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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Do you work with your natural hair texture? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:57:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Staysfit on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770665 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 19:10:04 +0000 Staysfit 1770665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Swimming in High School and my coarse, thick wavy hair were not a good pairing. My hair was continually wet, and I always felt cold. Cutting it short was the best solution, and has remained my hair management strategy ever since - with a few disastrous and short lived attempts to grow it longer. A bit of hair product, a quick comb through and I'm ready for the day. No hair dryer, irons, or fuss. L'Abeille on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770662 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 19:03:57 +0000 L'Abeille 1770662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Haha yes, ever since one weekend in high school--we were standing around waiting for rides, in a fine misty drizzle and half the girls were saying "oh no, my hair is curling" and the other half were saying "oh no, my hair is going straight!" That's when I asked myself, "what is wrong with this picture?" Since then, I have chosen to work with my fine limp straight hair. "Body perms" were out because it still would require mucho styling every day. My solution has been to wear it long and straight, because the weight kept it in line. My mother and son have the same hair, with shorter cuts (Mom often perms hers really tight and short), but both of them feel compelled to wash it or at least wet it down, every time they get up, even from a nap, because it sticks up so much (one reason I can't really do bangs). In university days I saved up and went to the Vidal Sassoon salon in Yorkville. I asked for a cut that would make everyone else wish for straight hair like mine. The stylist did not disappoint; I ended up with a Wintour-like angled bob, blunt cut, that I've been trying to recreate ever since. (The stylist insisted on doing something different on my return visit, so I never went back again.) For my wedding, my long hair was set in waves, with a ton of product. The pre-wedding day tryout proved it was a waste of time but I didn't have another day to spend at the salon experimenting. SO in the photos taken before the wedding, I sported a gentle curl, and afterwards it was stick straight. Now that I am mostly grey, my hair has changed texture significantly. The white hairs have much more body, stand away from my scalp. So I am learning new rules of what works for me. i wear it a bit shorter (still to my collarbone), rarely wear it up or back (my previous default), and never touch it with a brush or comb, which brings back the limp stuck-to-my-head look. This suits my RATEness; I could never pull off sleek. I shampoo less often (I can easily go 3 days instead of 2), and recently have begun to experiment with applying conditioner AFTER I wash it; used to have to do this before the shampoo because it weighed my hair down so much. Waiting for MsMaven's fine hair thread... Irina on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770646 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:30:54 +0000 Irina 1770646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ms Maven I'm looking forward to your thread on straight fine hair. I'm in war with mine since I stopped coloring it. I love my grey color and hate the texture of my hair - limp and keeps shape only for a couple of hours after styling Gigi on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770578 Sat, 21 Jan 2017 07:34:45 +0000 Gigi 1770578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vix, I agree that you have to really commit to working with your natural texture for quite a while before you know what it is and what it wants. I've been doing that for a few years now. The problem is, ironically, that my hair has gotten much healthier as I have done this, and now it is quite low porosity and sensitive to most products, which either create build-up (polyquats, I'm looking at you) or have proteins that leave my hair brittle or overly soft or even straight. It was a lot easier when I was in the early stages of working with my natural texture and could throw products at it with abandon and have them all be soaked up! I think that the key is to use heat to make the conditioner penetrate my hair, but I'm not sure I'm willing to make the effort. As Gaylene said, it starts to be easier to grab the blowdryer and a round brush and finish off with a flat iron. Hee hee. I do agree that trying to push the curl on day 1 of a wash can create problems on day 2. On day 2, my hair is quite straight from the scalp to about the ears, and curly only at the ends, which looks silly. On day 3, it actually looks a little better, since the curly parts have now reduced to big waves, which is less of a contrast with the straight parts. I can even get away with brushing my hair on days 3 and 4! (The horror!) I think all in all, it is time for a hair cut. I think maybe my layers aren't working: top layer is too long, bottom layer is too heavy. I really don't want to go to a curly hair specialist. My hair doesn't shrink up that much from wet to dry, and I'm not sure that it will be that productive. Anonymous on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770479 