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The single biggest factor that limits your hair style choices.

Straight hair

Your hair type can range from the fine blond hair of Scandinavians to the thick, sometimes coarse hair of Asians and Indians. It can be texturized with perms, hair setting, and hair products. Thin straight hair often benefits from being colored, which adds texture and fullness to each strand.

Very coarse or thick straight hair may be difficult to perm, requiring extra time and additional perming rods for the proper final look. Simple, geometric haircuts like bobs, are a natural for straight hair of any texture. Very straight, thick hair is often resistant to perms-stubborn about taking a curl and likely to need frequent perming to maintain hair's new texture.

Click on the name to see a picture of celebrities with straight hair:

Linda Evangelista Juliette Binoche Cameron Diaz Jewel Uma Thurman Gwyneth Paltrow Stephanie Seymour Isabella Rosellini

Wavy hair

Your hair type is often considered the most desirable. It has lots of natural movement that can be maximized with hairstyling products, and can be blown dry into a straight hair look or scrunched for a curly effect. Waves make lightly layered hair looks a natural choice. Adding hair highlights or hair lowlights via hair color or shine-enhancing products, can maximize the appearance of wavy hair's gentle undulation. This hair type can also be combed into retro hair styles, 20's looks—very romantic!

Click on the name to see a picture of a celebrity with wavy hair:

Michelle Pfeiffer Lisa Kudrow Jennifer Aniston Heather Locklear Sandra Bullock Kirstie Alley Kathy Ireland

Curly hair

Your hair type has great natural body, but may look dull or unruly. To maximize your hair's potential, choose a layered hair style look (long or short) that cuts shape into curly hair. Brilliantines, hair pomades, surface silkeners, and soft hair fixatives can boost hair's shine and calm down too much hair curl. For very coarse, curly hair (like that of many African Americans), chemical retexturizing via hair coloring or hair relaxing is a good choice, giving your hair style a smoother and more manageable feel. Deep, heat-activated hair conditioners are also important for curly hair, which sometimes has a tendency towards breakage and split ends.