Dyson has been “the brand” in the hairstyling world for a few years now. I’ve been intrigued with Dyson products for such a long time. Especially, because they claim less damage to your hair. If you’re looking for hairstyling tips, then I’m not the person. Instead, you are looking for a review from someone who’s not essentially good at styling their hair and would like a tool to help them. 🙂 Then you are in the right place. Read on to see my full review about the Dyson Airwrap Complete Multistyler.
My hair is mostly straight with a bit of a wave. Thanks to my Mom’s genes, I have a full head of hair. All these years I’ve pretty much relied on a hair dryer and a brush to dry and style my hair. I was in the market for a tool that would maybe take some effort out of my routine. As my hair is getting thinner and as I also have colour treated hair. So, I wanted to keep the heat damage to the minimum. I contemplated several products from various brands including Dyson. You can say partly because I was curious to try this brand and partly because my husband liked the jazzy way it styles your hair I bought Dyson Airwrap. It’s been a few months that I’ve been using it and I thought it a good time to share my thoughts about it.
The technology behind Dyson Airwrap
Dyson uses the rotating motor with 13 blades that generates the pressure powerful enough to create Coanda effect. The Coanda effect makes the hair stay attached to the hairstyler and create the curl effect. Dyson also claims to use intelligent heat control measures to ensure temperature is always below 150 degrees to prevent damage. Can you tell that it made me interested? There are 7 attachments that come in the Complete multistyler box. You can use these to dry, curl or smooth your hair. I have used all the attachments and here are my thoughts about it.
Airwrap Barrels
Let’s start with the most unique attachment compared to other tools in the market. With Dyson Airwrp complete multistyler you get two barrels 30 mm and 40 mm. You can use these to create loose or tight curls or waves depending on your hair and what you fancy that day. Before using the barrels, it’s recommended to dry your hair to 60-80%. If you use these on completely dried hair you won’t get the effect. I have up to shoulder length hair and the short barrels work fine for me. For longer hair they have longer barrel option as well. With the newer versions you can use the same barrel to curl your hair in either direction. Here’s how it looked with the 30 mm barrel.
I would have to say, I really dig the look. What do you say? For someone, who doesn’t try many options and usually wears straight hair. I loved the change and I liked that I didn’t have to use a lot of heat or a curling iron. These curls loosened the second day and it became more of a blow dry effect on my hair. Which I didn’t mind so much. It took me almost half an hour to do my complete hair which is almost same as it would take to use a dryer and a brush to just smooth my hair. If you have an early morning, you better style your hair the night before.
Soft and Firm smoothing brush
This is where my disappointment begins. To be honest I don’t feel the Coanda effect so much with these brushes. I have to hold and pull my hair to make them smooth, else they will just dry very frizzy. I see little difference between the soft and firm attachment and because I’m looking for a smoother finish, I tend to pick up the firm one always. It’s certainly better than if I just air dried my hair.
Round volume brush
I anticipated this attachment to remove the need of a dryer and the brush. 2 in 1 sort of a tool. Which to some extent it is. You can use the dryer to dry your hair 70% and then use this brush to add volume. I would say that it lacks in the power department. The Coanda effect is sort of missing here too, so you do need to hold your hair and pull with your hand. The brush itself is not strong enough to pull my hair at least.
Smoothing hair dryer
In my opinion, this is an average dryer. I won’t call it a strong one. Even compared to the Dyson supersonic. But it does dry your hair and makes them ready to style with other attachments. What I like about this product is the smoothing effect you can create after styling.
The big question of the price and is it worth it?
Right off the bat 580 Euros for a hair styling tool is expensive. If I were to buy it again now, I’ll think twice about it. I really like the curl effect I get with the barrels with less heat. If that’s something I’m looking for on a regular basis then I would still go for it. The rest of the attachments though are not so impressive. There are other more powerful products available in the market that are less expensive. If you don’t care about the heat damage, then I would recommend to go the other way. Revlon one step hair dryer is just 40 bucks and I’ve heard good reviews about it.
Hope this helps you decide where to spend and where to save this holiday season. If you are looking for some cozy styling options for this winter don’t forget to check my post about winter essentials.
Until next week. Ciao!
