“After hitting my curls with the cool shot, letting them set, and spraying them with Oribe Superfine Hairspray, I wore the style in New York City’s excessively hot subway, to the gym, and to the office—and it remained glossy and bouncy. I didn’t wash my hair for four days, and while the waves loosened slightly, they remained impressively intact.”

Sarah Kinonen, associate beauty director

Fine, straight to semi-wavy, color-treated hair

“I have long, fine, color-treated hair that’s super dry at the ends, which is why I don’t typically use hot tools. (I’d consider myself a good—no, probably the best—candidate to test this because I’m an idiot with hot tools.) When I plugged in the new Airwrap, I noticed its design was more ergonomic than previous models. Its base is oval-shaped, which was nice, but I still found it heavy overall, and the cord felt bulky and annoying.

“To test this new Airwrap, I washed my hair, towel-dried it, and put a small dollop of Dae Mirage Mist Leave-In Conditioner throughout my lengths. Then I dried my hair with the dryer attachment. It is so strong (comparable to the Supersonic, which I have some experience with), and zapped the excess water from my hair in less than two minutes.

“I replaced the dryer attachment with the new Airstrait attachment, which, admittedly, took time for me to figure out. (I used it upside down at first.) Once I had it positioned correctly, I pushed the On button and gradually ran it down my hair. It smoothed my strands immediately, bringing down frizz and straightening the section. I repeated this until I was finished smoothing my entire head of hair. It honestly probably took less than two minutes; I don't have a lot of hair despite how long it is.

“Two points of frustration: I had to press the On button every time I worked with a section. It felt awkward, but the Dyson team told me that I wouldn’t have to hit the button every time I finish a section if I connected to the brand’s app. (I’m not a fan of connecting anything to an app.) I also found that this attachment got extremely hot. I had to use an oven mitt to remove it from the base. All this to say, the tool was relatively easy to figure out, is faster than its predecessor, and comes with some cool new attachments. If someone is already considering investing in an Airwrap, I’d recommend this one over the original (even with the $100 price increase) due to the new tech alone. Just be careful when changing out the attachments—they can get uncomfortably hot!”

Kassidy Silva, social director, Allure and Self

Fine, straight, thinning hair

“I have never met a Dyson Airwrap that I didn't love, and the Airwrap Co-anda 2x is no exception. When you ask yourself, Who has more than one Dyson? Why? It's me. I'm that girl. I finally parted with two from my collection this year, and I've been waiting for this launch for months to fill the void. (My hot tools shelf has been sad, okay?)