Dyson Airwrap i.d. Review: The Polished Multi-Styler
Dyson Airwrap i.d. verdict: the most polished multi-styler experience money buys, the range's sweet spot, with the cheaper FlexStyle as the value counter.
The most polished multi-styler experience money buys - the range's sweet spot for most buyers, with the FlexStyle as the value counterargument.
- Styling results 4.7
- Intelligence and ease 4.6
- Build and ecosystem 4.7
- Value 3.5
Strengths
- RFID attachment recognition removes the settings learning curve of the original
- Curls come out smooth and shiny and hold through the day in testing
- Fast dryer attachment meaningfully improves the drying stage over the original Airwrap
Watch outs
- Premium pricing tier, with attachments also sold separately at Dyson prices
- Barrel curling technique still has a genuine learning curve
- Slower at pure drying than high-wattage dedicated dryers
- Best for Long-lasting Coanda curls and blowouts with zero settings guesswork
- What i.d. adds RFID auto-settings per attachment + app-personalised curl sequence
- Heat safety Air held below 150 C - styles with airflow, not extreme heat
- Kit choice Straight+Wavy or Curly+Coily attachment sets
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- Motor
- Dyson digital motor V9, 1,300 W, 13.5 l/s airflow (reviewer-cited)
- Settings
- 3 heat and 3 speed settings; Intelligent Heat Control keeps air below 150 C
- Smart features
- Bluetooth + MyDyson app hair profile; RFID chips in each attachment auto-apply the right heat and airflow; automated three-step i.d. curl sequence (wrap, style, set)
- Weight
- About 0.6 kg
- Kits (UK)
- Straight+Wavy: conical barrel, 40 mm barrel, large round volumising brush, anti-snag loop brush, Coanda smoothing dryer, fast dryer. Curly+Coily: swaps smoothing dryer and 40 mm barrel for Wave+Curl diffuser and wide-tooth comb
- Attachment ecosystem
- 16 attachments total across the range, sold standalone too; presentation case with phone holder included
- Maintenance
- Filter-clean alerts via app and an LED indicator
- UK range context
- Sits between Airwrap Origin (entry) and Airwrap Co-anda 2x (Hyperdymium 2 motor, double air pressure)
The Airwrap i.d. is the connected refresh of the product that created the premium multi-styler category. The core idea is unchanged: a powerful motor and the Coanda effect wrap hair around the barrels using airflow, with the air kept below 150 degrees so styling relies on air rather than extreme heat. The upgrades are about intelligence, with each attachment carrying a chip that automatically sets the right heat and airflow, an app that builds a hair profile, and an automated curl sequence that wraps and sets with less fiddling.
In use it is the most refined tool of its kind: fast, effective on the wavy-to-curly hair the Coanda effect suits best, and gentler on hair than a traditional hot curling iron because it leans on airflow. It is a styling tool rather than anything therapeutic, and the honest caveats are price and hair type. It is expensive, and very straight or very coarse hair gets less from the Coanda effect than the medium textures it was designed around.
For a multi-styler buyer who wants the definitive version with the least guesswork, particularly a first-time Airwrap owner, the i.d. is the range's sweet spot. Anyone who wants most of the experience for less should look hard at Shark's FlexStyle, which delivers a large share of the result at a much lower price.