The Short Hair Variety

Admin Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:09 am

Are you afraid to cut your hair because you feel it will limit your hair style choices? Or do you currently have short hair and are bored to tears with the same old ...

Are you afraid to cut your hair because you feel it will limit your hair style choices? Or do you currently have short hair and are bored to tears with the same old look?

Relax—you don’t have to give up variety when you have short hair!

A good shorthaired look depends on many factors, chiefly:

* Facial shape
* Hair type
* Cut
* Hair products
* Color
* Perms
* Makeup
* Accessories

Before you make the final cut, so to speak, check over your options. It’s never a great idea to get a haircut on a whim. As with buying something useless, expensive and non-returnable, the saying goes, "Buy in haste. Repent at leisure."

If you’re having a horrible hair day, pick up the phone instead of the scissors. Make an appointment with a stylist you trust, and give yourself at least 24 hours to think about what you want. (Meanwhile, put on a hat and get on with your day.)
Facial Shape

What is your facial shape? A good way to check is to pull your hair back from your face. Is it round? Long? Kind of squared at the chin line? Oval? There are many books out there that can help you with hairdos for your particular facial shape, and you may want to refer to some of them.

Also, many salons offer an imaging service that can show you how you would look in different hair styles. What are your best feature(s)? A good hair style can really play up your eyes or mouth, for example.

Generally speaking, if your face is tends to be heavy at the jawline, you may not want a style that adds more bulk to that area. If your face is long and thin, a long, straight style may just make your face look longer. If your face is round, then a halo of curls may make your head look too much like a ball.

Just a quick word here on glasses—one of the best things you can do to update your look is to update the style of your glasses. If you are currently wearing 80’s-style big-frame glasses, check out the new smaller styles. More stylish glasses can help your overall look.