To chop or not to chop??

[BunnyLebowski]

My hair is long, dark and very thick (see pics on profile). It has a natural wave to it which I have spent the last decade trying to ghd into submission.

When I take an hour to do it it looks lovely but most of the time it gets shoved up in a dreary ponytail or hangs forlornly and heavily around my face .

I've had the same style for 5/6 years and I'm bored!

I have made an appointment for a restyle next week and I am very tempted to get it cut up to shoulder or maybe just beneath jaw level.

I don't want a mumsy layered feathery cut a la this. Layers make my thick hair spring leaving me looking like this

What I would like is something like

Charlize

Liv

or this disney chick

another example but mine would be side parted and have a side fringe

Am I mad to cut my hair off? Anyone done it and regretted it? Or loved it?

Would any of these styles suit my face?

Gah!

I had mine cut from below shoulder length to short in September and love it. It's much easier and looks like I've made an effort (although I haven't) now more often than not. I used to wear it back in a ponytail too much.

No idea what styles suit you; I'm crap at that sort of thing and my hair is quite curly. I went in and picked out photos from mags I liked and told him what I didn't want (no bob for me, please) and he did the rest.

Good luck. Even if it's awful it'll grow back, so it's a calculated risk.

go for it, like JJ said it will soon grow back if you don't like it and if you have it shoulder length at least you can still wear it up if need be.
I had a mad moment in the summer and decided to chop my long hair off, walked into the hairdresser and told them to just crop it, my hair now looks like this and I love it!!

Oooh thank you both!

I don't want to go too short as I spent my teenage years with orrible short hair and it does not suit me.

I just need a new look!

I'm going to go for it! Woohoo!

by the way just looked at your profile pics and think it would look really nice shoulder length because of the wave you have, don't think you should go chin length though as it may not lay as nice IYSWIM

Yep pyro Liv's hair is gorgeous isn't it? Wonder if they can give me her face and legs while I'm in there?

I'm thinking of taking these pics of Nicole Richie

wavy

straight

So pretty!

I'm getting excited now! Hope I don't come out looking like this

You are very pretty, you should chop it off, it'll be gorgeous

Are you going to a new hairdresser? When I had mine chopped off last week I went to a completely different hairdressers and think that was a good move. I love it shorter. It makes me look younger!

Aw shucks Verity thank you

kittya I'm going to a hairdresser back home in Ireland who I've only been to once before and had one of the best cuts ever.

I feel like my hair is physically and metaphorically dragging me down. Time to act!

oooh you've inspired me. I need to get my hair cut (though mine is very thin and rubbish so would never look as lovely as your will with one of the lovely cuts you linked to )

Let us know how it goes.

Yes, if its dragging your face down, go for it. I havent looked back. I paid alot though, nearly £60 but its been so worth it. Just have to save up to get the colour done now!