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Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler Review: Is It Worth It?
Dry and style in one step using air instead of extreme heat — curl, smooth and volumize without the heat damage of a hot iron.
Quick answer: The Dyson Airwrap is a true splurge, but it delivers something different: one-step drying and styling with far less heat. If you style often and worry about damage, it's the tool people rave about — and a showstopper gift.
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Our verdict
The Dyson Airwrap is a true splurge, but it delivers something different: one-step drying and styling with far less heat. If you style often and worry about damage, it's the tool people rave about — and a showstopper gift.
The short version
The Airwrap's trick is the Coanda effect — it uses fast air to wrap and curl your hair around the barrel, so you style with far less direct heat than a traditional iron. It dries and shapes in one pass, the attachments handle curls, waves, smoothing and volume, and it's gentler on hair over time. It's a genuine splurge, but devotees say nothing else matches it.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Dries and styles in one step
- Uses air, not extreme heat — gentler on hair
- Attachments for curls, waves, smoothing, volume
- Salon-style results at home
- No hair-grabbing hot plates
- Premium build and finish
Cons
- Expensive — a real splurge
- Learning curve to master the airflow
- Works best starting from damp, not soaking, hair
Why people love it
Start from damp hair
Rough-dry to damp first; the Airwrap shines on the final styling stretch.
Let the air wrap it
Hold a section near the barrel and the airflow wraps your hair around it to curl or smooth.
Set with cool
A cool shot locks the style in place with minimal heat exposure.
Who it's for
- Anyone who styles hair often
- People worried about heat damage
- Fans of salon-style blowouts at home
- Gift shoppers with a big budget
How the Dyson Airwrap actually works and why it's gentler on hair
The Airwrap's signature trick is the Coanda effect — a bit of physics where a high-speed jet of air clings to a curved surface and drags nearby air along with it. Dyson uses that to make damp hair wrap itself around the barrel, so curls form from airflow rather than from clamping your hair between hot plates. Because the styling is done largely by fast-moving air instead of the extreme direct heat a curling iron or flat iron applies, many users find it noticeably less drying and damaging over months of daily use.
It also measures and regulates temperature many times per second to avoid the kind of heat spikes that fry hair. That doesn't mean it's heat-free — there's warm air involved, and it still dries your hair — but the peak temperatures are far lower than a 400°F iron. The practical payoff is that you can dry and style in one pass and finish with a cool shot to lock the shape, getting a blowout-style result without subjecting each strand to repeated bursts of concentrated heat.
Is the Dyson Airwrap worth the price?
There's no getting around it: the Airwrap is expensive, costing many times what a decent curling iron and blow dryer cost together. Whether it's worth it depends almost entirely on how often you style. If you reach for hot tools most mornings and worry about cumulative heat damage, spreading that cost over years of daily use makes it far more reasonable — and the one-step dry-and-style workflow genuinely saves time. Heavy stylers are the people who consistently say they'd buy it again.
If you only style occasionally, or you have a routine that already works with cheaper tools, the value case gets much weaker, and a quality dryer plus a round brush will get you most of the way for a tiny fraction of the price. There's also a real learning curve — the airflow technique takes several sessions to master, and people with very long, thick, or tightly curled hair sometimes find the curls don't hold as long. Be honest about your habits before committing; it's a tool that rewards frequent use and underwhelms if it sits in a drawer.
Which Airwrap attachments to use and how to get curls that last
Results live and die by prep and attachment choice. Start from towel-dried, damp — not soaking and not bone-dry — hair, and rough-dry to about 80 percent first; the Airwrap shines on the final styling stretch, not as your primary towel-to-dry dryer. The curling barrels create curls and waves (and there's a knack to which direction the airflow pulls), the smoothing brushes tame frizz and create a sleek blowout, and the round volumizing brush lifts roots and adds body. Work in small sections — overloading the barrel is the most common reason curls fall flat.
To make a curl hold, let each section wrap and heat for several seconds, then hit the cool-shot setting before you release; the cool air sets the shape much like it does with a traditional blowout. Finish with a light hairspray if your hair tends to drop quickly. Fine hair holds curls more easily but can look limp without root lift; thick or resistant hair benefits from smaller sections and a slightly longer cool set. Regularly clearing the filter at the base also keeps airflow strong, which directly affects how well the styling works.
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Check Price on Amazon →Sold and shipped by AmazonFrequently asked questions
Does the Airwrap actually reduce heat damage?
It styles primarily with airflow rather than the high direct heat of a curling iron, which many users find gentler on their hair over time.
Is it hard to use?
There's a learning curve to the airflow technique, but most people get the hang of it after a few tries.
What hair does it work on?
It works across many hair types with the right attachments; results and technique vary by hair length and texture.
Is it worth the price?
It's a splurge, but heavy stylers who'd otherwise use hot tools daily tend to feel it's worth it.
Can you use the Dyson Airwrap on dry hair?
It's designed to work on damp hair, because the wet-to-dry transition is what lets the airflow set a curl or smooth the cuticle. You can do light touch-ups or refresh a style on dry hair, but for the signature one-step results you'll want to start from towel-dried, damp hair rather than fully dry.
How do you clean the Dyson Airwrap filter?
Reduced airflow and weaker styling usually mean the filter at the base is clogged with lint. Dyson includes a small cleaning brush, or you can slide off the filter cage and gently wipe it; doing this regularly keeps the air moving at full strength, which is essential since the styling relies on airflow rather than heat.
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