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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Daisy Lester

I used Dyson's portable hushjet fan through the UK heatwave – it's in 'another league'

The brand’s first portable fan can sit around your neck and lets you dial up the breeze with five cooling levels - (Alastair Jennings/The Standard)

After back-to-back heatwaves in London, handheld fans are now ubiquitous – and some are even a status symbol. Be it Shark’s influencer-favourite chillpill or Sony’s tech-savvy wearable design, the best portable fans are a must-have accessory while commuting, at the pub, or at a festival.

Dyson’s new hushjet mini cool is among the most covetable offerings, and a regular sight on the tube. Designed in the same sleek, dual-tone casing – think carnelian/sky, stone/blush and ink/cobalt – as the brand’s luxury hair tools, the handheld device transforms into a wearable neck fan.

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