Our compact version is designed for finer hair and is more lightweight and hence more portable. Due to it being designed for fine hair, you are able to set the timer for as low as 6 seconds only, which makes curling your hair quicker. Also with our new Compact version you do not have to set the direction of your curl. You may simply press the left or right arrow to ensure curling in the direction you wish at that moment. This allows you easily get curls on the same side of the head multi-directional.