5 Dyson Supersonic dupes worth the hype in 2024

It’s a simple truth: Where there’s a Dyson product, there’s a dupe, and that holds especially true for Dyson beauty products.

The brand entered the beauty sphere in 2016 when it released the now-legendary Supersonic, a hair dryer with an innovative design that maximized airflow and minimized hair damage. Eight years later, it remains the most highly-praised hair dryer on the market, making it clear that Dyson’s beauty tech bet was more than a success. While it’s an impressive product, it also retails for $429 — a price that you don’t need to pay for an exceptional at-home hair dry.

What makes the Dyson Supersonic special? 

The Supersonic first made waves because, in typical Dyson fashion, it brought an upgraded, futuristic design to an everyday product.

Dyson is known for this aesthetic, but the sleek look also has a function. The ring-shaped head ditches the vented and coiled model of the traditional hair dryer and houses the tiny V9 motor in the handle. The combination of the V9 motor and the Air Multiplier technology makes for a dryer that clocks in at only 1.8 pounds, yet still delivers a powerful airflow that’s notably quieter than the roar of a traditional dryer. That extra strong airflow makes this dryer less reliant on heat than standard models. It also keeps hair damage to a minimum.

To further minimize damage, the Supersonic also measures the air temp up to 20 times per second and uses a built-in ionizer to minimize static and give hair a sleek finish, which brings us to a quick ionizer science lesson.

Ionizers are pretty common in higher-end air dryers. Why? Most work by blowing negative ions at wet hair to reduce static electricity by sealing the hair cuticle and taking down the power of that positive ionic charge (aka what’s causing that annoying frizz). As negative ions make contact with hair, they’re also dispersing the positive ions of water, therefore cutting down on your drying time and reducing damage in the process.

Basically, it’s one of the reasons the Dyson Supersonic provides such quick and excellent results, and why hair dryers with ionizers will cost you more money — they do more than simply dry the hair.

Magnetic attachments designed to easily snap onto the blow dryer round out the futuristic feel of the Supersonic, with five included — a styling concentrator, a flyaway attachment, a diffuser, a gentle air attachment, and a wide tooth comb. It’s a nice array of included nozzles even for high-end dryers, which might typically include three to four attachments at the most.

Why is the Dyson Supersonic so expensive?

At $429, the Supersonic is definitely an investment. However, you’re paying for a high-end motor that’s built to last, multiple heat settings to protect hair, an innovative design, and of course, the ionic tech. Other dryers from popular hot tool brands like T3, ghd, and Harry Josh boast some similar features and run you anywhere from $150 to $350, but none quite capture the complete offerings of the Supersonic.

When I tested the Supersonic myself, I found that it had a luxe feel that still makes it stand out from other hair dryers. Dyson also released an “affordable” version of the Supersonic, called the Supersonic Origin, in 2023 that retails for $399.99.

At only about $30 cheaper, the price-to-feature ratio is actually a much worse value than just going for the regular Supersonic, unless you can grab the Origin on sale. In early 2024, Dyson also released the Supersonic Nural, which retails for $70 more than the standard Supersonic but comes with even more premium features like a scalp protect mode, memory for preferred settings with your attachments, upgraded attachments, and pause detection.

As of October 2024, these are all the available Supersonic models:

• Dyson Supersonic ($429.99): The standard Dyson hair dryer most people think of when they think Supersonic — it comes with five attachments and was the originator of the dryer’s iconic design.

• Dyson Supersonic Origin ($399.99): The “budget-friendly” Supersonic that comes with just one attachment, the styling concentrator, but only costs $30 less, meaning it’s a much worse value at its full price.

• Dyson Supersonic Nural ($499.99): Dyson’s premium Supersonic is for folks who want those nice extras like automatic temperature changing for scalp health and pause detection, but are still at-home users that don’t need a professional grade dryer.

• Dyson Supersonic Professional hair dryer ($569.99): As the name suggests, this is the dryer for professional stylists, with a design that makes it easy to blow dry someone else’s hair and a longer cord for maneuvering — and it’s generally a machine that can withstand much more use than the standard Supersonic.

At the same time, there are dupes that deliver similar features and elements of the performance at a much lower price.

What is the greatest dupe for the Dyson Supersonic?

There are a lot of options for luxury blow dryers and a lot of dupes that attempt to look like the Dyson but skimp on quality. A good rule of thumb is to try to avoid going for the $40 Amazon knockoff that copies Dyson’s signature fuchsia and nickel design from 2016, because I promise you, they won’t perform the same.

Instead, I tested a bunch of hair dryers, some that look similar to the Supersonic, and some that look nothing like it, to find the greatest hair dryers that replicate the Supersonic experience: That is to say, they give a hair dry that feels quick, easy, and at least a little luxurious.

Below, you’ll find a deep dive on each of my final picks for the five greatest Dyson Supersonic dupes and info on where to buy them.