Ok. I have mixed feelings about this item. It does what it's suppose to do and it does it well. My only gripe is that I've burned myself everywhere. Not exactly everywhere, but anywhere between my neck and my hand. Basically, my arms. I have scars that are probably never going to go away, about 5 of them. And I'm not a clumsy person. I did have a friend hairdresser tell me that I could simply get a really good curling iron and take off the lip, and at least it would have a covered tip for burn control. Good tip. I might try it. The gloves are nice, but you will likely not use them, and they do nothing for the neck and arm. Just your pretty little fingers. My recommendation is to were a robe, a big thick cotton one, when operating this curling iron. You can get lots of different kind of curls too. Waves, spiral... it's a fun tool.