Anyone blow-drying thick, coarse, or long hair who needs a brush with enough bristle tension to hold a section while drying — finer or shorter hair is usually better suited to one of the line's smaller barrel sizes (25mm or 33mm) than this 43mm large.

Suits both professional styling use and at-home blow-drying, since it's a manual brush used with a separate handheld dryer rather than a heated tool.

A vented ceramic barrel with tourmaline-infused bristles is built to move heat through the hair wrapped around it, not just blow air past the surface — that's the basis for the brand's static/frizz-reduction and faster-drying claims, and it's the main difference from a plain boar-bristle round brush that has to rely entirely on the dryer's external airflow. At 43mm, this size is meant for larger sections and looser waves or volume rather than tight curls, which is where the smaller barrels in the same line come in instead.

Use with a handheld blow dryer on damp, not soaking-wet, hair.

• Take a section of hair and wrap it around the 43mm barrel, keeping tension even along the wrap.
• Direct the dryer's airflow along the wrapped section, moving the brush slowly as the hair dries.
• Roll the brush under at the roots for volume, or hold the ends wrapped briefly at the end of drying to set a wave.
• Let the hair cool on the brush for a few seconds before releasing, which helps the shape hold.
• Clean hair and product buildup out of the bristles and vents regularly to keep airflow through the barrel unobstructed.

Pros:

• Vented ceramic barrel lets dryer heat pass through the brush instead of only around it, which can speed drying compared to a solid, unvented barrel
• Firm, tourmaline-infused nylon bristles hold tension on thick or unruly hair better than a softer natural-bristle brush would
• 43mm barrel is large enough for bigger, looser waves and root volume rather than tight curls

Cons:

• At 43mm, the barrel is too large for short hair or tight ringlet curls — the line's smaller 25mm or 33mm sizes suit those better
• It's a manual brush, not a heated tool, so results depend entirely on a separate blow dryer's heat and airflow
• Firm nylon bristles have less give on very fine, fragile hair than a natural-bristle brush, and can pull more through tangles