This 2-inch iron is ENORMOUS, as compared to other irons/wands. I was hoping it would work great for either huge curls, loose wave/curves, or for adding body to the very top of my head. It didn't work for any of those for me bc I think it's just too big to make anything really happen with the hair other than sort of straighten/iron it with a very slight curve. My hair is down to my waist too, so I did have plenty of length to try it on...but it just didn't work at all for me. Bummer, bc it looked so fun/cool to do different things!