You're lucky you look Fab-U-lous both ways! I had a perm years ago when I was growing out a really really short cut. My hair is super thick so sometimes to be funky, I picked it out so wide it looked like a lion's mane! I had a great hairdresser at the time who went thru the perm grow out stage so knew exactly what to do. I snipped it every 3 weeks. The perm sure was easy to handle in the summer heat! Now I'm like "my hair! my hair!" whenever it rains! I hate fiddling with it so I treat myself to the salon every week, even with my neck brace. Then after paying all that money, I wind up putting it in a ponytail anyway!! Sorry to ramble. You look great either way! Enjoy your new do!