How to get loose waves?

[BonBon06-11-05]

How do I get loose waves? My hair is naturally wavy (but not in a pretty sort of way!) in some sections, and pin straight in other sections. It's very thick and falls to (about) the middle of my neck. I don't want my hair to look too "poofy." I've tried using a curling iron before, and the waves do not stay in whatsoever. Any advice on how to achieve this?

[Hello Kitty]

Your hair sounds similar to mine - kind of straight and wavy. What I do is wash my hair at night and go to bed with it fairly wet - no product or anything in it. Usually when I wake up, I have tons of waves - I simply dampen them and scrunch them with a little hairspray.

Most mornings it works out really well. Other mornings, not so much and I'll straighten it.

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

I think I have similar hair as well. I shower in the morning and then instead of brushing my hair and shake out all the tangles w/ my fingers and then scrunch it. I have some lotion stuff called aquage that prevents it from getting frizzy and then I just scrunch it w/ some hair spray. It works really well for my hair most days.