It is no secret that Dyson has been dominating the hair care area—proving itself thrice over with the fast-drying Supersonic blow dryer, the futuristic Corrale flat iron, and the versatile Airwrap (all obtained excessive scores from WIRED). I am continually making an attempt to influence everybody round me to spend money on not less than one in all them. A few years in the past, I purchased my mother the Supersonic for Mom’s Day. Final 12 months, I satisfied my pals to pool our cash collectively to purchase the Corrale for our greatest good friend’s thirtieth birthday.
However when Dyson introduced the Airstrait, its wet-to-dry flat iron, I had my doubts. Maybe it is as a result of I am nonetheless scarred from my Croc Wet to Dry Flat Iron from center college. It has been over a decade, however I can nonetheless clearly hear the sizzle from my moist hair being clamped between the warmth plates—leading to crunchy, broken strands with every go. So, you may perceive my apprehension towards the Airstrait.
I used to be barely relieved to see that it is extra of a hair dryer-straightener combo. As an alternative of compressing your moist hair between scorching plates, it makes use of airflow to dry and straighten your hair. Nonetheless, I wasn’t fully satisfied. My mixture of wavy, curly, and coarse hair requires as a lot warmth as doable to keep away from wanting frizzy and puffy. And that $500 price ticket does not assist. However as with the corporate’s earlier hair instruments, I ought to’ve identified. After solely two makes an attempt, I used to be able to throw my blow dryer and flat iron within the trash.
Divide and Conquer
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With no warmth plates, you are most likely questioning how the Airstrait works. Positioned alongside each arms of the system are 1.5-mm gaps. Airflow travels through the motor, splits into each arms, and accelerates by means of the gaps to create two high-velocity downward blades of air. At a 45-degree angle, these blades merge to create one centered jet of air that strikes downward to straighten the hair because it dries—leading to a pure, clean end.
Along with watching your hair dry, you may additionally hear the Airstrait working. With the power to sense when the hair is clamped inside the system, it routinely will increase airflow. As soon as your hair is out, it instantly decreases it, like a Dyson vacuum that will increase suction when it senses grime or switches flooring sort. It additionally has clever warmth management to control airflow temperature 30 occasions per second, so it will by no means exceed the temp you set.
The Airstrait has diffusers (the gold items that stand proud of the aspect) that assist maintain the air flowing onto your hair as a substitute of onto you. As somebody with delicate pores and skin, I am all the time left with plenty of redness after blow-drying my hair. No matter how excessive the warmth setting is, I do not expertise irritation with the Airstrait. The diffusers are detachable, making it straightforward to wash away any product, like a warmth protectant, which will construct up over time.
To set the temperature, there is a digital shade show to see what mode you are on and buttons beneath to cycle by means of every setting. Select from two principal styling modes—moist and dry—and three temperature settings for every. With moist mode, you may have the selection of 175, 230, or 285 levels Fahrenheit. In dry mode, you may choose between 250 levels, 285 levels, and increase mode. You’ll be able to alternate between low-flow and high-flow pace settings as nicely. There’s additionally the choice for a cool mode, which helps set the model.
In the event you could not inform, there are plenty of methods to customise the Airstrait, which is nice! It means there are a number of choices for several types of hair. Every button is labeled intuitively, with a crimson for warmth, a blue for cool mode, a raindrop icon for moist hair mode, and so on. However I discover myself staring on the controls for longer than I would prefer to, making an attempt to recollect the best way to get to sure settings. Dyson might have made the show larger and merged a number of of the buttons as a substitute. I extremely advocate tapping by means of all of the menus first, so that you’re aware of each.
