Short hair style - how big a commitment is it?

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I'm thinking of going for a short hair style (pixie cut kind of style). But I'm concerned about the financial and time commitment to keep it maintained.
So if you have short hair how much time and money does it cost you?
TIA

I get mine cut every five weeks. Other than that all it costs me is the odd pot of wax!

Pixie is really easy to upkeep. Cut every 5/6 weeks, occasional pot of product. I don't even use a hairdryer anymore, just come out of the shower and run some product through it.

I have a short pixie cut too. I have it cut every 6 weeks.

I suppose it's expensive as I need frequent cuts, but I don't have any styling time - I wash it every morning in the shower, shove some product in and leave it.
I just make sure I book my next appointment at the same time as I'm getting my hair cut.

I do need to wash it every morning though as it sticks up overnight!

I go every 5-6 weeks. Mines not a pixie cut but still very short and I only use hairspray. I've tried to grow it but as is very fine I found that harder to maintain.

I had short pixie style hair for about 20 years. I had to have it cut every 6 weeks or it looked awful. At week 5 and 6 days it looked fine, 48 hours later on week 6 and 1 day it looked awful. On the plus side, no blowdrying time, just wash and ruffle and no product or hairtool costs. It only needed washing very 5/6 days.

I've grown it now to,just below shoulder length as I thought the crop was less flattering as I aged and my jawline slackened. Although it looks nice the maintenance of longer hair is unbelievable. The conditioning treatments, blow drying sprays, nourishing oils, volumisers. Hairdryers, hot air stylers, hotbrushes, clips and bands and hats to keep it under control on a windy day. It takes the best part of an hour to dry. It's a hobby in itself and I couldn't have managed it when I had small DC or was working ft.

I've had short/pixie cuts for most of my adult life and have always loved it. It's easier than long hair in some ways - no tangles, no need to brush, quick to dry. However, you do need a talented hair stylist because with short cuts every snip shows, if you know what I mean. And you can't really just roll out of bed and walk out the door because - if your hair is anything like mine - you will wake up looking like an electrocuted hedgehog! But that provides good comedy value I have longer hair at the moment and tbh I find it easier.

Thank you for your answers.
I don't know if I can manage a cut every 5-6 weeks. I have longer hair now and find it difficult to fit a cut in every 5 months. Also the cost will add up (I'm in London so hairdressers are not cheap).
I'm really fed up with my hair though and desperate for a fresh style.
Something to think about...

Try a bob! If it's well cut, it can be left to grow out for a while

My hair is very fine. Anything without layers makes it look very flat

My hair is very short (think Lisa Stansfield....). I have it cut monthly, but at a barbers. it costs £18 each time, but you can find it even cheaper.

Barbers understand short hair and you can find female barbers who will take into account the softened look you might want.

There really is no need to have your hair washed, conditioned and blow dried at £40 a pop. Just wash before you go and they will spray it for you.

In terms of maintenance - I bleach mine myself every month and use a little coconut oil each day to keep down the frizz.

Barbers are quicker too... I hate spending an hour having my hair cut. It's a complete waste of time.

I'd second using a barber's. I actually go to a cheaper salon - charges £18 for a cut and blow dry but, to be honest, I don't need the blow dry so that cut's it down to £15 as a wet cut. I used to pay £45 in another salon when I had longer hair.

I love having short hair. I shower, wash my hair, comb it into shape. Have breakfast, whack a bit of 'messy putty' through it and I'm off. No blow drying. Fantastic if you go on holiday and swim. It's dry before you've hit the sand!

I'm growing out a pixie atm. I've made it to a bob now yay. It depends on what kind of hair you have - I couldn't just wash and leave mine as it's too fluffy, it needed blow drying still. Also my hair grows quite quick so I found I was having maybe two weeks post-haircut of loving it and finding it easy, and then 3-4 weeks of getting odd bits sticking out here and there where it had grown out of style. I do love the pixie look though, and to be fair I change my hair a lot as I get bored so likelihood is I'd have grown it out at some stage anyway!

It's just hair, it grows back!

I went for the pixie chop last month, loved it straight away and haven’t looked back. Had my first trim this week, after four weeks, purely because my hairdresser said that’s when most people have got to grips with their new style and know whether or not they want to adjust it at all, so booked it in with the proviso I could cancel if I didn’t feel I needed the appointment, I did and I chose to go even shorter. My initial style was slightly longer on top, as I was initially thinking of maintaining my curls on top, but my hair grows very quickly and had already started to be a bit of pain to style in the morning after just four weeks.

Now have a super short pixie crop and love it even more than my first cut. Barely have to do anything with it at all. Wash it in the shower (which is so much quicker than when I had long hair) shove it into roughly the style I want and leave it, get the kids ready for school then add some texturiser just before I leave the house (literally just a case of rubbing it through with my fingers) and job done. Wish I’d done it years ago.

I'm not worried about going short or about my hair taking long to grow back. I know I will love it.
The thing that's holding me back is the frequency at which it needs to be cut and the cost. I know it's cliche but between DCs and a FT job I really don't have much time left and sitting in a salon for an hour every 5 weeks just seems like too much of a commitment.

I’ve not long cut mine and it’s the easiest hairstyle i’ve Had in styling terms.

It does need to be cut again now though- about 6 weeks after the last cut.