Thick Hair Problems

I was blessed with thick hair. Very thick hair. And since it's long, it's a pain in the butt. It was always straight until about 5 years ago and then it started curling on it's own. All of the styling products in the world barely tame this mess.

I can't just wash, dry and go. Unless it's a ponytail day, which happens quite often here lately. This is what happens when I blow dry my hair:

 It frizzes so bad and gets 80's hair big. Where was this hair in the 80's?

So if I want to wear it curly, I have to first use a detangler spray (which I do if drying it too), use a big comb and struggle to comb out all the tangles. This comes after washing and conditioning. Then I use John Freida's Dream Curls. (Mine are nightmare curls, ok?) Then I just let it dry on it's own. And that takes hours and that's no joke.

But if I want it straight, I have to flat iron for about 45 minutes to an hour after drying for that same amount of time. And sometimes I need help with the flat ironing or straightening, as some call it.

The day of my daughter's wedding I wanted to wear it straight. So I asked Mark to help me. Now, like I said earlier, straightening takes almost an hour. I sat at the kitchen table, handed him the iron. After 4 swipes through my hair he said "ok" as in okay I'm done. Oh, my love, I wish it was that simple.

Here's what a good straight hair day looks like for me:

And this is a good curly day for me:

Yeah this is just some random gibberish but I'm about to straighten my hair and thought I'd give those in the same boat a chuckle.

Happy Thirsday!