Abstract: A hairbrush having illuminating elements includes a brush portion and a handle portion, with a brush panel supported in an aperture of the brush portion. The brush panel has an interior side facing a hollow interior region of the hairbrush and an exterior side facing away from the interior region of the hairbrush. A fiber-optic bundle comprising a plurality of fiber-optic fibers extends from a bound end thereof, through the brush panel, and from the exterior side of the brush panel. Portions of the fiber-optic fibers extending from the exterior side of the brush panel serve as fiber-optic bristles. A light-emitting element is disposed within the hairbrush. The light-emitting element is configured for emitting light when activated. Circuitry is provided for activating the light-emitting element to emit light that is received by the bound end of the fiber-optic bundle and emitted by the fiber-optic bristles.