Sali Hughes: face mist and a handheld fan will help you keep cool

I wrote this from very sunny Corfu while Britain endured a full-blown heatwave. Dyson’s new HushJet Mini Cool personal fan (£99.99) temporarily sold out (since restocked), and questions about Shark’s viral ChillPill 3-in-1 Fan, Mist & InstaChill System (£129.99) were landing in my DMs.

I happened to have the latter with me: it’s pleasing to look at and it works, but switching the different heads is fiddly. The cool plate — just hold it on your skin to cool down — is simple, effective and arguably the best bit. The fan is very good but too noisy for an embarrassed Brit on a crowded train.

The mister dispenses a cooling lotion in a fine cloud and is refreshing, yet it feels overengineered when there are countless lovely face mists that don’t need special cartridges. I have some Shark appliances I like, but I’m certain I’ll have lost the pesky attachments from this one by autumn.

Britain, Corfu

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