Nico Reyes: I thought that this was gonna be
such a waste of time.
I was like, "It's not gonna work on my hair."
Now look at me, eating my words.
This is "Beauty or Bust,"
where we test out the beauty world's weirdest products
and decide if they're worth your money
or a total bust.
Today, we're gonna be testing out
RevAir's Reverse-Air Dryer.
So, this RevAir Reverse-Air Dryer
sucks air rather than blows the air,
which, I'm very confused.
I don't get it.
So, because it sucks the air
rather than blows the air out,
it's supposedly gonna take all the stress
out of doing an at-home blowout.
I'm gonna evaluate the RevAir
based on its ease of use,
its speed, and its effectiveness
in straightening this whole situation out.
This thing is freaking huge.
Oh, my God.
I can't even believe it came in a package this large.
I'm kinda nervous to see
what the actual product looks like.
This is not fitting in my bathroom.
All right, so let's get these boxes out.
Oh, my God.
This thing looks like a mini vacuum.
[air sucking]
Shh, shh, shh.
Oh, my God.
I needed an arm break.
I think my hair is sufficiently wet enough,
and we're gonna start off by doing the test
that RevAir recommends you do
before you just go full force and do your entire head.
[air sucking]
It's already sucking it a little.
It's not unpleasant.
I barely feel it at all.
Oh, my God, OK.
I just sneaked a little peek,
and I have a feeling that this is it.
I think it's straightened.
OK, OK, OK.
We're gonna take it off.
[drum roll]
This is wild.
It's actually working.
I don't understand how.
I don't understand why, but it's working.
I think it's taking a bit longer than usual
just because I'm trying to find my footing right now
and see which of these levels
actually works for my hair and my hair type,
but [gasps] this is kind of amazing.
I'm so impressed right now.
It's not, like, as straight as I would, like, like it to be,
but from my natural hair texture to this,
that is really impressive.
I thought that this was gonna be
such a waste of time.
I was like, "It's not gonna work on my hair."
Now look at me, eating my words.
Now I have to do my whole head.
I feel like power level seven with high heat
is working out pretty good for me,
so now I feel confident enough
to kind of move on to other parts.
So let's keep going.
This is wild.
So, we're about halfway through right now,
and I am freaking speechless.
I don't think I've ever managed
to correctly straighten my own hair
with a normal brush and a normal blow dryer at home.
I think one thing that's just, like,
a little bit concerning to me right now
is that it's not 100% straight,
and I feel like it's taking a lot longer
than what they say it's gonna take
in order for you to actually have straight hair.
Now that I've tried out the RevAir
and my hair is completely straightened,
I've already formed my thoughts and opinions.
But just to be a little bit more thorough,
I'm gonna have my friend Dani try it out
on her wavy hair and see what she thinks
before telling you my final, final thoughts.
Dani Cohen: Hi, I'm Dani, and this is my natural hair.
So, I would call it semi-straight wavy.
Oh, the machine's not on.
Cool.
I think I'm done.
That was about 15 minutes, maximum.
I'm not surprised at the speed because,
honestly, it would probably take me 15, 20 minutes
to blow-dry my hair with a normal blow-dryer.
I guess my biggest thought is it just looks like my hair
but, like, a little bit better.
So, while I think it worked well and I liked it,
I just feel like for every day, like, I don't need it.
Nico: This has been a tough one.
I've been sitting here racking my brain
trying to figure out what I do really think
about the RevAir Reverse-Air Dryer.
It is very intimidating-looking
when you first open it up.
That's...that's the truth.
It is actually really easy to put together and use
when it comes down to it.
It wasn't as fast for me as it was for Dani.
I just think it all depends on the hair texture.
Still, in my opinion, not as long as if I did it myself
with a blow-dryer or if I went to the salon,
but still not as short as what I thought it would be.
Does that make sense?
I think it does.
You know what I mean.
Effectiveness is where I'm like, ugh,
I don't know if this thing is worth it.
It worked great on Dani.
I feel like it straightened her hair relatively quickly
and it looked awesome.
With me...
it's not the best.
It's not the worst, but it's not the best.
It just not the straightest.
I think it shows a little bit too much texture
for $399.
I don't wanna call it a bust, but if I have to,
I'd say it's a bust.
My hair looks great if I just do this.
Dani: Yeah, it really does.
Nico: Hey. And then you do this, and you're like,
[gasps]
witch!