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I’ve been less than thrilled with my hair and it was time for a trim, so I wanted a new cut. Something cool, edgy, fun, but not too far out there. But what to do?
My instinct was to take the clippers to my head and just peel it all off. Or scissors. Whatever. But once I started thinking about what to do with my hair, I was fixated on it as though in some sort of hypomanic fervor, even though I’m really not hypomanic. I wanted something wild and unexpected, something very different from my current look.
Trying not to be too impulsive about it, I polled friends for suggestions on Twitter. They came back with: CLIPPERS!!!, Sinead O’Connor, Dorothy Hamill, and chin-length with layers. Hmmm. Not so helpful.
Pixie cut with side bangs. Photo from hairstylestars.com.
After much deliberation, I found three photos online with progressively more extreme versions of the same style. I went for the one in the middle – a little more spunky than the usual professional style but a little less than punk. I took a photo in to the girl and explained that I wanted a severe angle, and to keep as much length as possible in the front – no bangs, just a sweeping forelock. She did a good job of it and I’m pleased with the results.
The final product is basically a pixie cut but with very long asymmetrical bangs down to my chin. And you even get to see a bit of my face in this photo – how’s that for feeling a bit bold today?
Short hair gets shorter in an asymmetrical pixie cut with long bangs.
DeeDee,
Charmed.
Le Clown
That bit of profile was just for you, Le Clown.
Love it! It is all kinds of sassy. Nice look, DeeDee!
Sassy, yes! That’s what I was going for.
Looks good to me!
Yes I am a a guy who has been married and thus I have been both socially conditioned and extremely well trained to to respond in that way but actually it really does look good to me.
Kind Regards and God bless you.
Kevin.
Thanks, Kevin – socially conditioned or not, the compliment is appreciated.
I’m a devout longhair myself, but I do love cuts like that.
I vacillate between long and short, and I’m always impatient about growing it out. But I keep doing it – after awhile, anything gets boring. But with my hair, shorter is actually better because very fine hair tends to lack body and volume, so it gets a little sad and flat when it gets long.
Boldly done. Both cut and face. Proof that you exist…
These words are not produced by a robot! Not a one.
And I didn’t have much to do with the face. The profile is actually my mom’s – it took years before I had a shot that showed it, but when I saw it I was pleased because I always liked the angle of her nose in profile. Odd as that may sound…
Love it. I am so in love with my own short haircut, so I completely understand. Great profile.
Thanks! I used a mirror and a remote release cable. I always need the remote release to photograph knitted stuff when I model it, but I don’t usually use the mirror. This time it was just easier. Plus it gave a nice sort of soft focus.
You look fab!
That’s cool.
When I was 15 I had a haircut shorter than
That. The front was parted like you have it but shorter and all of the back was short and made to stay still with hairspray – really messed up out of bed look.
I’ve had much shorter, but I like this version quite a bit.
Nice! It suits you very well!
Shaved my head… and I’m not sad… and just maybe… I’m to blame for all I’ve heard… and I’m not sure…
Deedee? Geddit?
Ha ha ha ha ha!
But yeah it does look good.
It looks fantastic! I bet it’s easy to take care of too. Enjoy!
Believe it or not, I’m actually doing more styling with this cut than I’m used to. I got texturing cream to make it a little spiky and styling oil to make it more sleek. I haven’t really played with Product to do interesting things with my hair before, and there are a lot more options than when I used to try harder when I was younger. So it’s kinda fun to see what I can do.
Likes! That’s one of my signature cuts…
What a fun piece–and I, for one, love the new ‘do.
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