We Spent the Last 3 Months Testing the Best Hair Stylers in 2022

Models Included the Dyson Air Wrap, Drybar, & AirStyleâ„¢

Written by Natalie Thompson

Hair Specialist & Senior Editor

We tested 24 at-home hair stylers, including the Drybar, Dyson Airwrap, and AirStyleâ„¢ 

We rated the best five options based on devices that styled hair without relying on extreme heat:

Why We Chose AirStyle as the Overall Best for Blowout Salon Styled Hair

$149*

By far, everyone had the best results with Airstyleâ„¢ for all hairstyling choices.

A fan favorite since their company began, it creates the perfect look & hair style in minutes. It harnesses an aerodynamic phenomenon called the Coanda effect. It curves air to attract and wrap hair to the barrel. Styling with air, not extreme heat.

  • Pre-assembled sets, with attachments for all hair styles.
  • Costs $329 at standard price.
  • Very simple & easy to use, with thoughtful features & every extension you'd need, such as blow drying, smoothening, curling, etc.
  • Creates the blowout, fresh from the salon look.
  • Operates like the Dyson Airwrap; styles hair with the Coanda effect.
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Dyson Airwrap

$599

Like the Airstyleâ„¢ the Dyson Air Wrap is known for their use of the Coanda effect, curving air to attract and wrap hair to the barrel. This allows for the fresh from the salon look without using extreme heat.

  • Overall a great device - perfectly uses the Coanda effect to blowout hair without extreme heat.
  • One-click attachments
  • Clockwise and anti-clockwise barrels for symmetry

DryBar Styler

$359

DryBar for us created the perfect look in minutes. The only cons of this brand is its reliance on heat for styling hair, which overtime may cause dryness & breakage of hair. 

However, for an occasional, quick blowout, it has a fantastic result.

  • Not recommended for every day use, for styling hair often AirStyleâ„¢ & Dyson are the better choices.
  • Simple to use - it creates a salon blowout look without having to repitively use it on each strand.

Dyson Heat-Based Brush

$399*

​Multi-functional airbrush designed to curl without overheating your hair.

Although it relies on heat, rather than a more sophisticated method of styling hair, it still created the blowout look without causing dry hair.  

  • Multi-functional heat based brush
  • ​Unlike the AirStyleâ„¢ or Dyson Airwrap, it relies on heat to style hair rather than wrapping hair into a styled, salon appearance with air.

264,235 Comments


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Maureen Ryz

I've tried deluxeskin, it works.

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Tina Madrame

How does this work? Burns hair from the follicle? I've tried laser hair removal at a clinic & it was perfect for me.

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Valerie DiPetrio

Clinic laser hair removal is faster to stop hair growth, Silk'n & deluxeskin are about the same.

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Maria Marissa

No skin irritation, i've tried 3 of these devices. Hair finally stopped growing back on the armpits & hasn't grown back for a month.

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Eleanor Mouthy

Did anyone try Silk'n?

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Petra Jaime

The worst part about shaving is having to think about it. It's why i went to a clinic & spent thousands to remove hair permanently, & later I used these type of at-home devices to get the same results on a different area.

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Kristin Byrd

Price?

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Joyce Adams

My sister just got the deluxeskin one.

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Jenna Ellis

It stopped my hair growth, laser hair removal works.

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Cindy Watson

I missed the sale on Silk'n by a day.

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