Hair tools, skincare devices, and beauty products reviewed by certified estheticians.
After 6 months and 90 hours of styling on three hair types, the Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler earns its $599 price for anyone who blow-dries and curls more than twice a week. We measured a max barrel temperature of 302°F (150°C) — well below the 410°F most curling irons hit — and saw measurably less heat damage on our cuticle test strands than any single-tool alternative. It's expensive, but it's the only multi-styler we've tested that legitimately replaces three appliances.
After 8 months and 110 hours of blowouts on three hair types, the Revlon One-Step Volumizer Plus 2.0 remains the budget hair tool I recommend most often. We measured 280°F (138°C) on the high setting — surprisingly gentle for a $49 dryer-brush — and salon-quality at-home blowouts in 8 minutes flat on shoulder-length hair. It's not the Dyson Airwrap, but at one-twelfth the price, it doesn't pretend to be.