I actually spent $300 on this product but I don’t even care that it’s $50 now because of how great it is!!!! I towel dry my hair as good as I can then I use this iron and my hair comes out like it was blown dry and ironed but in a quarter of the time. I also color my hair VERY frequently and other irons would end up being the color of my hair after I was done. Right now I have blue/black hair and I have not once had to clean this iron because it took the color of my hair. I also noticed that other irons would create some buildup with the products I would use in my hair to keep my hair healthy and it would be very hard to get off but this iron does no such thing. If you don’t have time to blow dry your hair GET this product!!! its lightweight, effective, and for $50 bucks… your can’t beat that. I wish I would have found this iron before spending $300 but I don’t care.. I have an awesome iron and I’m happy with my product