Achieving the look you want means having the right tools for your hair type and styling needs. Longer hair requires bigger brushes while shorter hair benefits from smaller brushes. Brushes come in a variety of sizes and shapes, but most of them fit within four categories:

Round brush

• Helps set your style when used with a blow dryer
• Jumbo and large brushes work best for straightening long hair and creating voluminous blow outs
• Medium and small brushes add shape and body to pieces that frame your face and add texture and body to overall hair

Paddle brush

• Smoothes while straightening
• Ideal for simple styling and detangling
• Works best on long hair

Vent brush

• Allows air to blow through for faster drying
• Ideal for adding volume and detangling
• Works on hair of all lengths

Natural boar bristle brush

• Absorbs dirt and oil
• Massages scalp and stimulates hair follicles
• Best for straight hair

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