The uncontested reign of the Dyson Airwrap has reached its end.
After five years on the market and two iterations, the legendary multi-functional styler has met its match in the Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System. The metallic-beige hair tool utilizes the same Coanda airflow technology once solely possessed by the Airwrap, and expands upon its iconic design with a few subtle tweaks that give it performance bumps in some use cases. Considering it retails for less than half the price of the Airwrap, anyone who still blindly recommends Dyson's version is blowing out hot air.
SEE ALSO: Dyson Airwrap vs. Shark FlexStyle: Here's which hot air tool is worth your moneyThis isn't to say the FlexStyle is the ideal Airwrap dupe for everyone — at $270, it's still technically a splurge. Below, we go into more detail on why it's worth it and offer up some other options under the $200 mark for those willing to make big concessions for DIY blowouts.
