Review (5/5): Lock feature and light-weight design cut your styling time in half
Best thing: control lock feature. I was using a more expensive "professional grade" one and although it had a similar range of function, I was constantly accidently hitting the buttons and changing the settings while rolling it to do waves. It was very frustrating and I really started to dread using it. This one solves all that with one easy press and hold of the lock button for a few seconds.
It's also well insulated and I can hold the barrel with my gloved hand no problem, but I have had a few close calls getting my fingers too close to the inside, so always wear the gloves with this. The set only comes with one, but that's pretty standard. If you don't already have another one, I recommend getting one and wearing them on both hands if you're doing waves.
It feels light-weight so I thought it might not work very well, but it actually curls even faster than my old one and it being lighter is a huge bonus because it's a lot of work curling my whole head. For reference, I have very thick straight hair in a shoulder length shaggy bob style and it takes me about 15 minutes to do my whole head with this (6 section rows and about 5 sections per row for about 30 separate curls) my old one took me about a half hour and that wasn't even doing as thorough of a job.
Overall, for $50, this is performing like an $80 tool and is my favorite straightener I've tried so far. Nice that they include some bonus clips, section comb, and a storage bag as well.