works great but made of poor material [SEP] a few years back i had two of these and they were the best bun makers i ever had i used them way too much and sometimes with wet hair and they both broke over time i am sure it was because of using them on wet hair i do not know what brand i had but they were not the same just similar these i have had for about a month and use it about days a week for work the material holding in the important parts is already starting to fall apart i will be purchasing a better brand next time it does take patience to learn how to use this but once you get the hang of it it should not take but a minute to have a perfect bun i have never tried other styles