Hot Tools Pro Artist 24K Gold Marcel Iron | Long Lasting Curls, Waves (3/8 in)

Best curling iron ever! Gets really hot and holds its curl! Great for curling longer hair! Takes some practice to get used to it but so worth it!

I LOVE HOT TOOLS.! as a working stylist for over 10 years I love how well this fine piece of machine works! lasts many years & always gives great results.! I have almost every size for every situation.! absolutely love this product.! I will be buying more to complete my collection.! 😍

Nice professional marcel iron

I have been considering going to cosmetology school and heard from many cosmetology students that using a Marcel curling iron was one of the hardest things to get used to, so I thought I would get one to practice with. For context, I’ve never done well with regular curling irons because my hand/wrist coordination never cooperated and I’d end up more frustrated than anything.I was amazed that after I got the hang of this, it was so easy to use and curl my hair quickly. Because of how a marcel iron is designed, you can do the curling motion without turning your wrist and apparently that was the game changer I needed.Now for this particular curling iron— I love that you can control the temperature. I have fine/thin hair so I don’t need it to be that hot, plus my hair is damaged so I don’t want to fry it off completely. It heats up fairly quickly and is comfortable to hold in my hand. I love the stand, so it doesn’t damage my getting ready table. I always use leave-in conditioner or a hairspray with heat protectant before using it, but it’s easy to clean off any residue from the iron.

I purchased this iron on March 14 th 2025. I use it once a week at my part time job as a hair stylist . Today May 16 th , I went to use it and it won’t heat at all . I would say for the time it has actually been used , no more then 8 times, it should not have broke!!!!!!!

I have been buying Hot Tools Marcel irons for years.MARCEL irons have a LEARNING CURVE since THERE IS NO SPRING-CLAMP.But the pay-off in control and no crease from the clamp are worth it. You can use it as both a rod and a clamp curling iron.Pros: Temperature Control, swivel cord, marcel clamp, rotating handle on clamp so you can easily "roll" it in the palm of your hand, various sizes (I use both a 1" and 1.25")Cons: Temperature control and/or swivel cord seem to last only 2-3 years before they start to malfunction and I have to replace.Tip to avoid accidentally singeing your hair: before placing hot curling iron to hair for first curl of the day, take a damp (absolutely all water rung out, no drips) face towel and wrap it around the barrel, underneath and above clamp of the hot curling iron "wiping off" the hot part. It will sizzle like it is frying at first. It brings the iron down just enough, then use on hair immediately (before barrel can get sizzling hot again). Thank goodness that isn't your hair, right? Alternatively, I first turn on the curling iron to heat up to a very low temperature. The moment I'm ready to start using on my hair, I turn it up to my normal setting.(Example: for my baby-fine hair, 330 degrees to heat up. Turn it up to 380 when I pick it up to use on my hair. When it is 380, I am only allowing each section of hair to have DIRECT contact to the hot barrel LESS than 5 seconds. I still like to use the damp towel method on the curling iron before I touch it to my hair as a precaution, touching the towel to the barrel until the sizzling subsides.)

I believe this had a few negative reviews because it can be difficult for people who aren’t familiar with the marcel style curling iron. Most professionals use marcel curling irons. This isn’t your typical spring curling iron. You have to understand how to use them and know that they work differently.I thought that this was a great value for the money! Works just as well as more higher priced professional marcel irons!Created amazing curls!I highly suggest this curling iron for anyone experienced with a marcel style iron. If you have only used spring curling irons, please know that this isn’t for you unless you are attempting to learn how to use a professional marcel.

Quit working under a month! I am trying to get hold of seller.Seller is replacing iron. I am totally thrilled.