What shape are your curls?

krissyhair · Apr 14, 2014

I have S shaped curls. They're really just tight waves, not spirals. I can coax them into spiraling, and it spirals naturally at the end.

When using the Tightly Curly method a la Terry LaFlesh, I get a tubular effect. It's cute at first, but the tube spiral curls frizz at the roots because it really wants to be wavy.

Anyway, what kind of curls do you have? This isn't a definitive list of all the types, but here are some to help you think about it. Define it yourself:
S, spiral, zig zag, combo, whatever.

Joigirl · Apr 14, 2014

Most of my hair forms small spiral curls, but the top and crown forms s-shaped curls. I have to really fluff my hair so that I don't end up with a flat top or triangle shaped hair.

You have given me some food for thought on my s-shaped curls, maybe I should leave this section be rather than try to shingle the curls. The crown tends to have puffy roots.

PerfectlyFlawed · Apr 14, 2014

Half of my head is tiny spirals the other half form a "z" pattern

krissyhair · Apr 14, 2014

Yeah Joigirl I have the most luck doing a light shingling method where I focus on giving the crown some lift, rather than creating spirals.

Joigirl · Apr 14, 2014

krissyhair said:
Yeah Joigirl I have the most luck doing a light shingling method where I focus on giving the crown some lift, rather than creating spirals.

I will give that a try the next time I style my hair.

PatTodd · Apr 14, 2014

Tight spiral curls - like a phone cord- slightly smaller than pencil size. My curl pattern always surprises me because I never really saw it during years of relaxers.

hnntrr · Apr 14, 2014

Mix of S curls and Spirals. When I did TC it spirals but I think I have the same issue as you, it frizzes SO much if I do that, especially in the crown.

Ranges between really large 3c S curls to pen sized 4a spirals.

virtuenow · Apr 15, 2014

I have a head full of "o's".

BonBon · Apr 15, 2014

krissyhair said:
I have S shaped curls. They're really just tight waves, not spirals. I can coax them into spiraling, and it spirals naturally at the end.

Mine is like this too! However, the waves are really small so I just call myself 4a/b. Thats how it appears when shrunken.

My side edges are 4b tiny spirals mostly.

DoDo · Apr 15, 2014

I checked again to make sure and it seems my hair forms tiny O shaped coils wet or dry. :spinning:

But I was looking for Z's though. :spinning:

overtherainbow · Apr 15, 2014

I mainly have small spirals, but then I have this wack patch of fine corkscrew curlies that refuse to detangle.

Channy31 · Apr 15, 2014

I have S shaped curls with spiral ends.

Which always confuses me because a characteristic of my hair type (3b/c) is spirals!

Champion13 · Apr 15, 2014

I have a mix of spiral curls and S curls. I have a section in the front of my head that has the S curls( waves) . The rest of my head has the spiral curls and they are pretty tight.

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lovechemise · Apr 15, 2014

My hair is mostly Z shaped with some O's in between. My hair is Z pattern all the way through the strand then when it gets to the end of the strand it forms an O

CrissieD · Apr 15, 2014

Mostly S shaped curls a few spirals and some I can't identify.

melahnee · Apr 15, 2014

I have S's and I wish I had spirals.

ChocolatePie777 · Apr 15, 2014

I have Os but since my hair is getting longer they mostly just make it to Ss with Os on the end

LivingInPeace · Apr 15, 2014

Small spirals about the size of a pencil, with some smaller and some bigger here and there.

krissyhair · Apr 15, 2014

Does anyone think that spiraly hair turns to wavy hair as it grows? I can't remember what mine was like at shorter lengths.

Prettymetty · Apr 17, 2014

my curls look like tiny "o"s smaller than the "o" on your phone/computer.

HairPleezeGrow · Apr 17, 2014

I really dk...I think a mixture of S and spirals (corkscrew). My hair kind of looks like yours Joi but I think your curls are bigger than mine.

Joigirl · Apr 17, 2014

HairPleezeGrow said:
I really dk...I think a mixture of S and spirals (corkscrew). My hair kind of looks like yours Joi but I think your curls are bigger than mine.

HairPleezeGrow most of my hair is small 3c spirals. Only the top on my hair has those larger S-shaped curls and spirals. I think our curls are similarly sized.

southerncitygirl · Apr 17, 2014

I have spirals and S shaped curls some being the size of a #2 pencil I guess with hair typing I would be a 3c/4a... they are neither silky nor thready, kinda a cross btw silky & cottony.

Igotstripes · Apr 17, 2014

I have a mix of S curls in the back and Zig zag in the front and some pen springs...ladies who have zig zag hair..what hair type would you call that?

girlonfire · Apr 18, 2014

My curls look a lot like teri's excep my edges are very zig zag/penspring. Nape as well.

Joigirl · Apr 30, 2014

krissyhair said:
Yeah Joigirl I have the most luck doing a light shingling method where I focus on giving the crown some lift, rather than creating spirals.

Thanks krissyhair! This really worked. I no longer have a poofy crown. I just leave the wavy clumps alone rather than trying to make them spiral like the rest of my hair. The crown looks much better.

krissyhair · Jun 30, 2014

[USER=390755]Joigirl[/USER];20012589 said:
Thanks krissyhair! This really worked. I no longer have a poofy crown. I just leave the wavy clumps alone rather than trying to make them spiral like the rest of my hair. The crown looks much better.

Wow I'm so glad this worked for you! x

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