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Got a pixie cut

Pinkroses — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 01:26:35 GMT

It looks ugly and everybody tells me how good it looks! I wish people would just not say anything at all!

Re: Got a pixie cut

Mom2Dogs — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 01:28:26 GMT

It probably is cute! I had my hair cut shorter than normal last time and when i would see myself in the mirror for a moment I did not recognize myself! Just give it time and I bet in a couple of weeks you will like it...

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Beauty$Junkie — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:10:16 GMT

I am so sorry you are hating your new haircut. It will grow out, but I know it doesn't seem like it right now. I am sure it is not as bad as how you feel it looks, but just not being happy about it a bummer. I hope you can adjust to it, maybe find out some techniques to help. In the meantime, perhaps you can draw more attention to your eyes. I find that when I have had my hair cut too short, I have to play up my eyes more.

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Wsmom — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:10:32 GMT

I love the pixie cuts. I bet it looks really cute, you just aren't used to it. I hate my hair any time I get it cut shorter than normal until I get used to it.

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terrier3 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:11:27 GMT

I got the Jennifer Lawrence cut about 6 months ago.

Give it some time...you might come to like it!

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birkin baby — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:13:38 GMT

Well I have rarely seen an ugly pixie cut....I wear one in some version all the time. I love them. May I ask what about it looks ugly to you? Sometimes it's about styling ,or product,or even changing the part to the other side.Maybe a cute bobby pin on the side? . Plus I changed my makeup when I started wearing a pixie. What celeb cut does it most resemble? And mom to dogs is so right on... it's an adjustment. I'm getting a New pixie cut Tuesday. I hope you will find some peace about it.

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I like celery — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:14:12 GMT

Awe, Pinkroses. Sorry you aren't liking your new cut. Have you had a few days to "play" with it? I realize a pixie cut is very short, but with certain hair products, you might be able to style it a bit differently. Also, I don't know if you've considered it, but highlights or lowlights might help you to like it a little more. I remember the very first time I had my hair cut short - I went from really long hair to super, super short hair. I should have gradually gone shorter, but I really had my mind set on the cut (I was in college at the time, and was more impulsive than now!). My hair was practically a pixie, but the top layers were a bit longer. I hated it, and didn't want to leave the house. In a few weeks, I started to not hate it so much because it grew out a tiny bit, and I also got highlights. The highlights really helped because although I'm a natural blonde, my hair is naturally darker underneath, and with the super short cut, my hair looked much, much darker overall than before. You can also try out cute barrettes, hair pins, head bands, etc. There are a lot of cute hair accessories out there. It might not make you suddenly love your pixie, but you might like it a bit more.

Here's a Pinterest page devoted to pixie hair accessories that might give you some ideas: http://www.pinterest.com/explore/pixie-hair-accessories/

If you haven't already, you can try YouTube for different ways to style a pixie cut. I did a quick google search for videos, and haven't watched any of them, but here's the link if you want to take a look:

https://www.google.com/search?q=hair+accessories+for+pixie+haircut&es_sm=93&biw=931&bih=585&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=gq9eVIzyLYa8yQS-yoCAAQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&dpr=1.1#q=how+to+style+a+pixie+haircut&tbm=vid

Hang in there! :-)

Re: Got a pixie cut

I like celery — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:26:52 GMT

p.s. After looking more closely at the Pinterest page, I realize my super short hair cut was actually shorter than most of the pixie cuts on Pinterest! In my previous post, I described my cut as having a bit longer layers on top, as I was comparing mine to some of the really short pixie cuts I've seen. I don't know how long your pixie layers are, but if I could survive my pixie cut, anyone can. :-)

Re: Got a pixie cut

Ms X — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:28:30 GMT

It will grow out soon.

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151949 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:38:06 GMT

My hair has been in a shorter or longer pixie for many years now. My hair is very fine and perfectly straight. The entire secret to wearing a pixie is finding a stylist who doesn't make it look like a man's haircut. I wash mine daily then blow it dry with a dryer that has a 1 1/2" brush so my hair does pick up some shape as it dries. Then a tiny bit of mousse (i don't like styling mud type things) and I can pull it into place with the sides forward and the top parted to the side and finger combed. With modern styles and a short cut you have to let go of the idea of using a comb. Fingers do a much better job of showing off the various layers and the piecey uneven finish.

