Big, bouncy blowouts and soft, glamorous curls are usually reserved for sitting in a professional hairstylist’s chair. That is because, as I can attest, finessing a hair dryer and round brush simultaneously is no easy feat. I’ve positioned myself with the dryer in my left, brush in my right—armed and ready to style my damp mane—more times than I’d like to admit. More often than not, despite my efforts, my hair is left average at best.
“It’s harder to do correct hand positions and placement with a brush and the blow dryer,” celebrity hairstylist Ruslan Nureev has previously explained. It wasn’t until I streamlined with the best multi-stylers that I finally perfected my desired look. One tool with a plethora of attachments, it seems, was the ultimate fix-all styling solution.
Vogue’s Favorite Multi-Stylers
Dyson’s 2018 debut, the Airwrap, was a hair tool like no other—curling, smoothing, drying, and detangling without direct heat. The industry had never seen anything like it, and I was just as mystified. Over the last six years, I have come to test every iteration—and every attachment—of the Airwrap; plus, the handful of multi-stylers that followed in its path. What Dyson made all of us realize, is that there’s ease in a streamlined device.
Whether you’re a Dyson loyalist, interested in Shark’s dryer that bends at a 90-degree angle, or have a penchant for T3 thermal brushes, there is a multi-styler for everyone. Ahead, everything you need to know about each device. Which will you add to cart?
Best Overall: Dyson Airwrap Coanda 2x
Vogue’s Concetta Ciarlo tests the Dyson Airwrap Coanda 2x.Vogue’s Conçetta Ciarlo uses the Dyson Airwrap Co-anda2x multi-styler.
