Short Hairstyles

About short hairstyles

Short hairstyles are among the most searched haircut topics for women, and the appeal is easy to understand. A good short cut is quick to wash and dry, shows off your face and jewelry, and looks deliberate in a way longer hair sometimes does not. The range is wide: soft pixies with longer pieces on top, cropped cuts that hug the head, short shags with texture, and chin-length bobs that sit between short and medium.

The guides in this section help you choose before you commit. Each one explains which face shapes and hair types a cut suits, how much styling it needs in the morning and how often it has to be trimmed to keep its shape. As a rule, short cuts need a visit to the salon every four to eight weeks, but save time every single day.

If you are nervous about going short, move in stages. Start with a bob at the jaw, then a shorter bob, then a pixie. Bring photos of the cut on hair similar to yours, and ask your stylist where they would leave length for your face. Fine hair often looks fuller when it is short and blunt, thick hair needs weight removed, and curls should be cut so each one sits where it will fall when dry. For chin-length styles, see bobs and lobs.

Short hair needs a trim more often than long hair, usually every four to six weeks, because a few millimeters of growth changes the shape. In return, it dries in minutes and needs very little product. Before you commit, look at your hairline, cowlicks and natural texture, since these show more on short cuts. Bring two or three photos to the salon and point out exactly what you like in each one.