The i.d launched in 2024, introducing an AI function, which works alongside the Bluetooth connected MyDyson app to create a bespoke styling sequence best suited to your hair type and preferences. You simply input your hair profile – including skill level – then the app calculates the optimum time for wrapping, styling and setting your hair. It takes the guesswork out of curling and is great for unruly, frizzy hair like mine.
Once it’s set-up, you press the power button and it begins the sequence. You can manually override the preset temperature and air flow while using the tool during a sequence, too. Like its predecessors, the tool automatically adjusts the heat to ensure it stays below 150C to prevent heat damage.
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When it comes to attachments, you’ve got six to play with. There are two barrel sizes for bouncy or tighter curls, and you can change the air flow with the flick of a switch without having to change the barrel itself, saving you both time and effort. There’s also a rounded brush for a waved look, a flat brush for a smoother, sleek style, and a conanda smoothing dryer that tames flyaways (I always use it as the last step in my routine, whichever tool I’m trying).
Unlike previous models, the i.d features a blow-dry attachment that works more effectively than the smoother as a hair dryer. It’s not as powerful or as fast-drying as actual hair dryers, but it’s a useful tool in your arsenal. The sleek hair styler comes in a storage container with compartments for each attachments.
Out of the two hair brush attachments, the loop brush is my favourite – the soft but firm bristles reach close to the scalp to smooth and brush out hair from root to end. The rounded brush, comparably, boasts finer, longer bristles that add body and volume to hair – but I find this only adds frizz to my thick locks. But for thinner, straighter hair than mine, it’s a great tool for adding texture.
The use of air rather than direct heat – dubbed the “coanda effect” – styles with minimal damage. This works by attracting hair to the surface of your chosen attachment, with the tool projecting air along each sectioned strand to smooth, before you set your style with a burst of cold air. This applies to both curling with the barrels and straightening with the smoothing hair brushes.
Though this sounds complex, in practise the tool is a breeze to use (particularly with the app connectivity). The drying attachment dries my hair effectively, with reduced frizz (and any remaining is rapidly gone thanks to the smoother). The brush attachments also turn the tool into a hot brush; simply brush through your strands, pulling up and away from the head to straighten, volumise or add a flick at the end.
Curling is where the Dyson airwrap thrives. Depending on your desired volume and curl thickness, choose between the two barrels and touch it to the tip of your sectioned hair strand. The air then automatically wraps your hair around the barrel as you move upwards through your hair. Hold it there for around 10 seconds, finishing with a cold burst of air to help keep the curl’s shape. My thick hair sometimes struggles to grip around the barrel – you can easily achieve the same end results, however, by using your hand to manually wrap strands around the attachments.
Once mastered, the Dyson airwrap is a versatile, easy-to-use tool that helps to streamline your hair styling regime. Compared to a heat curler, I find that tight curls drop out far quicker with the Dyson airwrap – however, the wave definition last up to two days.
