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  • Semi-circular, or half-round brushes: These brushes are suitable on both wet and dry hair for all types of grooming, styling and blow-drying. And not only do they make an ideal everyday brush for your dressing table and handbag but they're available in a wide variety of sizes.

  • Vent and Tunnel brushes: Designed with holes in the base or, in the case of round, tunnel brushes, around the circumference of the barrel, these brushes allow air to circulate through the hair while blow-drying This speeds up the drying process and boosts volume. Vent brushes are also adept at detangling thick and wavy hair, even when it's wet.

  • Paddle brushes: With their large, flat bases, paddle brushes are great for smoothing out medium-length to long hair. If you want to blow-dry your tresses straight, hold the brush at a 90 degree angle to the hair and aim the blow-dryer at the base of the brush.

  • Specialist straightening brushes: Flattening irons can dry and break the hair if they get too hot or are used too often. Instead, we recommend using a brush that also features heat-retaining, vented aluminium plates, such as Denman's Thermo Straightening Brush (£8, available at Boots), which is geared to medium-length and long hair. It also has natural bristles and can be used with hair relaxants and straightening lotions.

    Bristle know-how
    Brushes come with natural boar bristles or synthetic nylon or wire quills. Other brushes feature a mix of natural and synthetic bristles in order to offer the benefits of both varieties. Whichever type of bristle you go for, check the spacing between the rows. Wide-spaced rows and staggered rows of pins enable a brush to slip through the hair more easily - an important feature if you have thick, wavy or curly hair. When a brush's bristles get damaged, you'll need to replace it.



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