This £60 LED brush gives fine hair volume and reduces damage

Fiona McKim pictured with blonde blow dried hair in a green jumper next to an image of her hand holding the hair tool and a banner that reads sunday service — (Image credit: Future / Fiona McKim)

Remember inventor Tom Pellereau? He won the first-ever series of the BBC's 'Battle Royale of Business' flagship, The Apprentice, and promptly set up shop with Lord Sugar, selling a very useful curved nail file.

There have been many innovations since, including the much-loved Stylepro Makeup Brush Cleaner and Dryer and recently Pellerau, now sole owner of his business after buying Sugar out, has his hand in the hot brush and red light therapy device games.

LED devices and/or hair tools are absolutely the correct bet in 2026. But, ever the inventor, Pellerau thought, why stop there? So he has launched a product that combines the forces of the two beauty tech behemoths - the StylPro Red & Infra-Red Blowout Brush.

Stylpro

Red & Infrared Blowout Brush

Outwardly, this pleasingly affordable tool appears to do what all blow-dry brushes do - replicate the combination of hair dryer, round brush and skill hairdressers use to give you a smooth, bouncy blow-dry.

Where it differs is the use of red and infrared light. This means that, instead of simply blasting the surface of your hair with air that's gone through a hot element, the infrared light targets moisture within your strands, so heat is gently and evenly spread, with no 'hot spots', thus less damage. This is so clever and useful, particularly if you have fine hair (tick), colour damage (tick) or are in any way prone to breakage and thinning.

Fiona McKim pictured with blonde blow dried hair in a green jumper next to an image of her hand holding the hair tool glowing with LED light — My hair after blow-drying with the StylPro Infrared Blowout Brush

You won't feel this difference during the drying process. The only sign of the clever light technology is the glow of the 655nm deep red and 830nm near-infrared lights. It dried my long, fine hair in the same amount of time as most blow dryer brushes do, smoothly and with nice little flicks through the ends that say, 'yes, I'm a fancy lady who has been to the salon today.'

What makes this one of the best hair dryers for fine hair is that, even on the highest heat and airflow settings, StylPro's tool never feels like it's frazzling my hair. Finishing off with the cool setting usually guarantees a longer-lasting look and a bit of shine, too.

All this for under £60 and you're laughing, especially in the age of £300+ hair tools. I will say, for balance, this is a chunky tool (all hot brushes are) and the highest airflow is on the noisier side. You also have to hold down the on button for longer than you'd intuitively think - I thought mine was broken when I first tried to switch it on before I worked that out.

But these are the tiniest niggles for what is an excellent, thoughtful and very affordable addition to inventor Tom's cannon of clever creations. Suggestions for 2027: a home spray-tan machine, lockable skincare to stop partners from stealing the expensive stuff, and a device that makes those big lurky under-the-skin spots retreat. Sounds good? Great! Let's chat next Sunday.

As woman&home's Beauty Channel Editor, Fiona Mckim loves to share her 15+ years of industry intel on womanandhome.com and Instagram (@fionamckim if you like hair experiments and cute shih-tzus). After interning at ELLE, Fiona joined woman&home as Assistant Beauty Editor in 2013 under industry legend Jo GB, who taught her to understand ingredients and take a cynical approach to marketing claims. She has since covered every corner of the industry, interviewing dermatologists and celebrities from Davina McCall to Dame Joan Collins, reporting backstage at London Fashion Week and judging the w&h Beauty Awards.