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Medvssa
October 24th, 2008, 03:41 AM
So, while I was thinking about dropping the 3a from my 3a/3b, due to my routine making my curls even tighter, poofier, and generally voluminous... someone goes and tells me I am not even a 3 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=912&pictureid=11330).

Weeeell, colour me confused, I never thought of myself as a wavy, but I may have always been completely wrong? You judge:

http://www.innershelter.net/journal/2008/10/IMG_2145.JPG

http://www.innershelter.net/journal/2008/10/IMG_2146.jpg

http://www.innershelter.net/journal/2008/10/IMG_2147.jpg

If you can see anything through the frizz, that is. Because I didn't use any leave-in. Air-dried.

I clarified and used a cone conditioner, which made the curls (?) a bit looser than they have been as of late (on the bright side, my hair felt longer then it has felt in a long time :tongue:)

Less frizzy pics to be found in my album.

alinakathryn
October 24th, 2008, 04:00 AM
Based on the picture the person commented on, I can see how they would say that. Especially if they did not look at any of your other pictures. However I disagree with them too.

I think you are at minimum a 3b.

Arctic_Mama
October 24th, 2008, 04:07 AM
Your hair is not flat on the crown, therefore you are not a wavy (as I understand it anyway). That is really the defining characteristic more than curl spring, is if the hair sprouts up from the scalp or lays flat, as one indicates a flatter, naturally curlier follicle instead of various levels of body wave and loose s's.


Your hair is firmly 3b I'd say, even based on the intial picture you have too much corkscrew to your curls. Even the strongest wavy tends to have flat s's that can twist around one another to form a ringlet... your hair actually GROWS in a spiral, it doesn't just style up that way. You have well defined ringlets/botticelli curls.

Arctic
October 24th, 2008, 04:11 AM
Curly, not wavy. And very pretty curls they are :flower:

Medvssa
October 24th, 2008, 04:12 AM
The hairs sprout right up some days, that's certain, and when it is short, I have a ball of hair. It depends a lot on how I washed and conditioned though. Leave-ins and oils only seem to affect the frizziness/curl formation factor.

ETA: thanks Arctic :flower:

GlassEyes
October 24th, 2008, 05:41 AM
More of a 3b than I am, I think.

florenonite
October 24th, 2008, 05:44 AM
A very pretty 3b, I'd say.

BlndeInDisguise
October 24th, 2008, 06:23 AM
I'm no good at hairtyping, but whatever they are, they are gorgeous!

Krifantasy
October 24th, 2008, 08:24 AM
I love your hair. My hair is curly too (to a much lesser degree) and it is wonderful to see curly hair with such shine to it.

harley mama
October 24th, 2008, 08:51 AM
Oh, I love your curls!!!
Yes, I would say 3b, too....

Did I mention that I love your curls? ;)

talullah
October 24th, 2008, 08:55 AM
I'll go with 3b. I love your curls! :inlove:

Anje
October 24th, 2008, 09:20 AM
Awesome barrel curls! You're definitely a 3. Probably a 3b, but I'm not very good at typing curlies.

Tristessa
October 24th, 2008, 09:28 AM
As a 2c/3a person I would like to chime in that in my book you are most certainly a 3b to me, and are right to drop the 3a as you have consistent and glorious, glorious curls...lucky lady! :D

dor3girl
October 24th, 2008, 09:58 AM
I don't care what you call it--it's pretty!

Medvssa
October 24th, 2008, 10:27 AM
Thanks for the compliments everyone :) I find these pics quite crappy but I wanted to post pics of my hair with no product for hairtyping. My hair has been shinier as of late too (I think it is the jojoba oil), but in these pics I only see frizz :lol:

So I think I'll go with my first idea and drop the 3a :D
Thanks for the input!

cindy58
October 24th, 2008, 10:45 AM
I'm not good at typing either, but you have lovely, shiny curls!

spidermom
October 24th, 2008, 12:41 PM
Your hair is very beautiful, and I'll weigh in with the 3B crowd.

Speckla
October 24th, 2008, 03:48 PM
3b pretty!
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ladyshannonanne
October 24th, 2008, 03:52 PM
You're definitely a curly. I'll go with 3B. Your curl pattern sticks out from your head instead of laying flat against your scalp. I'm a wavy, and even though I do get the occasional ringlet, my wave pattern is flatter against my scalp at the roots.

Medvssa
October 25th, 2008, 02:33 AM
Thanks everyone for input and compliments :flower:

AprilElf
October 26th, 2008, 03:29 AM
Oh yes, you are fully justified in dropping the 3a! :nod:
Lovely ringlets!

Medvssa
October 27th, 2008, 03:21 AM
Thank you April Elf :)