Her hair doesn't look naturally curly, it looks like she hasn't washed it in a few weeks. That is the problem with many of these hair styles.

I wear my hair teased in the back and top and long and straight on the sides with long bangs swept to around my face,

Her hair looks FILTHY!! AND greasy!! YUK! She looks like that guy with processed hair in Coming to America with Eddie Murphy

I wonder why she was ashamed of having curly hair? Who ever started the falsehood that only stringy hair is desirable to have? and who was dumb enough to believe it?

My hair is very curly, full of too much body but baby fine, not coarse. It has no redeeming features!

Frankly, I love the curly look. Tried straight, which my hair naturally is, it wouldn' lie down. Kept fanng upwards lol. Love my curls again!!!

Iknowthe humidity her in Florida is awful...I have naturally curly hair and just purchased the Instyler...I used it and it works pretty well..

A few people look very nice with straight hair but not everyone--in fact the majority do not look attractive at ALL! I see all these people on TV and around town, it just sickens me with this stupid styles of straight hair sticking out in all kinds of directions. Your hair is supposed to be your crowning glory - these latest hairstyles have been anything but! I'm am thrilled to see the change coming about to show the better hairstyles.

Most people feel that whatever they have naturally is the wrong type of hair so they do the opposite to look better. Straight gets it curled and curly gets a blow dry.

I have my hair permed and I love the look that she has in the picture.

Note for curly or permed girls. Brush your hair out only before you wash it. If you do not want the separated curls in the picture use an afro comb to soften them. If you are permed do not try the conditioner only trick it will weigh down your hair.

I have not found any product that enhances permed hair except for a touch of shine serum applied when wet...

My hair is fine and straight. No wave, no curl no nothing. I would give anything if my hair was full of beautiful curls. On humid days it is as straight as a straw with no body. Sticks straight to my head. You all need to quit complaining and be happy you have hair.

I did the straightening thing too for many years , as I myself have naturally curly hair . I worked and worked my hair every day with blow drying , curling iron to reduce the frizz , as well as also using a straight iron from time to time . My results were breakage , splt ends , and severly dry and damaged hair .Not to mention the products I was using, and how costly they are ... Never finding anything that really worked to my liking . So, one day I thought this is just crazy . Like it or not I am going to start wearing my hair natural . I found a shampoo and conditioning product that I simply love . Now my hair is in the best shape ever ! So healthy and beautiful . My curls are awesome and I now love my hair . Embrace the gift you were born with . You may even find that your true beauty really does have that perfect meaning ... Gorgeous !!!

I've been battling curly hair all my life, sometimes i'll wear it curly but most of the time I don't like it!. Thank God for CHI hair iron, it's the greatest thing ever invented! Many people told me to be thankful for the curly hair...straight haired people say that. If I walk out the door and it's humid, my head curls up and flattens to my head, NOT pleasant!

She was "terrified," and "lived in fear people would find out how curly her hair was"????? This sounds like something out of "Showboat" or "Pinky." So sad that such a pretty woman would be afraid of her own hair, and even sadder that she feels American opinions would have such ethnically misplaced and judgemental overtones.

I just did the same exact thing. It used to take me 50 minutes to blow, straighten and then flat iron the ends of my hair. Now it takes me 5 minutes to blow it and don't really even have to blow it if I don't want. Don't have to worry about the dreaded "humidity" anymore either. My coworkers were shocked the first day I wore my hair curly to work and asked me if I had gotten a permanent...when I told them it was natural and that I used to straighten it, they asked me why I would straighten it...Took me a while to get used to it, but I actually like how I look in curly hair better now, and am relieved I get to sleep an extra 50 instead of spending it straightening my hair...I wish curly hair would come back in style, but I guess for the time being, I'm just unique..haha

All my adult life I have had perms - just to look neat. I have reached a place in my life now where I have tried to go without it. My problem is my hair is super fine, flyaway, and I can't reach the back anymore. So the result of the great experience of natural after all these years - HIDEOUS!! String, won't stay where it's supposed to and always looking ,raggy no matter what I use, or which products I buy. At least you with curly hair, it goes where it's supposed to.

I never understood, way back in the late 1960s, why gals with straight hair suddenly went curly, and I understand even less why females with natural curls go straight. I believe that nature knows what goes best with your face shape, facial features, etc. Personally, I think thick, straight hair is a blessing. I have the straight but not the thick.

I have naturally curly hair, but I can honestly say I never had a "good hair day" until the day I got up the courage to try out a straightening iron. Even the slightest bit of humidity used to cause my hair to frizz out of control, but now, even if it's humid, it just adds a little wave to my hair if I've straightened it. As for straightening and drying causing damage...it doesn't have to if you are careful and use the right products. I recently went to a new stylist and he couldn't believe that I straighten a few times a week, or that I color, because my hair was so healthy! I don't shampoo every day, use a leave-in conditioner, never use a brush (wide-tooth comb only) and spray a heat protectant on before drying or ironing. Also a monthly coconut oil treatment keeps the ends soft and moisturized. I don't use expensive products, I use Suave, or Garnier. They work just fine!
There's nothing wrong with loving your curly hair, but sometimes what comes naturally just isn't the best look for you.

I have stick straight, flat hair. If I let it dry naturally, my hair will literally dry in a tent shape on my head without curving around my face! I have tried everything from mousse, gel, spray gel, hair tonic, pomade, you name it. The SHIELO BOUNCE STYLE CREME is the best product I've used for styling my hair and giving it body.

Yes, body! You wouldn't expect body from a creme, seems too heavy. But a dime-size drop rubbed primarily through the roots gives me more fullness and manageability than I've had with most mousses and gels. I can also put a wave in my straight hair using a round brush that lasts until the next shampoo!