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Mountaincurl · 06-27-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by moonstream_child

Hi. I'm a teen with thick wavy/ curly hair. (I think it might be a 2c, I’m not sure though) and I've tried everything. I've tried styling it with mouse, gel, blow drying it with a diffuser, styling cream, aloe Vera oil, and leave in conditioner but they all leave my hair the same!!! I'm getting sick and tired of it because when it dries it goes POOF! I try to comb it but it just takes away my curls and leaves me with puffy spongy looking hair, so I just tie it up in a bun (which is extremely boring). I’m getting really annoyed with my hair and some days I feel like shaving it all off! So, I’m searching for the next best thing. Then one day it hit me, I was watching the movie Megamind and I feel completely in love with Roxanne Ritchi’s haircut! I asked my mom if I could cut my hair like hers and she said that it would look like a fro and make me look like a boy. Extremely discouraged, I set out to find a curly pixie haircut and I found Audrey Tatou’s pixie. So I was wondering if anybody knows of a haircut that will look like Audrey Tatou’s if I style my natural curls but at the same time look like Roxanne Ritchi’s if I straighten it?

I don't quite have a pixie, but I have a crop. My stylist cut it long enough that it wouldn't be as big of a pain to grow back out. And I'm so glad I did it. My hair wasn't really responding to anything I was doing and I got so fed up with it that I finally decided to cut it off. My hair is 2c (pics are in my fotki). I got a really good cut and it's super easy to style. I wash my hair and scrunch either a mousse or a light gel in it and it only takes about 20 minutes to airdry. I don't know if I ever want to have long hair again, seeing how easy short hair is to care for. The only thing I have to make sure I do is get regular trims and use plenty of protein.

Keep in mind that it's a big change, but if you're ready, go for it. It'll always grow back out.