My layers are about 3"long on top, but my bangs are longer - just above my brows.

I thought all those accessories would be cute on a young woman but not for someone who is mature.

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Margo Channing — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:45:26 GMT

Personally, hate pixies, I blame my mother, so you have my sympathies. The good news, is it will grow!

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birkin baby — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 02:51:17 GMT

On 11/8/2014 Margo Channing said:
Personally, hate pixies, I blame my mother, so you have my sympathies. The good news, is it will grow!

LOL LOL!! Ah,my mom cut my childhood pixies and I hated not having.g long hair for a pony tail. She bought me a FAKE one and let me pin it on at home..hahaha.

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I like celery — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 03:19:59 GMT

On 11/8/2014 happy housewife said:
My hair has been in a shorter or longer pixie for many years now. My hair is very fine and perfectly straight. The entire secret to wearing a pixie is finding a stylist who doesn't make it look like a man's haircut. I wash mine daily then blow it dry with a dryer that has a 1 1/2" brush so my hair does pick up some shape as it dries. Then a tiny bit of mousse (i don't like styling mud type things) and I can pull it into place with the sides forward and the top parted to the side and finger combed. With modern styles and a short cut you have to let go of the idea of using a comb. Fingers do a much better job of showing off the various layers and the piecey uneven finish.

My layers are about 3"long on top, but my bangs are longer - just above my brows.

I thought all those accessories would be cute on a young woman but not for someone who is mature.

I have no idea the age of the OP. I also don't know your definition of "mature." I think someone in their 40's and even older can pull off the right hair accessory. I know a very stylish woman in her 70's who wears cute hair pins and even head bands. She looks great.

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Clover29 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 03:35:13 GMT

I got a pixie earlier this year, after decades of the same old bob. I loved it at first. Then I moved to a different state and needed a new hairdresser. I got a trim - twice - and the guy did a great job both times. But then the next time I went to the same place, I got a woman and I don't know what she did, but I hated it. She left it long in places it needed to be short, and cut it too short where I wanted length. I won't be going back to that stylist again. She made me want to go back to my bob

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Colonel Meow — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 03:35:22 GMT

Sorry you are unhappy with your new 'do. But have some faith that people are being honest when they tell you how cute it looks. They really have no reason to lie to you...

O/T - did anyone see Faith Hill's new pixie at the CMA Awards. She's a beautiful woman (regardless of her hair), but she's also one of those women with the perfect bone structure to pull off short hair flawlessly.

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Tigriss — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:29:26 GMT

I cut mine short and everyone liked it, but I felt it made my face look rounder/bigger. I'm letting it grow out for winter, so I'll see what spring/summer brings.

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sarahpanda — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 04:32:29 GMT

Give it a few days...bet you'll it!

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ID2 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:03:32 GMT

I love getting different haircuts. I'm really never unhappy with any. I'm always up for a change and wear my hair different always. Why not just embrace your new short cut? Whats your other option? I've been wearing my hair longer in an inverted bob lately but lately I'm so tempted to go back to my comfort range of my super short spiky pixie style!

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Theoriginallacey — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:33:28 GMT

Have one myself and love it. I have the opposite reaction. I'm pretty sure most people that have seen it that way prefer my hair longer, but it's my hair and I wear it the way I like it. If you hate it now wait until you try growing it out... I bet you look cute. It really does take some getting used to and maybe if the front were longer and sides shorter you might like it better? Give a while to settle in, you may end up really liking it.

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konasmom — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:55:44 GMT

Pixie Cut Story- My Mom took me to her friends house who cut hair. I said A%$#& I do not want a short haircut ( I was 6 at the time ) Well, you know what happened, I was given a "PIXIE". To this day, the word sends shivers up and down my spine. I vowed that when I had a daughter, I would NEVER do that to her- and I didn't. She has beautiful full, past the shoulders hair!