Straight and Silky Thread

**Idun** · August 16th, 2009, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Rivanariko

What I've always thought is kind of funny is that we seem to be conditioned to desire whatever hair we don't have. People with straight hair are getting perms, curling, doing anything to try to get their hair to do something else other than hang straight, but all of my curly friends (non-LHC) couldn't live without their straighteners. Why can't we just accept what we were born with and be happy with it?

True. I have had several damageing and ridiculous looking perms in my time. But I made peace with my straight hair approaching 30. I do like the occasional curl or ringlets though, for special occasions. Unfortunately curls don´t take very well in my hair, so usually at the end of the evening they are reduced to a slight wave.

**~~ericthegreat~~** · August 16th, 2009, 10:18 AM

OMG I am so THANKFUL that someone here bumped this thread up!

Its about time that us straighties got our recognition as well! I was seriously beginning to think(and no offense to all the curlies out here) that LHC was slanted in favor of curlier and wavier haired people. I'm really glad the people with all hair types are equally loved here!

Quick question: my hair naturally air-dried and brushed out looks like this:

And when I blow out and then run my hair over with my flat iron I look like this:

So am I truly a 1a?

**rexy** · August 16th, 2009, 10:36 AM

1a here too! I feel blessed to have stick straight hair, even if it is slippery.

**Idun** · August 16th, 2009, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by ericthegreat

So am I truly a 1a?

Must be. It looks very straight and silky to me!

**~~ericthegreat~~** · August 16th, 2009, 10:58 AM

Ok thank you Idun

! Its just that my hair gets thicker, bigger, and plumps up with more volume when I let it naturally air-dry. So I wasn't quite sure if this meant I'm leaning more toward 1b or 1c than a 1a. But your right my hair really is more toward 1a.

But since I'm a hairstylist, I can change my texture to up to a 3c if I wanted to!

**rags** · August 16th, 2009, 12:49 PM

Eric, I would put you more at a 1b because the hairtyping system is supposed to be done when air-dried. You look like you have more body when air dried. 1b just means a bit of volume and body, but still straight.

That's what it looks like to me anyways

**Idun** · August 16th, 2009, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by rags

Eric, I would put you more at a 1b because the hairtyping system is supposed to be done when air-dried. You look like you have more body when air dried. 1b just means a bit of volume and body, but still straight.

That's what it looks like to me anyways

Now I get confused. I thought 1b was a slight wave? When my hair is wet it is not totally stick straight, but once I comb it all signs of waviness disappears. I sometimes have a little bend at the ends though. Maybe I´m not what I think I am

. Where´s the hairtype jury?

**lindaton** · August 16th, 2009, 02:22 PM

I am very jealous of all you straight haired people. To me the straight hair shows the shine so much more. The first time I had long hair to my knees it was straight and twice as thick as it is now.

**~~ericthegreat~~** · August 16th, 2009, 07:02 PM

Yeah, that's what I've always thought so too rags. I mean I really hoped I was a perfect 1a, but as my hair doesn't air dry perfectly flat and instead plumps up with more volume I've always kinda knew I had at least a hint of wave to my hair. But that's actually a great thing! Being a 1b means that I can enjoy both the wonders of shiny sleek straight hair quite easily with just a brush and a few kisses with my flat iron and I can also go the opposite direction and go quite curly and have the curly style hold.