My problem was thick wavy hair. Coupled with my bushy eyebrows, the hair almost always had to be good to make me look good. Along came an old girlfriend (ex) of mine and straightened my hair and since then I've been straightening my hair using the straightener to try different styles. I've noticed that to try out different hair styles, you need your hair to be straight. By way of a blow dryer and a hair straightener, you can try molding your hair easily.
Next, the hairstyle. I really like the edgy look of moderate to heavy texture because it gives a good look to most hair styles and allows you to be creative. Especially looks good for bedhed. So, I make sure I get texture, moderate length and some channeling and I'm good to go. Too bad I can't look as good in bed hair because the hair color matters. When your haircolor is blondish, this texture stands out. But when you have dark hair like mine, it's not easy unless you have highlights which I don't.