Curly Girl

So...  For all your girls out there with curly hair...  I found the solution!!!  As I was just browsing in Barnes & Noble, I stumbled upon a book called Curly Girl Handbook by Lorraine Massey.  First I picked it up & started reading because I am ALWAYS looking for ways to manage Lauryn's hair.  I think we have tried every single hair style, stylist, permanent straighteners, non-frizz or for-curly-hair shampoo & conditioner on the market.  We have spent a lot of money to always find the same result - frizz.  So I found the book to be very interesting, but thought, "Why would I ever buy a book on managing hair?"  So, I put it down & kept walking around.  But, there I was 5 minutes later... back to reading more in the book.  Now I'm to the point where I am carrying the book around (but still not going to buy it) while I check other books out.  So at the last minute I decide to buy the book.  Well, it has turned out to be the BEST self-help book I have ever invested in!  Lauryn & I both spent time reading the book & talking about ways to manage her hair.  So, I searched the web to find where I could buy the type of products she talked about in her book & went out & bought them the next day.  Here we are a week later & THRILLED with the results!  For the past 2 years I have straightened Lauryn's hair pretty much every day.  It takes us a half hour to straighten!  Let me tell you, that's not always fun to do every day before school!  But now with the new results that we are getting, Lauryn is embracing her curls & wearing it curly.  It is a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e!  I would kill to have her curls!  But now that she has learned how to manage it & get rid of the frizz, she is loving the curls too.  I had to post before & after pictures.  Keep in mind that the before picture is from over a year ago (while on vacation without a straightener) because that is probably the last time she would go without it straightened.