Review (3/5): Used to love this product
Love this curling iron. This is probably the 4th time I've ordered this iron through Amazon. It does hold up well, but I tend to beat them up a lot through travel and dropping them fairly regularly. If you prefer a brush curling iron, I would recommend it. I can't use the non-brush type because of how fine my hair is (it always leaves crimps) and the non-brush types seem to do more heat damage to my hair.
Edit:
I feel like Helen of Troy has changed their material used for the plastic brush strips. I've probably bought 10 of this exact product over the years, but the last three haven't lasted long at all (less than a year; which considering I've bought the exact same product since I was a teenager and have had most last 4+ years is disappointing). I'll still buy another one because the price is decent and it's otherwise great, but I probably lost anywhere from 2-5 bristles a day with the last 3 irons (more if I wasn't being incredibly careful taking it out and putting it away).
I think I will check first to see if they simply sell the bristle strips since the iron works perfectly fine, other than being completely bald now.