Simply whenever you thought Dyson had churned out each doable model of a blowdryer, they dropped one other one. On Thursday, February 8, the Dyson Supersonic R made its New York Style Week debut backstage at Christian Siriano. I received a close-up take a look at the device in motion as hairstylist Lacy Redway and her workforce used it to create glossy, gold-dusted buns.

The device’s identify is a transparent reference to its distinctive R-shaped design, which could look humorous at first however was designed with ergonomics in thoughts; it was impressed by 5 years of hairstylist suggestions. After surveying a whole bunch of stylists, Dyson discovered that the largest grievance amongst execs in terms of blowdryers is how typically they’ve to regulate their angle throughout an appointment. The form of the brand new Dyson device goals to treatment that.

Except for the device’s distinctive form, Dyson additionally boasts that the Supersonic R is Dyson’s “smallest, lightest, and highest-performance styling innovation.” The model says the device is roughly .071 kilos, making it 30 % lighter and 20 % smaller than the Dyson Supersonic blow dryer. After holding it myself backstage, I can personally attest to that light-weight and compact really feel.

My first thought after being handed the system was how nice it might be for touring stylists — these airline weight limits are usually not forgiving. The floor of the blow dryer felt velvety easy to the contact and supplied a firmer grip as in comparison with the Airwrap and authentic Supersonic. The smaller dimension of the deal with makes it simpler to carry, too, it didn’t really feel cumbersome in my small palms. The noise emitted was quieter than the unique Supersonic dryer — regardless of the hectic nature of the backstage scene with a number of dryers blasting without delay, hairstylists had been in a position to make use of their inside voices.

Each Redway and hairstylist Jawara (who used the brand new device on fashions for the Helmut Lang present) additional highlighted how light-weight the brand new blowdryer is. “It feels super-duper mild and I’m into that,” Jawara instructed me backstage.