Posted by Isobelle van Zyl
on August 11, 2026
The first time most people use an air styler, they do the same thing: grab a section that’s too big, bring the barrel in at the wrong angle, and end up with a knot they have to unspool carefully while trying not to swear.
The tool gets put down—written off, maybe. But the problem was never the technology—it was the technique, and air styling has its own logic that takes about one session to understand properly.
Once you get it, the results are genuinely different from what a traditional curling wand or flat iron produces. Air circulation wraps the hair in heat from multiple directions instead of pressing it against a single hot surface, which means the curl forms with body and movement rather than just a compressed bend. The hair keeps more of its natural weight and bounce.
Getting there just requires understanding a few things that aren’t immediately obvious. Fortunately, the Veaudry myAirStyler is designed to make that learning curve much shorter.
Start Drier Than You Think
The most common mistake is using an air styler on hair that’s still holding moisture. Air tools move heat with airflow, which means damp hair gets blown around rather than styled. Start with hair that’s been rough-dried to about 80–90% dry—just enough residual warmth left in it that it’ll respond quickly to heat.
Towel-dried is not dry enough. Use the Round Dryer Nozzle first to get the bulk of the moisture out, then switch to your curling or brush attachment once the hair moves freely with the airflow instead of against it. You’ll notice the difference immediately: properly dried hair wraps cleanly; damp hair resists and frizzes.
Section Smaller Than Feels Natural
The pull-towards-tangle problem almost always comes from sections that are too thick. Air stylers rely on the barrel drawing hair in through airflow, which means the section needs to be thin enough for the tool to manage it consistently. One-inch sections are a reliable starting point, and you can go slightly wider on coarser or straighter hair types. Going narrower always works better than going wider—you will just do more passes.
Clip the top half of your hair away before you start and work from the bottom sections upward. This isn’t just a habit from blow-drying; it genuinely matters for air tools because the top sections need to sit clear while you’re working beneath them. Hair that falls into the barrel mid-section is what causes tangling, not the tool itself.
A clean horizontal parting for each section also makes a bigger difference than expected. Ragged or angled sections pull the barrel in irregular directions and create uneven tension at the roots. Take a moment to part cleanly using a tail comb, clip the rest, and your results will be noticeably more consistent.
Angle Is Everything on the Barrel
Most people bring the curling barrel in toward the hair at a parallel angle, which is fine for a traditional wand but wrong for an air styler. The barrel needs to approach the section slightly from beneath the hair so the airflow can catch the ends and draw them in. If you come from above, the airflow pushes the hair away instead of pulling it in.
The myAirStyler comes with separate left and right curl barrels—the 40mm Left Curl Barrel and the 40mm Right Curl Barrel—and using the right one for each side matters.
The directional spiral on each barrel is designed so the curl wraps naturally toward or away from the face depending on placement. If you swap them, the curl will form, but it’ll often feel uneven, or the ends won’t sit right. Start on the left side with the left barrel, work through those sections fully, then swap.
Attachment Changes, Timing Stays the Same
The Hot Air Brush Attachment and the Small Blow Brush both follow the same bottom-to-top sectioning approach, but they’re doing a different job than the curl barrels. Use them after rough-drying to smooth, volumise, and add direction before you pick up the curl barrels.
The Small Blow Brush works through fine or shorter hair faster than the larger one, and it gets into the roots more easily if volume at the crown is what you’re after. The bigger brush covers more surface per pass on medium to thick hair—fewer sections, faster finish on a blowout style.
For each attachment swap, the myAirStyler uses a twist-and-lock connection that seats quickly, but make sure the tool is cooled down before changing attachments. Swapping while hot is when most people burn their fingers—and it’s also when the barrel doesn’t seat properly because the locking mechanism hasn’t fully released.
Heat Setting by Hair Type, Not Preference
Three heat settings on the myAirStyler are there for a reason. Fine or colour-treated hair should be on the lower setting—the airflow is doing most of the work anyway, and you don’t need high heat to get movement into fine strands. Medium heat covers most hair types doing everyday curling. The highest setting is for thick or coarse hair that genuinely needs more heat to hold a curl through the day, not for anyone who just wants faster results.
Running high heat on fine hair doesn’t speed up the style. It dries the ends unevenly and reduces the longevity of the curl because the hair structure has been pushed beyond what it needs.
Using the lowest effective heat setting for your hair type helps reduce unnecessary damage while still delivering consistent styling results. Plus, with air stylers, where airflow does much of the work, excessive heat is rarely necessary.
Let the Curl Set Before You Touch It
Once the hair is cool, you can gently separate sections with your fingers for a more natural finish, or leave them as they are for tighter definition.
Mastering an air styler isn’t about working faster as well. It is really about working with the tool instead of against it. A few small adjustments to your drying, sectioning and styling technique can make the difference between frustration and consistently polished results.
Explore the Veaudry myAirStyler range to find the attachments that best suit your hair type and styling routine.
