Hair Advice Please

Jaime

My hair and I are not happy together and every spring I have the urge to cut it all off. I am very hair challenged and basically can just about manage to wash, condition, and comb it. I would love a very short cut but anything that requires styling is going to flop on me. Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts before I do something rash please speak up. (My hair is medium thickness and wavy, but mostly on the ends.) Thanks. (Picture of my face, but the camera does not show my skin flaws, and where my hair is now, more or less.)

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13 years ago

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cheryle (Dianthus)

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You have beautiful features and would probably really suit short hair. I find my hair is almost completely straight when short but wavy when long. I also find the flat iron is great for short hair. I can maul my hair into a proper form in a few minutes with a good iron.

Not sure if you wanted to be talked out of the short style. If so, I take back what I said.

13 years ago

kellygirl

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You are so pretty--short hair would really show off your face. I do like your tousled bob though--it looks great IMHO! Have you had short hair before? Is there enough wave/curl that you could just scrunch it and let it air dry?

13 years ago

krishnidoux

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You make me think of Audrey Tautou. You have similar facial features and hair texture too.
Look at pictures of her for inspiration!
PS I love your bob. It's full and lively. If I were you, I'd have it cut to the jaw line, side separation, no bangs.

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13 years ago

ManidipaM

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Well, I like your hair as is! But if you're after a change yet feeling uncertain, why not take it in stages --- first time, just angle the back and sides (that's automatically thinning the bottom edge and reducing length), then go for a shorter bob (something like Rita's?), then a longer curly crop... you have the features for it.

13 years ago

Jaime

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Oh wow you guys (I mean ladies), are the greatest! I sort of spontaneously posted this hair question to possibly satisfy my compulsive need to spontaneously jump into the first hair salon I pass and tell them to chop (and it seems there is a hair salon approximately every two storefronts here). Anyway, I am going to take your ideas under consideration and just bask in the glow of being compared in any way to Audrey Tautou!

13 years ago

Suz

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The comparison is very apt! Love your current style, but if you need a change, I think those pics are great - and you would look fabulous in short hair.

13 years ago

ManidipaM

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I don't believe it! Clearly, Krish and I were writing our comments up at the same time, because I posted without seeing hers --- and though the order is mixed-up, I'm seeing the exact sequence I visualized in her Audrey Tatou photos!! Yay! Shevia, you *must* go get a Tatou now

13 years ago

Scarlet

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Seems like the kind of hair that would be really pretty a bit longer and with some subtle long layers cut in. I think that is pretty wash and go with curly hair.

13 years ago

Astrid

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Your hair looks great! My hair is similar wavy and I can't do any styling either. I have longer hair at the moment, with some of these layers Scarlet is talking about and some shorter strands to frame my face. I love it! It looks great and it's wash, condition, air-dry and comb for me.

Have you had short hair before? I've had short before and the only cut that worked for me was a really short pixie cut, my hair was too unruly for anything else.

13 years ago

Deborah

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I am in total agreement with Krish. I also love your bob as Krish said... It's full and lively. If I were you, I'd have it cut to the jaw line, side separation, no bangs.

You are very stunning and while I think you would look gorgeous with short hair, I just love the wave and fullness of a slightly longer length.

13 years ago

KikiG

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I think your hair is precious the way it is, but I can see that the waves would make you frustrated.

What kind of product are you using once you get out of the shower? My hair has waves. If I put some Redkin Ringlet 07 in it and scrunch, and let it air dry, or use the diffuser on it, I have curls with more definition. Otherwise, to get it straight, I have to flat iron it. I try to go curly a few days a week to give it a rest from the damage of the hot iron.

13 years ago

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