How to style curly hair?

http://s1016.photobucket.com/albums/af286/lewisy/

i have fairly thick curly hair.. how can i make my curly more flattering, and appear betterHow to style curly hair?
I'd go for more of a tapered appearance on the sides down to the ears and maybe have the upper sides bulk out a little more. On top, have it a little longer at the front hairline and graduate it shorter in length to the back of the crown. More of a crew cut or ivy league(long crew cut) shape, than a brush cut shape, all the same length on top, as it appears to be in the photos.

Maybe an ivy league adapted to curly hair like this:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/5af0d98

an ivy league on wavy hair; it shows the graduation in length of the top hair:

http://h.imagehost.org/0168/Kid_with_a_C

a flat top crew cut adapted to curly hair is another possibility. curly hair can add interesting texture:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/cf21e10

crew cut on curly/wavy hair:

http://a.imagehost.org/0574/Crew-cut_FKH

short crew cut straight hair, note the graduation in length of the top hair:

http://tbn0.google.com/hosted/images/c?q

crew cut very curly hair:

http://h.imagehost.org/0167/Crewcut_Etha

This answer explains the basic short cuts. The first two links contained therein are quite informative:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?

Grooming any of the short pomp styles- crew cut, ivy league, flat top crew cut- is basically the same and takes about a minute or two.

1) Towel dry hair.

2) Barely dip fingertips in jar of wax.

3)Transfer wax to palms.

4) Smooth palms over hair.

5)Brush hair off forehead to form short pomp front.

Whichever style you decide on, take a photo to help describe the desired haircut to the barber or stylist.

Good Luck!