The Dyson Airwrap is going to be a very popular search term when Prime Day rolls around. Will it have a huge deal attached to it? No way of telling. Will it drop to $200? No chance. But the Shark FlexStyle is already there, with Amazon carving $114 off its $314 list price to bring it to an all-time low price of just $200.
Shark positions the FlexStyle directly against the Dyson, using the same Coanda airflow principle to curl, volumize, and smooth without the heat that causes breakage. And before you write it off as a lesser competitor, the FlexStyle has an average Amazon rating of 4.6 stars, so it’s clearly getting the job done.
Curl, Volumize, Dry, and No Burn
The design centers on a single 180-degree rotating barrel that shifts between dryer and styler with one twist. Attach one of the included styling wands to the barrel and it becomes a curler or volumizer; leave the wands off and it dries. Shark built this around the idea that most people own several tools for what is ultimately one job, and the FlexStyle handles drying, curling, volumizing, smoothing, and finishing from a body that weighs just over 1.5 pounds. It replaces the lineup of tools most people have crowding the bathroom counter.
Shark put its engineering emphasis on heat management. The FlexStyle measures and regulates temperature 1,000 times per second to hold a consistent air temperature across the full drying session. The practical result is fast drying at lower heat settings than a conventional dryer requires, which matters for color-treated, chemically processed, or naturally dry hair where repeated heat exposure compounds damage over time. Four heat settings and three airflow settings cover straight, wavy, curly, and coily textures without forcing a single configuration on every hair type.
Fast Drying, but Cool
High-speed airflow keeps the drying phase fast despite the lower heat ceiling. Shark built the motor to move enough air that the reduced temperature does not translate to longer time in front of the mirror, which is the tradeoff that makes some lower-heat dryers a poor daily driver. A dedicated cool shot locks the style once you have finished shaping it, closing the cuticle and extending hold time beyond what warm air alone produces.
The Coanda effect, which Dyson’s marketing made a household term, uses high-velocity air to wrap hair around the barrel without a clamp, reducing the mechanical stress that traditional curling irons apply every time you open and close around a section. Shark’s implementation of this technology operates on the same physical principle, and does it for hundreds of dollars less. It’s just $200 right now at Amazon thanks to a 36% off deal that’s selling out quickly.