The Magic Hairbrush

Magic hairbrush selfie

On Easter Sunday I interrupted Sonia M. in mid-sentence to comment on her beautiful hair. She looked as though she'd just come from a high-end salon after a pricey blowout and I couldn't help admiring her new look, with just a hint of suppressed jealousy.

"It's my new hairbrush", she said, and with characteristic generosity, she offered to pick one up for me. Sonia delivered my magic hairbrush on Wednesday afternoon and I couldn't wait to try it out. Sure enough, the ceramic center gets hot and does the job of a curling iron, and the soft bristles add shine to the hair. We're using the Olivia Garden Turbo-Vent Combo Petite.

Because the magic brush worked so well on my post-Florida hair -- too long, fly-away and dry -- I decided to proceed with the plan to grow out my layers for the summer. The hair looks quite a bit shorter, but the only  "real" length was cut off the bottom back layer. The other layers and bangs were simply trimmed by a fraction of an inch.

I dry my hair quickly and use the brush mainly for volume and curl control. No more heated rollers or curling iron, and the shine is quite lovely.