Help - New cut and I`m clueless at styling!

HI all,

I`m going to cut my waist length hair this week to just below my chin, with some layers in it. I`m totally clueless as far as hair styling goes (usually I just brush it back into a ponytail, and even then it doesn`t look the greatest), and I know I`m going to have to learn to maintain this new cut since pulling it back isn`t the greatest option.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated - what sort of styling products do I use just to wear my hair down? As it is now, my hair is straight, maybe a tiny bit of wave in it, and I tend to get a lot of flyaways. I usually wash it every second day, but by the second evening, it gets greasy looking if I play with it, so I`ll probably have to wash it every day when it`s shorter.

So.. someone help me out here. Do I need to blowdry my hair all the time to give it some style? Are there special conditioners (or types of conditioners) I should use or avoid? Do I need to use mousse, gel, hairspray, pomade, etc etc? Are there routines I should try to follow? Right now I shower in the evening, but I`m thinking of switching to the morning, which may make blowdrying more beneficial.

ANy help is great, thanks.