Ok. I needed to search for my picture of my straight hair. Here goes me with straight hair, and much longer. I cut a bunch off when I decided to cut all the unhealthy off. btw - this is the straightest it has EVER looked:
Here I am with a half skip curl (just the top) from last week:
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Mix of 3s, thick, coarse, medium porosity
Current hair styling technique: rake with a scrunch at the end. (works with my coarse hair)
http://public.fotki.com/curlymix/
pw: curls
Known HGs: KCCC, homemade fsg, honey