We Tried Kate Middleton’s $13 Hairbrush and Here’s What Happened
A few weeks ago, we learned about a magical hairbrush that Kate Middleton — aka the Duchess of Cambridge, aka Princess Shinylocks — swears by. Of course, we had to get our hands on it immediately and find out if it was as amazing as reported. Is this brush the secret to impossibly shiny hair?
The all-plastic brush is called the Tangle Angel and Richard Ward, Duchess Catherine’s hairstylist, told People that he uses it to smooth Kate’s strands after she has washed her hair, and then he “lifts the hair from the roots to really get to the cuticle.”
The unique-looking (are you getting serious Tapout T-shirt vibes too?) brush has multi-length bristles, wings and, um, a bum. Yahoo Beauty editors Tanya Edwards and Devon Kelley — one with a short bob and the other with long, wavy locks — gave it a try, and they’re here to tell you what it was like.
Tanya With the Short Hair
The instructions: The box of the bewinged brush suggested using the brush after washing hair to detangle. This goes against everything I’ve ever heard about brushing wet hair (with my texture, a brush could pull and damage hair), but I gave it a shot. The brush has varying-length bristles, so I lightly (gingerly) ran over my top layer of wet hair postshower.
The result: It definitely detangled my hair without any pulling, I’m happy to report. I’d recommend it to anyone who has hair that gets tangled and requires a bit of work (or kids with tangled hair). My hair isn’t normally knotted because I like to use a leave-in conditioner.
What she thought: What I loved about this brush has nothing to do with the instructions or detangling. Running it over my thick — but fine — dry waves gave me a super-shiny look, even on a humid mess of a day. Just look at that GIF.
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Devon With the Long Hair
The instructions: Anybody with coarse, curly, frizz-prone hair like mine knows to avoid hair brushing like the plague. For me, brushing means losing all curl definition and unfortunate triangular hair until the next wash — which isn’t cool unless you’re Solange. I had doubts about a brush designed for wet hair since dampness notoriously weakens hair, but it could also mean detangling without ruining my curls, which is merely a distant dream for curly girls.
The result: The bristles don’t feel like they reach deep enough into my thick hair to sufficiently detangle, but that proved to be a nonissue. The brush left my dry hair less tangled than my typical finger-combing method does. My curls were slightly straightened out once dry, but sometimes I like to go for a wavy look.
What she thought: I tried the brush out again on my dry roots and was left with a high-shine look, which I never thought was possible for my hair. Still, I don’t see myself adding another step to my decidedly lazy everyday hair care routine.
Middleton is blessed with a gorgeous mane, and while we’re pretty sure the slightly tacky Tangle Angle isn’t going to miraculously give you her locks, it is a solid detangling and high shine brush for the a very low price.
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