What’s really worth is the new Dyson Airstrait, which promises to dry and smooth at the same time.

This Friday, February 2, Dyson finally launched its new model, the Airstrait, on the French market. The latter was the most anticipated since it was released last May in the US, Mexico and Canada, and the videos that immediately flooded the Internet and social networks were more than desirable. Especially since the device quickly received many awards, including the one awarded by the best innovation The New York Times. The promise? Straighten a variety of hair types without pre-drying, hot plates or heat damage. From curly hair to slightly wavy hair, demos are multiplying across the Atlantic and the results look pretty convincing. So what exactly is it? We tested it for you.

New hair technology

“By providing the ease of use that users love in straighteners, but with high air speeds, we save time, maintain hair strength and achieve naturally straight hair every day.” Here’s how James Dyson, founder and chief engineer, sums up his innovation: required five years of research. The brand actually presents a new hair technology based on two elements: First of all, the air flow. thanks to two 1.5 mm openings, the latter accelerates, creating two descending jets of air at high speed. Coming out at a 45° angle, they merge to form a single jet of compressed air that helps straighten hair after drying. This directional air flow also helps straighten hair strands. All of this is made possible by the Hyperdymium engine, whose 13-blade propeller spins at up to 106,000 rpm, moving more than 11.9 liters of air per second. With an air pressure of up to 3.5 kPa, enough to straighten hair as it dries. The Airstrait, like other Dyson appliances, also features intelligent heat management. Glass bead thermistors measure the temperature of the airflow 30 times per second to prevent damage caused by it.

A bluff attempt

Bluffing is the word that comes to mind after testing the device. It has to be said that at a stated price of €499, there was reason to be wary and even a little skeptical about real-time savings. And yet, from the first gear, even going fast, the result is convincing. Where before we had to blow dry and then straighten (a task that can take over an hour on long hair), the operation here takes about twenty minutes. And for the perfect result, switch on the different drying modes, as the device is designed to be used on wet but also dry hair. At the end of the test, the hair is light, shiny… and perfectly smooth. No curls or split roots.

The other more? A suitcase space saver for those who had to combine hair dryers, straighteners and brushes when traveling. The little ones? Although easy to grip, the wrist does get a little tiring at the end and the grip is much larger than a standard grip. Two arguments that will not diminish the convincing performance of this new product, which can make life easier for all those who go through the correction phase several times a week.

Dyson Airstrait, €499.