this is my second purchase of this wand it is longer [SEP] this is the second one of these i have owned the first one was awesome i have longer hair and this is a time saver it fell on ceramic tile and broke the handle inwas afraid to use after that i tossed it that was a mistake i could have used parts this new one i used today fkr thenfirst time it looks the same however it does not clamp as well i tried tightening it up but it still is not twell enough my hair will slide from under the clamp i am going to invite the seller to send me a new spring to fix it if they decline i will request a refund or replacement