I bought this at Ulta, even though the Amazon price was much less. I can't recommend it! First of all, it's somewhat underpowered for anyone with thick hair. Second, the curl-release feature worked less than half the time and I wound up having to physically untangle and pull my hair out of the plastic bristle brush. Third, the "cap" that holds the plastic brush on the base, flew off almost right away and I had to search the bathroom for it and screw it back on. It is not an expensive product, but it's not even worth what it cost. It's a "cheap" product in a number of ways.