Dyson Airstrait™ Hair Straightener, Special Edition in Strawberry Bronze & Blush Pink

I have fine naturally curly hair. I’ve heard all my life how “lucky” I am. There are days I embrace my curls and days I curse my curls. Like many out there I rely on a blow dryer (heat) and a flat iron (more heat) to achieve a sort of style on the days I don’t like my hair. I recently chopped off 13″ of hair for a donation to a non-profit, and my hair and I are kind of trying to figure out what we have now. My new do just barely touches my shoulders, so it is not long, not super short. I have no idea what possessed me to fork out $400 for a hair dryer…but after reading the reviews on Amazon I threw caution to the wind and bought one. While I waited for this investment to arrive I busied myself with watching dozens of YouTube on how these work. By the time it arrived, my anticipation level was off the charts and I could hardly wait to wash my hair and use this thing. The videos were so helpful, that I was comfortable with operating it right off. There is a learning curve for sure…this looks like a flat iron and after years of using one, it’s like second nature, but this is not a flat iron. It’s a weird hair dryer. You have to reposition the device to go in the direction of the air flow. One thing I did not consider, but it totally isn’t an issue for some reason, is this does not reach your roots. I was concerned I would have straight hair from two inches out and weird wavy stuff at my scalp. That for some reason is not the case. I use just the air and kind of dry the roots in sections as I go. Results: Oh my goodness! It does exactly was it says it will do. I was ‘blown away’ by the results. Like shocked almost. I kept waiting for something to go wrong, but my hair just stayed straight and well behaved. I used a heat spray by Pura d’or and also have a backup Rusk serum to try next. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like this contraption. The only downside, and it’s not really a downside, just a comment, this leaves your hair straight. Super straight. You are not able to put a bend or curve if you are looking for that. I suppose you can use a flat iron, but that sort of defeats the purpose of having something that Dyson touts as being kinder to your hair. Overall, I am surprised at myself for spending an obscene amount of money for a hair dryer, but I am equally surprised at how this really does do what it says it does. Welcome to my hair ritual, Dyson.