Dreame has branched out from the vacuum market into other home appliances and accessories, and these semi-professional hair-styling kits are their latest entry. This isn't all that surprising, since I've seen other well-known appliance/accessory brands also moving from vacuums into these markets at similar price points. These are not your traditional $30-100 hair dryers with basic attachments. For the $450 CAD price tag for this set at time of review, you get a full faux-leather case, the styling tool, and a total of 7 attachments (though 2 of them are just opposite directions of the same vortex curler).
The attachments are all on a magnetic twist-lock system for safety, so they cannot come flying off while in use. Removal is done by twisting and pulling, but they retain considerable heat so its important to use the cool-air setting first to cool them down.
The tool itself is a wand with a built-in GFCI breaker system built into the cord. The tool is ETL certified for use in the Canadian market - for those unaware, a third-party certification is required on all AC electrical equipment (i.e. things that plug into your walls) used in Canada. UL, ETL, and CSA are the most commonly accepted, while CE is not valid in Canada. Many electrical items sold in online storefronts lack these certifications, so its critical to check and I always note them when present.
The tool has an adjustable heat setting on the switch, plus a cool-air blowing system that can be used both for styling and just reducing the temperature of the attachments before you remove them. This doesn't come with any heat-resistant gloves or other safety items, so that's a fairly important tip. Also of note: the heating coil is directly at the end of the wand, right under the switch area. As a result, this part of the tool gets hot during use - very hot. Careful where you touch it.
Both my wife and daughter have been using it and are very happy with the results. Curling in particular was a breeze - literally, as the vortex curler creates something of a cloud of hair before it settles - and the straightening brush worked equally well. Drying is also fast, and powerful. Effectively, this tool can do pretty much everything except act as a flat ceramic straightener, and even then a similar effect can be achieved with some of the brushes. The parts are well-made and it just works. It's honestly more than my family really needs, but it gives the girls options for different styles and looks at home without resorting to a professional salon or muddling through with a stack of other tools.
While a premium price, it's meant as a premium product and it largely succeeds. One note is it definitely had an odour on its first use with my wife's hair, so make sure you break it in in a bathroom with a fan to suck out the fumes as the smell wasn't great. That has faded to nearly nothing on subsequent uses, though.