You look beautiful in both versions!

I only wish my bad haircuts looked as good as yours. You look beautfiul but I know it feels off when the cut is not what expected. Good luck as you work on getting it to the place you want!

I am sorry that the haircut was not what you expected. However, in my humble opinion, it is chic and charming. You look even more beautiful in #2 than in #1.

As a person with extra fine, straight and thinning hair I do only have bad cuts (or unreal expectations:-)) so I can really commiserate but really think the new cut looks fresh and gorgeous on you! I understand is not what you wanted but will grow into that in no time-just pls, don't straighten or hide it!

Ket, I genuinely love it! I hope that as it grows out a bit and you adjust to the look you’ll come to love it too.

I love your hair, but I know how you feel when you've gone to your hair stylist and they don't "get it." Been there, done that for sure. Luckily, they didn't cut it too short so it will grow out quick.

I also love your new haircut but of course, you are the one who wears and must be pleased with it and that did not happen. Soon you will have your longer curls again.

I can relate, as someone with curly hair--things can go really, really wrong! And I love your shag goal (the third pic). But I agree with everyone that it definitely doesn't read Hobbit :)!

Have you tried tucking the hair on both sides behind your ears (maybe even using bobby pins or something, if it's too short to stay put)? Might make it feel less round, and give you that longer-in-the-back shag vibe you are wanting.

I think it looks great! i am going through the exact same thing right now. i asked my stylist not too take off too much length because i have a family reunion next week, and here we are. i am so bummed.

so i am currently ordering some collared tops to make my hair look longer until it grows back.

Ket I'm echoing everyone else that it looks great but I'm sorry that it doesn't feel like or look like what you were hoping that it would. that is so frustrating. it's giving me flashbacks to my '90s Rachel shag when I had just asked for a small trim LOL. hang in there as it grows out and also sometimes after a week or two a new haircut settles and it feels a lot better even though it wasn't what you wanted. Using talk to text so sorry for the random grammar!

Ah yes the Rachel, I once went to the hairdresser in the 90s and specifically said I don’t want the Rachel, but ended up with it anyway

I had a similar experience with a too short haircut. I had brought in a photo of what should have been easy to approximate. My hair is wavy ...but not curly as yours. So it seems my hairstylist confused my chin (the length it was supposed to be) with my earlobes...the length it turned out to be. Looked like a bobblehead. I did express disappointment as I was paying for the cut. He texted me later and apologized and said he'd give me a discount on my next haircut. It was several months later as it had to grow back out to below chin length but, of course, he forgot about his promise to discount my next haircut. I didn't feel like pressing the issue at the time. But I think I'll be looking for another hairstylist. That is never an easy road to go down either.