Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer vs Shark FlexStyle 5-in-1 Air Styler & Hair Dryer
Get the Revlon One-Step. Unless you want curls and several styles too — then the Shark FlexStyle.
Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer
A salon-style blow-dry in one step for a fraction of the price. Bulky, hot and loud.
Shark FlexStyle 5-in-1 Air Styler & Hair Dryer
A fast hair dryer that twists into an Airwrap-style styler, for well under half the price. Curls drop sooner.
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For a smooth, bouncy blow-dry, the Revlon does the job for a small fraction of the price. The FlexStyle is a real hair dryer too and twists into curling barrels and brushes, so it's worth the extra if you want more than blow-dries.
- —You only want blow-dries.
- —You want to spend as little as possible.
- —You have medium to long hair.
- —You want curls or several styles.
- —You want a fast hair dryer too.
- —You have long or thick hair: the big brushes suit it.
Key differences
Pros and cons
- +A salon-style blow-dry in one step
- +Roughly halves styling time
- +Costs a tenth of an Airwrap
- −Bulky and heavy at about 1kg, which makes reaching the roots harder.
- −Gets hot, and is loud.
- −Only two heat settings plus cool, and heat and speed can't be set separately.
- −The head is fixed: no attachments and no curls.
- −Some owners say it stopped working within months, a few with a burning smell.
- +A fast hair dryer and a styler in one
- +Smooth, low-frizz blow-dries
- +Well under half the Dyson's price
- −Curls drop fairly quickly, especially on long, thick hair, so hairspray helps.
- −You swap between left and right barrels to change curl direction, and there's one barrel size.
- −It's loud and high-pitched, and the flat buttons are hard to find by feel.
- −The cord has a bulky power pack partway along.
Ready to choose?
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How we reached this verdict
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: TechRadar, TechRadar, Woman & Home, manufacturer specifications.