I’d written off round brushes. Yes, they look fantastic when wielded by a salon stylist, but when you’re late to work and trying to rip one out of your hair, they can seem like a heinous tool designed only to torture our poor strands.
Instead of giving us sleek, dreamy waves and XXL volume at the roots, too often hair just ends up snarled up and knotted round the barrel – which isn't ideal when you're time-poor and crap at hair anyway. Twenty minutes spent coaxing your hair free? No. That sort of patience needs to be stored up and reserved for when we’re going to town with a hair tong or fashioning yourself a snazzy updo.
So how do the pros manage to employ round brushes with such precision. How come they don’t get tangled up?
Divide your hair into manageable sections, says Hollie Rose Clarke, top hair stylist at Smiths Salon. "Start at the roots and with the brush under your hair, lift up and away from your head (the bigger the brush, the more volume), says Hollie. While applying heat with the nozzle on your hairdryer, "you can either smooth the ends [for a straighter style] or wrap your hair from the ends up to your mid-lengths [don't go above your ear] to create a bouncier more waved blow dry," says Hollie.
"Once you begin to take the brush out of your hair, you might find it has become stuck. Don't panic, it's really simple – a strand or two of your hair has simply wrapped itself the opposite way around the brush and locked the brush in your hair," explains Hollie. "Just run your finger along the length of the brush and you'll be able to find the culprit and gently free your hair."
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