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:50:37 +0000 Anonymous 1770479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have a ton of very fine, very curly hair. It can be challenging at times, particularly when it's really humid. I work with its natural texture, and I think it looks best that way. Using products specifically formulated for curly hair along with not blow drying it help, I believe. I also get it cut by someone who is very knowledgeable about working with curly hair which is perhaps most helpful of all. My hairdresser says my hair is in good shape because I don't use a hair dryer, straightening iron, etc., on it. Anonymous on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770466 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:18:54 +0000 Anonymous 1770466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vix - Thank you for your experience.  The part when you say, "My lessons: <ul> <li>trying to "push my curl" with product gave me a better initial look but problems later in day/day 2 or 3."</li> </ul> ...is what I'm finding. I've committed to reduced washing, and washing only with conditioner. This part is really working for me. I'm going to try a cream because I too don't like the product on my hair. Gaylene on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770440 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:15:11 +0000 Gaylene 1770440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vix, good advice, but not for my FINE curly hair which is starting to thin. Reduced washing (or washing with conditioner) and air drying left me with head full of dismal-looking, scraggly, limp curls. On the other hand, working a bit of body-building mousse mixed with a smudge of curl cream into freshly washed and conditioned, damp (not wet!) hair, followed by a minute or two with a dryer set on low heat, low speed worked wonders. Curly hair needs a good cut, but that is true of almost any hair type. What proponents of working with "natural texture" minimize is many of us will need considerable time, patience, and experimenting to figure out how to work with our natural hair texture in order to get it to look its best. In my case, I was NOT one of those lucky women who could just get a good cut, shake out a head full of gorgeous, shiny tendrils, and stride off into the world. It took me a year of experimenting and a drawer full of product before I could make my "natural" look work. I've grown to like my curls, but, truthfully, life was much, much easier when I could just wield a hairdryer and a straightener to subdue my natural texture and emerge with shiny, straight bob. RobinF on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770420 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:35:06 +0000 RobinF 1770420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another curly girl here! For years I wore my hair quite short and thought I just had a lot of "body". When I started growing it out, and maybe because of age, it got more curly. Then I started straightening it, did that for years and had a kind of graduated bob. Finally a few years ago I got sick of straightening it and having it look bad in humid weather and decided to let the curls have their way. But this isn't actually a whole lot easier. My hair is more very wavy than curly and needs product to keep from being frizzy and I don't like a lot of products.  Anyway, I shower and wet it every day but only wash it once or twice a week. Then I use leave-in conditioner in it and Tigi Curls Rock Curl Amplifier. Before I found the Tigi I had to add all kinds of product but this works pretty well by itself. Then I diffuse it until kind of dry and the style is more or less "set"  and let it air dry the rest of the way. It's not perfect and some days looks great, others not so much but most days I can live with it. Vix on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770405 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:20:27 +0000 Vix 1770405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Me again -- I kept rewriting this so as not to sound bratty but here's the blunt version (which is distilled from curly hair stylists) -- You can't get frustrated with your natural texture looking like crap [in your opinion] if you're just trying it out now and again. Heat damages hair, period. Frequent shampooing and some chemicals (sulfates) dry out hair. So you need to commit to the reduced washing and minimal heat styling for several, probably 6 or so, months. And get as much of the damage cut off. Your hair may look worse initially, too. *** Back to me. I've seen the above work well for an older friend who's fine wavy hair was thinning and breaking off [she'd been color-free for a year+ and hates product, so it was the heat]. Vix on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770401 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:01:40 +0000 Vix 1770401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gigi, Smittie, and other NaturallyCurly  rabbit hole people --  Too funny. BTDT. 2 b/c coarse thick wavy highly porous here. Grew up knowing nothing about how to treat my natural texture but went to sulfate-free co-washing and limited heat quite a few years ago. RATE hair and nails despite minimally RATE style. ;) Here's the thing: I get very regular cuts but am LAZY about hair and hate product. [Pardon: I adopt the Frenchwoman attitude.] The NC.com "product cocktails," dewpoint checking, protein or no protein conditioners/shampoos etc etc OMG. I did try but.... My lessons: <ul> <li>trying to "push my curl" with product gave me a better initial look but problems later in day/day 2 or 3. