…or hairy wimps, we can be passive or active about this… I don’t care whose voice we use.
I was bullied into this purchase by the good folks on Twitter who told me that if I didn’t buy one, my first born would hate me forever.
Always open to a bit of parenting guilt, I went for the black. If in doubt, always buy something in black I say!
It arrived a few days later, looking all sleek and shiny and I couldn’t wait to put it to the test.
Now, to be fair… I don’t have particularly tangly hair. Nowadays it’s a lot finer that it used to be and I don’t have to do that whole “clench it at the roots” thing to reduce pulling and pain.
My first impressions of the Tangle Teezer are that it’s a lot lighter than I anticipated and to be blunt, it’s a lot ‘cheaper’ feeling too.
I’m used to paying out for a Mason Pearson and was hoping that this would be the brush that would help extend the last bit of life left in mine. In other words, I wanted the Tangle Teezer to be my workhorse… and the Mason Pearson to be my finisher!
The Tangle Teezer feels quite rough around the edges… construction is fully plastic and it is literally quite ‘rough around the edges’ with bits of plastic that catch on your skin.
On a more positive note, Mr. L has told me in no uncertain terms that if I can’t find it, it’s because he’s stolen it to scratch his head with which means that my MP is off the hook. Anyone who owns a Tangle Teezer will understand what I mean when I say that the plastic bristles (I know that’s an oxymoron) really reach through your hair and give your scalp a great ‘brush’.
Another problem I have with the Tangle Teezer is it’s tendency to fly out of my hand mid brush… this thing needs rubber grips on the handle like I need an Apple Martini… i.e. now.
I would imagine that if your hair is thicker, this would be even more of an issue because of the additional pressure one would have to apply to draw the brush through the hair.
It fits nicely in the palm, even in my small hands though it would be far too cumbersome for a child to hold. I believe they have a flowerpot designed Tangle Teezer especially for small hands!
So… overall… I’m torn.
It does exactly what it’s supposed to, I can’t fault it on it’s detangling abilities on my fine hair. The teeth work through my hair like a hot knife through butter.
But having said this, I still think it’s over-rated and overpriced. It feels cheap (but isn’t) and it’s quite poorly designed. I can’t even carry it around in my bag because the prongs look like they would bend out of shape if I blew on them too hard… but perhaps their flexibility is part of the reason it detangles so painlessly?
Would I purchase it again? No… but that doesn’t mean I regret my purchase either.
The Tangle Teezer is priced at around £10 and available online and instore at Boots.
