this review title is: much better than i expected and the content is: i got this for right under bucks so i didn t expect much and also didn t expect it to be full sized i thought it was a mini it heats up pretty good just like hot tools or conair does good to straighten not to curl i didn t need another large flat iron so i gave it to my teenager we have thicker curly hair that takes heat we ll if that helps at all.there are other information for this review, one is this reviewer did purchase it and the other is 0 people think this review is helpful.