After a few passes, our locks were left looking straighter with some added shine too, thanks to the ionic technology that seals the cuticles.

Perfect for straightening kinky or frizz-prone hair without flattening to give you beautiful smooth hair with natural volume. The attachment clamps down on the hair, as with traditional straighteners, but it felt like the most gentle brush out of all the ones we tried, as the soft bristles are very flexible. Place the heated brush on either top of the hair section or underneath the hair section, close to the root and slowly glide down the hair. Unique bristle combination of heated ceramic straightening fins to straighten the hair as you brush with flexible taming bristles and detangling combs to gently grip, tension and control for total smoothing on all hair types. For transformational benefits with minimum effort and maximum results, the BaByliss 2440BDU Diamond Heated Smoothing and Straightening Brush is the easiest way to achieve a fresh blow dried look in minutes.Along with a straightening head, there is a 20mm brush, a 38mm brush and a concentrator nozzle, meaning that you can create a selection of different styles with the same tool. The brush very impressively dried our hair quicker than a normal blow-dry, and cut the time required for styling since we didn’t need to use our irons afterwards.

Brushes can be a gentler option than straighteners, due to the fact that you are running them through the hair, rather than clamping down on it. For best results on thick or curly hair, insert the brush head close to the root, underneath the hair section and glide slowly until you reach the ends of the hair. However, we found that by angling the brush we could blow hot air onto our scalp as we pulled the hair backwards.If you’re looking to invest in a new hair tool for spring, then a straightening brush could be the way to go.