i got long naturally curly hair,i absolutely hate it especially on a humid day when it goes stupidheaded and wont behave so i got mine chemically straightened...BIG MISTAKE !!!! i still have too straighten mine every morning before work for like 30min ..
I remember once i was dating a guy and i always straightened me hair so he didnt know i had curly hair and we went away for a weekend and one night we hopped in a spa and my hair must of got a little wet and when i woke up the next morning i had full on ringlets and he was like "what tha ?" but he liked it better.
EDIT (Feb 7, 2011 at 2:57 AM):
lol nice story.

and thanks I'll defiantly look into the salon brands and the brand that you mentioned.

I agree with what Rose said, salon shampoo and conditioner are so much better.I only ever use salon brands but they do cost more but well worth it.
I used to use pantene i dont know if u have that over where u are but i found this a great product for curly hair and i could just get it from the supermarket and not expensive.
Also a product to use b4 drying called curlesque catwalk by tigi is awesome