Dyson Supersonic r Hair Dryer Review: A Tiny Powerhouse

Blow-drying my hair feels similar flossing: necessary, tedious, and thing I bash lone due to the fact that I cognize I’ll regret it if I don’t. I don’t daydream astir blow-drying my hair. I don’t look guardant to aiming a blistery contraption astatine my scalp for 15 minutes oregon so, portion my comfortableness podcast drowns successful the noise. And yet, I kept reaching for the Dyson Supersonic r. That’s saying something.

For a institution known for overengineering everything from vacuums to hairsbreadth tools to aerial purifiers, the Supersonic r is Dyson astatine its astir restrained. It trims the flash of the archetypal cult-favorite Supersonic and focuses connected being casual to use. It isn’t trying to beryllium your hairdresser oregon astute assistant. It conscionable wants to marque your greeting easier—for $570 (gulp).

A Lean, Pink Machine

You don’t request to beryllium a hairstylist to admit the redesign. Weighing conscionable 0.7 pound, the r is 30 percent smaller and 20 percent lighter than its predecessor (1.8 pounds). You consciousness it immediately, particularly if you’re utilized to a modular dryer. The lowercase “r” refers to the curved signifier of the device—reminiscent of a teeny pinkish periscope. It wraps comfortably astir your manus and your head. It’s easier to maneuver astir tricky spots similar the crown oregon nape without switching hands oregon twisting wrists.

Inside, it’s inactive a emblematic Dyson. The brand’s Hyperdymium centrifugal spins astatine 110,000 rpm, powering a high-velocity airflow. That aerial is past heated via a redesigned heater with 10 foil elements successful the curve of the dryer. With 1,700 watts of power, the r is technically much almighty than some the OG and the Supersonic Nural (9/10, WIRED Recommends). The compact physique is besides somewhat louder (80.1 decibels versus 77).

Included are 5 magnetic attachments: a diffuser, wide-tooth comb, nonrecreational concentrator, airflow attachment, and flyaway smoother. None of these are revolutionary to Dyson users, but the company’s accessories stay immoderate of the best. The flyaway attachment, successful particular, inactive does a stellar occupation of smoothing the outer furniture of consecutive hairsbreadth without needing a serum oregon oil. What is caller is that each attachment has an RFID spot that auto-adjusts the dryer to its last-used settings.