When I Ditched My Straighteners

by Neelam
(Cambridge)

My hair was very long and thick before. A lot of people used to say the length and layers looked great. It was a definite hit.

My only problem was that my hair was incredibly difficult to tame. I would have to wash, condition, blow dry and straighten it every day and even then, sometimes, it would look a mess after a couple of hours.

This hairstyle was way too time consuming. I was late almost every day for my classes! I decided to get my hair cut at Toni n Guy and told them I needed a cut that would make my hair more manageable.

The end result was great. My hair was a lot shorter and choppy around the sides. However as soon as I washed my hair for the first time I found that my new hair style was EVEN HARDER to maintain! As the hair was shorter it now appeared a lot thicker, and bushy even after I straightened it.

So one day I decided that I had had enough!

I washed and conditioned my hair as normal, blow dried it but could not be bothered for another two hour straightening session! The result? Beautiful curls and waves. People now love my hair a lot more and I am really happy with it as well.

My advice is that if you have natural curls, don't damage them with straightening irons. Ditch the straighteners, and stay natural :)