I admit I was skeptical when this arrived. It looked huge and the handle was pretty big. I've sure changed my mind. I LOVE it! My hair is past my ears 1-2" and is fine. This gathers my hair without tangling, easily wraps around the barrel, and goes from towel dried to dry and styled in about 5 seconds per section. I am done with my hair, start to finish, in less than 10 minutes without the static with my old dryer brush. I questioned whether I would like the combination bristles, having come from one without bristles, but they work great together. My hair doesn't slip and escape. The second day I just quickly (like 2 minutes) run it through my hair to touch up and I'm good to go. I was really concerned that the handle wouldn't be comfortable since I have hand and grip issues and it seemed so big. Actually, it is more comfortable and much less fatiguing than my old one. I've only used it on the low setting and i don't find it to be too loud. It is also duel voltage, which is a must if you're traveling to 220- land. A converter won't work because of the high power. I was concerned because it didn't have a ton of reviews, even though they were good, but that was because it just came out last fall. Buy it! You'll like it!