Revlon with the Dyson. A lot of other companies have copied the Revlon design now. They copied it because it works, and it’s about 50 bucks. Yes, it’s a hot tool, but it’s fast.

   I wanted the Dyson to work. I was rooting for it. I think we all want something so innovative and expensive to change our lives. If you splurge for this, please buy from someone who takes returns.