anyone still use curling tongs?

[bagpussmice]

thought about giving them a try to tame my messy, slightly curly but never looks like it's in a style hair...
Am seriously considering getting it all chopped off into a crop... can't quite decide as it's a bit drastic. Anyone got any advice?

not an expert but know that naturally curlyish hair usually tongs quite well and would probably look great but it is a bit time consuming - you need patience. What type of build and face shape do you have and I will try and hep with a haircut?

ooo a personal consultation, loverly...
I am 5ft 5 approx and have my face is oblong/long ish, I have a long, largish nose and currently my hair is almost shoulder length, brown, very dry despite using heaps of products (frizz ease etcc).. It looks lovely when it is damp, nice curls etc... and I try not to blow dry, if I do use a diffuser, but it still ends up frizzy and dry, and the curls disapear into frizzy wild mess.
btw, hate spending hours on my hair, don't have the time normally.

Parting naturally falls in the middle and I wear off my face, ie. no fringe, sides are almost as long as rest of hair.