HOT TOOLS Pro Artist 24K Gold Extra Long Curling Iron/Wand | Long Lasting Defined Curls, (1-1/4 in)

Excellent curling iron
Love the long barrel, best curling iron I ever boughtswivels in all the right placesDefinitely salon quality

Love the size and the quality, wish it got a bit hotter
When my BedHead curling iron I’ve been using for the past several years finally died on me, I went searching for a new one. I had been using and iron with a 1.5 inch barrel, mostly for curling the ends of my hair in. I have thick hair, that I tend to let get very long before finally cutting it. I’m usually looking to just curl the hair under for a finished look and to add volume, rather than using an iron to make actual curls in my hair. I ordered this 2 inch barrel Hot Tools iron to see how it would work for how I style my hair, and I found I really like it. It gives my hair the look of sweeping inward, without a stark contrast to the top part of my hair that the iron isn’t curling. I love how much volume I get when using this iron on all my hairs layers separately, and I especially like how it works to give my hair direction, more than curls.The power cord doesn’t tangle and the temperature controls are small and out of the way. I appreciate that Hot Tools has constructed this iron by separately screwing in thumb clamp, and not just using the little metal stand to hold it in. I’h had irons in the past, where the little metal stand you use to prop up the iron is actually what holds the thumb clamp to the iron itself. So if something happens and the little stand gets knocked off, the whole iron falls apart. Not so with this Hot Tools curling iron. The metal stand is attached to the thumb clamp, but there are separate screws in it that actually hold the whole iron together. So that means even if the metal stand that holds the iron up from burning your bathroom sink was to come off, the iron will still work and stay together. And actually, it’s easy to take the stand off and put it back on if need be.The only thing I would change about this is even with the setting on the highest, it doesn’t feel like it it’s getting quite as hot as other irons I’ve used. So while I find it works great on freshly washed and dried hair, if I take my shower the night before and try and style my hair with it the next morning instead, my hair doesn’t come out as well. The iron doesn’t get quite hot enough to smooth out the results of bed-head hair. If it would just get a little hotter, it would be perfect!

Excelente producto, marca bien la tenaza el único pero que le pongo es que se me resbala más fácil el cabello.Ya que logras calcular bien quedan increíbles!!

This 2″ barrel is perfect for faking a blow out – I could never actually blow out my own hair because it’s super thick, coarse and really hard to work with (Even my hair dresser won’t blow my hair out!). On my hair, which stops at my chest, this creates very loose curls that go around about twice straight off the iron and throughout the day, they relax and I’m left with more voluminous hair than if I dried it straight. If you want actual waves/curls, I would recommend a smaller barrel, like 1.25″ – for those not seeing any difference in their hair, this barrel might simply too big for you. It heats up fast, stays hot, and is easy to use. I could see someone with small hands struggle a bit, and I do think the temperature dial could’ve been placed in a better position. Other than that though, I’m super happy with my curling iron!