Airwrap hair styler

4 Reviews

1. 

   crushedJerky4

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   I love that I can finally do beachy curls with ease. I don’t even have to turn my wrist! Watch the videos to see how to do it.

2. 

   obsessedPup8

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   The Pros:
   Very Lightweight.
   Barrels are the star performers for me. I don’t/can’t use hot metal curling irons, burn hair and hands and not easy to twirl. It took several uses, but I learned the proper level of hair dampness for my hair type AND learned how to best section my hair. I get voluminous waves using the larger barrels, and soft curl with the smaller. As with any hair tool, doing the back of the head is challenging. With shoulder length hair, I just do “whatever” and it comes out okay. I do think shoulder length and longer hair would benefit if the barrels had been designed a tad longer.

   The Cons
   None of these attachments give me that sleek, polished ends style that my hair stylist gives me using a blow dryer and a round brush. The round brush is small, bristles are not that great for “gripping” and while the claim is “ions” – I get static. I find it works best when my hair is 90% dry, I use the low airflow setting, higher heat and two hands to create tension. For this price, I do better the old fashioned way with my hairdryer, nozzle and a much better round brush. The smoothing attachment, again, have to use two hands to create tension and still there are flyaways due to layering.

   The dryer attachment is for a rough dry ONLY. No nozzle and does not work well for styling with separate brushes.

   The storage box is nice but it has no handles, doesn’t travel. At the price point, a carrying case should have been designed!!

   Bottom Line
   For those that can’t use hot metal irons and want wave and volume, the barrels work. Just don’t expect the same sleek curl that you get with an iron, nor the tight curl, nor the polished ends, nor perfection that only your stylist achieves. The barrels Coanda affect creates loose waves, voluminous and soft hair style. No burning fingers or hair like hot curlers, hot irons. Its not fast, but it is faster than waiting for curlers to dry.

   Its a very expensive.

3. 

   solidGarlic1

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   This is unbelievably expensive for what it is, and some of the tools aren’t worth the money. That said, the tools that I love, I *really* love, which is why I gave this a 4/5. Is it worth >$500? No.

   A little about me: I really suck at doing my hair. No, really. I can sort of blow out my hair and it looks marginally better, but doing my hair is not my greatest talent.

   A little about my hair: My hair is shoulder length, super-fine and naturally straight. It doesn’t hold a curl well and tends to flatten out more and more as the day goes on. It’s heavily highlighted, but healthy, and my scalp is a bit oily.

   I’ll start out by saying that I don’t love the curling attachments. I realize that there’s a learning curve and that it’s really important to watch the videos and really understand how to use them. However, I’ve tried several times after watching the videos, curled my hair successfully, to see either a) the ends not curling well, b) a bit of frizz where I’m not used to seeing frizz and c) the curls don’t hold as long as they would with a traditional curling iron.

   The paddle brushes and round attachments are everything that the curling attachments aren’t, however. They straighten my hair and give it volume beautifully–it’s truly amazing. This is where the Dyson Airwrap really shines. This is why I’m not returning this majorly overpriced hair appliance.

   The diffuser/dryer attachment works well. I don’t have the Dyson dryer (I never thought I’d spend that much on a dryer LOL), so I can’t say how it compares, but it is as effective as my Babyliss pro dryer. I rarely use that attachment, though, because I find that letting my hair air dry to the 80% dry state is just as effective and gentler.

   I will say that this does make it easy to do my hair–I’ve received multiple compliments after using the Airwrap, and it takes me literally 10 minutes to do my hair in the morning. I’ll wash my hair, go have breakfast, and use the Airwrap once my hair has dried naturally for about 20 minutes. THAT is pretty amazing.

