Is long hair more attractive than short?

[Bumperlicious]

I have chest length hair and am starting to debate whether to get it cut or not. It's not a massive deal; I've had short hair before. I tend to get bored every 2-3 years and just get it all lopped off into a chin length bob.

So, here I am again. And every time I have this debate with myself I start to think "but is long hair more attractive". I do like the novelty of getting my hair cut, but after a week of everyone admiring it, and feeling all new, well, then I just have short hair, which I will have to blow dry (I never do that now, my hair is poker straight).

So what are your thoughts on long vs short hair? I'm talking bob length btw.

[RatPants]

I've always thought long hair more attractive but I'm not a man.

[practicality]

Amelie bob?

[Bumperlicious]

Hmm still debating. Tried to give my hair a reprieve with a dark brown dye but now it just looks a bit flat and one dimensional.

Can't afford to go and get it styled. I don't do a lot with my hair. I don't really suit it up. The thing is if I get it cut I know I'll love it. But it's whether that love will last longer than a week... I'm such a ditherer!

[ZZZenAgain]

Try a chocolate brown rinse for the kind of colour Rachel W has in that photo. See if you like the intensity of that colour on you. I thought it looked good.

Could you imagine going to the hairdressers now and then just to get it styled? If you did you could get that wavy look. When the hairdressers do it, your hair stays in shape longer. What's their trick? After 2 days you'd need to put it up or back off your face a bit or wash it since the curls will have dropped - and then you'd be at the end of the week still looking great.

I think you just need to learn to do some things with it. (I say this although I need to do just the same ). Have a look on youtube for some videos. I found nice ideas on there for my dd's hair which is long and straight like yours. I am useless at that kind of thing but after a bit of practice , I found a few nice variations for dd.

[LaurieFairyCake]

Shit long hair is better than shit short hair.

At least if it's long you can get away with shit hair by tying in back but if your hairs short then there ain't a lot of options.

Obviously, good hair trumps both, whether long or short.

My hair is long, thin and a bit shit - if it's short, shit and thin I look like a numpty.

[survivingwinter]

I have very straight hair and just had it cut into a classic bob with fringe swept across. It takes literally 5 mins to style and dry and I can use straighteners if it's not quite sitting right - but mostly just falls into place!

It's all about having a good cut I think. Long hair can be lovely if it suits you and in beautiful condition but I increasingly think shorter hair looks more classy if you are anything older than teens!

[Limelight]

It's the person not the cut I think. Personally I look like a twat with long hair. I have very very short hair (currently with a bit of a 'fauxhawk' - apologies for the ridiculous term). When it's longer I feel older and a bit ordinary.

But that's me! I envy people with gorgeous flowing locks. I just never look that good when my hair gets past my ears.

[TerraNotSoFirma]

I would so love a nice short sharp haircut, but I have a moon face :)

[TiggerWearsATriteSmile]

Well, actually I'm contemplating a pixie cut too because it'd be easier than this flipping bob but I know I'd end up growing that out too because you need it cut every 4-5 weeks to maintain.....

Wig I think next :)

[TiggerWearsATriteSmile]

Blow drying every day is a pain in the butt.

In the past 4 years I've had a pixie cut, Pob, bob and longish with fringe.
About a month ago I went back to bob.

I hate it, I underestimated how much time blow drying and styling takes and it's just not practical for me with three pre-schoolers. It looks shit now if I don't style EVERY day.
I'm growing it again....

[BranchingOut]

Yes, that could look great.

[Bumperlicious]

Thought maybe I should go for something like this

No to tongs, even if I could get my hair to look like that, it'd it never hold the style. I want it to have natural body which it never does.

[BranchingOut]

I have long curly hair with a tendency to frizz, but I still think it is better long overall. It is somehow more luxuriant... I also notice that it seems to go wrong less often - before, a bit of humidityand it was a pain, but now the length seems to over-ride other factors. It takes ages to grow, so that's my line and I am sticking to it!

[BranchingOut]

Tongs?

[Bumperlicious]

This is how I'd like it to look

[Bumperlicious]

It's not unlike the first picture here

[bigkidsdidit]

depends on your hair. I had bra-strap length hair but it looked shite unless I spent an hour doing it. Then I had a pixie cut and it was great (but mine is curly). Currently trying a chin length grow-out but even this might be too long for my particular hair.

If I had my dream hair it would be long, but my own hair looks crap

[ouryve]

Whatever suits you best is more attractive.

[Bumperlicious]

Maybe I'll just dye it for now. No highlights though. It'll be a box from Boots affair!

[TrampyPanterNoster]

It really depends. I have below shoulder-length hair now, and really like it. but I know that DH prefers short hair.

[ZZZenAgain]

maybe you need to try to do some things with the long hair you have. I say this although I am useless at it myself but if you leave it to dry naturally and then do something interesting with it when it is dry, that may be all the change you need. A friend of mine had long straight hair but very thick and she got it feathered below the face on both sides. Not sure if I can explain but cut so that starting below the jaw line it fell in towards her face on either side. I thought that looked fantastic and gave it some swing. But I think you do need thick hair for that effect.

[Iatemyskinnyperson]

If you fancy a change but uncertain, why not go for a colour change?

Handy by-product is increased body if you have fine hair. I went from dark brown to dark blondish with golden highlights & really enjoying the change. My hair is heavily greyed by now (damn you genetics!!) so I'm not finding the upkeep any worse than my (once)natural colour...

[Bumperlicious]

It's sort of mid to dark brown by the way. Not bad condition but flat and a bit 'hangy'.

I'm not keen on shoulder length. I like the drama of a bob!

[Bumperlicious]

I don't do pictures on here, sorry.

The thing is, when my hair is short, because it is so straight I have to style it else it looks really crap. But because my hair is long I don't need to do much, I literally wash and go. Consequently it doesn't often look great. So it is the choice between looking mildly crap most of the time when its long and do nothing, or pretty decent most of the time when it's short unless I can't be bothered with it and it looks really crap!

I'm just bored with it at the moment. A few friends have said they prefer it short. But it is more of a faff.

[LittlePandaBear]

Maybe you could just have it cut to your shoulders, rather than chin length? It would still be a new do but not as dramatic if you get bored of it after a few weeks! And it may not need as much styling.