I will definately have to try the butterfly clip thing. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with the flat top problem. LOL.
I have given up trying to straighten my own hair. Everytime I do it, it just gets really puffy and frizzy. It's brutal. And after an hour and a half of getting it dry (because if one part is slightly wet then that part will curl, so it has to be bone dry) it seems like it's is less than worth the effort.
The only time I have the treat of having my hair beautifully straightened is whenever I get my hair cut, I have my hairdresser dry it straight. Murphy's Law usually comes out to bite me in the a$$ tho, cause almost everytime I get it blown straight, it rains
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