https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:23:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-793011 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:27:15 +0000 texstyle 793011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I really love the way your hair looks in the curly photos you posted. I think it looks great styled straighter too but I think I might like the curls even more! I struggle with the same thing and usually go for an in between look using a large barrel curling iron to smooth and "straighten" slightly. I find that good leave in conditioner is wonderful for helping me keep it in order. But you mentioned Hawaii and I remembered when we went to Mexico one year and the humidity mixed with my curls was like "Wow - that's CURLY". lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-792412 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:09:37 +0000 Beth 792412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Being a devotee of Japanese straightening, I'm hardly an unbiased observer. That said, my kneejerk reaction to your straighter look was more rock and roll. And then I looked at your curly/wavy look and the first thing that came to mind was Rene Russo in The Thomas Crowne Affair. Which, IMO, is a smoking hot look:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791977 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:28:56 +0000 Vicki 791977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, your hair looks amazing in its natural state. This is so timely for me as I've been having a real inner dilemma with my hair and after a hair-raising Thanksgiving where I received unsolicited and very strong comments of opinion to cut my hair as I was growing it out, I can understand how personal this can be. (That's why I haven't posted WIWs lately as I've been so bummed with the way I look.)</p> <p>I recall a hair stylist, long ago, saying that if you have curly hair, embrace it, and if you have, stick straight hair, to embrace it, and to cut it according to your natural design. Why "perm" hair that is straight and why "straighten" hair that has a natural curl? It makes no sense. Let's love our locks!</p> <p>These photos of you are beautiful, especially the close-ups and I am on Team Curl for you and think you should go natural and love it. Rock 'n' Roll embraces it all, my love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791974 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:09:19 +0000 Jenava 791974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been going through this dilemma as well! But I love a good 1960's 'do, and cannot pull off rocker AT ALL. I like my hair curly because I think it suits my face and my body type the best....but it's just too much work so instead I've got a cut that tends to be easy to work volume into but still be straight or at least good with just my natural wave.</p> <p>Personally, I think your face shape, body, and personal style are better suited to the straight style, but you can probably find a new (shorter?) style that would work with your natural wave and still be funky and cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791867 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:11:23 +0000 tarzy 791867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I sympathize. I love your hair curly, and I tend to lean toward the "don't fight what you've got" camp. I think your natural hair looks artistic and sexy and interesting. But I totally get the desire for straight hair!</p> <p>I know exactly what you mean about the perception of straight hair being more polished. I feel that too, sometimes, but I have very curly hair and don't have the patience to straighten it daily. I love it when I get it straightened for a special occasion, but there's no way I could do it every day. (I also love Karla's hair - but have to remind myself that I've got several decades on her, so even if I go short again, I'm never going to look like her!)</p> <p>I second looking into a thermal straightening treatment. I know several people who've done it and they've loved it. (Of course, go to someone who's experienced with it.) It's expensive, but if you crave straight hair, I think it makes sense! </p> <p>I've been growing mine out for almost a year and it's past my shoulders at this point - so naturally I'm longing to cut it now. The older I get, the less complicated I want things to be. (If I can't get sophistication from straight hair, maybe I can get it from a curly bob?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791852 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:55:19 +0000 Janet 791852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks again to everyone weighing in! This is so interesting to me, how there is no clear consensus -- I think we all have certain associations with straight vs curly vs wavy hair, and I seem to remember an article or essay about how women with straight, sleek hair are taken more seriously than women with more unruly styles. Fortunately, I'm an artist and don't have to worry about that so much. ;-)</p> <p>Strange to say, I'm actually feeling a bit sexier with the wavy unruly thing going on. This is not exactly a primary goal of my style, but I'm finding it interesting. This is something I usually find when I make a significant change in my hair -- when I've gone significantly darker in color or had a dramatic cut, for instance. I suppose I thrive on changing things up from time to time!</p> <p>Thanks for all the feedback. Una, I love Karla's hair! I have noted it before as a possible inspiration, and I think it's very similar in texture to mine. If only I had her youth and body too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791804 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:33:18 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 791804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you have beautiful features and can pull off almost any hairstyle. Having said that, I really love the softness of the curls on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791723 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:01:26 +0000 Anonymous 791723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm starting to see wavy/curly hair as edgy now for the first time in *decades*. I love your waves, WITH your current cut. I think it's perfect. If I could get my hair to do that I would (actually I'm trying to grow it a bit longer so maybe I'll try again in summer). I think you look very tough and cool, not at all "cute and cuddly" --sorry to disagree Angie! Especially with the style provided by your modern and edgy wardrobe. I absolutely love the waves!!!! Just wanted to be clear about that, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791709 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:35:34 +0000 lynne 791709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooohhhh! I love that style. That's exactly what I want for MY hair ( which is also curly/wavy/unruly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-791428 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:34:11 +0000 catgirl 791428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, was just checking out Karla of Karlascloset and thought of you because her current hair is wavy and so pretty!