Two icons, two philosophies: the do everything air styler against the smartest flat iron ever made.
8.4
KADS SCORE
Quick Take
The Dyson Airwrap Complete Long ($599.99) dries, curls, smooths, and volumizes with low heat airflow, while the GHD Platinum+ ($319) is a precision flat iron with predictive heat that adapts 250 times per second. One replaces your whole styling drawer; the other perfects a single job. Here is how they compare and which one deserves your money.
Loves
- Airwrap: one tool that dries, curls, smooths, and volumizes with less heat damage
- Airwrap: Coanda airflow wraps hair automatically for effortless curls
- GHD: predictive heat technology holds the ideal 365F for healthier styling
- GHD: 20 second heat up and universal voltage for travel
- GHD: costs nearly half the price of the Dyson
Not For
- Airwrap: $599.99 is a breathtaking price for a hair tool
- Airwrap: real learning curve before curls come out right
- GHD: it straightens beautifully but that is essentially all it does
- GHD: no cool shot or drying function like the Airwrap
The Details
Full Review
Quality
How they compare. The Airwrap is a 1300 watt air styling system with six attachments: barrels for curls in both directions, brushes for smoothing and volume, and a dryer that preps damp hair. It caps heat far below traditional irons, which is why hair looks healthier over time. The GHD Platinum+ is the opposite approach: a 1 inch flat iron with ultra zone predictive technology that reads each section of hair and adjusts power to hold the optimum styling temperature. Its rounded barrel still manages soft waves, and the precision milled plates glide without snagging.
Value
Price comparison. At $599.99 the Airwrap costs nearly double the GHD’s $319, and that gap is the whole decision. If you want one tool that replaces a dryer, curling iron, and round brush, the Dyson’s price starts to make sense. If you mainly straighten your hair, the GHD delivers a better straightening result for far less money, and the leftover $280 buys a lot of hair product.
You’ll Love It If
Buy the Airwrap if you style your hair most days and want maximum versatility with minimal heat damage.
Skip It If
Skip the Airwrap if you only ever straighten your hair, where the GHD does the job better for nearly half the price.
FINAL VERDICT
The winner is the Dyson Airwrap, because no other tool does this much this well: drying, curling, smoothing, and volumizing in one genuinely innovative package. But the honest advice is narrower. If straightening is your whole routine, save the $280 and buy the GHD Platinum+, which remains the finest flat iron ever made.
8.4 / 10
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