It’s the look we’ve all tried to perfect at home for decades: the ‘just-been-to-the-salon’ blowout. Despite owning enough curlers, hot rollers, tongs and tools to start a small hair museum, somehow, I’ve never quite been able to master it.

Just when I was beginning to think my best hair days were behind me, ghd’s Duet Blowdry emerged from the shadows of hair purgatory and lifted me up to heavenly heights. We’re talking angelic volume, ethereal shine and whispy curls with the flick of the wrist, and that was only the first run-through.

While many blowdry brushes have hit the market in recent years, ghd’s Duet Blowdry is the first to transform wet hair into a luxuriously smooth, voluminous blow dry finish with no heat damage, 3x more volume, no frizz and 50% more shine. If that’s not a claim you can get behind, I’m not sure what is.

Jeroen Temmerman, ghd’s CEO says “Unlike any other blow dry brush, Duet Blowdry has pioneering technology at its core, for perfect blowdry results from wet hair, with no heat damage and 40% less energy consumption than a hairdryer and a brush. This is the future of blowdries and will deliver even more good hair days around the world.”

Curious to know more—and slightly scarred by past wet-to-dry tools I had used in the past (*sizzle*)—I spoke to Hayley Pullyn, ghd Education Manager for the full run-down on my favourite new weapon in my hair arsenal: the ghd Duet Blowdry.

KT: This new innovation from ghd can be used wet-to-dry—should we be prepping our hair with any products before using the tool?

HP: ghd’s new Volume Forever volumising blow dry cream is the perfect product for prep.

It’s a lightweight cream that thickens and plumps the hair, while protecting the hair up to 230 degrees during the styling process thanks to the ghd Heat Protection System.

The active ingredient in Volume Forever is Abyssinian Oil which is rich in antioxidants and vitamins, giving the perfect glide and tangle-free styling experience.

If you don’t need volume but want to tame frizz and add smoothness whilst heat protecting the hair; ghd sleek talker styling oil is the perfect product for more wild and rebellious hair types.

KT: Some of us still have PTSD from the wet-to-dry hair tools of our youth. How can we ensure that the blow dry brush isn’t damaging our hair?

HP: The ghd labs in Cambridge UK have spent years developing wet-to-dry tools that do not create heat damage to the hair. What they found is that a 120 degree barrel plate is the safest and optimal temperature for styling hair wet-to-dry, as it maintains the internal moisture.

Internal moisture is a natural protection for the hair against heat styling, allowing us to feel guilt-free about blow drying our tresses regularly. During each styling session, you can pass the duet blowdry through the hair up to x4 and it is proven to create no heat damage to the hair vs. naturally drying the hair.

The new ghd duet blowdry is now available in black and white (RRP $595) in the best salons, premium department stores and ghdhair.com.

Hayley Pullyn’s Top 3 Styles to Try with the ghd Duet Blowdry