</p> <p><a href="http://www.karlascloset.com/2012/11/red-flowers.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.karlascloset.com/20.....owers.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-790630 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:46:33 +0000 Janet 790630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, great feedback and ideas! It's really nice to see some validation for my recent embracing of the waves. I agree that a more dramatic cut could make the curly treatment more edgy -- I pinned a photo on Pinterest that is a bit shorter in back but long in front. I'm not sure whether it would work on me. I like having something over my forehead so I like bangs (I have a lot of lines in my forehead and no desire to Botox), but guess longer side swept bangs would mostly hide that too. ;-)</p> <p>Funny that Angie and I associate straight hair with rock'n'roll style more than curly. I see Mo's long waves as more romantic too! But I did pin a couple of photos with a bit more edgy feel to a wavy style, so I'll be thinking about this more as I head into my next hair appointment. My stylist is great to work with, so I'm sure he'll steer me in the right direction too. </p> <p>Marley, I'm intrigued with the idea of a long-term straightening process, and I was going to ask the same thing Elisabeth asked. I wonder if I should try something like that before Christmas so my hair will be straight for the Hawaiian vacation...</p> <p>In the meantime, I think I'll keep up what I've been doing, alternating straight and curly depending on my mood. It's just so funny to me that I'm starting to like the curls, rather than just tolerate them, for the first time in 30-something years! </p> <p>(I still think I was traumatized for decades by the girl in my fouth grade class who used to torment me by yanking on my hair and saying "boing boing" -- oddly enough, she friended me on Facebook last year.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift/page/2#post-790629 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:46:14 +0000 ManidipaM 790629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your waves, but I agree that *this* cut is looking best in the slightly wavy (not entirely straight) version to me. If you're looking to have an easier time on a daily basis, would you consider getting a new cut just for the waves?</p> <p>Though if rocker hair is what you're after, I do think you're already there, au naturel. A cut specifically for wavy hair may not be messy enough, I fear --- this looks a lot more careless, daredevil-ish to me, to let the existing cut get overshadowed by the curl. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790621 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:37:15 +0000 Amy 790621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like others, I suspect the right cut can make a world of difference when it comes to how you style your hair. with this cut, I like the straighter look (cannot believe I'm saying that because I always wanted curls.)</p> <p>Your curls are beautiful. It'd be fun to experiment with them. Perhaps try some products that make your hair more "piece-y." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790613 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:29:37 +0000 Mo 790613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A stylist friend of mine suggested the keratin for me when I complained of the Florida frizz. I was under the assumption they are all types of straighteners, but apparently not. Sounds like the keratin would actually help the condition of one's hair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790609 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:16:26 +0000 Aziraphale 790609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, what exactly is a blowout? Is it that keratin treatment thing, where they add keratin to the hair? Or do you mean having your hair chemically straightened? I'm curious. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790468 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:33:27 +0000 Marley 790468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think if you're going to go with your wavy hair it needs to be a lot shorter and much more textured and roughed up. Will your hair do what Aida's does? Maybe something like that - but shorter and "wilder?" Otherwise, I'd stick with the straight style - to me its edgier. I can't recommend enough getting it straightend with a blow-out - if you're really serious about wearing it straight. My hair is a cross between wavy and frizzy and the blow-out has saved me over the past few years. I usually have it done twice a year - but have put the 2nd one off this year, because I'm in a transition phase with my hair - changing styles - and so I'm waiting awhile longer while the new style grows in. In the meantime, I am fighting frizz on a daily basis, even though I use every product that's ever been created to prevent frizz and bring out the curl, etc. etc. - I also use a touch of a flat-iron. The other thing about the blow-out - my hair has never been healthier than when I've had it done. It is so shiny and soft - something my hair has never been before! MaryK also sings its praises. She just started getting it blown out this past year and her hair has never looked better. I've seen her in person and her hair is bouncy and shiney - so pretty. One last pro - the cut/style of your haircut is much more pronounced with the blow-out - which I like - so that means you can emphasize an angle or shape, an assymetrical curve - whatever you want, and its going to be very apparent by anyone who sees your hair! