Hi Lori,
I have battled my curly hair all my life. Wasted lots of money on anti-frizz and straightening creams. I even paid for expensive Japanese straightening treatments a few years ago. My hair looked great for a while, but the cost of maintaining it was pulling me under. Then of course, the time it took for me to blow dry it straight (close to an hour), and all my efforts were wasted once I walk out the door in the humid, tropical weather (I live near the equator).
Then, last year I took the plunge and had my hair cut ultra short in a pixie style like how Halle Berry used to wear her hair. I don't think I'll have it any other way now. With my pixie cut, styling takes no time at all! I don't have to comb it, and it still looks good (with the help of Sebastian's Xtah Crude Clay ... man, I swear by this stuff!). Heck, I don't have to blow dry my hair either. I just wash it, put on some leave-in treatment, let it air dry ... and it still looks good too. Of course, it helps that I have a super stylist who knows how I want my hair to look. The downside is that I have to visit my stylist for regular trimming every 6 weeks. But then, I don't really care because my pixie cut has saved me lots of time and hassle.