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Brand: Hot Tools Ceramic Ti Professional
Plate Width:1-1/2 inch
Power: 170 watts
Weight: 1.50 lbs
Avg. Rating: 278 reviews
Item No. A8507
Model No. 1199v3
Price: $69.95 $59.95
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Average Rating:  (2.89 out of 5)

Total Reviews: 278

51 (18%) reviewers rated this product "The Best" (5-star)
54 (19%) reviewers rated this product "Good" (4-star)
53 (19%) reviewers rated this product "Average" (3-star)
53 (19%) reviewers rated this product "Fair" (2-star)
67 (24%) reviewers rated this product "Poor" (1-star)

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Product Rating: 4 pretty good stuff
Reviewer: alyssa from atlanta georgia  Sun Jul 22 2007

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ive had mine for about 2 years and it has just recently started to become a problem. but right when i got it it was FANTASTIC. though i would only reccomend it for hair that is already partialy straight or wavy. Hot tools is a great brand and i am considering switching to the 1 inch flat iron next. only bad thing was the handel is hard to hold on to, as opposed to the CHI-like model.

Product Rating: 3 Its Okay
Reviewer: Jen Haning from Okoboji, IA  Thu Jun 09 2005

I got this iron for christmas.. and it just kinda seems like it doesn't work as well as it did before and the purple paint stuff is chipping off... also every once in a while it pulls my hair... and you need to find a safe place for it.. b/c it burnt my carpet and desk and countertop... I would recommend this iron if you don't straighten your hair everyday and if so get a diff. brand and a little more expensive...

Product Rating: 1 I thought I was the only person...
Reviewer: Chanel from Detroit,MI  Sun Jun 08 2008

I have been using Hot Tools Flat Irons for years. I was attacted to them at first because they heated up instantly & straightened my hair.I have owned 2 pairs of flat irons. Both pairs had cracks near the plates and snags and breaks my hair off. I also hear they burn your hair out. Which my hair does have a burn smell when I finish flat ironing it. After reading the reveiws I'm saving to buy a more expensive pair of flat irons that won't break my hair off!

Product Rating: 1 DONT BUY THIS!
Reviewer: Lisa Marie   Thu May 01 2008

I got this flat iron almost a year ago, and i thought it was amazing. It was the first flat iron I had ever had or used and I thought it was amazing. I have thick wavy hair and this straightener got it straight for the first hour, and then it curled. I hated it. I only dealt with it because it was cheap. Then the purple paint started chipping off and my hair was showing strong signs of being extremely damaged. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that my boyfriend pointed out that my hair never looks straight anymore, and it is always wavy, even though I straighten it everyday. I hate this product. It makes your hair extremely frizzy and DOES NOT KEEP YOUR HAIR STRAIGHT. It burns my dresser top and only straighens when you press it really really REALLY hard and never stays straight at all. It has never made my hair pin straight. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. I'm getting rid of it and buying a better one. YOU'D BE STUPID TO GET THIS.

Product Rating: 1 DON'T BUY!!!
Reviewer: Stephaine from Wisconsin  Fri Apr 25 2008

My first flat iron was the CHI Turbo. I loved it! It lasted probably 3-4 years and it was just time for me to get a new one. I opted for a cheaper one...this one. After six months the purple started to peel off the plates. It snagged and pulled my hair EVERY time I used it. It burnt my hair really bad, no matter what heat protectant I used. I would not reccomend this product to anyone.

Product Rating: 1 poor product
Reviewer: anonymous from ohio  Mon Mar 31 2008

For 3 years I have used a tru ceramic pro absolutly wonderful product. I decided to try something new big mistake. This product is horrible and only has a one year warranty. Even though my tru ceramic pro's ceramic has chipped off and the spring is coming loose it still works great. I got a letter from them saying to send it back because thats not susposed to happen (I got a lemon). I never did. But after trying hot tools I'm sending my tru ceramic pro back and getting a new one. Ladies looking for a flat iron try it. It has a lifetime warranty no questions asked and well worth it.

Product Rating: 2 Smoking...literally.
Reviewer: norah   Thu Feb 28 2008

I've been using this on and off for about a year. Long ago the purple paint chipped off and today it started smoking while it was heating up. It won't get hot anymore, just barely warm (I can stick my hand in it and push down and it's not even hot.). This stinks. I did like it a lot when it was new but this is absurd.

It also pulled my hair out A LOT from snagging.

Product Rating: 4 One of the best products.
Reviewer: Anonymous from San Antonio  Sat Feb 02 2008

I bought my first Hot tools product about 3 or four years ago and before the warranty was up on it, I dropped it and it broke. I sent it in and with in 2 weeks I had my new and improved model. I have that one since. I use it daily and it works really well. I'm half black half white and my hair is really really curly. It does take awhile to straighten it be once I get it done it's good for about 2 weeks or so. One con is that the plates aren't totally ceramic, they're ceramic coated, so the ceramic coating on mine has started to chip. Which defeates the purpose of having a creamic tool. Needless to say I am now shopping for another one. Overall the product is well worthy the money and from experience I can say that on my hair type works better than the Chi.

