Every bathroom drawer holds one brush that never gets used and one that never quite makes it back into the drawer. At 22mm, the Brushworx Mystique Radial Brush Medium is emphatically the second kind.
TL;DR: A 22mm tourmaline-coated barrel wrapped in boar bristles, sitting right in the middle of the Mystique radial range. Enough curve to build volume, enough surface to smooth a section flat, and the right fit for most shoulder-length hair.
Product Details and Benefits
- 22mm barrel, 55mm bristle to bristle. The middle size in the Mystique radial line-up and the one that suits the widest spread of hair. Chin-length through to collarbone is its natural territory.
- The size that does two jobs. Tight enough to put a genuine bend through the ends, wide enough to smooth a section properly flat. If you were only ever going to own one round brush, this is the barrel that makes that decision sensible rather than regrettable.
- Tourmaline-coated barrel. The tourmaline coating is designed to neutralise static and reduce frizz while distributing heat evenly along the barrel, so sections come off smooth instead of half-smooth and half-fluffy.
- Boar bristles. Natural boar bristle grips the hair without shredding it and carries the scalp's own oils from root to end, which is what gives a finished blow-dry that glossy, cared-for look.
- Rubberised handle grips. Comfortable and non-slip, which your wrist appreciates on anything longer than a five-minute styling job.
- Hidden pick in the handle. A sectioning pick built straight into the handle, for clean parting lines without a second tool cluttering the bench.
- Great for all hair types, from fine and colour-treated through to thick and coarse, and equally at home on a lob, layers, a grown-out bob or medium-length hair that just wants to behave.
- Built for smoothing, straightening, volumising and adding movement, which covers most of what anyone actually asks a round brush to do.
- Two-toned black and grey finish, from Brushworx, a 100% Australian-owned brush brand.
How to Use
- Get to roughly 80 per cent dry first with the dryer alone. Round brushes work on damp hair, not wet hair.
- Section with the hidden pick and clip the rest away. Four sections is plenty for most mid-length hair.
- Start at the nape and work upwards, taking sections about the width of the brush head so the bristles can actually grip.
- Slide the brush under the section at the root, lift, and follow with the dryer aimed down the hair shaft in the direction you're brushing.
- Roll through to the ends with steady tension, then give each section a shot of cool air before you unwind the brush.
Pro tip: With a medium barrel you change the result by changing the angle, not the brush. Hold it straight out at ninety degrees from the scalp for maximum root lift, drop to about forty-five degrees for a soft natural fall, and brush straight down the section for a flat, sleek finish. Same 22mm barrel, three completely different blow-dries — which is exactly why this is the size that ends up living on the bench.
Why You'll Love It
One barrel, most of the jobs. If you're buying a single round brush and want it to cover volume, smoothing and everything in between, 22mm is the size that earns its keep. Add it to your cart and let it get to work.
