Short hair on women?

[MetalMagpie]

While I was at university, I grew my hair out most of the way down my back. (Think like a really scruffy mermaid.) But earlier this year, I finally got fed up with it. One Saturday morning I marched to the nearest hairdressers and got it cut to just below my ears. That haircut changed my life.

Seriously, it takes me about a quarter of the time it used to for me to shower in the morning. My hair doesn't need brushing several times a day any more. I don't get strangled when I put on a jumper!

It has since grown out a little bit more again, which has got me wondering how short I could go this time without it looking weird.

Can any woman pull off a short "pixie cut" or is it just a privileged few?

And what do you guys think about very short hairstyles on women in general?

 

[Calibanbutcher]

Depends on the woman
On some it looks awesome on some it looks less than flattering.

 

[Playful Pony]

Some girls carry it really well. I prefer my hair to be about the lenght you describe having, slightly longer I think. It's almost to my shoulders now, not quite there. I don't think short hair is for everyone though, and I would expect medium lenght to be the easiest one to look good with for most people. In the end it comes down to what the cut is like, there is a ton of styles... Some look horrible, others set you up to compete with the fortunate and famous.

Generally I prefer PEOPLE to have a bit of hair. I love hair, regardless of gender ^^.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I personally always dug short hair on women. While going all the way to Pixie Cut does not work for all ladies, anywhere past the ears is usually very good looking in my book. Its worth point out however that when pixie cuts work, they really work. I'd ask your friends about it as without a picture I can't make a very safe call on it.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

It really depends on the woman and the style, but yeah, I do tend to like short hair on a lady

 

[Swyftstar]

I prefer long hair on women. I hate when women cut their hair. You seem to be doing ok with a shorter hairdo but most of the women I've dealt with regret it about a month later and then complain that their hair is taking too long to grow back.

 

[Andy Shandy]

Obviously it depends on who it's on and how it's done, but as a general rule in can look rather good. Well at a higher ratio than long hair on men, which I assume this thread was in part inspired by. Either that or it was rather coincidental that I saw it right underneath that thread anyway.

 

[DoPo]

Generally I prefer PEOPLE to have a bit of hair. I love hair, regardless of gender ^^.

If that's the case, you'll love my chest.

OT: I like short(-ish) hair on women. It may not always be suitable (example: I have a friend of mine with really awesome curly hair) but if it is, there is absolutely no harm in going for it.

So, to cut it short (heh-heh):

And what do you guys think about very short hairstyles on women in general?

Yes, please.

 

[Screamarie]

*in an exagerated granny voice, bent over with a knobbly cane.* Once upon a time when I was a little girl I would cut my hair to only about an inch long. I rather liked it, didn't have to do a damn thing with it, it was cool in the Texas weather, and I thought I looked damn good.

Problem is that a little girl with a "boy's" haircut catches a shit ton of flack. Yeah just about every day other kids would say something mean, my sister would tease me saying that I wanted to be a boy, and grown women would often disapprove that I wanted to cut it all off and weren't shy about saying so. Still I wore it, proudly, and the only reason why I stopped is cause my hair grows really fast and to keep it up I'd have to get a new cut every 2 weeks.

But anyways, I think any woman can pull of a short style if she can find the right one, though not necessarily just a pixie cut.

 

[Jynthor]

It really depends on the woman and the style, but yeah, I do tend to like short hair on a lady

I love short hair on women(funny because I'm a guy with long hair, eh) and Quorra is a great example.
I also really like Maya's hair in Borderlands 2.

Spoiler

Of course in the end it depends on the woman who's wearing it.

 

[Shadowstar38]

Personally, I find either extreme unattractive. If it's kind of short, it's okay. If it's anywhere from way above the ears to(God forbid) completely shaven I'd be like "WTF lady?"

 

[The Wykydtron]

Oh god! Are hair threads the new drowning?! Please no, not again.

OT: Yeah short hair kinda only works well on certain women I guess, it's not for me. Shoulder length or over is good. She'd be wearing glasses preferably. I love me some glasses :3

 

[Chemical Alia]

I like short hair on women, especially if they go with a style that suits their features. I've worn my hair very short several times in the past decade or so, and while I usually get more compliments on my hair when it's short, I also got way more shit from people. I've never had my hair more than a few inches past my shoulders, which is what I'm trying to do right now and it's taken about two years to get this far. But it's nice when I don't have to worry about the maintenance of doing my hair in the morning.

 

[corvuscorrax]

Hair I don't really have a preference but I will say I prefer fair skinned women over the tan look.

 

[Lionsfan]

I guess it really depends. I've seen some girls who wear it well, and others who look like dudes

 

[Magic Muffin Man]

Like long hair on dudes, it all depends on body and facial structure. Ladies with a more angled, "pointy" face can carry it off well, but the curvier you get the longer the minimum height gets. Just from what I've observed, anyway.

 

[omega 616]

Ummm, "pics or GTFO". I can't really give an opinion on what you should do for your next hair cut if we don't know what you look like. It's like me asking "does my top suit me?" when you can't see it.

From a practical stand point, I say keep it short. If it's easier to maintain then why have it long? It's just dead stuff coming out of your head, which I think people sometimes forget, especially when they say "I love my hair".

I like girls with short hair, the vast majority have long hair and I don't like the normal look ... it's like "congrats you don't stand out in anyway", why would I be hypothetically attracted to you when there are thousands of girls who look like you?

Spoiler: slightly off topic rant

It's even worse when you just know the "hobbies and interests" section of a C.V it reads "I enjoy socializing and going out with friends". Like village of the fucking damned, it's that old t shirt slogan "You laugh 'cos I'm different. I laugh 'cos your all the same".

more girls like this please ... okay, maybe not the one at the back, that's a little extreme.

 

[L0dest0ne]

I have always found girls with short hair very unattractive. I love waist length hair. So pretty...

 

[StylinBones]

Emma Watson, sure, but most women, nahhh. Long hair is prettier on young women. Not trying to be insensitive, but really short hair always makes me think they are or were just sick.