I am once again asking for better 'textured' hairstyles

[Loggos]

I agree with you, they should really improve on that front. Also, they do seem to have an international audience in mind (at least at this point), since they tried to be more culturally accurate in Dawntrail.

It's not much but if you look at the winning entries from the 2023 hair style contest there are two to three styles that might go into that direction ("Natural Curls", "Gold & Locs" and perhaps "The Elegant Twist").
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...686c364efc07a2

As far as I understand, all winning entries will be implemented in the game so those hair styles should come in the future. The question is just how long it'll take.

[Doopliss]

I agree with you, they should really improve on that front. Also, they do seem to have an international audience in mind (at least at this point), since they tried to be more culturally accurate in Dawntrail.

It is this point that made me particularly disappointed in seeing their first choice of implementation from the hairstyle contest winners' selection. Considering that Tural is supposed to be very culturally diverse in-universe, too, I was really hoping one of the first hairstyles they implemented would have been one of the three you mentioned.

They're even unlikely anything I'd have a character switch to myself; it's just that it feels more fair to have them. The vast majority of hairstyles we have are straight, and we got two more straight ones added. The last textured hairstyle they attempted was that dud of an afro from 2015, and they've gotten considerably better at working within their limitations since then.

Well, regardless, I hope they implement those natural/curly hairstyles sooner than later. I only get a little nervous about it since some (well, I think just one? a masculine-looking samurai-styled ponytail?) previous hairstyle contest winners never made it in. It'd be cool if they un-genderlocked that one long dreadlocks hairstyle, too.

Here's hoping.