12 Best Hair Brushes That Make Doing Your Hair So Easy
12 Best Hair Brushes That Make Doing Your Hair So Easy
Until recently, I only owned and used one hair brush because I thought that’s all I needed. A brush is a brush, right? Umm, actually, nope! Not at all. Brushes aren’t a one-size-fits-all thing. Depending on the shape, bristle placement, and bristle texture, hair brushes do wildly different things for wildly different hair types. Basically, the more brushes you have in your drawer, the better your hair will look. So take it from me—a former hair-brush minimalist—and get yourself a few different options tailored to your hair type from this list of the best hair brushes. Your hair will thank you.
1) Conair Velvet Touch Cushion Brush
Conair
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You don't need to spend a ton to get your hands on a great hair brush. This drugstore option from Conair costs less than $6 and detangles knots without snagging or damaging your hair, thanks to a flexible cushion base and ball-tipped bristles.
2) Olivia Garden NanoThermic Ceramic + Ion Large Paddle Brush
Olivia Garden
amazon.com
Almost all hair types and textures—thick, thin, curly, straight, you name it—can benefit from using this paddle brush. The long bristles glide through hair to undo knots and tangles and have little, nylon ball tips that stimulate your scalp for a gentle massaging effect.
3) Briogeo Vegan Boar Bristle Hair Brush
Briogeo Hair Care
amazon.com
Boar bristle hair brushes are great for adding smoothness and shine to your hair, buuuut they're not vegan. If you want to go the animal-friendly route, try this vegan and cruelty-free boar bristle brush from Briogeo. It uses multi-layer plastic bristles to detangle hair while helping to massage your scalp.
4) Wet Brush Original Detangler
Wet Brush
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Wet hair is more prone to breakage, so you need to be extra careful when detangling and brushing your hair straight from the shower. That's where the Wet Brush comes in. It has soft, flexible bristles that are designed to glide through wet hair and knots with minimal force.
5) Tangle Teezer Fine and Fragile Detangling Hairbrush
TANGLE TEEZER
amazon.com
Have fine, fragile, or bleached hair? This is the hair brush for you. The flexible teeth gently untangle knots and smooth your hair cuticle without pulling, tugging, or creating any damage. Go ahead and use it on wet or dry hair as needed.
6) Mason Pearson Pocket Bristle Hair Brush
Mason Pearson
amazon.com
The Mason Pearson is totally worth a splurge. Trust me. It uses a combo of nylon and boar bristles to detangle your hair and distribute its natural oils from your roots to your ends for ridiculously glossy, shiny hair (P.S. it's especially great for longer hair). It's super high-quality and will last you forever, so think of it as an investment.
7) Pattern Shower Brush
PATTERN
ulta.com
This brush from Tracee Ellis Ross's hair brand Pattern (a collection of treatments, tools, and stylers for 3b curls to 4c hair) is ideal for detangling and defining curly and coily textures. Use it in the shower to work your go-to conditioner from to tips to roots.
8) Raincry Volume Medium Magnesium Volumizing Brush
RAINCRY
amazon.com
If you live for a full and bouncy blowout, add this volumizing round brush to your cart ASAP. The magnesium alloy body heats up quickly to give you long-lasting lift and volume, and the nylon bristles really amp up the shine.
9) Ghd Glide Professional Performance Hot Brush
ghd
amazon.com
Think of this hair-straightening brush as your brush and flat iron in one. The ceramic, ion-infused plate heats up to 365 degrees to straighten and smooth your hair and prevent frizz. Even better, it has densely-packed short and long bristles to help you style larger sections of hair with fewer passes.
10) T3 Dry Vent Professional Styling Brush
T3 Micro
amazon.com
If the idea of using a round brush to blow-dry your hair stresses you TF out (hi, same), give this paddle brush from T3 a try. It has nine vents that allow hot air to circulate freely to speed up your blow-dry time, plus ceramic bristles that'll withstand high heat.
11) Amika Blowout Babe Thermal Brush
amika
amazon.com
Newsflash: You don't need a blow dryer, curling iron, different brushes, or a ton of products to give yourself a salon-quality blowout at home. All you need is this thermal round brush from Amika. Working in two inch sections, wrap your dry hair around the brush and then pull it through to create soft, bouncy waves. It's really that easy.
12) Dyson Airwrap Styler
dyson
sephora.com
The Dyson Airwrap kit comes with various attachments, but the three brush heads are for sure my favorite. They're safe to use on damp hair and allow you to brush, dry, and style your hair all at once with minimal heat damage. Use the round brush for a bouncier look, or one of the paddle brushes (there's a firm and a smooth option) if you want a straighter style.
Honestly, I needed this rn.