I love my flat iron and I don't know what I would do without it. I have really thick hair and this thing really straightens my hair. There is a temperature control that goes up to 450 degrees which is HOT but I like that I can control it. This iron doesn't tug on my hair so it's pretty smooth as I pull it down from my crown to the ends. It heats up pretty fast and there is a light that flickers when it's ready for use which is a great feature. I've had mine for about 5-6 years and it still works like the first day that I got it in the mail. And for being a REAL ceramic tourmaline flat iron, it was worth my $88 bucks!