not salon straight but natural straight looking results [SEP] it does not perfectly straighten the hair but it definitely smooths it out getting it pretty close to straight the crush style straightener is pretty easy to use it will take a little getting used to over using a flat plate straightener i was concerned that i would not be able to use it on my long thick wavy hair but i had no trouble with it my first time using it was on not freshly washed hair maybe a day or two after last shampoo i used a little thermal protector and then started swiping the brush through my hair it took longer than using a flat plate to get hair smoothed out but i do like the natural looking results i like the ability to use a fine water mist this helps to smooth out the hair