As someone who travels frequently for work, there are certain hotel amenities I have learned to manage my expectations around. Breakfast can be questionable, the lighting is rarely flattering, and the hair dryer is almost always terrible.
I have a particular hatred for the ones attached to the wall. They are usually clunky, awkward to work with and produce a stream of air that feels more like someone breathing on your head than actually drying it. By the time my hair is finally dry, I am late, slightly sweaty and wondering why I didn’t just bring my own. So for my recent trip to Paris for fashion week, I did.
The Dyson Supersonic Travel came with me in rose gold, tucked into my carry-on alongside a stack of my usual collection of chargers, adapters and things I probably didn’t need. At roughly the size of a small clutch, it didn’t take up much room, which was important because my suitcase was already operating at “fashion week” capacity. And more importantly, it worked.
Lighter Than I Expected
At 330g, the Supersonic Travel is 32 per cent smaller and 25 per cent lighter than the standard Supersonic. I know those numbers don’t necessarily sound like much, but when you are packing for multiple cities, they make a difference.
I tend to travel with a carry-on, and every little bit of space counts. The Travel fits easily into a tote or carry-on without making me feel like I have sacrificed half my luggage allowance to a hair dryer. It is also noticeably easier to hold. This became particularly obvious on the mornings when I had very little time between waking up and leaving for a show. I could dry my hair without having to constantly reposition my arm, which, frankly, is not something I thought I would have an opinion on until I started using it.
Finally, A Hair Dryer Made For Travel
The other feature that makes the most sense to me is the automatic voltage adaptation. The Supersonic Travel works with 100 to 240V, so there is no need to worry about whether the hair dryer will work when you move between countries. For someone who can spend a week going from Kuala Lumpur to Paris and then somewhere else entirely, this is considerably more useful than another styling mode I will probably never use. It is one of those things you don’t think about until you travel without it.
But Does It Actually Dry Hair?
So, this is obviously the more important question. And the answer is yes, and quickly.
Dyson says its intelligent heat control measures the temperature of the airflow more than 100 times a second. I am not really interested in counting how many times it checks the temperature, but I am interested in how my hair looks afterwards. On my trip, it took me about ten minutes to dry my short hair from roots to ends. There was no lingering dampness around the back, no need to keep going over the same sections, and, importantly, no overly dry or fried feeling afterwards.
I also brought the styling concentrator, which is compatible with the Supersonic Travel as well as the full-size Supersonic and Supersonic Nural. It was useful for adding a little more shape to my hair before heading out to the fashion shows, without having to pack another styling tool.
For me, that is really the point of this dryer. It doesn’t feel like a compromise you make because you are travelling.
Long Story Short
At RM1,399, the Dyson Supersonic Travel is obviously more expensive than buying a basic travel hair dryer. But having used it through a full fashion-week trip, I can see why you would pay the difference. The biggest selling point for me isn’t that it is particularly futuristic or clever. It is that it removes one more thing I have to think about when I travel.
After one trip with it, that is enough to make me want to bring it on the next one.
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