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790452 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:08:47 +0000 crazyone 790452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer the wavy look, though #4 is fab, too. I have to say I think #5 is *too* straight--I guess i prefer hair to have more body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790446 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:03:06 +0000 Aziraphale 790446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, you have the most beautiful eyes. </p> <p>Right, back to hair. So, I like it both ways, but with the cut you've got, I like it straight better. Slightly. It's not a huge gap. With a different cut, wavy might look better. </p> <p>I've got hair something like yours -- well, I can't tell much about texture just from pictures, but on the curly spectrum, it's about the same. Mine is wavy in normal weather, verging on curly (with a robust helping of frizz) in humid weather, and straight if I use a flatiron. The cut I currently have is a bit like yours, and I pull out the flatiron on days when I feel like (or have time for) making an effort, and let it be wavy on days when I can't be bothered. I don't look at it as an either/or thing. I don't have to commit to either curly or straight. That's the great thing about wavy-ish curly hair: you can go where your mood takes you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790411 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:04:32 +0000 Anonymous 790411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE LOVE LOVE the curls! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790352 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:04:16 +0000 Mochi 790352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I love them both! And well know what it's like to fight with your hair's texture and try and fit in with another look that's so much WORK. Though I had frizzy hair, not the luscious waves you have. They look so good with your current haircut too. </p> <p>And I like the straight cut a lot too. It reminds me of Joan Jett. I got a Joan Jett haircut at 18 or so. It didn't last long but it was a lot of fun.</p> <p>I think the wavy also represents rocker-ness--free, untamed, non-conformist. As well as arty and a tad exotic. The layers bring it out in an even more interesting way. </p> <p>Take advantage of both looks!</p> <p>ETA with the wavy hair, there's some European chic going on...that first photo, the shape and length of your hair reminds me of Juliette Binoche. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790306 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:12:41 +0000 Jaime 790306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, this is a tough one. I definitely tend to think most people should go with their hair's natural texture - unless part of who they are is to fight it. But you really do look great both ways and the straight hair gives you more of a deliberate, integrated look. On the other hand, I love #3. I am truly torn! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790271 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:27:04 +0000 pil 790271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your curls are so pretty, Janet. I have about 3 gigantic waves - not curls - in odd places that are a real nuisance in the humidity and have recently discovered the flat iron.</p> <p>A friend recently had her hair cut similar to the picture Una posted and it is ADORABLE. Quite short in back - stacked? - and longer bangs in the front. Her bangs are longer than the picture in this link.</p> <p><a href="http://www.lhairstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Curly-BOB-hair.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.lhairstyle.com/wp-c.....B-hair.jpg</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790203 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:41:38 +0000 Angie 790203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! I think of Mo's hair as very romantic and classic. So pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790200 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:39:12 +0000 catgirl 790200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One more suggestion: if you are determined to have it straight but can't deal with the iron, how about thermal straightening? It's expensive but it lasts a long time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790195 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:36:57 +0000 catgirl 790195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. I find Mo's hair to be very rocker-chick, for example. To me it needs to be wild and long (curly or straight) or short and edgy (curly or straight).</p> <p>Your current cut is for straight or straightened hair. But the right cut could be both wavy and rocker-chick too.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790183 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:23:36 +0000 Angie 790183@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm the odd one out here, although high fiving Zap. </p> <p>I love the curls, Janet! You know that. #1 is gorgeous :). You look very pretty and cuddly. </p> <p>But #4, the straighter version - and even straighter still - looks a lot more rock 'n roll to my eye. I like curls that are "created" from straight hair, as Zap describes. </p> <p>I love Natalie's hair when she has been to the parlour and it's stick straight with lots of body. Love Zap's long straight hair I love straight hair too!</p> <p>But! I don't want you fighting with your hair, Janet. If curly is easy - you look just as fab. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790175 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:16:18 +0000 Raisin 790175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love it both ways, but to me if the wavy is easier, I'd go for that! It looks gorgeous wavy. Really! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790168 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:09:26 +0000 Anonymous 790168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do have natural curly and wavy hair and I always style it straight or create a wavy curl with my straightening iron. I do prefer straight hair, especially on more polished style personas, so I vote straight, for your "polished rocker" look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790167 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:09:11 +0000 Atlantia 790167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your hair is rock in roll in follicle form. Embrace the waves, don't overwash, and learn to love different products. It'll be fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/straight-vs-curly-a-style-shift#post-790152 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:48:21 +0000 catgirl 790152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i love your hair, and I would love to see you in a modified wedge cut with those amazing waves. </p> <p><a href="http://0.tqn.com/d/prom/1/0/D/2/-/-/71651486.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://0.tqn.com/d/prom/1/0/D/2/-/-/71651486.jpg</a> </p>