What's a different way to style curly hair?

I have thick, curly hair. The curls are loose, but there's a lot of them. I straighten it usually, but sometimes I like to wear it culy. Whenever I do my hair, it involves getting it wet in the morning, and I hate to go out in the cold with wet hair. Does anyone know a way to style curly hair to keep it under control and defined all day?What's a different way to style curly hair?
You'll be wanting a diffuser and blowdryer. I much prefer to air dry my hair, but it is easier to blow dry it when it's cold outside. brrrr ~:(



Anyways there are two main types of diffusers. One is the bowl diffuser which is great for scrunching the hair, and then there's the hot sock, which is less clunky and good for travel. It also fits on any blowdryer. There's more explanation here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-the-Curly-



In addition your could try plopping overnight--putting your hair up in a turban. See the above article for info on that as well.



Some more curly websites:

http://www.ylcf.org/gotcurl/

http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/What's a different way to style curly hair?
just use hairspary