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One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush vs FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System
RevlonOne-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush8.0
SharkFlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System8.1vsShark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System edges out Revlon One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush, 8.1 to 8.0. It wins on performance, build quality and ease of use, while the One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush is stronger on value.
Benefit fingerprints
What each one does.
Revlon One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush
Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System
Side by side
Every detail, compared.
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Shark
FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System
Highest score- Volume
- Shine
- Frizz control
- Volume
- Shine
- Frizz control
- Curl definition
- • Quick voluminous blowouts on a budget
- • People who struggle with a round brush and dryer
- • Straight, wavy or curly hair being blown smooth
- • Airwrap-style curls and blowouts on a smaller budget
- • Replacing a separate dryer and round brush
- • Straight to coily hair, with attachment sets that vary
- Dries and volumizes in one step with an oval round-brush head
- Smaller 2.4-in head reaches closer to the root and creates flips and waves
- Four heat settings, including a new medium setting and cool
- Converts from a 1,600 W hair dryer into a styling wand with one twist
- Coanda auto-wrap curlers for left and right curls
- Paddle brush gives a sleek blowout in reviewer tests
- Only one brush shape, so it cannot curl or smooth like multi-stylers
- Revlon's product page lists no wattage or temperature figures
- Curls drop faster than tong curls, as with other Coanda stylers
- Must swap barrels to change curl direction
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FAQ
Quick answers.
Which is better, One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush or FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System?
Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System edges out Revlon One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush, 8.1 to 8.0. It wins on performance, build quality and ease of use, while the One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush is stronger on value.
Which costs less?
Revlon One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 Hair Dryer and Hot Air Brush typically sells for about $65.99 and Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System for about $349.99, based on retail prices when we last checked.
How do you score them?
Both are scored on the same five-factor rubric (performance, build & reliability, ease of use, value, community love), using the formula or specs, verified creator reviews, community consensus and value. Brands can’t pay for placement.