OMG 1st Tracee Ellis Ross is my natural inspiration (and fashion inspiration) too (my natural hair is very similar to her's I LOVE HER)
ok on another note, depends, if I go outside I will leave out to air dry (I usually scrunch it and add John Fried Frizz Ease or Curly Pudding). Or if I am home I put it in a loose bun clipped with a hair pin and wrap a satin scarf around it (I use the same products also.
I do the same thing that imstush does. I am currently taking a swim class twice a week. After class I rinse my hair well, do the co wash and apply castor oil to my ends and curly pudding all over until I get home. I have another class after. Later at home I do the aloe rid by nexxus.
I usually do braid-outs. I let my hair air dry, then mist it before doing the braidout. One thing I do is spiral curl my ends afterward to get the exact look I want. It's probably not the best thing to do, but I figure I'm going to eventually cut the ends off anyway, so it works for me.
I have to say, I don't know what I was afraid of all these years. My hair doesn't look bad after an air dry. I actually left my house the other day with it semi-wet and down. But, my attitude has changed too, especially after reading this forum!
You guys are so awesome! I have to start trying to master these styles. I'm so happy that I'm getting options. Now if we only had how to do these styles thread.