To curl or not to curl?

I am going home tomorrow, and the first thing I want to do is to do something to my hair!!!

Well, at least, after a little rendezvous with the boyfriend, my maggi goreng and a cup of teh tarik, heh.



The thing is, I am in such a dilemma!!!



My original plan was to straighten my hair first, and when I go home from Melbourne at the end of next year, I would perm my hair. However, the boyfriend is really keen on me curling hair, lavishing me with compliments about how nice I looked with curls (I have done temporary perms before),and in fact, he made me an offer that is quite difficult to refuse!!!

He told me that I could perm my hair first, and when I go home mid-year next year, he would pay for my straightening, should I find my curls too difficult to maintain, or that it is getting to be a hassle.

Fry my hair twice a year, you want my hair to die ar?


But that aside, it does sound quite quite appealing, 'cause then I can have the best of both worlds.


Though I would probably be stuck with yellow branch-like hair a few months down the road.





Help me decide please.




Straight hair.


VS



Curls.





Hahahahaha.



Crazy ar, if I look like that with curls, I'd rather DIE than go for a perm. ;)





Pardon the miang pose, my sister took the picture when I wasn't prepared. ;)




These are the curls that I want.


Now, please don't be affected by these pictures of me with curls k, I just came back from a Christian Dior makeup thingy in those pictures, I won't look like that everyday. :(


Well, you should be aware of one bit of information, that I really do want to curl my hair-- y'know, loose sexy slightly tousled curls, especially considering the fact that I have had straight hair for a couple of years... However, I have to be practical, 'cause I am coming back to Aussie next year, and it would be difficult to take care of my curls.

I can't give my hair treatments (would cost an arm and a leg), and I would be bound to blowdry it everyday, not to mention all the hair products that I have to buy that are specially catered for permed hair.


Also, if I put those products on my hair, I am afraid I might get backne (back acne, geddit? :P) on my back, from the residue from the hair products, since I am quite prone to spots on my back.


Besides that, if I were to perm my hair, most likely I would have to do a digital perm, as it is the most lasting, but it gives you auntie-ish tight curls!!! I will only get the loose curls effect that I lust after after about a year or so. :(

Furthermore, I don't think my hair is long enough to be permed yet. 'Cause if I want the effect of long loose curls, my hair needs to be really long.


Straightened hair would be boring, undeniably, but you have admit, straight hair will never go out of style, and it would be fuss-free and much easier to take care, especially when I am in Melbourne next year.




HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW???




What do you think? :)