Having Fun with Styling Your Curly Hair

It seems like every woman who has curly hair wants straight hair and every woman with straight hair wants natural curls. It is time for women to embrace the natural state of their hair and choose a hair style that enhances what they have!
While it is true that straight hair is easier to cut, there are numerous cuts and styles that look fabulous on natural curly hair.

Find a Stylist with Curly Hair
Before you choose a hairstyle, you should choose a stylist who can cut curly hair. One of the best ways to choose a curly-hair stylist is to choose a stylist with curly hair. Having personal experience with curly hair makes a stylist perform better with clients with curly hair.
Despite this belief, there are plenty of stylists who have straight hair that are experts with curly hair, too. Honestly, a stylist should be able to work with all textures of hair.

Look Into Razor Cuts with No Tension

When it comes to curly hair, most stylists will admit at long hair styles work better with curly hair than short styles do. Longer hair pulls on the curls so they are not as puffy as they are in short styles.
However, with a good cut, curly hair can look fantastic when it is short. Cuts perform better when they are done with razors and plenty of layers. Bangs are difficult to cut into short styles though; so if you do want them, it is better to ask for small tendrils that enhance the face rather than big 1980’s bangs!

Layer Your Curls for Added Bounce

Layering curls will give the curls room to bounce and move. To see how curls will move, stylists often cut curly hair while it is dry. Good stylists do not pull on the curl when they cut it, because the curl looks different when stylists let it go.
The best way to cut curly hair is to use very little tension so the curls stay in their natural state. Razor cuts can be scary for anyone to experience, but razors work well at reducing frizz and heaviness. Many women love the razor cuts and call them the best cuts they ever had.

Learn to Style Your Own Hair

After getting the great haircut, you can style your curly hair with a diffuser or with natural air drying. If you air dry your hair, you simply need to squeeze your curls every few minutes until your hair is dry. It is also helpful to use curly hair styling products to get the look you want.

Romantic Hairstyles Are Your Friends

Curly hair can do certain styles better than straight hair. One favorite is the ballerina band because of the romantic look it gives. Some updos look better on curly hair too, simply because of the curly texture rather than the sleek look that straight hair gives. Hair that is half-up and half-down also looks beautiful on curly hair. Nearly every romantic style is best done on curly hair.

Straighten When You Want

It is possible to have straight hair when you have natural curls. Professional stylists can always perform straight-hair blowouts and do-it-yourselfers can do their own with a flat iron. If you prefer permanently straight hair, the Japanese or Brazilian treatments will straighten your hair, until the curls grow back out. You can also use boxed perm solution to straighten your hair, but you must be daring!

Love Those Curls

Curly hair should be looked at as a gift rather than a punishment. Even though many people have a love-hate relationship with their curls, it does seem to add to self-identity. It is time to embrace the curls, but if you want to go straight – why not do it!

Mary R. Baker

I am an established webmaster and a tech addict who likes to gain knowledge and to write on a variety of topics including but not limited to all things tech.

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