What should I do with my hair?

[User230]

Honest opinions welcome. I'm 56 if that helps.

I've grown out my dye in the last couple of years and I like it. It's got a lot of white in it and I don't regret it, I think it's a pretty colour. No intention of colouring it again. I also had it chopped into a pixie cut, having mostly had it shoulder length or longer.

However, over lock down, without a hairdresser it's grown into pretty much my 'toddler' haircut. I looked like Shirley Temple as a 3 year old. I've got lots of curls and I actually quite like it. After years of dyeing my hair and straightening it most of the time it feels very freeing to be pretty natural.

I just don't want to look like a granny with a perm.

So...do I go back to my pixie cut now hairdressers are opening?
Or just get it trimmed/grow it out a bit and keep with the curls?

I've hopefully managed to upload photos with my face blanked out.

My advice would be to go back to the pixie.
I think the first pic looks modern and fresh.

I think no 1 is a nice style but go even shorter on the sides. If you want to keep the curls I would grow it but it would probably take a couple of years and could you bear it?

Agree it's a lovely silver colour. I'd say grow it out a little longer and embrace your curls too, they'll probably relax a bit with the extra weight in length so not granny perm.

Pixie is lovely! You've got great brows too which really pulls it off. I'm jealous 🤣 enjoy being pampered x

I really like it as it is! Agree, lovely colour and curls. Understand what you mean by toddler cut but think it looks funky!

Look you asked for an honest opinion, in the second picture you do look like a Granny with a perm. Probably because I can't see your face. I would go for the pixie cut. Sorry.

I love the curls!!

I would go for an undercut and slight asymmetric finish. Really show off the fantastic colour and condition.

I also like the curls and colour. I'd grow it.

The pixie

Thanks folks! I did have an undercut at one point. I wasn't sure if they were so over.

I'm not very trendy!

@BalloonSlayer - Yep, I think you're right. That's my fear certainly, which is why I'm happy to have other people's opinions.

I love the curls, or you could have it cut shorter and then just leave it to grow out again- low maintenance

If you do go short, maybe this sort of thing?

I think it’s hard when it is both short and grey, to stop it from looking frumpy. I would go front/top heavy and very short on the sides. Just some spray to shape the top and you’ll have a fresh style!

This kind of thing? Pixie with longer layers.

Short sides and keep it longer on the top with the curls. No granny has an undercut!

I vote for leave it. Really pretty.