I live with a mermaid. That's the case now that my daughter has got her hand's on this tool.
First of all, I appreciate that it's cordless, and that it charges quickly and goes for a good amount of time - 45 minutes - before it needs to be recharged. It also has a sturdy travel case, which would be handy if travelling or if you needed to redo your hair during the day.
There was a learning curve in using this (my daughter wasn't happy when I first managed to tangle her hair in the curler - it reverses when hair gets caught though, so the trauma was minimal), but once I got the hang of it, we were off, and it produced curls that had her beaming at herself in the mirror, and they lasted a good amount of time without any hairspray. (Note to self: buy hairspray in the next grocery shop.)
We've since used it many times, and I can confidently say it's a great product for those who want to create curls but aren't sure where to start with a straightener or don't want to deal with a corded tong.
First things first - I love that its cordless. Once fully charged, it has 45 minutes styling time but I seem to have used it over this and it went longer. Upon opening it I was glad it had instructions in the lid of the box making my first use of the item quite straight forward - It has multiple heat and different timer settings. The L and R stand for what direction the curls go, for my right side I did L for left - away from my face and the opposite for the left side. There's also a "mixed" option if you want more random, alternate curls. For my finer hair (but lots of it) I went with 180 at 8 seconds and that worked perfectly for the perfect, tighter curl I wanted. If you wanted looser curls, I would choose the 6 second option at the lowest temperature. You feed the hair in, and hold the button down until you hear two beeps. Overall, this is a great easy to use, hair tool, which is definitely innovating the hair world.
Tips: Don't forget your heat protection and don't brush out your curls until they have cooled down.