"Curly, girly, and thriving!" Don't confuse that with 13 Going On 30's phrase, but take that sassy feeling with you. A lot of us were influenced as kids to correlate perfect hair with straight hair, but curly is the new straight. Many of us might actually have curly hair, but our constant fighting for a state of straight hair ruined it. Now it's time to appreciate hair, let's talk about it, let's embrace it. Let's answer the question: what makes curly hair curly?