Olivia GardenFinger Brush Scalp-Hugging & Vented Paddle Hair Brush FB

This is an excellent brush design. The "small" size is a standard vent brush (I can't imagine using the medium or large). It's light weight, the prongs are spaced well (not too dense, not too open) and are nicely bendable, and the structure of the brush head -- center column flanked by two outer arms anchored only at the base -- makes it extra flexible and gentle. The finishing touches are great as well : I love that the collar separating handle from head has a tight seam and has never grabbed my hair (which is rare), and I've never had any of the little beads come off the bristle ends (also rare).HOWEVER. The material used for the brush head is very porous and EXTREMELY brittle plastic. My first lasted maybe six months before one of the outer arms snapped in half. Olivia Garden does have a great warranty, and sent me a replacement in just a few days after I contacted them via email. I had hoped that I just got a bad batch -- I have long fine naturally straight hair that I wear curly, but it's not "difficult" hair at all. The brush was used gently, never traveled, never went in my handbag, never left the bathroom counter, and was never even dropped on the floor. Unfortunately, my replacement brush suffered the same fate of a broken outer arm last week. I've probably owned at least fifty hair brushes in my life, and I have never had one break. Now I've broken TWO of these in a year and a half. For a five dollar Goody from the drugstore, that would be annoying. For a $20+ brush, it's really unacceptable.I told evvvvvverybody about this brush, holy cow best brush ever, GET ONE. And that would still be true -- all they'd have to do is replace the porous brittle material of the head with a much more dense/rubbery/flexible plastic (which seems like a no-brainer for a brush design that's MEANT to be flexible). I still love their wonderful (and very sturdy) Ceramic Ion line, but I'm done with this one unless/until they swap out the materials.** UPDATE MAY 2016 : I was recently contacted by a CS rep from Olivia Garden, saying they had just now seen my Amazon review (after a whole year, they're still checking!). She said that the issue was indeed a manufacturing flaw -- the bristles were being attached with staples going horizontally instead of vertically, which affected the structural integrity of the plastic arms. That issue has been corrected, and she sent me *yet another* replacement brush for free! This one does have its bristles attached with vertically-oriented staples (I had thrown the broken ones away, so I couldn't compare) -- I've only been using it for a week, so time will tell if this change is sufficient to prevent it from breaking. But they certainly get enormous kudos for such stellar customer service!

Best brush I have ever owned. This brush feels absolutely wonderful running over my scalp and through my long hair. Makes detangling a breeze. Easy to clean and light weight. Durable and great value for the money. Comes in a few sizes. Treat yourself and get this brush, you will be delighted you did.

Love this brush. Great on wet and dry hair. Great paddle brush for drying hair

Amazing brush, easy untangling!

I have had it for some months now. I love it! It feels very nice on my scalp. I also want to buy another one because my teen daughter just took it away for me. She loves it too.

I have very thick and long hair and this brush works really well. It gets rid of tangles very easily and does not cause much pain at all. The only problem I have had before is that a whole section broke off while trying to get out a knot. It has happened twice before but I had had the brushes for quite a while at that point, they were probably close to going anyways, and they were big knots that I was trying to get out.

Absolutely the best brush I’ve ever used. I LOVE this brush!!

Found the medium on years ago at Ulta. It recently broke after over 10 years of daily use and was sad until I saw this 3 pack on Amazon. It’s a bit pricey but love the design. Hopefully this 3 pack lasts even longer! Plan to save the smaller one for travel.