Curlytops: what haircut works for you? With pic goodness (post yours!)

In reference to Promethea’s thread, in which she says she would like to grow her curly hair longer, but it becomes unruly: what works for you?

I’ve gone through several years’ worth of photos and come up with some of the haircuts which have served me well. All of these are layered haircuts (with the exception of the Senior Portrait). For the curly styles: after washing, I use a wide toothed comb and/or my fingers to work a dab of hair gel in. If my hair is fairly short, I can use the iron and/or large barreled curling iron to get a smoother look (such as the ‘glam’ photo. I found a couple of shots showing the back and sides, to illustrate what’s goin on with the layers.

I apologize for some of these - they are a little dark. Here are the styles, in no particular order:

short
cheezy
side
back
glam
short
shag (Mrs. Brady)
big
top (fluffy)
side ((fluffy)
front (fluffy)
top (long)
long
long
Senior Portrait