I am always in a hurry to get to the office, but I want my hair to look nicely done to complement the fitted suits I wear to the office each day.  On the spectrum representing curly hair, ranging from a head full of very tight ringlets to a mass of very loose waves, my hair falls near the middle of the spectrum with a mixture of loose to well-formed ringlets.  My hair is fairly coarse, long and thick, too. 

Despite these natural tendencies, I like to straighten my hair from time to time.  I have straightened my hair with chemicals and spent many hours blow-drying my hair straight...