Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My hair varies between chin to shoulder length. Straight as the days are long, color treated. I use a The Beachwaver Co. S1 Curling Iron usually which is a similar price point. I have briefly burned myself on occasion just with my clumsiness. I was intrigued by the fact that the heating element is inside, so you really can't burn yourself by accident. I've also had the beachwaver kinda take off without me (hitting a button before I was ready) which is scary! Before I tried using it, I watched some youtube videos to get an idea. After getting acclimated with how it works, this was easy to use. You can alternate the curl direction with the touch of a button. When it beeps 3 times, you release the curl. It was pretty fast, did my whole head in about 10 minutes. It helps to twirl the hair a bit to make sure it goes into the chi better. You can choose the temperature depending on your hair type. Thinner hair, lower temp. The only difference between this and the beachwaver is that on the beachwaver I can leave the end of my hair out, which I typically do for the "beach wave" style. My boyfriend who's very into hair and styling said he liked the outcome of the Chi better than the beachwaver. It shocked me. My cousin with thick, long hair tried it and now she plans to get one too! Her hair is below her shoulders and she had more mishaps, but you knew there was a problem when it just continuously beeps, so you just remove your hair and start again. It was typically if she used too much hair at a time. Overall, I really like it! No complaints.