THE PROMISE
Ah, the infamous Dyson Airwrap. This dryer/styler hybrid has been the darling of Instagram since its launch in 2018, and more recently, it s taken over #curltok, inspiring thousands of tutorials and hacks. It s been said to give its lucky owners salon-caliber blowouts at home with its revolutionary Coanda air styling technology, which curls and smooths your hair as it dries it without extreme heat. It s also about $600, depending if you can snag it on sale.
WHY I M OBSESSED
I might be a beauty editor, but I m pretty shitty at doing my own hair. Makeup? Come sit in my chair and let me work some magic. I can cat eye and contour like a champ. But when it comes to hairstyling, on both others and myself, I m kind of useless. My hair is stick straight and has absolutely zero texture to play on, so the extent of my skill is a 10-minute blow dry with my fingers, and maybe adding the occasional (and rarely symmetrical) wave with a curling wand. Otherwise, most of my grander st