- My initial thoughts on the Airwrap were, holy shit,
this is gonna completely revolutionize
the way I do my hair.
I don't have to do this, forever again.
And for two months I didn't
and I used purely the Airwrap.
Hi, my name is Sophia.
I'm a Melbourne based makeup artist.
I'm also very passionate to big bouncy blow out,
and I am going to be giving my very honest review
of the Dyson Airwrap.
We're gonna chat through pros and cons,
what hair type is it good for,
what makes it so special.
And is it worth it's hefty price tag of $799.
Now, if you're a details person like me,
this beautiful luxurious tan leather case
will not be lost on you.
So as well as the lightweight ergonomic V9 motor,
you have the pre-styling dryer attachment,
both the 30 millimeter and 40 millimeter curling barrels
in anti-clockwise and clockwise,
the soft smoothing brush,
the firm smoothing brush
and the round volumizing brush.
Oh, my God, it's like one of those magic ribbons.
Keeps coming.
So we are talking about Dyson
the leaders in hair technology.
And of course this V9 motor has an intelligent heat control,
which measures the temperature 40 times a second.
And doesn't let it go above 150 degrees.
So it's keeping the heat damage down
as much as it possibly can.
The first attachment which is the pre-styling hairdryer
is not for precision styling or drying.
It doesn't have a finely focused nozzle.
This is very much
(air blowing)
just to dry yourself off.
My hair type is naturally very curly.
It's super frizzy.
It requires a lot of tension and constant stretching out,
usually with a barrel brush,
which has four bristles and maybe a nylon pin as well
to really give that tension
and smooth out the frizz and the curl
without getting that frizzy undone finish.
These for me, the smoothing brush,
I wouldn't bother using it.
I wouldn't get nearly enough tension
if you have reasonably naturally wavy, but not much frizz,
this would help you to start to dry off.
So the attachments are really easy.
There's an unlock and a lock,
and it's just a click in happens very easily.
I'm going to demonstrate,
and then we gonna wet it to dump.
(spray whooshing)
There are three heat settings and three air settings.
So you can choose.
I'm going the medium on both.
(air blowing)
Next, let's try my favorite brush of the set
which is the volumizing round brush.
What I do love about this is
the ease of not having to worry about
holding a hairdryer simultaneously
and as a classic blow dryer that motion,
which gets really tiring all over the hair.
This is also incredibly effective in creating volume,
and it's really easy to shape around the face.
(air blowing)
You'll notice that I am twisting
and holding on to, for lack of a better word,
the little nipple bud to twist around the face.
I wanted to
kind of
fire four sets sweep away from my face.
So I'm going to keep curling away.
It can create such nice volume
and it's smoothed out from the root to the lengths.
This is also great because
as you would hot roller for the longevity of the curl,
you can get the curl to where you want it to be,
and then push up one further.
And that will give you a cool shot
and help you to set your curl in place.
Leaves a really nice shine to the hair as well.
Next,
this is my favorite aspect of the attachments.
The barrels cut out two steps,
which most people either find really difficult
or really exhausting.
The barrels are amazing.
They come in clockwise and anti-clockwise.
Takes awhile to get a hang of it,
but you'll know because the air will reject the hair
in the direction you're trying to put it.
Just means you need to use the other side.
So we're gonna start fresh.
(spray whooshing)
Every time.
All right, I want my hair to be curling away from the face.
So I'm choosing the attachment that has
the arrows coming away from my face as well.
It's really important to keep your sections very clean
for this as well.
(air blowing)
When you're erasing a curl
from the wand it's best to turn it off.
And then drop.
And if it's too much for you
just slightly brush it out with your hands.
So I think the big question that everyone asks about
the Airwrap, if they've seen it used,
or they've seen that I have one is always, is it worth it?
That answer is completely contingent
on what kind of hair type you have
because there is a spectrum
of hair types that I think
the Dyson Airwrap is completely obsolete for.
If you have dead straight,
naturally flat to the head,
nobody or frizz in the lengths or the ends.
I don't think the Dyson Airwrap will do anything for you
because it won't hold.
So all it will do is if you need help
drying your hair off smooth,
this can make it a bit easier and a bit faster for you.
Whether you can justify $800 for that
is obviously your call, but on the other spectrum,
if you are incredibly curly, really frizzy,
very similar to me,
you will hold everything
that the styling attachments can do,
but it will not tame your frizz
and give you that real smooth, sleek shine,
like something of a dense barrel brush can do.
The reason that is,
is because the Dyson attachments
whilst they're brilliant, they don't have enough tension.
And when you pull you slip, whereas with a barrel brush,
which is thick on bore and or nylon pins,
whatever you wanna use,
anything that has a lot of tension gives you more control,
more shine, a lot more of a polished,
smooth finish that lasts.
So if your hair type sits
somewhere in between curly, frizzy, unruly
and dead straight,
which I think a lot of people's do,
if you're in this realm, which has some natural wave,
a little bit of natural frizz and you can hold curl,
or if someone does a bouncy blow out,
you'll hold it for a few days.
This is that sweet spot
where I think the Dyson Airwrap would be perfect.
Especially if you're a lazy styler,
you don't need to buy a hairdryer.
You don't need to buy a set of brushes
and you kinda go without the need for hot tongs as well.
Also for traveling, so light.
Is it easy to use?
I can't speak to whether it's easy to use
because I'm quite coordinated and used to using hair tools.
I've heard a lot of people find it really challenging,
but it's really just practice.
For anyone in that sweet spot who's wanting to do
more with their hair
and finds a normal blow dryer and a brush really daunting.
I think the Airwrap would be brilliant for you.
For people with curly, unruly, frizzy hair,
I really think you're best putting your money
into investing in a great hairdryer and a better brush
and learning how to do those blow drys yourself.
I think this is such an amazing product
and it's kind of such a one stop shop
for really good styling.
It's just so dependent on hair type.
If you're keen to see more in depth styling
with the attachments, head to my IGTV on my Instagram,
and there is a detailed video in there.
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