Conair Double Ceramic Hot Rollers for Long, Medium, and All Hair - Hair Curler - Hair Roller Clips Included - 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, and 1 inch Rollers

These worked on my hair! So thrilled! First time using I was so disappointed that the rollers didn't get very hot. I just knew it was wasted time and effort. Surprise! The curl was perfect and lasted almost all week without getting oily like it does when I straighten. Used them for the second time and they seemed hotter this time. Same great curls. Ordering a second set as my hair gets longer. I barely made it all over my head and my hair is collor bone length.

Pros:--This set has 3 sizes of rollers, which makes it very versatile, an excellent adjunct to another set - and also a good starter set for those new to hot rollers.--The rollers are hollow and get hot by being placed on heated metal rods which stick up from the base. It's simple and straightforward.(Many roller sets need to be aligned and pushed in place so the elements can make their necessary contacts. If you don't get them in correctly, the rollers don't get hot - not an issue with this set.)--These rollers get hotter as they sit on the base. Once your find your groove, know how hot you need your rollers to be, you can use this to your advantage by unplugging the unit when they reach your desired temp. (Though you'll have to do this by time/feel - there are no indicators on the rollers. If you leave them too long, they may feel too hot.)--I like that these have a hard plastic finish, (not flocked or velvety), and that they have little spiky nodes. The barrels are continuous, (no wedge cut-outs) and very light-weight.--The set comes with pins to secure them in place. Once you get the hang of the pins, they're easy to use and require less storage space than clips. (This is a good thing for me. Some folks prefer the clips.) The only bad thing about these pins is that it's easy to get them mixed up - while they are marked in different colors to indicate the size roller for which they are intended, those colors aren't distinct enough.(It's really frustrating to grab the wrong pin when you've got that roller exactly in place.) Just be sure to put the pins in size-piles before you start rolling...--Everything stores away neatly in the heating case.--You can buy extra clips & rollers directly from Conair - (last pic is from booklet with ordering info)Cons:--There is no on/off switch. You must unplug the base in order to turn off the curlers. (There is, however, an indicator light, which is good.)--Melting the curlers is a real risk, especially if you forget to unplug the base. The posts do get very hot and while they do an awesome job of heating the curlers, it seems that extended contact to the elements might not be a good thing.(I've left mine fully heated for about 45 minutes with no melting problems - but the curlers were uncomfortable to handle when on the base for that long.)--This set doesn't have "ion technology" or ceramic cores... or whatever the latest & greatest is in hot rollers... If this is important to you, look elsewhere. (I'm not troubled by that - I don't use rollers every day and I take care to use a thermal protectant spray on my hair when I do use them. My hair is soft, healthy and not impacted by the absence of the technology.)--If you wish to use all of one size, you probably won't have enough curlers in this set. I like to use the larger ones on the top of my head and medium or small on the sides, depending on how tight I want the curls. (But I always want the top to be a little looser...) That being stated, at this price point, it's a great way to try a few sizes and see what works for you.Overall:This is a terrific product. As with any item that generates heat, care must be taken to ensure that it is turned off when not in use. It's a no-frills curler set and it does it's job well.The curlers don't have individual components inside, which makes them reliable and lightweight - they're hot when I need them to be and a full head of curlers doesn't weigh as much it does when using the higher-tech ones.I use these in conjunction with the Calista Tools Ion Hot Rollers Long Style Set 12 Base - (I really like those too!) Combining these two sets frees up the large rollers (in this set) for days that want a more "beachy" look. (The two sets compliment each other nicely.)

These are ok. Because I have short hair, I need the smallest size hot rollers available and these, for the most part, work. I have two complaints:1) These do not get hot enough. They get warm but they need to be quite a bit hotter to make the curl last more than 5 minutes. Nobody wants “curling iron” type heat in a roller but after these have been heating for over 10 minutes, I can hold a roller tightly in my hand and barely feel any heat. To get them to work I have to use tons of hairspray as I’m applying the roller to my hair and leave them in for, at the VERY least, 30 minutes. Regular hairspray doesn’t work btw- it has to be a freeze type spray which then makes brushing or combing to style a problem since freeze spray is like dried glue.2) As with all hot rollers the clips are a “J” clip. These things are almost worthless and have not been improved upon in 50 years. I’m 66 and I’ve owned a lot of hot rollers sets over the years & it’s amazing that nothing has been done to improve the way the rollers are held in place. There is however a work-around for the idiotic j clips. Fortunately there are spring loaded claw-clips available on Amazon that keep the rollers secure. Don’t bother buying the cheapest ones since the teeth are thin and snap off. Pay more for the highly rated type (read the reviews) and you can fix the j-clip issue.I have another set of rollers from a different company that do get hot but unfortunately the size prohibits a good wrap (even though the product promised that they work great for short hair.)I did not send these back because I’m desperate enough to keep using them. Side note* I did hair & makeup professionally for magazine photographers and used a lot of hot rollers on models in very unique weather conditions (think Equatorial countries) where the humidity was extreme. I’d have tossed these in a trash can before packing them back in a suitcase to fly them back to the US. If you’re in a humid climate, these will never get hot enough to work the way hot rollers should. I’m in a dry, high-desert and I get them to work.The seller shipped promptly in a typical shipping box. Arrived undamaged.