I hear you, Helen - my hair doesn't hold curl well either! Have you ever tried curling with a flat iron? I'll be posting soon about an interview I did with Kristjan Hayden, a hairstylist in NYC who also works with Goody. He said curl holds WAY better when you use a flat iron. And the right products, of course.

That's not to say that you shouldn't just rock the straight and shiny look though... I'll be the first to admit that sometimes being on trend is just too hard! :-)