Can the new £450 Dyson Airstrait put an end to your frizzy hair woes by drying and straightening your hair in one go?

Anyone with unruly locks will understand the frustration of trying to iron out the kinks using traditional hair straighteners, which can leave your hair dry and tired as it is constantly exposed to heat.

But now Dyson is showing promise and putting an end to time-wasting and damaged hair with its new Airstrait, the latest in its range of personal care devices, released in Britain today.

Airstrait allows wet hair to dry using only air, without stovetops or heat damage, and promises to protect natural shine – all for the eye-watering price of $449.99.

While traditional hair straighteners use hot plates to iron out frizz, the Dyson device uses high-speed downward airflows instead of high temperatures, resulting in less damage.

FEMAIL's Alanah Khosla put the new device to the test to see if it could save her from the usual time-consuming routine of blow-drying for 30 minutes and straightening her hair for another 30 minutes – a task so laborious that she usually skips it. spread over two days.

My current routine consists of air drying my hair before using a 2 year old GHD Platinum straightener to eliminate kinks and frizz.

I have naturally thick and frizzy hair, which means I don't go a day without running my hair through a straightener. If I have time beforehand, I use a Babyliss hair dryer, older than I want to say, after a few minutes of towel drying.

Today I tested my usual routine with the Airstrait, which has two settings, 'Wet' and 'Dry', and a 'Cool' mode to set the style.

The wands are locked together to perform in 'Wet' mode, where the machine acts as a hairdryer. To style, unlock the wands and run your hair through the machine like conventional hair straighteners in the 'Dry' setting.

Both modes are preset with combinations of heat and airflow. In 'Wet' mode there are three heat settings: 80°C, 110°C and 140°C.

In the 'Dry' setting you can choose between 120°C or 140°C or a 'boost' refill setting. Users can also control the airflow with two settings: low flow and high flow, as well as a cold shot and root drying mode.

When I put the Dyson to the test, I roughly dried the roots using the 'Wet' function before switching to the 'Dry' and 'Cool' modes for the sections of my hair.

The first aspect that struck me was the temperature of the machine. In my normal routine, I run the risk of burning a finger if I touch too close to the nozzles or the stovetop. When using the Airstrait I no longer had to worry as it stayed cool in use.

Although the machine was difficult to maneuver, it looked sleek and fresh. It's clear that you have the latest piece of trendy technology in your hands.

Admittedly, I did need a short break between sections to keep my hand from cramping. It is not a light machine to use, and it is bulky in size.

I usually wash and dry my hair in the evening and tackle it with straighteners in the morning. I rarely have the time or patience to dry and style in one go, so I split the task in half and spread it over two days.

I have thick hair and it is naturally curly. The curls come out as frizzy because I neglect a curly hair routine as it is expensive and complicated to manage – plus I prefer straight hair anyway.

If I use a hair dryer it takes about 30 minutes to get it dry, possibly a little longer depending on how long I keep it wrapped in a towel.

Once dry, my hair takes another 30 minutes to be thoroughly straightened with a minimum of flyaways – the way I prefer. But could the Dyson make me prefer a different, more efficient routine?

Now the Airstrait is fast – super fast compared to what I'm used to.

For me, the speed of the machine was the biggest advantage. My hair was dry and straight for eight minutes, a game-changing difference from the standard 60 minutes.

My hair was also a different kind of straight. In photos taken after using the new style, my hair looks straight, different from the usual rougher look I normally get.

And that happened with little to no heat. My usual flat iron makes my hair so hot that I burn my fingers if I touch it too soon after it goes through the wands. I've even seen smoke coming out of my hair.

I normally go through one section of hair at least twice to get the straightness I want, but with the Dyson there's no need to go over your hair more than once.

After styling I noticed several flyaways. While I recognize that my hair is thick and often difficult to manage, the looseness meant I was tempted to run my hair through my usual straighteners after use.

However, I resisted it because even though I would prefer less flyaways, using less heat is a priority, so perhaps applying a hair oil over my roots would solve this best.

Two hours after using the Air Street, I noticed that flight movements had reduced significantly.

Another benefit of using the machine was that my hair still felt fresh and clean after use. While that may sound strange, my hair often feels heavy after heat styling and can speed up the pace I need to wash my hair.

The Dyson canceled that feeling and I felt like I hadn't used any heat on my hair at all.

Does the Dyson Airstrait meet expectations? If your hair care priorities are speed and maintaining healthy hair, then absolutely yes.

I dried and styled my hair in less than 10 minutes – compared to the standard 30 minutes of drying and 30 minutes of straightening with other devices, this is absolutely life-changing.

But is it worth the staggering £449.99 price tag? The price is enormous, but the time I saved would change my routine and the amount of time I spend on my hair.

Not only would my free time increase, but also the quality of my hair, as I would no longer have to apply extreme heat to my hair every day.

Compared to other models, the advantages of the device outweigh the price. The feeling of healthy, fresh hair is priceless.

The Dyson Airstrait hairdryer is on sale in the UK and Ireland from today, February 5, available from Dyson stores and Dyson.co.uk.