In less than 10 minutes, this powerful $400 hair dryer gave me the best hair of my life

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Dyson Supersonic

Avery Hartmans/Business Insider

The Dyson Supersonic costs $400 - but it's worth every penny.

The hair care space isn't one that's seen much tech innovation since handheld hair dryers went mainstream in the 1950s.

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While there are flashy new products from time to time, most of us settle for the same-old, same-old: Gadgets that may help us look our best, but are a total pain to use.

So I jumped at the chance to test out the Dyson Supersonic, a $400 hair dryer that looks like something used in outer space. This product is said to be extremely powerful, super-fast, and capable of much more than turning my hair from wet to dry.

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Not only did the Supersonic live up to my expectations, it went above and beyond. Here's what using it was like: