Have you ever seen images or movies featuring the gentle and caring moment when a mother brushes her daughter’s hair?
Well in my house, despite as gentle and caring my poor mum tried to be, this experience was more closely aligned to a vicious fight to the death between one wretched hard brush and my knotted up mess of curls, narrated by my high pitched screams of terror!
The distressing relationship I developed with hairbrushes followed me into adulthood and I would do everything I could to avoid those spiky toothed devils. Don’t hold it against me, but for a long time, I thought you just don’t brush curly hair… Years later, since colouring and heat-styling has made my strands more Scarecrow than Mermaid, I thought it was about time to show my tired tresses a little more TLC, and my weapon of choice happened to be the Tangle Teezer.
The Tangle Teezer was originally seen on Dragon’s Den, when UK hairdresser Shaun Pulfrey, presented his invention and was surprisingly rejected by each of the business tycoons on the show. Since then, Shaun has had the last laugh with the Tangle Teezer becoming an extremely popular, award-winning product in Europe and America, gaining its reputation as the ultimate detangling brush.
I stumbled upon the Tangle Teezer in a magazine article that quoted Emma Watson referring to it as her favourite beauty secret. I had never heard of it before and went on to scour the internet for user reviews but to my surprise did not come across ANY negative reviews! Some even compared it favourably in comparison to the cult status Mason Pearson hairbrushes. I was a bit hesitant, how could this odd looking plastic brush work hair miracles? So, I decided to try it out for myself.
I shopped around online and found that Beauty Bay was the cheapest option, with free shipping to Australia. The total price came to AUD $15.20.
ASOS was another good option, a few dollars more expensive at AU $18.48 in comparison to Beauty Bay but still cheaper than the Tangle Teezer Australia website where it retails for AU $29.95.
ASOS also sells a couple of different variations of the Tangle Teezer, including the Aqua Splash $23.56 (specifically designed to be used in the shower) and the compact edition for $22.18. ASOS Australia also offers free delivery across Australia within 8 business days (excluding weekends and public holidays). If you decide to purchase from ASOS and are a current student, don’t forget to register as a Uni Days member here to receive an extra 10% off all ASOS purchases!
I purchased a Disco Purple Tangle Teezer from Beauty Bay and a Blue and Pink Dual colour Tangle Teezer from ASOS (because let’s be honest, getting to choose an awesome colour was the best part of ordering online). I found the ASOS purchase delivered extremely quick! ASOS stated I would receive it within eight days but I received it within 5 days, whereas Beauty Bay stated delivery within 14 days, and I received it exactly 14 business days after placing my order. Based on the delivery time and if you are like me, your eagerness to try this magical detangling hairbrush, for the small price difference, I still found ASOS to be the better choice.
When my Tangle Teezer arrived in the mail, I had never been so excited to wash my hair! The Tangle Teezer reminded me of one of those plastic Barbie hairbrushes you received when you purchased a new Barbie doll. Those treacherous brushes always turned Barbie’s perfectly styled hair into a frizzy mess, but I jumped in the shower and surpise, suprise! It glided through my wet hair effortlessly and pain free!
Barbie’s Hairbrush
After I teezed out the tangles and conditioner, I hopped out of the shower and dried my hair naturally. Once dried, out came that Tangle Teezer again, juuust to make sure I wasn’t deceived by first time luck. Even when my hair was dry, the Tangle Teezer glided through my hair easily, without causing any breakage! I find that the best way to use the Tangle Teezer is to start mid-way through your hair length, and brush out the knots towards the bottom ends of your hair first, as this is where you will find the toughest knots. Start again at the top of your head and you should then be able to glide that baby down to the ends of your hair with no worries (screams, or cries) at all! You can also use the Tangle Teezer to distribute leave in conditioner and any hair treatment products as you would with a comb. The only time you cannot use the Tangle Teezer is when heat is involved, so keep it far away from that hair-dryer!
No knotting, no pulling, no snapping no breaking. I love to be a sceptic and a pessimist when it comes to popular products but I now admit I do agree with all the positive reviews for the Tangle Teezer and have become one true believer in this product’s magic. Come to think of it, didn’t Hermione Granger pull out a Tangle Teezer from that beaded handbag of hers at some stage during the Harry Potter movies..?
The Tangle Teezer is also a wonderful cheap option when you are not willing to fork out hundreds for a Mason Pearson brush. While I honestly have never used one before, (I might need to save that for another day) this seems like the next best thing for budget conscious beauty babes and I would definitely recommend this as a worthwhile purchase.
Have you used a Tangle Teezer? Have any negative reviews to share? I dare you!
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