DON'T cut your hair short UNLESS you can handle THESE 5 THINGS! #shorthair #shorthaircut

Im from part of the world where no women cuts hair that short. I always wanted it. Finally at my 40 i gathered courage. Im living it. Yes, free hair day, product day. Some people hated it, many loved it. I love it so much. I feel liberated, strong and beautiful in different way.

I am in the minority (I hope) in that I lost ALL my hair due to chemo. Going short is also something you have to be ok with mentally. You will feel more exposed in a way. Going from long hair to bald was a shock - but I learned to accept myself and now I am keeping it in a pixie. I’m still learning what products work for me and the style I want. I’ve purchased many different products but watching your channel and many other tutorials of women with short hair has really helped. It can be quite fun!

A negative you didn't mention: If you're a woman and you have short hair, you will frequently still be charged for a "women's haircut", while men pay much less for the same haircut.

As a 72 year old hair obsessed woman, my best look is a Bob. That being said, countless times I have had pixie cuts to shake things up a bit. Pixie looked good but did not really showcase my thick shiny hair. The grow out from pixie to Bob always purgatory and took over a year. A year of my hair not looking great, at all! Everything Justin says is spot on!

Confidence IS key. I love my pixie cut, I own it, and I can style it 100 different ways. It's never the same style twice So many women think short hair will be boring, it's NOT! And it's not unfeminine, either. It's very liberating. 2 minutes if I fuss with it, 1 minute if I don't, and I'm out the door and on my way with windows down and sunroof open. Try it, ladies!

I love you walking us through all the mental/emotional steps of going short! Sometimes, the decision isn't yours, cancer may take the away, BUT, the message is the same. You just need to learn to rock with your short hair!

I went for the pixie of my childhood a few months ago; my hair was chin length and since menopause, it got very (VERY) wavey. It demanded daily washing and blow-outs, and I couldn't find the "right" cut to work with on the days that I didn't want to straighten it. So off it came. I told my trusted stylist what you said about a softer neckline, shaggy almost, following the natural 'W' since I have a shorter neck. He listened and it was an awesome cut! Second cut? he took it too straight across my neck, and overall it was way less feminine. Next time, I'll have to remind him about that. Overall, I LOVE my pixie, and yes, I use a pomade and a touch of spray because I do have cowlicks lol but I never forgot something I read YEARS ago (here goes, gonna get some flack for this one!) "Long hair seldom looks expensive." It's true! next time you see a woman with a really sharp short style, I bet you'll say to yourself, wow...she really invests in herself. Long, healthy, glossy hair isn't as easy to have as one ages. I get compliments from total strangers and yes, almost envious glances from older gals who are walking around with hair that's too long, dry, over-processed and depressing and I've heard TOO many women say "My husband likes long hair!" Great! let HIM style it for you everyday! I have a 31 year old autistic son who is very much in his own ego-based mind (understandably!) yet yesterday at dinner he suddenly said to me "Your hair looks pretty like that" I nearly choked on my food! Good enough for me! PIXIE FOREVER! Besides, they just don't grow out as fast as they did when I was young! Love your channel, thank you, Justin!

Justin is absolutely correct regarding short hair. My mother had five daughters in five years, yes, we were boomers, and she had all of us in pixies for years. No tangled hair for her. I am 71 years, gone through chemo, and flourishing! My face looks much better with a pixie. I have fine brown-silver wavy hair. When it was long, I wore it up in braids or a bun, as I was an RN, and it looked pretty, and it was off my face. You need a huge dose of confidence to wear a pixie, but as I have worn a pixie a most of my life, I know what style pixie to wear. When my hair thinned to nothing with chemo, I used Minoxidil 0.5% topical, and it helped restore and maintain my hair to its former fullness. When you are older, you might need to change your makeup to enhance your features, not necessarily more, just different shades.

Appreciate the reminders that short hair requires more work/maintainence/product/styling. Been thinking about going short - but I’m 90 & need easiest Style possible. Wish you had a. Shoo up here - Redding, Calif. Love your videos - thank you 🙏

I have worn a very short pixie for so many years now - and I absolutely love it. I decided to "cut it all off" when I decided to stop colouring my hair - I decided it was the only way I would be able to deal with the "skunk stripe" I would have (I went white in my early 20's and continued to colour my hair for 20+ years) - the pixie cut saved me. I had my stylist put in some blond highlights and then cut my hair into a really short, textured pixie - I continued with getting it cut every 4 weeks (I still do) and I have never had any colour in my hair since. And I kept the pixie.