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>gels and mousses are supposed to be "ideal" for my hair but see above. And I'm sensitive to fragrance.  A heavy-but-not-too-heavy cream is my 1-and-done go-to for all seasons [Slept In by S*xy Hair] and I put up with the attitude I sometimes get when I cart it along to curl-friendly salons. In hotter weather a few others or just some leave-in conditioner are fine.</li> </ul> Now, above is partially due to the fact that my hair looks best/most wavy in hot weather [dry gives perfect higher-curl waves, humid gives bigger lush 70s hair] -- and I'm out and about in a damp wet place most of the year! It is what it is. Soooooo -- maybe try a few products outside the "recs," find one or a couple that are good enough, and move on til you feel like revisiting? ***** Ms Maven -- my mom has your hair and since the grass is always greener went through phases of perming etc. She's basically had the Anna Wintour bob for ages now and even in extreme weather her hair almost always looks perfect/behaves after 5 minutes of blowdrying. [/sigh] So I think cut is king and IIRC you look great in a bob -- is it not performing anymore? My mom does color, though. If you're not opposed to chemicals you might try a clear "cellophane" glaze to add some body. MsMaven on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770248 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 02:00:10 +0000 MsMaven 1770248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sigh--I'll start a different thread on fine, straight, hair. Since letting it go gray, it does have less texture. When I started coloring it my hair was much more abundant. I avoid blow drying because it is too delicate, sometimes use curlers on nearly dry hair. Yuck. I do need a different hairdresser now and I'm certain I'm going to have to go shorter. I don't like the way I look with my hair pulled back or up. Nobody else does either. Thanks for starting this thread. I'll get my thoughts together so we can explore fine, thin, straight hair. Isabel on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture/page/2#post-1770176 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:10:56 +0000 Isabel 1770176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, I have now for many years. I am just not good at working with my hair and I don't want to.  So many years ago , I got a haircut that she does what my hair wants it to. I rarely even blow dry anymore. I slick it back and I am done. Anonymous on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770172 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:11:05 +0000 Anonymous 1770172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My natural hair texture beat me into submission when I was in high school.  I could not even decide on a part for myself.  A series of cowlicks define a "natural" part that I eventually came to accept.  My hair is straight and fine.  I pull it back as often as possible.  I have to wash it every single day not because it is dirty, but because washing gives it body.   Bonnie on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770167 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:48:30 +0000 Bonnie 1770167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have thick, coarse, wavy hair that frizzes on contact with humidity. I keep it fairly short, have it colored and cut every 6-7 weeks, and wash it every 4-5 days. I've found that my hair loves the flat iron. After I wash it I let it air dry overnight, and in the morning I use the flat iron and it's like magic. I only need touch ups on the front if I wear a hat, walk under misters, walk in the rain, or take a steamy bath. Anonymous on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770141 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:06:10 +0000 Anonymous 1770141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Haha, I would go back to check Curl Talk except I've already forgotten my username! Greyscale: The gel I use is Garnier fructus Structure or something like that. I bought it solely because of the ingredient list (it's supposed to not build up). But maybe there are better gels out there. Gigi: for curly hair I love the idea of getting a dry cut by somebody who really knows curly hair. Gigi on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770070 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 05:00:56 +0000 Gigi 1770070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It looks like most of us are in the same boat: we work with our natural texture as much as possible, even if that means our hair doesn't look 100% perfect for the day. I'm with those who should probably be washing every other day, but it's enough work that I do it only every 4 days. So days 3 and 4 are usually updos or some sort, or I get out the flat iron. (I did the flat iron today, in fact!) Smittie, you made me laugh so hard! I wonder if I responded to your posts on Curl Talk. I think the curls that you posted are beautiful! And I completely agree that it's trial and error. Part of the reason I asked this question is because I have a haircut scheduled for next week and am considering cutting off some of my length. It's about to my collarbone, which isn't horribly long, but it does get very flat on top, and it's starting to take quite a bit of time to wash it and dry it. I like to use the diffuser to dry it rather than air dry, so it can be a time sucker. I might just chop off enough to bring the length to the top of my shoulders. That should still give me the ability to put it up in a ponytail. Greyscale, I use that gel too, at least in the winter. In the spring and summer, with the higher dew points, that gel seems to make my hair look greasy. Jaime on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770064 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:47:19 +0000 Jaime 1770064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ For better or for worse I do!  