"I bought my mini fan because my coworker had one, and she
let me give it a try — I was sold right away," Brooklyn-based
fashion designer (and aforementioned twin) Sarah Hoshikawa
tells me. "We always talk about how gross we get commuting
into the office, waiting for the train in the subway
stations." Solution: a compact, tote-friendly fan that
generates a powerful breeze whenever you need it — and with
scorching temps across the board, the need is real. "I used
it every time I went out during the heat wave this week, and
it literally saved me from being covered in sweat while being
outside."
In addition to being sleek and lightweight, this Amazon
find is easily the most powerful one for how compact it
is. It even came with a non-hideous rechargeable dock
that my sister plugged in next to her nightstand. "I
really like this fan and I’m going to purchase more,"
shares one reviewer. "I like that I can charge it
instead of worrying about batteries and it has three
settings [that] are actually powerful."
However, if you've got places to go and people to
see, the viral (as in, 23,000 reviews viral)
Jisulife handheld fan (which doubles as a phone
charger bank and flashlight) might be more your
speed. "I can't say enough [good things] about this
fan," writes one Amazon reviewer of Jisulife's
device. "I live in Florida, and spend a lot of time
outdoors and at Disney. I'm a polar bear — always
hot. I've bought a lot of different kinds of little
fans, and this one outshines them all. It's quiet,
powerful, and the battery lasts all day. For the
price, you honestly can't beat it — and trust me.
I've tried them all."
As with other red-hot products, Amazon has seemingly
endless pages of results if you search "mini portable
fan" on the site. However, with two extremely
well-reviewed options (both clocking in at under $20,
might we add), we hope you'll join us in riding out the
remainder of the summer cool as a cucumber.
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