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Talk to me about short hair!

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BruceLeTerror · 31/01/2025 12:53

I've had shoulder length/long hair for ages for several reasons;
1) I hate going to the hairdressers 😂
2) I'm tall and a tomboy/have dogs/horses, and wear absolutely no make up, always in jeans/wellies and a few times in my younger days when I did have shorter hair (thousands of years ago!) I got mistaken for a man several times (V embarrassing)
3) I'm lazy, long hair = messy bun

However, as alas it comes to us all, age is catching up, hair is thinning and greying... and I'm wondering whether to get it all chopped off? Like Judi Dench short...

Ladies with shorter hair, how often do you have to go to the hairdressers for a trim? Any styles to avoid - and what is nice and easy to maintain?

Any thoughts appreciated :)

Thanking you 🙏

OP posts:
Bignanna · 19/08/2025 15:03

DoubtfulCat · 18/08/2025 21:17

i bloody love it!

Ah, I love this for you!

I’m more of a hair chameleon, currently a bit shorter than it’s been for a very long time (6 years?) although I had a short pixie for most of the previous 7 years before that. But I’m getting the urge to go short again now. I’ll try and upload a picture to show what I’m thinking of.

This is a lovely style because the hair is curly and thick, but it’s a different matter having fine,thin ,straight hair.

2brains · 19/08/2025 15:09

I had long hair when younger, I went very short pixie in my early 30s, (think Judi Dench) I am now 55 and have the same cut, never changed it. It is so much easier to manage, I have straight hair but a good hairdresser, it needs cutting every 6 weeks and I just put some styling powder on and style it, chucked my hairdryer out 10 years ago, never use it

Oh and I have never in all my life been mistaken for a man, but I am only 5ft 3 with a chubby face😁

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