I have thick hair. It is straightish but kinks towards the bottom - roughly shoulder-length, a bit layered. Always looks, well, a bit crap. I have GHDs and a BigHair but not much patience. Find me a style if you please!
(BTW, I also wear biliateral hearing aids so up-dos are off the agenda, at least until it is long enough to have stylishly droopy sides to cover them)