Curly Hair Catastrophe

I've been thinking lately about cutting my hair again... eh. Apparently managing curly hair is an intensely serious business. "get a curly-hair stylist", "make sure they cut it dry", "don't shampoo every day", "get lots of light layers" blah blah BLAH. Looking through pictures for ideas, I've realized some things:

I liked my hair long, but right now it is in the awkward stage, and I definitely don't want it to grow this long:


And P.S. celebrities, you can try and be cool, but this is just not considered "curly":


Anyways. Apparently my face is heart shaped (aw), and that is part of why I am afraid. Also though because I think a big factor on whether your haircut looks good is body type and shape. So basically I'm scared and don't know what to do, because I'm pretty sure my hair looks like this right now on a good day (which is scary, because this isn't even me):


So here are some photos I found for inspiration:
I feel like this is not what would happen in real life.

Eh. Too short, perhaps?

I think this would work for thinner hair... too bad her curls look way cute. (and probably are fake. curly-haired posers.)

This kind of reminds me of above-the-chin cut I had in middle school, where my hair looked like a triangle. This is why I am afraid.

Seems very impractical for me. But Eva Longoria sure looks cute in it.

I feel like is the only one that's kind of plausible. Maybe it's just because it looks frizzy-ish, like mine is.

Her transformation gives me hope. I think she looks pretty cute.

Ok, I just felt like this one was the best example of normal people curly hair. Totally cute:


So. I realize I'll probably have to spend more money and lots more time on product and prep in the morning, but I mean... for nice curly hair for once, I'd be willing to try. Hmph.

P.S. Emmy Rossum, you are my curly-haired HERO(ine, I guess).