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Do you have naturally very straight hair?

7 replies

Emptinest · 13/02/2026 17:44

If so what hairstyle do you have and do you often curl it?
My hair is poker straight. I'm looking for inspiration.
I've watched so many Instagram videos but everyone seems to have some sort of curl or wave or the stylist curls or puts some sort of wave in it at the end.
I'm totally unco-ordinated and find doing any kind of curling/waving extremely difficult (also quite lazy).
I just want a nice, modern mid length hair cut.
Any suggestions?

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MrsBridgetMcClusky · 13/02/2026 17:45

Wouldn't a blunt bob/lob look amazing on you? Just straight and nice blunt ends?

MrsBridgetMcClusky · 13/02/2026 17:48

Like this

Do you have naturally very straight hair?
SoScarletItWas · 13/02/2026 17:49

@MrsBridgetMcClusky has it. Mine is dead straight too. My favourite cut is a one length lob, cut to an angle towards the front. The straightness really lets the sharp line shine.

I like mine around collarbone length or a tad below at the front. That lets the hair almost ‘clear’ my shoulder and not break and spoil the line.

I like dramatic hair though.

TheChosenTwo · 13/02/2026 17:51

Do I? No I bloody well do not and I’m livid about it 😂😂

Howyoualldoworkme · 13/02/2026 18:08

Yes I do. Dark and straight.
Chin length fringed bob (1920s style?)slightly graduated and layered from the back. I use a heated brush to slightly turn the ends under.
If I don't I look like Worzel Gummidge!

I'm 70 and I've had variations of this style for most of my life tbh. With the occasional pixie cut and a feather cut in the 1970s.

Emptinest · 13/02/2026 21:30

Thanks for the replies.
I've had bobs of varying lengths in the past and they looked fine but I never really feel it's what I want. The problem is I don't really know what I want. I see a lot of layered, shaggy cuts being done online but never on totally straight hair. I think there would be a lot of effort involved in getting that style to look good.

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Ballondoor · 13/02/2026 21:37

My hair is 'straight's a yard of pump water', as my dad would say.

It won't hold a curl, or a colour, so I don't fight it. Condition and cut are all you need.

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