https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:01:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1418824 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:45:28 +0000 Anonymous 1418824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Psychedelicate</b>. FWIW, I love Kaley's pixie cut. I guess it's a matter of preference. She looks great either way, though.</p> <p>I've worn my hair at various lengths and styles between the short pixie and below the shoulders. My hair does weird things and I have a cowl lick to deal with, so it's a royal pain. The pixie is easy and seems to suit me, at least for the time being. At some point I'll get bored and try to grow it out, and then realize what a mistake that was, and get it cut short again. And so the cycle goes...</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1418795 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 23:26:34 +0000 psychedelicate 1418795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry I didn't see this earlier; I have been traveling. Short hair isn't usually an SN's best look, but they tend to really like it because it's easy. Think Kaley Cuoco this season on The Big Bang Theory. Did she look better with her long hair? I think so, but she seems to like her pixie, so there you go. I can say that as a G-type, my hair is the longest it's been since sixth grade and I really feel it weighing me down and can't wait to get an angled bob on Tuesday, even though there are people who like long hair on me better. I feel invisible with it, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417485 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 19:42:39 +0000 Anonymous 1417485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There was nothing natural about the '80s, that's for sure, and it was the style decade I liked least. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417467 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 18:04:10 +0000 Thistle 1417467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am totally on board with what Suz said.&nbsp; No system should ever replace what <i><b>you </b></i>feel best in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417464 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 17:54:51 +0000 Suz 1417464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thinking back to the 80s, I think "natural" of any kind might be a stretch! They probably didn't know what the word meant.&nbsp;</p> <p>High five to another Dorothy Hamill haircut wearer. I had one, too!&nbsp;</p> <p>And yes, unsolicited hair comments are usually a good indication that a style (or style direction) works on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417436 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:40:31 +0000 Anonymous 1417436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks. It just occurred to me that my hair style is very similar to the Dorothy Hammill cut I used to wear in high school (late 1970s), so maybe that's why I don't see any problem with it. Call it an updated version, as is my wardrobe. Also, so many women have complimented me on the cut and have said it really suits me. I never got unsolicited, favorable comments like that when my hair was longer. My interpretation of Kibbe SN is what I think he meant: Natural with a Soft edge to it. Not too much. Just touches of softness to an essentially Natural look. IMO, the SN picture in his book doesn't capture that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417432 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:32:14 +0000 Angie 1417432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Suz said. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417430 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:28:30 +0000 Suz 1417430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course you can wear short hair with retro looks! It provides juxtaposition and brings the look more up to date.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417429 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:26:54 +0000 Meredith 1417429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I imagine the prohibition against short hair has something to do with the angles of your face and how your hair might interfere or change them. But to your point, I wouldn't put too much stock in hair style suggestions from the 80s! Glad you're planning to stick with the style you know works for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417426 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:21:41 +0000 Anonymous 1417426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I made the mistake of buying a copy of Kibbe's book, thinking it would clarify things. It's as clear as mud, quite frankly, and he doesn't really dress one style type much differently than another. They all have that '80s power look that was so heavily pushed back then. I think the present-day interpretations may be better, at least in identifying differences as well as similarities. </p> <p>Btw, I had to laugh at the Natural "after" pic where panty hose are worn with strappy sandals and you can easily see the seams at the toes. Yes, we did stuff like that back then, but I could never go back to wearing panty hose that way. Lol! :)</p> <p>Sally at <a href="http://www.alreadypretty.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.alreadypretty.com</a> has short hair like mine, yet successfully wears certain retro looks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417400 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:42:49 +0000 Suz 1417400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is why I say we need to treat all of these style systems&nbsp;as potentially useful information to be weighed in the balance with other valuable information -- not as gospel.&nbsp;</p> <p>No human being is going to perfectly fit any category -- because we're individual, and categories are by their nature reductive.&nbsp;</p> <p>I still think these systems can be valuable as guidelines. I still think it's worth the time to learn and study them, if that's what feels fun and helpful.&nbsp;</p> <p>The best thing to do if you are wondering, is dress yourself like a "soft natural" for a while. Take photos. Listen to your heart . Trust your eye, or the eyes of forum members and friends IRL. Does it work well on you? Does it feel right? Is it more flattering than previous ways of dressing, or more authentic? If so, brava! If not, try out another category for a while. :)</p> <p>Maybe put together <b>ONE </b>iconic SN look and snap photos. Wear it for a day. See how you feel.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kibbe-sn-and-short-hair#post-1417333 Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:57:17 +0000 Anonymous 1417333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Help me out, Psychedelicate et al. I have a short pixie cut, as that's what seems to work best with my difficult hair. It looks like SNs aren't supposed to have short hair, but I have no intention of changing my hairstyle. So what gives? Why can't a SN have short hair? I did have my hair trimmed this week and although short, it is softly parted to the side, with bangs. The back is very short and stacked; hair is longer on top; sides are short around the ears. </p>