i love mine. I have the Japonesque heated curler. i love it. i learned LATER that you are supposed to do the opposite of a regular curler and use it AFTER mascara. what id difference! but then, i had to make sure i cleaned it after every use, so i needed a disposable mascara wand to dry brush it clean, and i have to change the battery every couple weeks, because it uses a tiny AAA battery. but i love it. the warmth close to people's eye freaks them out, but it's never hot, just warm. i think its safer than blow drying a regular curler and getting burned by hot metal.