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Why do girls straighten their hair?

punktopia

3

I've always found girls with frizzy/wavy hair to be so much more attractive. Am I just odd?

Reply 1

meekan

Yes. It makes us feel more attractive :smile:

Reply 2

46664

Its just a fashion thing...girls with straight hair curl it now and again too.

Reply 3

laced

11

I like you :smile:

I very rarely straighten mine and it's really wavy. People always ask me why I don't straighten it more often but it's such a hassle to do every day.

It's nice to know not everyone likes poker-straight hair though!

Reply 4

kjstar

well i have best of both worlds when i want curly hair i leave it curly, when i want straight i straighten it. i like it straight as it makes me feel god and allways look sleek and shiny.....

oh and a guy i used to go out with said he liked it better straight.
however i get alot more attention when its curly...hhhm strange.

Reply 5

emerley

14

Because my hair is awful when it isn't straightened! I think it can look a lot more natural and pretty if your hair is left unstraightened, but only if you have the right type of hair, which unfortunately I don't!

Reply 6

kookoo_koochoo

1

when my hair was long I used to straighten it if it went with the outfit I was wearing, which wasn't often... but like when I had work experience it just looked smarter than my massively thick long crazy wavy hair. At least I thought. Alas, it caused split ends and now I almost have a boy haircut!

Reply 7

buttons_andbeads

8

I used to straighten mine religiously.
But I'm detoxing from my GHDs at the moment :wink:

I really don't feel attractive with my natural hair (loose curls/wavy) but after this thread I feel marginally more confident! :smile:

Reply 8

Rosie18

9

I straighten my hair because it looks better like that, it means i can leave it down (which i can't do when its not straight) and its easier to style. Its' not a fashion thing at all.

Reply 9

velocity-girl

i have naturally straightish/wavy hair. i don't straighten it a lot, hardly ever used to but have been more frequently recently. its mostly because it makes it a lot less tangled and managable, and even if my hair is a complete mess, the straighteners will usually make it look presentable.

Reply 10

Coco.

12

Because boys call you a moose if you don't.
I also have to really, my short hair cut is not flattering if not tamed...

Reply 11

an_end_has_a_start

16

my hair is all over the place if i dont straighten, its not nice waves, they flick out here there and everywhere!

Reply 12

d0mz

13

Yeah you're pretty weird.
Wavy can be good at times, but you have to have a well nice face, otherwise I think it just makes it look like you're not trying and don't really want to try to look attractive. Unless its curly, curly is good too. :smile:

Reply 13

kookoo_koochoo

1

an_end_has_a_start

my hair is all over the place if i dont straighten, its not nice waves, they flick out here there and everywhere!

Well however you've got it in your profile pic it's really nice!

Reply 14

viirkokka

14

Why do girls straighten their pubic hair?

I wish one knew.

Reply 15

an_end_has_a_start

16

Someone3

Well however you've got it in your profile pic it's really nice!

aw thanks! i wish it was like that normally, but that was done with the aid of a 3 barrel waver

Reply 16

Catsmeat

13

It may not be the answer that you're looking for, but there was a journal article that I read recently (of which I have forgotten the title and author) that examined hair curling as something politically and socially derived, in the context that they were writing about, at least. The concept was that, in this nation (again, the name of which I forget), hair treatment was associated with globalisation and the abandonment of traditional values (the metaphor of which were traditional styles of hair), thus those individuals that treated their hair were seen to be both investing in global style trends (and the cache associated with it) and in non-conforming with 'traditional' social values.

It's not the answer you were looking for, but it's still interesting to consider the wider, social issues that encourage individuals to beautify themselves in certain ways.

Reply 17

viirkokka

14

an_end_has_a_start

my hair is all over the place if i dont straighten, its not nice waves, they flick out here there and everywhere!

Someone3

Well however you've got it in your profile pic it's really nice!

oh ya id so do that

Reply 18

username129099

15

the funniest thing is when girls with sticky outy ears straighten their hair to a degree where there ears just poke out from behind this curtain of hair, lol! makes me laugh

Reply 19

Patient_Mental

Hey is not just the girls!
Us guys straighten our hair too!
Since my hair has grown longer, I need to, my hair is quite thick and wavy, and just looks awful when it naturally curls, sticks out at the most awkward and unflattering angles...

Why do girls straighten their hair?

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