Review title is Barely Made a Wave [SEP] I have been trying, for well over 30 years, to get a curling iron that actually did what it was supposed to – curl my hair.<br /><br />Hot curlers – no good results<br /><br />Curling Irons (¼, ½) – no good results<br /><br /> Wrap-Around Fabric Curlers – nothing there<br /><br />I saw this and thought it couldn’t fail. Simple to use – plug in, turn on, heat up, section hair, and use – put hair in, count down.<br /><br />Works in theory, fails in execution. First up – there is NO heat seating guide for SAFE curling. THIS DEVICE IS CELSIUS (C) ONLY, NO FARENHEIT (F) OPTION. Google is strongly needed here.<br /><br />According to Redken: “For those with fine or thin hair, keep your iron set below 200 (so below 100°C on this device) degrees Fahrenheit. Any higher and your strands may burn. For those with coarse or thicker hair, have your curling iron set between 200 degrees and 300 degrees (148.9°C or on this device 150) Fahrenheit for optimal curls” [9 Curling Iron Secrets You Need to Know About/Redken]<br /><br />Using that, as well as Glamour’s 8-10 second rule [How to Curl Your Hair Correctly: 7 Mistakes to Avoid – Glamour; “Drill it into your brain: You should hold an iron on your hair for eight to 10 seconds max”], along with using thinner groups of hair – I should have SOME wave. Nope. I even went 25 seconds. Nothing.<br /><br />As my hair has become a bit thinner, has been color treated, and exposed to SO much – I wasn’t about to turn this up hotter.<br /><br />The curler is designed much like a crimper, but the “width” can make it difficult to handle, especially by yourself. There is a “guard” which heats up as well and it is easy to burn yourself.<br /><br />It wins with innovative idea as well as the digital temp gauge. Also, it does heat up SUPER fast, as well as cool down just as fast when lowering the temp.<br /><br />For use by myself – this is a two star deal. Perhaps if someone else were around it might be easier, but this definitely did not work well.