Natural Curly Hair Style

In the quest for pictures of natural curly hair style it's hard to look past British born actress Minnie Driver, who clearly appreciates and celebrates her own luxurious corkscrew curls.

Minnie's curly hair travels the distance between long and medium length styles, with the occasional not too formal updo thrown in for premieres and show business events.

She doesn't venture into short curly hair style territory, because short hair doesn't suit her. Even an updo that leaves her face free and adds to the height of her face looks wrong.

Hers is a rectangular face shape, and that's why a natural, cheek-hugging curly hairstyle flatters her so well.

Medium length hair styles whose shape is rounded also go a long way to altering the underlying rectangle of her features. They achieve this effect simply by rounding the appearance of her forehead and surrounding her face with a shape that echoes curves rather than hard angles.

She looks particularly attractive when her long, natural curly hair is parted in the middle and closely frames her face.

But then she's not bad looking, either, when you see her in pictures with her hair swept back behind one ear. The other half, left loose, creates a dark background that shows off her profile.

This technique, a favourite in the photographing of women, works best when the contrast between hair colour and skin is pronounced. A curly hair style adds yet another dimension, that of textural contrast.

Minnie Driver rarely conceals her curly hair. This is fortunate for admirers of the genre, but it's also a good move for her.

Whenever she does straighten her hair or reduce the intensity of its natural curl, she gives up something of her own innate beauty and starts to look like any other generic Hollywood face. You could look right past her then without recognizing her.

Her natural curly hair style, however, always gives a roving eye reason to pause.

And linger.

The pictures on this page feature just some of the many faces of Minnie Driver and her curly hair style. There's even an updo that doesn't look natural, and doesn't work at all.

As a side issue, still hair-related, it's interesting to note Minnie Driver's connection with music. She worked on and off in London as a jazz singer before her acting career took off.

There have been may other joint devotees of music and natural curly hair cuts, but recent stand-outs include Katie Melua, Fiona Apple, Jane Rutter, and Norah Jones and her sister Anoushka Shankar.

Rock on natural curly hair style ... or maybe it's jazz on! Or flute on. Or something.

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