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As a curly girl with a head full of thick, coarse ringlets, I’ve learned over the years that most viral hair products simply do not work on my hair type, or curlier. It all started with the Remington Wet 2 Straight
in the early aughts that barely took a kink—or moisture—out of my hair (although, I don’t think that actually worked on anyone’s hair…). The Chi straightener
all the girls had in high school worked on my strands for a few hours tops before my curls slowly crept back in throughout the day. I didn’t even bother trying the heatless curler trend—sorry, but it takes way more than a silk rod and a sock to turn these springy curls into voluptuous Victoria’s Secret waves.
For this reason, I’ve ignored anything and everything about the Dyson Airwrap for years. I knew the hype, sure—the TikToks, the bouncy blowouts, the borderline insane price tag—but I’d written it off as just another over-engineered tool for finer, straighter hair textures. So when Dyson launched its latest upgrade, the Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x, I assumed it would be more of the same.
Reader, I was very, very wrong. And I’m now a zealous convert, one with voluptuous curls that look like something out of a Big Sexy Hair ad at that. It’s not perfect, but it’s damn good. Read my full review below.
Dyson Airwrap Co-anda2x™ Multi-Styler and Dryer for Curly to Coily Hair
How it works
Let’s start with what makes the new Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x different—not just from its predecessor, but from virtually every other hot tool on the market. The original Airwrap already made waves (pun intended) by using a phenomenon called the Coanda Effect, which basically allows fast-moving air to wrap hair around the barrel without extreme heat.
The new version utilizes this air-pressure technology and makes it twice as powerful—hence the name—allowing you to get your dream ‘do faster. It also comes with a whole new set of re-engineered attachments that can multitask more efficiently. There are six total that differ depending on your hair type (!): for the Wavy + Straight combination, it includes a hair dryer, , straightener, waver, volumizing brush, round-brush, and two curling barrels. In the Curly + Coily package, Dyson swaps the straightener with a tension comb (for stretching and smoothing curls) and adds a diffuser (for defining natural curls). All attachments, regardless of hair type, all connect into the main body of the Airwrap tool with a flick of a switch.
Like previous iterations, the Dyson Airwrap Coanda 2x connects to an app that allows you to customize your stylish sessions with the push of a button. Currently, the tool comes in two chic colors: ceramic pink and rose gold, and jasper plum. Best of all, it comes with a sleek leather presentation case that neatly stores everything in one spot out of sight.
My review
I was staying at my parent’s house in central Jersey when I received my Dyson Airwrap Co-anda Wavy + Straight 2x in the mail. I know what you’re thinking: “Why the hell is this curly girl testing the Wavy + Straight combo?” Well, dear reader, that was the only testing unit the brand had for me to try.
Before:
My mom (a fellow curly skeptic) and I unboxed the Airwrap together and ran into the powder room. I popped on the 1.6-inch curling barrel, plugged it in, and watched in awe as it sucked up a section of hair around the barrel-curled it in seconds. “That’s magic,” my mom said.
After:
A week later, I gave the machine a full spin. I sat down at my vanity with 80 percent dry hair, which honestly took some mental adjusting—I’m used to styling bone dry hair with a hot tool, so working in that in-between zone gave me flashbacks to the Remington Wet 2 Straight. But once I got going with the barrel curler, I was impressed. With the click of a button, the machine “sucked” up my strand of hair in a mini tornado around the attachment. I let it curl for about 15 seconds, adding some tension at my root (the curliest part) to smooth out the kinks. The result looked like something out of a salon.
But as a curly girl, I had my eye on two attachments: the straightener and the round brush. Traditional straighteners have always been hit or miss for me. They typically require small, thin sections of hair that need a few passes with the iron. I don’t particularly like my hair straight anyway, so I tend to skip them altogether. As for round brushes, I have never been able to successfully blow out my mane on my own—this attachment looked like it could be my ticket to bouncetown.
I tried the straightener on a few sections of hair mid-styling. I had to do it slowly to really stretch the curls out. It got the job done (without any smoke or sizzle at that), but I found the final texture to be more of a loose wave than pin straight. The attachment definitely skews towards folks with finer, straighter hair. If you have curls or coils, I would stick to your traditional flat iron or get the Curly + Coily package for that styling comb.
But the round brush! I finished my styling with the round volumizing brush and felt like a professional stylist, effortlessly flipping my ends and adding lift at the roots like I was backstage at Fashion Week. It gave my hair that coveted bounce and shape I’ve never been able to achieve on my own—soft, full-bodied, and perfectly blown out, without any of the usual frizz or puffiness I’ve come to expect from DIY attempts. No exaggeration, the Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x gave me an at-home bouncy, shiny blowout for the first time in my life.
The true test came a few days later when I zhouzed up the look on second-day hair using a spritz of water. Not only did it refresh my roots and smooth down frizz, but it also managed to maintain the volume and shape of the previous style. I’d never had a hot tool that could style and revive my curls without totally resetting them—and certainly not one that did it without reaching scorching heat levels.
Final thoughts
The Dyson Airwrap Coanda 2x is, in many ways, a game-changer—especially for those of us with thick, curly, or coarse hair who have long felt excluded from the world of “effortless” styling tools. It’s smart, thoughtfully designed, and undeniably effective at smoothing, shaping, and volumizing without frying your strands. I got a salon-quality blowout at home—something I’ve never managed with any other tool, no matter how much I spent or how long I tried. The fact that I could also revive the look on second-day hair with nothing but a little water and the smoothing dryer? That sealed the deal.
That said, it’s not a silver bullet for every curl type or texture. The straightener in the Straight + Wavy unit, while gentle and smoke-free, won’t give you pin-straight results if that’s your goal—it’s more of a loose, stretched wave than a sleek glass finish. The learning curve is also real: styling at 80 percent dry takes some getting used to, and the attachments, while brilliant, work best when you understand how your specific hair reacts to airflow, tension, and moisture.
Still, for me—and for my skeptical curly-haired mom is begging me to style her hair with it—it’s the first luxury hair tool that actually delivers on its promises. The $700 is hard to choke down, but if you’re already spending money on regular blowouts at the salon, it might pay for itself.
