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Lets go back to 2009.
Expectations have been high around here for the Airstrait, the fourth tool in the lineup.
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We also compare it with some of the existing hot tools in our bathrooms.
Why is that a good thing?
(To ensure temperatures stay in check, the Airstrait has thermometers in its arms.)
Trakoshis after using the Airstrait
How exactly does it straighten without heated plates?
This question has been floating around theAllureoffice.
And, one more time: They are unheated.
Editor in chief Jessica Cruel used the Dyson Airstrait on the left side of her head, the Revair on the right.
Does the no damage claim check out?
Thats the claim Dyson makes with the Airstrait.
At heats this low, this tool is unlikely to cause damage to even wet hair, he says.
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaor compared the Dyson Airstrait (left) and the GHD Duet Style (right).
Once you go above 375F, thats when a hot tool becomes damaging to the hair.
Most of theAllureeditors who tested the Airstrait say they noticed minimal steam during the styling process.
After towel-drying my hair, I gave it a quick rough dry with the Airstrait.
Associate manager of special projects Talia Gutierrez before (right side) and after (left side) using the Dyson Airstrait.
Sure enough, it did exactly what it said it would.
(My usual routine of blow-dryer followed by flatiron typically takes an hour.)
However, my hair was less shiny than I would have liked.
With my Airwrap or flatiron, I get a glass-like finish I didnt get that with the Airstrait.
Still, a 15-minute savings.
Its a little heavy, weighing in at 2.2 pounds.
Halfway around my head, I felt my wrist getting sore.
you could adjust the tension to get the hair as straight as possible.
The Airstrait is easy enough to slip into a suitcase.
“After using both tools, my hair felt very similar on each side.
Overall, Im going to continue to use the Revair or my beloved Dyson Airwrap.
The Airwrap brush attachment also gets my ends straighter than the Airstrait did.”
My hair dries poof-y, so I had my doubts that the Airstrait could subdue it without heated plates.
After I finished styling my entire head which took about 20 minutes my hair was straight and extra-soft.
And my ends didnt feel as thirsty as they do after styling with other wet-to-dry tools.
For maximum smoothness and minimal flyways, I found the trick is to moveslowly.
I can get shinier hair with less effort and time.
Getting my hair straight is a whole frickin' process.
I was definitely down to try.
I prefer either a pin-straight finish or a bouncy blowout, and the Airstrait cant give me either.
Price and value
The Airstrait is not cheap.
At $499, you really have to love styling your hair straight to purchase it.
