*This post was originally published in July 2016. Prices have been adjusted to reflect current retail value.

I hate the time and effort it takes to blow dry my hair.

Often I’ll go without, putting it in a damp up-do just so I don’t have to bother with the process.

So when I got the opportunity to try Dyson’s new whiz-bang hairdryer, which comes with the heavy price tag of $500, I jumped at the chance.

If any hairdryer was going to change my ways, this would be the one to do it.

The “Supersonic” hairdryer is said to be quieter and less damaging to hair than existing hairdryers on the market.

But that’s not why I liked it.

It is powered by a miniaturised air pump in the handle, which produces a focused jet of air that can be used to perfectly style hair.

But that’s not why I liked it.

Ultimately, more than all the fancy schamcy, high-tech features, I loved Dyson’s new hairdryer because it was fast. Like super fast!

My hair went from towel-dried damp to dry and smooth in four minutes.

This blew my mind.

Now, it’s not like I have long or thick hair, but using a traditional dryer it takes a minimum of 15 minutes to get the same result.

For someone who likes to get up and out the door in the morning in less than 30 minutes this is huge.

“But the price!” you say. I know, $500 is a pinch on the pocket.

But Dyson invested £50 million into the product, which went on sale in 2016. So it’s got to be good, right?

I put the Supersonic hairdryer under a stress test — my normal 30-minute morning routine before rushing to work.

(Buy it now from David Jones for Black Friday prices of just $399.)

Here’s how it handled it.

*Offers end Monday, November 26.

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