Dyson is known to many for just making hoovers – albeit the best ones around. However in recent years, the British brand has expanded into various different markets, from headphones and heaters to hairdryers and straighteners.
And thanks to the lovely Dyson team, I was given the chance to try out three of their most viral products, including the newly-launched Car+Boat.
As well as that, I also tested out Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde and the infamous and most viral thing in the world, the Dyson Airwrap i.d. multi-styler and dryer (Straight+Wavy).
But wait, I hear you ask, how did I, a bloke with short hair, test out out the Airwarp? Well, that's why I have a wife. I mean, that's not the only reason but . . . you get what I mean.
Anyway, on we go.
Launched today, Dyson claims that this is “the most powerful handheld vacuum, setting a new standard for portable cleaning with market leading battery run time and cleaning performance”.
And yes, I can concur that it is very, very powerful. It spins at 110,000 rpm, and has a 50-minute run time.
I already had a Dyson V8 Animal, and while the devices are eerily similar, it is clear to see that the new device is far more powerful and leaves nothing behind.
It also takes up far less space in your home or in your car – or boat, apparently – and performs extremely well with cat fur.
We have a long-haired car who every-so-often will explode her fir across the carpet. This new device handled it with ease.
If you're looking for a new handheld hoover, this is the one for you – and Dyson finally appears to have worked out how to make it not give you a sore wrist when you're lugging it around the house, thankfully.
This is not just any heater, this is a Dyson purifier heater (sorry M&S). Although this is priced at a slightly whopping £699.99 from Dyson, I can honestly say that this is worth the price. It's powerful, warning, cooling, purifying and so sleekly designed that it will look perfect in any home.
While the UK has been freezing to death in recent weeks, I've had this keeping me warm the entire time. It's so powerful that I've not actually turned the central heating on at all – a nice way to keep costs down.
For those who life technical bumpf, here's what Dyson says it does: “Featuring advanced three-stage purification with our HEPA H13-grade and Activated carbon filter to capture airborne dust, allergens, odours, bacteria, gases, NO2, viruses, pollen and 99.95% of microscopic pollutants as small as 0.1 microns.
“While the Selective Catalytic Oxidisation (SCO) filter continuously captures and destroys formaldehyde.”
The only downside of this is that the filters are costly, but then if you're splashing out on one of these, then you'll be happy to pay the extra price.
Like a good tag team, my wife took the reigns on this one. The device has been Dyson's most viral for the last few years, with TikTokkers cooing over it, and Instagrammers also getting in on the act.
It claims to straighten, curl, wave, dry and pretty much everything else a woman (or bloke with a mullet) needs to do with their hair. And while it does do that, she ran into one big issue – it is not the easiest to work out.
It took her at least six sessions with it to finally get some kind of hang of the device, and having spoken to someone else with it, it seems like this is quite common.
Look, you cannot fault the ingenuity of Dyson with a device like this, and when it works it really does work – but maybe simplifying the instructions would be a good option for the next version.
It gets a bonus point for the solid case it comes in, and the Ceramic Patina and Topaz version is a thing of beauty. It's also currently on offer, so if you've wanted one for a long time, now would be a good time to get one.
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