A bob sounds like it could work really well for you - if it was layered rather than a blunt cut bob it would be a little softer and these are really easy to maintain!! And a bob can be cut on a certain angle or with different fringe styles to be more flattering to a particular face shape, a good hairdresser will know how to cut to suit your shape.
I went from long hair to a really really short crop once and loved it!! Sometimes it's just a case of taking the plunge. Previously I had had long hair and cut it in half measures (ie: wanted short hair but settled for shoulder length), and ended up getting it cut short on the next cut anyway. So for me it was a wasted haircut, in a way! My hair grows pretty fast though, so depending on how fast your hair grows this might be a factor in your decision. If you don't like the cut or find it too short, then if your hair grows slowly it takes a while to grow out. But also, if your hair grows quickly then a really short cut may actually be more high maintenance, because it will need trimming more often.
I also want a haircut desperately at the moment - haven't had one since three months before Euan was born. It's got so bad that I have had to buy hair elastics for the first time in years (it was short after my last cut).
You know I can see you with a pob with just a bit of layering in the fringe to soften it up.
Do you have very thick hair? It might be a bit high maintainence if you do.
It's only hair - it always grows back
I'm dying to get mine cut short but DH hates short hair.
I've gone from long to short oodles of times and never once regretted it. I've had hairdressers who looked really freaked out (even a couple who have tried to talk me out of it) when I told them how much I wanted cut off and every time they've been really pleased with themselves when they've finished and seen my vision.
My hair travels from short to long and back again.....each time I meet up with BB Mods is is a different length, LOL!
Such, I am guessing your hair is thick and grows fast?
If so, it'll grow back quickly if you hate it short.
BUT, if you have layers cut into it, it does take longer to grown it all back to the same length and is more painful & tedius with more "bad hair days" as it grows back.......
Sushee, how timely. Just last week I finally bit the bullet and had my hair cut into a shorter style. It was my second hair cut since Tom was born (yep, he's 18months LOL!!) and I am SO, SO, glad I did it. Before I was tying my hair back everyday and I felt like a housewife escaping from the home. Now I feel like a real person, I feel so much better about myself and the compliments don't hurt either . Go for it hun. What have you got to lose?
sushee- have you seen Gwyneth Palthrow's new hair?
it is absolutely beautiful, very soft and feminine shoulder length.
i personally think the Pob is quite harsh, jmo though.
gwynnie's hair looks so soft and pretty..i'll go and try and find a pic if you like
Hey Sushee I am a hairdresser and these are some options you can go for:
Cut your hair into a v at the back so it still looks long but alot of it has been cut off and really layer and thin it..
I definately like the POB idea its quite common now I would start off with the longer POB first then get shorter..
Or you can go the Katie Holmes Bob which is really texturized and short
There are soo many options there is a hair site I will have to remember the name of it you put a pic of you on there then you can choose from a variety of styles and they syncronize to your pic so you can see what they look like
I did have a bob in my twenties and the good thing about it was it always sat well, needed no styling at all. I can't have layers though because my hair is wavy and layers make it curl, so it's got all one length for it to be low maintenance.
My hair is still thick but no where as thick as in my twenties, when it was mane-like, but I hope it looks okay nonetheless.
Thanks for all your responses! I've booked myself in for Wednesday and am going to go halfway, ie slightly longer than chin length. Wish me luck!!
ETA Oooh Cai I like your hair! But I'm too scared to go too short. Maybe one day....
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. Go for it hun. What have you got to lose?
I would start off with the longer POB first then get shorter..
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