can t compete against my thick straight hair [SEP] the curling iron gets really hot quickly and is long enough that it holds all of my hair easily however i have very straight thick hair and this curling iron like all of the others i have tried still doesn t leave long lasting curls in my hair most of them fall out before i m even done curling all of my hairi m sure it s a great curling iron and my hair is the exception but i was still a little disappointed based on all of the great reviews it got