so not worth the money [SEP] i want to say first that i only use hot brushes on my hair for years i have used the conair instant hot brush and i wanted to see if i could find one with a longer cord the conair is a great brush but the cord is thin and short i purcased a hot tools brush and it was great although i need at least a diameter to use as i like to the helen of troy brush is so cheaply made it almost looks like it is made out of one of the lids from a starbucks coffee cup the absolute worst cheapest piece of poo ever it takes so long to heat up that i never did see if it would get hot enough to work do not waste your money i will go back to conair until hot tools makes a larger barrel