Solia's 1.25 inch ceramic tourmaline flat iron is a great product! I love it because it is easy to hold, and has ridges on the side of the iron part so that you can grab it around the edges (although I wouldn't recommend you do that) -- I think it is more of a safety precaution. The plates are blue, which I think is a bit odd, but perhaps thats how they distinguish their brand... I love that they have a wide range of settings. I wanted a flat iron that would enable me to straighten my hair to different levels of straight depending on my mood that day. I had seen many flat irons that only had one...