Product Rating: 1 MY STRAIGHTENER MELTED!!!
Reviewer: Kayla from Arizona  Wed Dec 26 2007

I had this straightener for about 1 year and i liked it because it was cheap and it worked pretty well... well it only worked pretty good for about 8 months of the year that i had it. So for Christmas i got another one... well after less than a month of having it....THE PLASTIC MELTED!!! i didnt leave it on the carpet or on the counter i let sit over the sink so it was touching ANYTHING!!! Well i was in a hurry and i didnt see the melted plastic and tried to straighten my bangs... well they were singed like crazy and its a story i will never live down from my friends.... I WILL NEVER USE THIS STRAIGHTENER AGAIN!!!! it was absolutely horrible! well the store couldnt give me money back so they gave me another of the same straightener and it only worked for about 6 months! IF YOUR SMART YOU WILL NOT BUY THIS STRAIGHTENER... EVEN IF IT IS PRETTY CHEAP!!!

Product Rating: 1 hate it
Reviewer: ewelina from warren, MI  Tue Dec 11 2007

had it, used it

the purple paint came off fast

it started to smell and

started fire by itself

Product Rating: 1 It started on FIRE!
Reviewer: amy leclaire from Minneapolis MN  Mon Dec 03 2007

I bought this and it worked great for 4 months then all of a sudden it just sparks up and starts on fire just by plugging it in.

Product Rating: 1 Plates are NOT Ceramic
Reviewer: AH   Sun Dec 02 2007

I bought this at ULTA and asked in detail about it, like if the plates were ceramic, how good is the quality, etc. The lady assured me that the plates were 100% ceramic, and not ceramic coated. Well, about a year and half down the road, I notice chipping and realized that the lady was wrong. Also, the heat setting does not stay constant after longer periods of time. Hair snags a lot. You have to go over sections repeatedly to get them pin straight, you also have to press hard. Your arm starts to get tired. I have normal, wavy hair and it usually takes me about 30-45 mins. to get it straight. You can smell your hair burning after a while. I've had this product for about 2 years now, and I would NOT recommend it to anyone else.

Product Rating: 1 Broken after using it less than 10 times
Reviewer: Disappointed_Lee from Toronto, Canada  Sat Nov 24 2007

Horrible handle
broken after using less than 10 times (light won't light up)
i had it for 4 years. The first year, I stopped using it because it was hard to hold. Three years later, after watching videos on YouTube, I used it again. Stopped for 6 months and when I plugged it in today, it no longer worked! It was $125!

I purchased it in Montreal at Trade Secrets.

Product Rating: 3 Eh...
Reviewer: Nicole K   Wed Nov 21 2007

This flat iron is okay and straightens my hair very well, but it takes a long time to straighten and my hair doesn't stay straight. It also pulls out some of my hairs too!

Product Rating: 5 hot hair
Reviewer: amber   Wed Nov 21 2007

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i have really thick poofie frizzy hair. when i use this it is fast and works great. i love it!
my hair stays silky, thin and smooth for a long time

Product Rating: 3 Great the first 6 months
Reviewer: Sarah   Wed Nov 07 2007

I got my hot tools flat iron for Christmas last year. It was great, my hair was shiny and soft. Everything was working great on it, and then the ceramic starting peeling. My hair dresser said it was normal, so I continued using it. That was dumb!!! My hair starting breaking after almost every use. It was frying my hair !! I'm now using a Sedu and couldn't be happier. It may cost more, but you get what you pay for.

Product Rating: 2 good to bad
Reviewer: sarah   Sat Sep 29 2007

so i have had this straightner for 2 years. it worked so good until last year it started to chip. i took it in and i couldn't get a refund. i didn't. then yesterday i was using it and it was like it would not work. it didn't warm up. i started to panic because i straighten my hair everyday before school. i have frizy curly wavy hair that does not look cute. i would not reccomen this straightner.

Product Rating: 2 bad flatiron
Reviewer: Jenni from MD  Sun Sep 16 2007

i have used this flat iron for several months because i got it as a present. it seemed to be working fine but as i kept using it, the purple iron part the ceramic chipped.
and now... the chipped part is big as your thumb so i had to throw it out.... and this flat iron takes long time to do the hair. i would not recommend this.

Product Rating: 2 No thank you.
Reviewer: Anari from Bellevue, Washington  Sat Sep 01 2007

This is by far my least favorite of all irons I have owned(many). Not only does it not straighten my curly hair, it leaves it frizzy. When used on a women with straight hair it also caused frizz. It eventually caught hairs in its plates and proceeded to rip or break them. I threw it out 6 months later to rid my cabinet of it. It wasn't worth passing on to a client.

Product Rating: 4 Hot Tools Flat Iron Ceramic 1 1/2 inch
Reviewer: Leah B. from Baton Rouge, La.  Tue Aug 21 2007

My hairdresser uses this flat iron so I decided to buy one. I took swimming lessons this summer and had to go without a relaxer for two months, when I usually get a relaxer every month. This flat iron was great it was as if I had a relaxer. Really worth the money.

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