five months of daily-intense-conditioning and sporadic application of anti-frizz serum and occasional hairdrying (which is supposedly good) later:

(if I tuck behind ears) ↑

(if I don't tuck behind ears) ↑

I guess, for my hair type, this is considered good enough. *glowers*

...

Or maybe I should just go back to these days ↓

($6 haircut → low-maintenance → A+s)

SHOW ME THE WAY, OH WISE ONES. WHAT DO I DO?