CONAIR INFINITIPRO Tourmaline Ceramic 1-Inch to 1/2-Inch Curling Wand, Tapered wand produces beachy waves

Great curler!
I love this curler. For reference, I have thin, but fairly coarse stick straight Asian hair that is down to my armpits. I find that this curler works better if you have med to long hair, since then you can wrap your hair around it more easily, and avoid burning yourself. After I got used to it, I could curl closer to my ends.Pros:-Has a sleek design, and doesn’t look or feel clunky during use.-Heats up very quickly. This is quite useful when I’m in a rush in the morning.-Easy to use, and cuts the time you spend curling. Again, very useful for getting ready in the mornings.-Multiple heat settings. I like to use the lowest setting for more of a loose, beachy look. The higher the heat, the more distinctive curl you will get.-Safety off feature if you accidently forget to turn it off. I haven’t actually used this feature yet but it would come in handy.-Swivel cord. This is a must nowadays for curling irons, imo.-Tapered barrel creates a nice curl shape, so that you don’t have a huge block of volume at the ends like I used to get with even width curling irons, with the way my hair is cut.Cons:-A bit of a learning curve. It does take a few tries to get the hang of if you have only used clamp curlers in the past, but after only 2-3 practice sessions I found that it became very easy to use.-Comes with a rather useless heat protection half glove. I supposed this isn’t really a con, I just found it pointless. The glove would just cause my hair to become frizzy and tangled, and wouldn’t give me a good grip so I think it’s easier without it. Just be extra careful during your first few uses.-Poor power button placement. Other reviews have mentioned this but because the power button is a button (not a switch) and the fact that the button is right where you’d hold the curler, sometimes you’ll accidently turn it off during use. This has happened to me a couple of times already. But luckily it heats up fast again, so I can live with this.-I thought that the curler would have a cord band like I’ve seen in reviews on other websites, that you can use to keep the cord wrapped up and neat, but this one didn’t come with it.-Because of the tapered barrel, my hair does tend to slide down if I don’t hold the barrel at a certain angle

*** For the HAIR CHALLENGED ***
Before purchasing the YouCurl, my idea of “doing my hair” was putting it in a pony tail. For special events, I had to either coax a friend to style my hair or get a blow out at a salon I couldn’t afford. I don’t have the kind of hair that looks good naturally all the time – the salty hippy hair unfortunately only works in the summer time. My hair is long, thick and wavy so I never had the patience to learn how to blow dry with a round brush or how to use heated curlers. This curling iron is so easy that even I have figured out how to make my hair look great and somehow it only takes me around 25 minutes (remember I have very thick hair – it usually takes a professional hair dresser about 45 minutes). The iron warms up really quickly so be careful!SOME TOP LINE TIPS:- For tighter curls – work with smaller strands, wrap the hair closer together, and hold the curl for more time (never longer than 15-20 seconds, don’t want to burn your hair off!)- For looser curls – use bigger strands, make sure the hair doesn’t overlap, and hold the curl for less time.- The hair you’re not curling, put on a bun on top of your head.- Curl your hair layer by layer starting with the bottom (I do 3-4 layers, but again my hair is thick) and once each layer is complete then spray with hairspray. Place finished curls behind your shoulders.- Part your hair down the middle and put all hair you’re about to curl in front of your shoulders. This gives you the best results for the back of your head (and is a lot easier than trying to curl hair you can’t see!- Hold each strand of hair straight out and place the widest part of the iron closest to the root and on top of the strand (curling iron should be perpendicular to the line of your shoulders)- I hold the curl for about 12-15 seconds before releasing.- Placing the curling iron on top of the strand of hair (as opposed to below) curls your hair towards the top of your head – this gives you more lift, away from the scalp.- I let my curls set for 2-3 minutes before shaking them out so my hair looks more natural and less like I just got a perm (flip your head over and lightly shake out your curls using your finger tips).- The best hair spray I have come across (my sister recommended it to me): L’Oreal “Elnett Satin” – I use the “strong hold.” It’s much more expensive than the average drug store hair spray but it gives you a really natural look (not crunchy at all) and also smells really great (as opposed to the horrible chemical smell of most hair sprays).OVERALL:I absolutely recommend this curling iron. It’s inexpensive, easy to use, and gives you great results. One complaint is that the “glove” it comes with is completely pathetic. It doesn’t fit at all and is just awkward to use so I would recommend buying a real glove (none of this 3 finger stuff). I burned myself pretty badly one of the first times using this iron so use a glove and be careful! You risk being burned on any curling iron so might as well buy a cheaper one with great reviews and just take the necessary precautions.

Great value. Not overly hard to use. Gets hot and holds a curl. I would buy again.

the lady loves it so must be good.