Justin, you are spot on about short hair. I was one of those women who could rock short hair, and I did so from 30yo to 66. Every 4-6weeks it was a cut, color, for a long time highlights. Sometimes it was just long enough to tuck behind my ears, but most times it was cut around my ears. Then I decided to let it grow out. Took me 2yrs, and after the first year I moved to TX from Southern PA. Afraid to go to a hair salon, as I knew no one, I started coloring it myself...and cutting on it too. After all, I wanted it to grow out! It looked okay, but I really wanted to see what it would look like gray. I'm German/Sadinian, so the Sardinian side gives me my darker olive complexion, and I have green eyes. I've always admired Black women with gray hair, any darker nationality, as well. And although my gray was always in the crown, it was now showing all over. Sort of a blend of gray, white, and my natural ashy brown, with some color still growing out. I was getting so close to getting it cut short, but wearing a LOT of baseball caps in this TX himidity😅 I was getting used to seeing it pulled back without all the height on the top. That was the thing I had to get used to...seeing more of my face, instead of my hair saying who I was. I'm an Integrative Health Coach, and I had an online get-together with other businesses. I decided to just wash/dry my hair, pull it back, add makeup, and go with a little bigger jewelry. My coming out, so to speak.😅 I liked it so much, snapped a pic of myself to update my FB profile. My gosh, I got a TON of compliments. It was such a different look for me. One of my friends said it was a more sophisticated look. At my age, that's a good thing.😂 Honestly, I love the simplicity!! Moral to this story...I am so glad I didn't get it cut, for ALL the reasons you mentioned! I had to wash, dry, style it every day. With this humidity in TX, even short hair doesn't survive. I love the outdoors, I'm a horse owner....and a person can never own enough hats when living in Texas.🤣

For me, my confidence in myself does not hinge upon my hair because my hair does not define me. Having said that may I also say that sure I would like my hair to look good but 2 things immediately pop into my mind. 1. No one cares what my hair looks like because typically they are too focused on what their own hair looks like. 2. I'm not the one having to look at my hair...everyone else is 😂 Great video 🤗

Very glad this video showed up in my feed! I have been contemplating the "big chop," and it's so good to be reminded about the need for product, etc. My usual instructions are "leave it long enough to put back in a pony." I made an appointment yesterday to get my hair cut/trimmed, and I'll have a chat with my stylist about the possibility of going shorter in the future given the thickness and waviness of my hair--and also the recession.

A year and a half ago, I got a very short pixie cut. I’d never gone shorter than a chin-length bob before. I had the right face shape for it and I loved how low maintenance it was for me (though it sounds like that isn’t always the case). I did grow it out. As odd as it may sound, I just didn’t recognize myself in the mirror. Not literally, but the woman looking back at me in the mirror was not the same one I’d been used to seeing my whole life. I looked liked a completely different person. I missed my “old self”, so I decided to go back to what I was used to.

I have never felt so confident with a hairstyle as when I had short hair. With longer hair, I feel drab, part of the crowd, blah, like I have no hairstyle. I love short hair.

You are 100% correct in everything you said. From my experience you hit the nail on the head!!!

Justin, in the past year I have transitioned from long hair with long layers to a bob (not the most flattering style for me), to a bixie, and yesterday I went with a softly undercut pixie with a neutral part so I can switch it up. The hairdresser I have used during this transition is actually my son's barber, and she really knows how to do short hair to create a flattering facial profile on me! I find myself going super short every 7-10 years for a while, then I grow it back out into some type of shag or layered style. I agree with you that there are a few steps in the grow out when the shape might not be the most flattering, but experimenting with products and different styling techniques is extremely important with a shorter haircut.

This video was so helpful! Thank you for addressing these five important points that I hadn’t considered when debating whether to go with a shorter style. ❤

I love a pixie cut. I have been cutting my own pixie cut since February 2020 Loving it

Short-haired Gal here! This is a great list, Justin, and I can add two things: to look great all the time, you have to do your doo on day two, just like day one, and, if super-short like a pixie, you have to have fabulous makeup and accessories all the time to finish the look. it is a lot of additional time and work people may not take into consideration.