[unpaid/sample] While we’re on the topic of hair, I’m wondering what your spend limit is for a hairbrush? I’m not that ‘into’ hair – I’m lucky that I get to test lots of hair products at a variety of prices so I’ve learned over time what I would be prepared to put money into. The hair brush I love best (Daniel Galvin Jnr) is £30 and I thought that was a lot but La Bonne Brosse No.3 The Essential Soft Hair Brush comes in at a cool £128.
But when I think about it, people who are into their hair often don’t really have a limit – think about how much it costs to maintain your hair – if you literally went for trim every six weeks or whatever any particular hairdresser recommends, you might as well take out a hair maintenance mortgage. I go to my local hairdresser and she is very reasonable compared to central London prices but it’s around £75 a time – and more if I go to my other local hairdresser. If I wanted my roots doing (you can tell from all those new hairs popping up which are grey, I haven’t had a root treatment for months!) it would be more, if I wanted a senior stylist add more, if I want the head honcho, even more. So, suddenly, in the context of keeping your hair nice, a £128 brush that lasts almost forever doesn’t then seem quite as outrageous as it first appears.
After trying it, the first impression I had was how much my scalp was tingling – this is certainly giving you the scalp massage that healthy hair requires from circulation promotion. As a de-tangler, it’s effective and easy and interestingly, the brand, from France, suggests you start from the bottom of your hair upwards to brush, rather than at the scalp and down. It’s quite a sensory experience – the brush I am used to using has very wide ‘bristles’ and I think that curly hair needs that in order to allow the curl to naturally behave. I am a curly but I straighten it out more often than not so I can use the Bonne Brosse although notice my hair looks lighter in texture if I use the other one. I do easily see that Bonne Brosse is an asset to scalp health – they actually claim that you will see a difference in your hair health in 21 days but I haven’t tested it over that period of time. I’d suggest that this is the brush for long, straight hair that needs good distribution of oils from root to tip, for short, straight hair that wants shine and volume and for mild wave that wants all of the above. Any hair type would benefit from the scalp massage. If you’re spending out on scalp serums and oils, I’d suggest trying this first, and there are several options of brush. They’re all at Liberty HERE.
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Wow! I am a sucker for anything that makes claims re hair but this might be a push for me. I am happy with my Wet Brush to be honest. I am a Beauty Drop member at Liberty so guess I could at a push get it, but notice it is boar bristles and as my hair is so fine, that just creates static for me which is a nightmare. Maybe good for thicker hair, and as you say the cost of a colour at a hairdresser, for me locally, is £150! Hence I don’t go as often as I would like and touch up at home sometimes.
I know – it’s a lot! I just don’t think of brushes in the luxury universe!
Well, like with everything – sky is the limit! Nope, I’m Scroodge McDuck on this case, but do believe in brushing/massaging your hair while washing it – to get the maximum out of hair product used (was impressed with some videos long ago, showing that with just your fingers hair has sort of big air bubbles that prevent shampoo and conditioner to hug each and every hair evenly, leaving areas that just wet from water). So, my darling Merrit brush – plastic body, silicon thick teeth – is with me already… awh, 15 yrs?! Bristle brushes on dry hair – I’m with you, Jane, on the thought it’s for straight or slightly wavy hair that it’s owner wants as one silky canvas, while I want my curls wild and graphic 🙂 . So, Wet brush it is after washing on yet wet hair. But lately I’m very driven to (again Japanese, it’s me – obsessed with “greener grass on the other side”) rather high end SHAMPOO SOMMELIER Scalp Brush (about 70 Euro = 60 pounds) – it does have bristles, but all the reviews I read say that in the shower (or right after when you opt for all kinds of extra masks/treatments that need to be good evenly spread) it takes all, really ALL possible goodness from any product you use + massage is divine… I guess for someone who really loves haircare a brush that costs like their shampoo+conditioner (Oribe, for example), but lasts waaaaaaay longer is not an impossible splurge.
Oribe is my hair go-to at the moment – it’s still recovering from last year’s Covid (plenty of new growth but shine is yet to return).
I’m still looking at it… Don’t know, what holds me tighter – price tag (which on travel sizes is not so scary, actually – and anyway it’s the right way to know) or severe lack of space on the shower shelf :))) (You know – shampoo+cond-r for curls, deep cleansing variant, gel for boys, gel for girls, etc… with 4 people using the cabin… where’s fourth dimension when it’s SO needed?!). Shine will come back! Covid gave us all some “souvenirs”, alas (mine is short breath that occurs out of nowhere from time to time – and that’s nearly three years after!).. But we’re still here – and there’s a hope too :).
Yes, that’s a positive way to look at things – shine is on its way! And also, there is always just one little space for more – you’ll find it :-))))
Oh my goodness, Jane! The shine just disappears, you’re right. I’ve read a lot about (yours and others) various experiences with post-Covid hair changes. Have only just had Covid for the first time myself recently. In the meantime, it has been driving me crazy wondering why my normally reliable hair products seem to have suddenly ‘stopped working’, and my hair looks so dull, but hadn’t yet put two and two together. Covid it is! xx Zoe
It might be an idea to change up your usual products even temporarily just to see if you can get a bit more lustre that way? It’s very annoying!
I finally broke down and bought a Mason Pearson brush and while it’s good I don’t really notice much difference with a Denman…
That’s interesting … I really like my Daniel Galvin but do recognise it isn’t giving me the level of scalp massage I probably need especially as I get dandruff from time to time.
I have a Kent cushion bristle nylon mix brush which is not as pretty as La Bonne Brosse but is a tenth of the price. I have been very pleased with the Kent brush.
thank you – Kent has a lot of fans as does Mason Pearson x