If you find your curls and waves drop out almost straight away, Zara McDermott has hailed her ghd hot brush a 'life saver' for lasting styles – and it's on sale for under £150.
Zara McDermott's Hair Secret
Struggling with fine or naturally straight hair? You know the frustration of trying to keep a style in your hair longer than 10 minutes. These hair types are notorious for not holding curls or a bouncy blow dry for very long without serious help. But if you want to avoid the crispy feel of tonnes of hairspray, the right styling tool can make all the difference.
Zara McDermott has shared her favourite hair styling tool, which she says is a 'life saver' for making styles stay in her straight hair – and it does it in less than 15 minutes. During a recent quick glam video, Zara raved about her ghd Rise Hot Brush, and it's currently on sale down from £179 to £143.20 using the code SPRING20 to get 20% off.
Why Zara Loves the ghd Rise Hot Brush
Zara raved about the ghd Rise Hot Brush, saying: 'First and foremost, my @ghdhair Rise Hot Brush is my genuine life saver. I can do a blow dry look in 15 minutes and it actually stays in my hair!!! My hair is completely dead straight naturally so trying to get it to hold a curl is challenging, but this brush works so well I cannot recommend enough!'
Designed with a 32mm barrel, the ghd Rise Hot Brush is ideal for creating bouncy blow dry styles, as well as adding body and fullness to both the roots and lengths of your hair. It maintains an average ideal barrel temperature of 185°C, which is just right to create styles that hold without extreme heat damaging your hair.
How to Use the Hot Brush
You can use it to lift hair at the roots to create a fuller look, or to swoop layers and ends under for that just-left-the-salon blow dry look. The cool tip lets you hold it without getting burnt, and it'll automatically switch off if it's not used for 30 minutes – so you don't have that sudden panic that you forgot to turn it off.
Other Options to Consider
Although the ghd Rise Hot Brush is on sale right now, there are some other options around if you want to save a little more money. The amika Blowout Babe Thermal Brush is just £95 and heats up rather than blowing out hot air like most blow dry brushes, so you can use it on dry hair with more control.
If you want to avoid as much heat damage as possible, the Stylpro Red and Infrared Thermal Styling Brush is great as it uses less direct heat, and instead swaps it for infrared and red LED light. These not only limit damage, but they can also encourage hair to grow with each use.
Customer Reviews
However Zara's ghd Rise Hot Brush has been praised for how easy and effective it is to use. One said: 'Excellent product would highly recommend very light and easy to use.'
Another agreed: 'I purchased this recently and it was the best decision. This is a multi purpose tool. You can get that flicky blow out look with it or you can get bomb shell curls that hold all day. I have had so many compliments when I style my hair using this tool. GHD hair tools are of the highest quality and this one as expected did not disappoint.'
One less impressed person wrote: 'Really disappointed in this expensive piece of equipment. Doesn't do a great job and I've found it difficult to use. I wish I didn't buy it.'
But on the other hand, another praised: 'I find it much less time consuming to stye hair. Have young children so realistically don't have time to style from wet. Can dry in advance and then style. Really smooths the hair too. So far, so good!'
And another said: 'Excellent hot brush, feel like I've been to the hairdresser after using it.'