Greyscale on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770034 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:36:16 +0000 Greyscale 1770034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Those curls look great, Smittie! What gel do you use? I swear by Alaffia's Beautiful Curls gel for wavy/curly hair (a little bit goes a long way) <a rel="nofollow" href="http://alaffia.com/wavy-to-curly-defining-gel/">http://alaffia.com/wavy-to-curly-defining-gel/</a> Anonymous on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770026 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:41:43 +0000 Anonymous 1770026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That's funny, I just joined Curl Talk and have posted a few things like, "omg, my hair is soooo bad!' and "my hair is so greasy! Help!' and other super-positive posts :-) I'm TRYING to embrace curls but it's hard because it goes from OK to HIDEOUS the next day. And with the gel that you have to put in to get the curls to stay, I feel like my hair never feels clean. I tried cowashing without using gel and it didn't work as well. I might try using a tiny bit of oil next. It seems like there's a LOT of trial and error trying to get a system that works for you. I think you just need to switch up one thing at a time and see how that goes. One thing I'll say though: I can actually go about 5 days in between co-washes now (I used to shampoo ever other day). So something has happened there. Below is a picture of curls that occur with a diffuser, cowash and gel. I think it looks alright but stringy. I wonder if a better cut would help. Anyway, this looks pretty bad the next day so what I've been doing is putting it in a half ponytail. UmmLila (Lisa) on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1770011 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:51:34 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1770011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have started to, but only in the summer. I have mid length almost but not quit straight hair that wants to be flat on top and do other things as it goes down. So in summer, when it's not too cold, I pin it up for awhile to make a little wave and create some volume at the top. In the cold season I head straight for the blow dryer. Echo on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769998 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:07:44 +0000 Echo 1769998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My hair is mostly straight, and about to my shoulders with fringe. I wash it daily, blow it dry and use a flat-iron in spots (sparingly). My whole morning routine (including shower, washing and drying hair, getting dressed and applying makeup only takes me about 35 minutes, so it isn't a big time investment. While I use heat tools a bit, I mostly work with my hair's natural texture; it's too difficult and time consuming to work against it. Dottie on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769985 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 22:17:36 +0000 Dottie 1769985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have recently embraced my natural curls after watching many videos on YouTube from TheMakeoverGuy. Life changing!! That led me down the rabbit hole to the book, The Curly Girl Handbook by Lorraine Massey.  I checked it out of my local library before I made the investment. I have S-wavy hair and now use Devacurl No-Poo conditioning shampoo and hair gel. Life is so much easier, I enjoy my curls with no frizz, and only blowdry my hair occassionally with a diffuser.  In between shampoos, I revive my curls with a mixture of the gel and water in a spray bottle. Frizz is just a curl waiting to happen. :-) Lisa on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769940 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:19:07 +0000 Lisa 1769940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am not a fan of my hair, I never was.  It's wavy and frizzy enough to not adhere to the pin straight look I like, so I have to blow dry then flat iron to get the look and even then it's puffy.  Yet my hair doesn't have enough body to it to react well with products if I were to try to bring out the wavy.  When I read articles to wash and go and let your hair air dry I laugh because when I do this I look like a frizz ball with cowlicks and an overall mess.  