- My name is Christina Colizza,
and I'm the research editor here at Wirecutter.
Today, we're gonna talk about hair.
I'll start by saying I love curly hair.
I love my curls. I love your curls.
But every once in a while,
you kind of just wanna tame the lion,
if only for an evening.
The only problem is it costs about $50 a pop
to get a blowout. (register chimes)
So after a while, that could probably start to add up.
Two new-ish products that have recently blown up on TikTok
promise that sort of wavy, stylish look
from the comfort of your own home
for a fraction of the price.
The two products I'm gonna talk about
and test today are the Revlon One-Step
and the Dyson Airwrap.
But what does the big difference between these two?
The Revlon one step cost about $60 and the Dyson cost $550.
The other difference between these two tools
is how they use heat.
The Revlon One-Step blows out hot air,
similar to a blow dryer, and you kind of just twirl along
with the brush and style your hair that way.
(blow dryer humming)
The Dyson is a little bit different.
It uses less heat and actually sort of sucks your hair
into a vortex and you kind of spin along
with it while pulling downwards.
This fancier technology gives the Dyson Airwrap
its much higher price tag.
Like the One-Step, it can combine a rounded brush
with a heating mechanism.
But unlike the Revlon One-Step,
this is just one of several attachments
that work with the Dyson.
Well, let's put these two tools to the test
and see which one actually gives a better blowout.
(upbeat music)
First off, we're gonna start with the Revlon One-Step.
(blow dryer humming)
This is the part where I'm like,
"I don't wanna on this Hinge date.
I don't wanna on this Hinge date." (chuckles)
(upbeat music)
Yeah. There's a little knot here
which is harshin' my vibe and eating up time.
(blow dryer humming) Welcome to my life.
(upbeat music)
That's my shake to know where my part is.
(upbeat music)
(laughs)
(upbeat music)
Oh! (blow dryer humming)
Yeah it's hot. (chuckles)
It's the fact that I've only done that once,
is kind of a good sign.
(blow dryer humming)
- [Hunter] Beautiful. Wow. (laughs)
- [Nikki] Wow. Who is she?
(bell chimes)
- I still really love this blowout with the One-Step.
It took me not very much time. It's easy.
Instead of holding a blow dryer
and a rounded brush and doing this,
which is usually heavier
and just takes a little bit more eye-hand coordination,
this makes it really ergonomic and easy.
It's not as perfect as I would like it to be.
It's not like that sort of Carrie Bradshaw,
Kate Middleton, Beyonce
where it's like perfectly, perfectly wavy.
But yeah, this is good. I love this blowout.
(upbeat music)
Next up, I'm gonna be using the Dyson Airwrap.
The Dyson Airwrap, like I said, has multiple attachments.
But just for the sake of keeping it even,
I'm gonna be using the rounded brush attachment
to blowout my hair.
Okay. Now it's a officially timer time.
(blow dryer humming)
(upbeat music)
I mean, if I had endless money and a huge bathroom,
but the Dyson doesn't have a hair diffuser
which you need if you have curly hair.
So you're missing like the most important tool.
(upbeat music)
Oh.
- [Hunter] Hot?
My hair itself is hot. Yeah.
But the tool, like you don't tend to burn yourself on it.
(upbeat music)
Oh. (laughs)
- [Hunter] It got stuck in her hair.
- Oh no.
- [Hunter] You okay? - Yeah.
Well this is good.
This is good fodder for the video.
- [Hunter & Nikki] Yeah.
(upbeat music)
Do you know this trick?
It's your natural part.
(laughs)
I don't know who told me that
but they were probably lying, but here I am.
(upbeat music)
Okay guys. (blow dryer humming)
I think we're there.
See, it's a little bit more defined
than what you get with the Revlon One-Step.
Because the Airwrap has a smaller rounded brush attachment,
you can only do so much hair at once, which in turn,
means that you're doing smaller pieces,
so you're getting an individual curl here.
Where with the One-Step you would be getting that much.
But with the other curler attachments,
that's where you really see a change
in like texture and definition.
The Airwrap is a lot quieter
than the Revlon One-Step, which is great.
But do I think that all of this is worth $550? I don't.
For $550 versus the $60 Revlon,
the Revlon One-Step is a no-brainer.
It's not the most beautiful, it's not the most sleek,
and it's probably not as fun as the Airwrap.
But what's a no-brainer for me,
might not be a no-brainer for you.
Maybe the Dyson Airwrap is a fun splurge
if you're new to styling your hair and want to get into it.
Either way, you can't go wrong with hair.
The trick is just to wear it with confidence.
(bell chimes)
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