Hot Tools Pro Artist 24K Gold Extra Long Curling Iron | Long Lasting, Defined Curls (1 in)

heat and curling are great. It's clean looking and the size is great for my small hands.

The extra length on the barrel is very useful! I can curl my hair in about 1/3 if the time I was spending previously. Before with a regular barrel I’d have to curl each section of hair twice (bottom portion and then closer to the root as there was too much hair by the time you wrapped it around the barrel to work effectively).I would caution on watching the heat setting. I think bc there was so much hair around the regular barrel the heat didn’t get to the strands as much. Now bc the strands are directly on the barrel I think it got too hot. I noticed breakage near the roots about 3” down. I have lowered the heat setting and haven’t noticed any additional breakage.One person commented on the clip not extending to the end of the barrel. This is definitely not an issue bc your hair doesn’t go under the clip. You only use the clip to secure the end of the section and then roll. If you are using it correctly this shouldn’t be an issue. A long clip would only get in the way.Both ends have a rotating swirl tip. My old one had it on the cord end which is great bc the cord doesn’t get tangled but I hadn’t experienced it on the end of the barrel. When I first opened the package I thought it was going to be a pain but to my surprise it’s an amazing addition to the iron! You don’t have to flip you wrist and let go to turn the iron around (if that makes sense).. you can just roll it all the way up the section.I prefer the gold barrel over the other options they have. My hair slides easily and doesn’t stick to the barrel with the gold one.This was a very worthy purchase. I’d recommend and I’m glad I went out on a limb and bought it.For reference my hair is fine but very thick. (Lots of strands). The texture is medium curly (not wavy but not a stubborn curl) I usually blow it out straight prior to using the iron and always use heat protecting products. The length is about half way down my back.

Salon quality product. Heats quickly and works well on all hair types and lengths. Long barrel gets the job done quicker.

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!