Short hair

[Lykkeli]

Does anybody feel that they don't see many women with short hair? Particularly younger women. I can think of 2 females out of many who've got a pixie cut, but the vast majority of women I know have at least a long bob.
I currently have a short bob, but I just find it bland, flat and uninspiring.
I'm thinking of going for a pixie cut, I know it's just hair and will grow back. Men often seem to prefer longer hair, not all but generally, I guess it's associated with being 'feminine'.

Me too. I’d settle for Annie Lennox. My trouble is that I have a small head and I need hair to compensate.

I've always had short bobs and long layered pixie cuts (I'm early 50s). One thing I have started to find in the last 5 years is that lots of hairdressers just aren't experienced in how to cut short hair well to suit your hair type, head and face shape. I have to be really careful where I get my hair cut these days. I used to be able to walk into most good salons and have a positive experience but not so much these days. They can all do those balayage and long hair with the blunt ends cut though! I just don't think hairdressers are getting to cut short hair as much these days and so are not getting the experience as the trend is now definitely for long hair.

My mother thinks that short hair is the best look on women of every age! She cut off her hair when she was 12, and she has had very short hair ever since.
She is SO happy now that my hair is short! (I cut it off recently, before that I had very long hair). I might keep my short hair for a while, and then perhaps grow it out again.
But I also have a friend with short hair, and her mother wants her daughter to have long hair.

Lots of lovely casual misogyny on here. I'll reverse some of those statements, for funsies.

Just my opinion, but I think women with long hair look pathetically feminine.

Long hair makes many women look as though they are trying to look younger than they are - but no one is fooled...

Women with long hair usually have weird shaped faces that they try to disguise with their hair.

Women with long hair, in my opinion, often go for longer periods of time without washing it, which is gross.

Yeah. Ugly isn't it?

Are you replying to me?

I’ve still got long hair. Never had anything shorter than shoulder length.

Part of the long hair thing is traditionally about being feminine although I’m not quite sure why. Very masculine men like Vikings, metal heads and some religions have long hair too.
But because of the contractions of sexuality of long hair, (along with high boobs, small waist etc etc) I think that’s where the idea of long hair on older women has been thought of as ageing . Whereas the reality is you can wear it many ways and it’s ageless.

I hate my hair in a bob. Like a pixie cut, but my hair grows out too quickly. Long hair is less maintenance and it suits me.

Though lots of folks have asked as a middle aged mum when am I cutting it short (mostly older generation). I am not.

Would love to see some pictures of your short hair, I'm 49 and seriously considering the chop from shoulder length hair

Nasty? Get over yourself

It’s a personal feeling? I hate how long hair feels in me. What’s to get over? Odd comment.

Yours looks good. My hair is thick ish, natural wave but I have a round face. I'm fed up with the styling but I'm not sure short would suit

Looks fabulous.

I have had short ‘pixie’ hair a couple of times- once when I was in school & then in my late twenties (and I was never short of male attention tbh).

I'm 58 and have never had long hair
I've had a soft pixie cut for 30 years as it suits me
The only thing I've changed is the colour

Short hair only really suits a very small number of woman. I’ve only ever recalled 2 people where short hair looked great on them.

Long hair most certainly doesn't suit everyone either. I think short hair is far more interesting and stylish. Long hair just hangs, or else is in a pontytail, and everyone ends up looking the same. I can't stand all this "short hair only suits a small number of people" nonsense. There was a time when the majority of women had short hair - I don't remember women looking so terrible then, but of course you have to get the right cut to suit you.

It's almost as if everyone who doesn't have short hair is walking around with this absolutely amazing, beautiful long hair that suits them excellently, it's really not the case.

A lot of people have extensions too. (I think they must feel weird!)

I probably do more styling when my hair is short.

I donate to the little princess trust so I spend 2-2.5 years growing my hair and then have the ponytail cut off.

I usually wash my hair, run a vent brush through it and leave it.

There are a lot of people walking around with short hair styles that don't suit them either, or they had them cut into a nice style but they can't keep up all the maintenance required.

My hair is much more manageable long, I just find it easier to deal with as I can wash it, stick product in it and leave it. If it's short, I need to blowdry it, style it, fix it during the day. Shorter hair is much harder work!

I’ve been thinking of a pixie cut too, but it does tend to be a thing for older people. Plus I can’t always tell the difference between a man & a woman due to the short grey cut, anorak, & trousers. There’s very few women who can carry it off I think. But it’s the bastard bob or a pixie. The young do tend to have extensions these days, rather than natural flowing locks.

Pixie cuts are definitely more popular with the over 40s.

Menopause does weird things to the hair so it makes sense and this is the reason I'm considering getting one.

I'm worried it'll age me but I might have to suck it up.

I've always had a short sharp bob but now I'm mid 40s I find it really aging so have grown my hair out. I loved my bob but long hair is so much more flattering these days