Blow-drying long, thick hair with a small brush is a bit like mowing a football field with nail scissors — technically possible, spiritually devastating. The Brushworx Mystique Radial Brush Large brings 30mm of barrel to the job and covers serious ground.
TL;DR: A 30mm tourmaline-coated barrel wrapped in boar bristles, the largest in the Mystique radial line-up. Bigger sections, bigger body and a glossy salon-style blowout on long and thick hair, in far fewer passes.
Product Details and Benefits
- 30mm barrel, 65mm bristle to bristle. The largest radial brush in the Mystique range. A wide barrel holds a generous section, which means long or heavy hair gets through the blow-dry in a fraction of the passes a small brush demands.
- Big barrel equals body, not ringlets. A 30mm barrel creates a soft sweeping bend and genuine lift at the root rather than a tight curl. This is the bouncy, brushed-out finish people book salon blow-dries for.
- Tourmaline-coated barrel. The tourmaline coating is designed to neutralise static and reduce frizz while distributing heat evenly along the barrel — which counts for more on a barrel this size, where a section wraps the whole way around.
- Boar bristles. Natural boar bristle grips through thick sections and carries the scalp's own oils from root to end, which is the difference between hair that is merely dry and hair that looks properly polished.
- Rubberised handle grips. Comfortable, non-slip and welcome on a long blow-dry, when your hands are damp and your arm is already negotiating.
- Hidden pick in the handle. A sectioning pick built into the handle, so clean parting lines don't require a second tool on the bench.
- Great for all hair types, and particularly at home on long, thick, coarse or heavy hair, mid-length lobs, and anyone chasing height through the crown.
- Built for smoothing, straightening, volumising and adding movement, all from the one barrel.
- Two-toned black and grey finish, from Brushworx, a 100% Australian-owned brush brand.
How to Use
- Rough-dry to around 80 per cent. A large round brush on soaking hair just drags water around. Get the bulk of it out first.
- Use the hidden pick to section properly — sides, crown and nape — and clip the rest out of the way. Long hair punishes shortcuts here.
- Work from the bottom up, taking sections roughly the width of the brush head. With a 30mm barrel that's a generous section, which is exactly the point.
- Sit the brush underneath at the root and lift, over-directing straight up through the crown for height. Follow with the dryer nozzle aimed down the hair shaft.
- Roll through to the ends under tension, then finish each section with cool air before releasing.
Pro tip: When a section is dry, roll it back up onto the barrel, slide the brush out sideways and pin the warm coil flat to the head with a clip. Leave every section pinned while you work through the rest, then drop them all out at the end and shake through. Hair sets as it cools, so a large barrel plus five minutes of patience gives you a blow-dry that still has body on day three.
Why You'll Love It
Big barrel, big bounce. If your blow-dry usually runs long and still finishes flat, this brush fixes both ends of that problem. Add it to your cart and get the volume without the booking.
