Bit bored - long hair or short?

[MiddleOfThePack]

I feel like a change - I think! - but not sure if I should go for the chop or not? Opinions please?

I do have lots of thick wavy hair - bit frizzy at the ends and I do lots of sporty things, so wash my hair quite a lot. No real reason for chopping it all of as it's easy to tie back when I'm on an off day. Just feel like a change?

Looks nice both ways.

Bit hair grows so why not chop chop?!

Didn’t you post the othe day? I’m sure I’ve seen your hair before.

Shoulder length would suit you best.

Bluntness100: I might have done, but would have been months/years ago now?!

Short

I like short

Short!

Short. Definitely. It “lifts” your face… no offence but it just brightens you, somehow 😊

Thanks for all your comments! I'd like to think short suits me better too, but I've had a couple of short cuts that just didn't 'lie' properly, so I'm a bit scared to make the same mistake. My hair's so thick and wavy [I know - lots would love it] it needs a wash n go cut as I have never mastered the art of 'styling' every single day.

Long

Short

Get a cut that makes it more manageable.
Look for an older** hairdresser who will remember when thick wavy hair was worn not straightened into submission.

**Not being ageist, but someone who has cut wavy styles not just straight ones, and they are likely to have trained in the last couple of decades

Maybe something in the middle.

Short

And YY to getting a hairdresser who can cut wavy hair properly rather than just ‘thinning’ it out by chipping a cm into the very ends and then straightening it until it almost melts. If you do find such a person please give me their name!

I think short suits you better OP, but short hair is harder work.

@MaMelon, I can recommend one if you are a little to the west of London but near M25. Reasonable and good.

Changed my life.

Another vote for short! Generally, I love long hair, but I think the short suits you.

Agree you need a really good hairdresser if you're having a lot cut off. Makes such a difference.

Middle

@FayCarew - I’m in Edinburgh so a bit too far unfortunately, but thanks so much for that link

He's worth the journey.

Ask someone with thick, wavy hair that always looks good where they get it done. That's what I did. If the hairdresser has such hair, they will understand.

I've been to £££ top salons and they give you their standard cut, you need someone who cuts according to how your hair is.

I used to get amazing haircuts at a local college - final year students supervised to within an inch of their lives by a rather formidable gentleman who obviously knew how to cut my thick, wavy hair. I changed from p/t to f/t hours at work so couldn't go any more, but they were fab cuts.

Definitely short. A new haircut always makes me feel like a new me! And if you don’t like it it will grow back and at least you tried it out. I also love having short hair in the summer.

My hair grows slowly. if I went for a pixie cut it would take years to row back. I couldn't handle years of mushroom shaped hair.

I like both, but prefer the short. But I may be biased as after going back and forth on the same question I recently had my hair cut back into a bob after it growing to your length. It feels lovely and a nice change.

I like the second pic best (shorter)

Mini-update - got a cut/colour booked for later this month so will see if I can pluck up courage!