Does not hold a curl in my hair at all

I have been buying Hot Tools for years and enjoy their products. I used this item an average of 2-3 times per week and expected it to last me a couple of years as the ones I have owned in the past. However, it shorted out and then refused to turn on after owning for only about 8 months. Disappointed and trying to figure out if I should replace or check a different brand.

doesn't clamp thin hair tightly. No good for very short thin fine hair.

Does it curl my hair? Yes. Does it do it quickly and easily? Absolutely not. I have used far superior curling irons at a lower price point in the past. (Ex. Infiniti Pro by Conair) The Hot Tools curling iron has little to no smoothing effect on the hair. I find it very difficult to use as the spring is very tough when trying to curl large sections and not strong enough to hold smaller sections/ends of hair. The heat setting dial is very sensitive and very easy to accidentally move when curling causing inconsistent temperatures. Overall, I would not recommend this curling iron.

I usually LOVE HOT tools/Hot Shot Tools products, but I'm pretty disappointed with the performance of this iron. I have really heavy, thick, wavy hair so it's hard for my hair to hold a curl, but I fell in love with this brand when I found my 1 in barrel ceramic Hot shot tools curling iron. That was the first curling iron I ever found that was capable of holding my curls all day long. I took a real leap of faith when I tried this metal (as opposed to ceramic) iron. It had rave reviews and results photos from customers on Amazon so I thought I'd give it a whirl- thank goodness it wasn't too expensive because my curls fall out immediately. At best, I have a few waves at the bottom of my hair after trying to curl it for almost an hour. This iron takes a really long time to get hot, and just doesn't work that well on my heavy, thick hair. You can try your luck and maybe you'll have results like some of the other customers, but if you're like me try ceramic. I regret my decision to stray from my good ol' tried and true.

Curled my hair for 5 minutes and then my hair fell flat. Not worth it. I have an old ConAir curling iron that still does the job and my curls last two days.

I bought the same kind of curling iron in a 1in and I absolutely love it. This one however doesn't do a thing to my hair but make it look like a mess. Not a fan!

My hair holds curls pretty well. However, this does not keep my hair curly at all. I have to end up using a ton of hairspray which I had never had to before...

Too big

It was too fat, and I didn't care for it. I thought I would like the 2" curl, but I went back to using my 1.5" or my flat iron to get a large curl.