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I think this thread is a combination of a rant and a question! lol I am getting so frustrated with my hair ... it is naturally wavy and very fine, and I can never seem to do anything with it. When I leave it wavy, it curls in all different directions and just looks messy and drives me nuts. (And some sections are always wavier than others!)
I try to straighten it with a blowdryer and brush, and the top part always gets straight but the ends always curl. Which would be fine -- styles with the ends curled out are cute, I think -- but I can never make my hair curl the same direction! Some parts will curl under, some out, some sideways, and it always just looks goofy! Sometimes I can make it curl right with tons of hairspray, but with all the wind, snow, and rain we get up here it never lasts! So I really need a durable hair style....
So now I am trying to grow my hair out since I know it is straight when it is long and heavy, but it will be a long time before it is straight again. My longest layers are now an inch past my shoulders, and it is getting harder to style every day. I try straightening it with a blowdryer, but the ends still insist on curling in different directions -- usually the left side flips out pretty cute, but the right side just curls sideways and looks totally weird! And I still don't like it wavy.
So does anyone have any amazing straightening techniques? Do flat irons actually work, and how long does it take to straighten hair with one? (I also have very thick hair so I'm afraid it will take forever!) Even though my hair is wavy it never holds a curl with a curling iron, so I'm not sure if a flat iron would work for me... or does anyone have any good straightening hair products I can use with my blowdryer? I've tried Frizz Ease Wind Down cream for fine hair, and while it does make my hair shiny and less frizzy, it doesn't make it any straighter.
Any suggestions on how I could deal with my hair would be wonderful! I just want to shave my head right now!
I try to straighten it with a blowdryer and brush, and the top part always gets straight but the ends always curl. Which would be fine -- styles with the ends curled out are cute, I think -- but I can never make my hair curl the same direction! Some parts will curl under, some out, some sideways, and it always just looks goofy! Sometimes I can make it curl right with tons of hairspray, but with all the wind, snow, and rain we get up here it never lasts! So I really need a durable hair style....
So now I am trying to grow my hair out since I know it is straight when it is long and heavy, but it will be a long time before it is straight again. My longest layers are now an inch past my shoulders, and it is getting harder to style every day. I try straightening it with a blowdryer, but the ends still insist on curling in different directions -- usually the left side flips out pretty cute, but the right side just curls sideways and looks totally weird! And I still don't like it wavy.
So does anyone have any amazing straightening techniques? Do flat irons actually work, and how long does it take to straighten hair with one? (I also have very thick hair so I'm afraid it will take forever!) Even though my hair is wavy it never holds a curl with a curling iron, so I'm not sure if a flat iron would work for me... or does anyone have any good straightening hair products I can use with my blowdryer? I've tried Frizz Ease Wind Down cream for fine hair, and while it does make my hair shiny and less frizzy, it doesn't make it any straighter.
Any suggestions on how I could deal with my hair would be wonderful! I just want to shave my head right now!