Review (4/5): Great for thick or curly hair
This is a high quality gift set! I've never tried boar bristle hairbrushes before, so I wasn't used to how coarse it is. The bristles are thick and sturdy and hard, and they don't bend much. It's perfect to tackle snarls and thick curly hair with.
I have thin to medium thin straight hair, but I often wear my hair in a bun at the top of my head (new mom life!), even straight out of the shower when my hair is wet. This means when I finally take it down, my hair is a curly mess. This brush tackles it with ease. It seemed to make my hair a little frizzy the first few times I used it, but now it doesn't, so I'm not sure what that was about.
I love the compact one for when I travel again. And the comb is also nice. The brushes are great quality, nothing wrong with them. They don't feel cheap. And the hair cleaning tool is great. I'm shedding a ton of hair into the brush, so it is nice to have something to easily clear it.
The only downside is that I wasn't expecting it to be so rough. It doesn't feel great on my scalp, but I'm used to softer brushes, like the cheap $5 plastic ones from Walmart that bend with you and don't fight back. If you have thicker or curly hair, this brush is great to powerhouse through it.