The reign of the Dyson Airwrap has reached its end — and even better, the Shark FlexStyle is no longer your only option for a dupe.
I’ve tested both of the above tools and compared them head to head, and while I used to think the Shark FlexStyle was undeniably the best value hot air multi-styler out there, recent releases from other brands are making it hard to say that without hesitation.
How to choose the best Airwrap dupe
Just a few years ago, if you wanted one hair tool to blow dry your hair, as well as help you achieve a blowout, more defined waves, or pin-straight hair, you were basically limited to the $600 Dyson Airwrap. The much cheaper Revlon One-Step offered another alternative for getting a blowout, but it also increased your risk for heat damage and wasn’t honestly a one-to-one tool.
Then Shark FlexStyle hit the market in 2022, giving consumers a real multi-styler alternative to the Airwrap for the first time ever, and at half the price. Though it wasn’t a perfect duplicate, it did use the same Coanda airflow technology that helped the Airwrap go viral in the first place, and innovated on the original iconic design in a way that actually gave the Shark an edge over the much pricier hair tool.
These days, typing “Airwrap dupe” into Google will get you plenty of results that can deliver on the Coanda effect — but naturally, not all these dupes are made equal. That’s why I spent time testing out options from brands like T3, Sharper Image, and FoxyBae to see how well they stacked up against the FlexStyle (which I consider a gold standard dupe) and the Airwrap itself. I came away with some new favorites — and new opinions on what makes a good Airwrap dupe. Below, you’ll find Mashable’s updated list of recommendations for the best Airwraps as of 2024.
Note: In Aug. 2024, Dyson released the Airwrap i.d., a new version of the multi-styler which features the same standard Airwrap technology, but with the addition of new attachments and a companion app. Due to the basic similarities between this new Airwrap and past versions, we’re still comfortable recommending the below as good dupes, but we’ll be updating this guide as soon as we test out the newest Airwrap.
