Attachments : Four

Suitable for : All hair types and lengths

Heat settings : Three

Shipping cost : Free

Powerful hairdryer function

Quick and easy tool for sleek styles

Natural looking curls

The barrels are fiddly at first

Takes practice to perfect hairstyles

With two barrels (one for each airflow direction), a hot brush-style rounded bristle brush, and a flat smoothing brush, Shark’s flexstyle by all appearances rivals Dyson’s for styling versatility. But where the Shark tool really comes into its own is its hair dryer function. By rotating the nozzle, you can snap Shark’s tool into a more traditional-looking hair dryer, complete with a curl-defining diffuser and styling concentrator.

These attachments, four heat settings, and three airflow options offer a far more powerful blowdry experience than Dyson’s airwrap — and even some fully-fledged hair dryers from other brands. Plus, the diffuser attachment is adjustable for short or longer-length hair, just like the larger version in Shark’s hairdryers.

Shark gets extra kudos for the rounded bristle brush attachment, which I found offered more grip and volume compared to the smaller brush attachment that comes with the new Dyson airwrap. The flat paddle brush attachment, however, had less grip on my hair and caused more frizz than Dyson’s equivalent.