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   similarSeahorse7

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   Love that there’s a storage case AND everything fits in it! It’s easy to remove/replace all of the parts, should you decide to continue to use the case. The supersonic hairdryer case is not big enough to fit the diffuser, a detail I find disappointing. The Airwrap has a swivel cord that makes it easier to use because just like the supersonic, the cord is crazy long and heavy. They also give a special brush to clean the filter, something only offered with pro models of the supersonic.
   I have fine untreated/uncolored long layered hair with some natural curl that comes out at the ends if I encourage it. It tends to get frizzy when left on its own but doing a little styling with a hair dryer and anti-frizz products helps to minimize it. I got the complete version so I can play around and try some different styles, and after paying so much, why not pay a little more to get everything? At this time Dyson is selling each attachment at the same price as the cost of the upgrade, and each partial package is two accessories short of the complete.
   The hairdryer attachment is not anything close to, nor a replacement for, the supersonic. But it does the job getting hair to the required level of dampness to use the curling barrels. The air flow isn’t as precise as with an airflow concentrator, nor does it get as hot as a standard hairdryer, so this is more of a convenience to give the user everything they need.
   Tried both sizes of the curling barrels and – when done correctly – they make nice curls that still maintain some bounce and volume (on my hair) when they loosen up. I have a few issues also noted in review videos, and others that are not: Too much hair, or too wide of a section of hair, and the hair gets pushed off of the end of the barrel or onto the handle and the resulting curl is untidy or poorly formed; hairs that are too short to wrap around the barrel get blown straight out from my head, causing frizziness; the last sections I work on tend to dry out before I can curl them, resulting in a weak curl that falls out quickly. Fixes are sectioning out my hair correctly & using a spray bottle to re-dampen when needed. Sectioning also improved the problem with my nuisance short hairs, but I got the best result keeping the curling barrel about 3-4 inches away from my head.
   I don’t feel I can get as much tension from either of the smoothing brushes that I can from a hair brush, but both did help eliminate frizz. My hair turns out nice when I smooth the top half and use the larger curling barrels to curl the other half, but it adds another step and doesn’t give lift near the scalp. Plus one needs to have the smoothing brush angled just right for the air to blow out in the correct direction or else the air gets blown back towards the scalp and creates frizz. I don’t know, my hair is very healthy so those with damaged and brittle hair may find either smoothing brush to be a game changer and a suitable alternative to a flat iron.
   I haven’t tried the round brush yet. I am still a beginner at doing blowouts and hope to find this easier and faster. I am extremely unexperienced with sectioning out my hair and need to practice! I hope they offer different brush sizes in the future or at least a larger diameter one because I am assuming the same concept would apply with the airwrap round brush as it would for a standard round brush: longer hair needs a larger brush, and a larger brush gives more lift at the roots.
   I feel I need to use the airwrap more to decide if it’s worth the price. I have become pretty set in my preferred ways of drying and styling my hair, which generally takes less time than using this thing, thus the need to give it more time to see if I can improve. But I already feel this is a good product because it’s theoretically impossible to cause damage, the #1 reason why I will not do anything more than blow dry my hair with a quality dryer and decided to invest in it. I view the airwrap as a “kit” that can create a variety of styles while eliminating most of the concerns that come with using hot tools. I feel the expense depends on the individual’s budget and their comfort level when trying to duplicate a salon blowout or style at home, as well as the need to find alternative styling methods for those with damaged or fragile hair. I give it one lippie off because of the price – we all know A LOT of these were given away for free and I feel this expenise has been passed onto the consumer. A price point comparable to the supersonic hairdryer would be reasonable.
   On a final note: I have been watching many YouTube videos and feel the most common mistake most new users make is not taking a few minutes to learn how to use the product. They take the top insert out of the case (which gives basic instructions for using the curling barrels and even advises the user to watch a short video) and toss it aside with a shrug. Being a professional or having experience at styling hair *does not* exempt you from this step. Paying the high price tag does not either. Everyone starts out as beginners and will have to go through the learning process, so expecting immediate perfection is unrealistic. This is an alternative method to hair styling, not a Google self-driving car.