A few months ago, I had a consultation at Yukie Natori New York Salon & Spa when a specialist told me I was doing everything wrong with my hair. She reprimanded me for air drying my strands and sleeping with my hair wet (I like the way it looks afterward—sue me). Apparently, both habits contributed to my scalp irritation and possibly even the premature hair loss I’ve been experiencing. During the session, the specialist also informed me that I shouldn’t be seeing this much hair fall at my age. She motivated me to take action, and thus began my journey to find the perfect hair dryer.

Conveniently, I recently heard that Dyson was finally launching its Supersonic R hair dryer. Although professional stylists have had access to it since last year, it hasn’t been available to the general public—until today, March 6. It’s also the first time Dyson is debuting Ceramic Pink, a new colorway the brand will roll out on all of its hair devices starting this year. Many love the original Supersonic dryer, but the R weighs in at just 0.68 pounds, 30 percent smaller and 20 percent lighter while retaining the fast-drying, non-damaging technology of its predecessor. These stats appealed to me for two reasons: I’m lazy, so I need something that’ll dry my hair as quickly as possible, and I’m weak, since I haven’t been hitting arm day as hard as I should. So using a high-tech hair dryer that’s speedy and weighs less than a loaf of bread? Sign me up.

I managed to get my hands on it a little early to test it out for myself and all my fellow lazy girls out there. I’ll cut to the chase: Super R has four heat settings and three airflow settings, and it also comes with a pro concentrator, wide-tooth comb, diffuser and other attachments for versatile styling. To start, I opted for the Powerful Air attachment on medium heat and the highest airflow setting, and it legitimately took me four minutes to take my hair from wet to dry. Every bit of excess moisture from my scalp to my ends was gone, and the dryer left me with major volume. I’d also like to note that my arm didn’t feel fatigued at all afterward, and the small r-like shape of the device made it easier to target precise areas of my scalp and hair.

Carol Lee’s hair right out of the shower.

Carol Lee’s hair after drying it with the Dyson Supersonic R.

I could’ve left it there, but my slightly wavy hair always looks rough around the edges when I blow it dry, especially since I don’t use a brush to guide it straight. Plus, I wanted to test the limits of the Flyaway attachment, which is designed to smooth down stray hairs. As you can see here, just two minutes on low heat (and thirty seconds using the cold shot function) straightened and tamed my strands significantly—not as well as a straightening iron would, but still an impressive feat with way less heat.

Carol Lee’s hair after using the Flyaway attachment.

Now, is it worth the $570 price tag? As much as I’d like to sit here and tell you that the Supersonic R really isn’t all that, I cannot tell I lie. Since I’ve started blow drying my hair every wash day, my scalp does actually feel calmer and doesn’t look as red. And thanks to the Supersonic R’s presence in my life, I now have zero excuse to go to bed with wet hair, no matter how tired I am. Once you get the device into your hands and achieve your own 10-minute blowout, I don’t think you’ll ever look back.