Olivia Garden Ceramic and Ion Turbo Vent 100% Boar Bristle Round Hair Brush

***Updated 7/1616 (original 2/2014): I still love this brush. Initially, you may see some bristles fall away but my brush still looks good today. I initially had some issues directing the heat to the center of surface of the bristles instead of the area closest to the handle. This is due to a surgery I'd had on my wrist. This caused the rubber of the handle to suffer a bit of melting over time. It's still in great condition, but the rubber has begun to deteriorate because of the former issue. I'm ordering another one to be my primary brunch but will keep my old one. I may be able to make a new grip for the handle. Overall, this is still a great brush to blow dry my spiral-curly hair.I have tried two or three other boar brushes, but this one is definitely a keeper! I can get my naturally curly mix of 3b/3c/4a hair pretty straight with just this brush and a blow dryer. My hair is left soft and shiny. I think that the fact that it is oval is a great benefit because it allows you a great flat surface to help keep the hair taut while blow drying.I don't normally wear my hair straight, but since having this brush, I've found that I like keeping my hair blown out and will continue to do so.

This is my favorite brush for drying my hair. So glad to find on Amazon since I’ve always purchased from my salon. Totally worth the price.

This brush sheds alot for the first 10 or so uses. After that, it sheds maybe 1 hair per use. This is the only way to straighten very thick wavy hair without making it look early 00s flat and lifeless. It gives your thick hair body but smooths it out and makes it look like someone else's hair (aka like you just came from a salon blowout). My hair looks shiny and healthy now, instead of flattened frizz. I don't even have to use a flat iron at all, and I can even sleep on my hair and it still looks great the next day.

This brush is amazing! Not only did it help reduce frizz when blowing out my hair but the shape of the brush allows versatility with your styles. Did I mention the pick on the end of the brush? Perfect for parting and sectioning your hair. Would definitely recommend

This boars hair brush is a nice brush that appears to be well made. However, I'm not sure it's good for thick hair, even if it's fine & thick like mine. It takes me longer to dry my whole head in-that I can only dry it in small swatches that the boars hair with hold onto. It doesn't grab down to the root. It does provide a soft finish to my hair but also static, fly away hair galore that my bristle brushes don't do. I have to use a lite mink oil to tame the static which flattens the fullness I'm seeking. To this end, the brush is overpriced but I'll keep it.

This brush loses too many bristles during use. The handle would be more comfortable if it were a little thicker.

I decided on this brush went I couldn't find exactly what I was searching for, a 100% boar bristle paddle brush with vents, and ceramic/tourmaline ion stuff. I have some other blowout brushes but I wanted a smooth option that maybe would go faster for a simple hairdo day. It wasn't faster, I still had to go into sections, but they were verticle sections and it was all fine and good. I have a nice smooth blowout today. I have fine hair with a wave that I dry on low heat, low speed. I am still learning how to do my own blowouts and I am a bit shy with the tension pulling at times (hair is damaged from an overbleach at the salon). SO, I still have yet to achieve a blowout that is totally frizz free. I usually have to touch up with a flat iron or just leave it.This brush is going to stay in my collection as the smoother. I used the short sides of the oval to help get at some of my roots. I think it will take some practice to put the oval shape to work for me but I feel I had the general idea on first try and was happy.The seller was SpaSourceOnline, fulfilled by Amazon. They sent exactly what I ordered, the Olivia Garden Ceramic + Ion Turbo Vent 100% Boar Hair Brush CITV-BROVL (Oval), shipped promptly, product was new and authentic.

Just bought my fourth one. Love this brush. I have very thick, long, wavy hair and use this brush every day to blow out my hair either wet or dry. Great boar head bristles grab the hair and vented ceramic core does a great job transferring heat. Handle is comfortable. Brush lasts me over a year with daily usage. Well worth the money.