Why factory curls?

[Glitzy Gems]

*crawls out from a pile of thrown fakies*

What's the deal with factory curls? Why are they a make or break with so many collectors?
I always get the urge to brush the curls from a pony's hair because they always look frizzy to me

I'd like to know your stance on factory curl, and see pictures of good examples! Educate me please!

[Rachel-Eyes]

I've always thought that the appeal has to do with the fact that if something is factory-fresh, then that's an aspect of it that is mint.

Though I honestly agree with you- I like ponies with straight hair or the fan-made hairdos that people put a lot of time into. Natural curls are alright if the hair is still in shape, but there's just something about ponies being a labor of love that I have always romanticised.

[Spectrum]

I honestly prefer my ponies with straight hair too, there is just something about being nice and straight and not worrying about messing up the curls. Not to mention, like you said, they have a tendency to get real frizzy and tangled.

[kellyponyfeathers]

Nope, for ponies that are supposed to have curly hair, I like factory curls, personally.  Especially ponies with banana curls, like Goldilocks, Candy Canes, and Rainbow Curls.  You just can't really replicate factory curl, though some people can do a pretty good recurling job.  What difference does it make?  *shrug*  I dunno, I guess I just like for all my ponies to look NM, like they've never needed restoration.  I basically want my whole collection to look like they could ALL have been my childhood ponies, and I was very gentle with mine.  All my curly childhood ponies still have factory curl (though some more than others).  I have a few decarded ponies that have never been brushed at all.  I'd actually rather have them decarded than MOC.  Why?  Again, I guess I just want them all to look like they could have been my childhood ponies.

For comparison, here's a nice Dancing Butterflies I recently bought.  I already have a nice one back home, but I think this one is even nicer.  The new one has factory curls that have hardly been combed at all.  And since she came with her comb too and wasn't that expensive, I decided to get a slight upgrade.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-MLP-My-Little-Pony-Dancing-Butterflies-/251239128716?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=JmfW7%252FzjiC%252B2CL3yKP6ieTM%252BRvw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[Vintergatan]

I love hte factory curl! although usually it's not a deal breaker for me if a pony no longer has it, I just consider it a plus if they do. But there are some ponies where I really want the factory curl, pretty much the same as Kelly mentioned.

[nollilols]

I don't get it either, I wouldn't know factory curl on a pony if she told me herself it was!

[Marigold]

I love factory curls.  They just look like the ponies did when I first opened up as a kid.  So I guess it is all about nostalgia for me.  Plus I like the look that the factory creates that you can't replicate.

Ironically, as a kid I wanted to straighten all of my dolls and ponies hair.  I hated curls.  I wish I didn't do this to them now.  My very first porcelain doll had beautiful boing boing curls and I tried to straighten them out.  Now her hair is a bit of a mess.  Although I wouldn't change her back now.

I should also say that I like other versions of pony hair such as re-stying with straw curls or straightening.  I have several Sugarberrys because each one looks different.  But if I only have one pony, I want her to be like she was originally made. 

[LadyMoondancer]

Factory curls are beautiful and add to the "mint" look of a pony (assuming it's in nice condition, of course).  Messy curls can often be salvaged with some work.

I'm talking about G1s here . . . With G3s that plastic thing in their hair makes their hair messy whether they have straight or curly hair!  Although I did have a Chocolate Chipper who developed really gorgeous, shiny curls all on her own. 

[Ivy]

If a pony is supposed to have curls I want curls in it - factory is better but I don't mind recurled hair either.

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[Radiance]

I LOVE factory curl! Even if it's frizzy, I still love it. I think the Teeny Tiny newborns look so cute with curls

[josiekat]

Ultimately for me, it's all about the pony. I like straight hair on most ponies, but there are some sets that really just need curls. Like the Candy Cane ponies. They really need their curls. Although, I don't much care if they are factory curls or collector made curls. So long as the curls are there. lol

[FantasticFirefly]

I can take messy factory curls and push them back into place, love them as they CAN look beautiful and lovely! and not like a frizzy mess.

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[brightberry]

Those are gorgeous, FantasticFirefly!  I need to learn how to do that.  I have plenty of factory curls that look terrible because I knew I couldn't just run a brush through them as a child.  But I don't know how to restore them either.

[Mirnyj]

I love ponies who have stayed as original as possible, and factory curls count towards that. So I don't take factory curl out (if it's not inevitable), but also if the curls have disappeared over time I might not recurl if the pony looks nicer with straight hair.

[zora]

hate them