HOT TOOLS (2018 MODEL) Pro Artist 24K Gold Curling Iron | Long Lasting, Defined Curls (1-1/4 in)

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Hot Tools Pro Artist 24K Gold Curling Iron 1-1/4 Inch: What to Know

Hot Tools' Pro Artist 24K Gold line is the classic salon curling iron most people picture when they think "curling iron with a clamp and a heat dial" — it's been a staple in professional kits for years, and Hot Tools dates its brand heritage back to 1990. This isn't a digital, app-connected, or auto-rotating tool like the other picks here; it's a manual rheostat dial you twist to set heat, paired with a 24K gold-plated barrel and a spring clamp that closes over the hair.

We picked the 1-1/4-inch barrel size (ASIN B00176GSEI) as the general-purpose option, since Hot Tools sells this same 24K Gold Pro Artist iron across a wide range of sizes from 1/2 inch up to a 2-inch jumbo barrel, and barrel size is the main thing that changes between listings. The 1-1/4-inch size sits in the same everyday middle ground as the 1-inch and 1.25-inch picks elsewhere in this guide, producing looser curls than the smaller barrels in the line and tighter ones than the jumbo. Hot Tools states this line reaches up to 430°F, distributes heat evenly across the gold-plated surface via its Pulse Technology, includes a foldaway safety stand, an 8-foot swivel cord, and universal dual voltage for travel.

One difference worth flagging versus the other four picks in this guide: at the time we checked, this listing was shipped and sold by a third-party Amazon marketplace seller rather than by Amazon.com directly. That doesn't mean it's not a genuine Hot Tools product — the listing photos, title, and specs all match Hot Tools' own product line — but if buying only Amazon-fulfilled listings matters to you, check the current "Ships from / Sold by" line on the listing before you buy, since third-party sellers on a given ASIN can change over time.

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