I love my Dyson Airwrap. I may suck at using it but she is still my precious baby girl. But then Dyson dropped something even better: the Dyson Airstrait. I unfortunately lost the genetic battle and was given a weird in-between of straight and wavy hair. If I don’t straighten my hair, it looks like I failed at curling my hair. If I use curly hair products, it ends up being too heavy and looks oily. But now, there’s a product that brings your drenched hair to dry and pin straight. The Dyson Airstrait is perfect … except for the fact that it costs $499. I already have the Airwrap and it comes with a straightening brush, but I need to somewhat dry my hair before using it. I then decided I was going to wait until Black Friday for the $100 discount.
The week before Black Friday, all Dyson products were on sale at Ulta. I needed to spend about $400 to reach Platinum status and buying the Airstrait would get me to it. It was time for me to finally own a Dyson Airstrait. I clicked “place order” and went on with my day. Later that night, I received an email, “Your order has been cancelled.” I thought it ran out of stock. I checked Ulta again and it was still there. I didn’t think much of it and just placed another order. The next day, I see it again. “Your order has been cancelled.” At this point, I was a little confused. Since the Dyson Airstrait was still available at Ulta, I placed another order. And then it happened again. “Your order has been cancelled.” I was actually tweaking out at this point and called customer service. Apparently my payment method wasn’t working for some reason even though it worked with my previous purchases. I changed from PayPal to my credit card instead and went on with my day, praying my order wouldn’t be cancelled. The next day, I see it again. “Your order has been cancelled.” I gave up. Ulta hates me and doesn’t want to give me the Dyson Airstrait. I began gaslighting myself. I don’t need the Airstrait. My Airwrap works too. I’m saving $400 by not buying it. I can survive.
Anyway, I lied. I do need the Airstrait. I thought about her every day. No other straightening tool can fill the need for her. The Airstrait wasn’t this regular straightener. What other straightener takes your hair from wet to dry and straightens it? (Let’s pretend the Shark FlexFusion doesn’t exist. Not to hate on Shark or anything, but every time I get the dupe of a product, I always end up getting the actual one. I may or may not have gotten the Dyson Airwrap after buying the Shark FlexStyle. The twisting to change the direction on the Dyson Airwrap and the round brush attachment is worth the extra money). The Airstrait was calling for me. Black Friday was about to pass and I still didn’t have an Airstrait. I also really wanted that Platinum status.
I’ve decided I could just spend $500 separately this year for Platinum on Ulta. Therefore, I went to the better makeup retailer brand, Sephora. I placed my order and I got the email, “Your order has been shipped.” War is finally over. I came home and I saw the sexy box. My Dyson Airstrait was finally here and she did not disappoint. She gave me salon quality straight hair from the comfort of my own home. I love my Dyson Airstrait <3.
Doris Tung
Publicity Chair
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