And I've given up watching youtube videos on hair care because people always say how they just wash once a week or something, and I have tried but could never go beyond 1 day, I simply am too active and sweat too often to do more than that. chewyspaghetti on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769907 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:53:54 +0000 chewyspaghetti 1769907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Tisa- Not Your Mother's Beach Babe soft waves sea salt spray (which I love!) and Nexxus mousse + volumizing hold (which is ok) Aziraphale on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769903 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:40:29 +0000 Aziraphale 1769903@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes indeed, I work with the texture I've got. It wants to be scruffy, I let it be scruffy, and we're all happy. ;-) OK but seriously. I have an element of RATE to my style, so slightly wild hair works for me. My hair is quite thick and very wavy (bordering on curly, especially in humid weather), so a sleek bob or short pixie are both too much work. I've had every hair length and style imaginable, and what seems to look best on me and also be relatively low-maintenance is a chin-length-or-slighty-longer shag. No bangs. I wash it every two or three days. After a wash, I dry it partway, then twist individual locks in opposite directions and fluff it a little, then let it air-dry the rest of the way. I often use a flatiron sparingly around the front bits. I use a little hairspray sometimes, but otherwise no product, since I find it weighs my hair down and makes it feel either greasy or crunchy -- and also makes it necessary to wash every day. Angie on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769897 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:29:18 +0000 Angie 1769897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gigi, I absolutely have a cut that works with my hair texture. It's fine and quite wavy (although that is weather-dependent). My hair texture was made for short hair. Very, very easy to manage daily.  I do NOT wash and go. I shampoo and condition daily, use product, and flat iron a little in front. It's a very fast process though because I don't have much hair.  I always have a good hair day with a polished pixie - not just because it suits my hair texture and is a good cut - but because I style it daily. There is no sense in re-styling hair that is full of product from the day before in my world. AND I have it cut and coloured every 6 weeks.  shedev on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769890 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:02:38 +0000 shedev 1769890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I cowash once or twice a week, but condition every day. I use a shea butter leave in in addition to the rinse out. On rare occasions, I vblow dry with a diffuser attachment. Sleeping in a bonnet helps with curl retention. Ginger on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769889 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:00:04 +0000 Ginger 1769889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Cynthia, that would be a terrific cut for you, and perfect for your style! I work with my texture, too. My hair is medium thick, on the coarse side, wavy and inclined to frizz; it does not have a naturally smooth texture EVER. It used to be very long (waist length+) and blowdrying took an eternity. I've never liked it straight, anyway. Its natural texture isn't anything to write home about but it does take and hold curl well, so I've experimented over the years with many different types of curling. Heat works well, but it also drops out very quickly in wind (and it's windier here than in Chicago) and humidity. And it's noticeably damaging when I did it extensively. Now I prefer to set damp curls and sleep on them. I've always washed at night so it's no hardship. cindysmith on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769887 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:46:09 +0000 cindysmith 1769887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My hair is thick and heavy and takes soooo stinking long to dry--which I only do during winter and for special occasions. It is also mostly white, which tends to be dry and coarse. It requires a ton of product to hold any style except straight (which only requires a half gallon of product). So most days I just roll with it or stick it in a ponytail/"doodoo ball" (the term my SIL's students gave her messy bun). When my hair gets long, my mom says it looks like a stringy mop, and she's on to something LOL. Currently, it's down near my bra strap in the back and it's just blah blah blah I'm pretty close to getting it cut. I'll be having them take a lot off the length and thin it out so it dries quicker. I'm hoping that they can duplicate the jagged, uneven texture of the inspiration haircut (attached) so that I don't have to use a ton of product. Meredith on "Do you work with your natural hair texture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-work-with-your-natural-hair-texture#post-1769873 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:49:24 +0000 Meredith 1769873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's interesting to read how many people let their hair do its thing. I cannot just wash and go with my hair. It's pretty wavy, but air drying with product doesn't produce a great look. Usually I blow dry it straight, allow it to sit for at least another 1/2 hour (to continue drying any spots I missed), then use a flat iron to smooth or add waves. I also need to wash my hair every day. If I skip a wash, the hair goes up in a bun. In the summer I modify my cut to work with the curl and am more likely to air dry. It's not my preferred style, but I refuse to blow dry my hair when it's 100 degrees and humid.