Pixie Haircut - Why You Should Rethink this Style!

What's a Pixie Haircut?

A pixie cut is a very short hair style that's cut up and over the ears. It tends to be short at the back and slightly longer on top. That extra length provides movement and volume for styling options. The bangs can be tailored to your face shape and be textured to soften and flatter your features.

Pixie haircuts are a good choice for women with petite faces, small features, and average to long necks. Celebrities like Michele Williams, Emma Watson, Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, and Jamie Lee Curtis have recently renewed its popularity.

Taking the Leap: Pros and Cons

Pros: Easy and fast to wash, dry and style. Necklaces and earrings show better because they aren't hidden. Color can be grown out fast when you're ready for a change. You'll feel lighter and freer without the extra hair pulling you down. And the style just exudes confidence and power.

Cons: A pixie haircut needs more frequent cuts to keep it in shape - every 3 to 6 weeks depending on how fast your hair grows. And some women feel a very short hair style is limiting since there's just one way to wear it. But is that really true?

Getting More Style From Your Pixie Haircut

Your pixie haircut will benefit from the skillful use of products to create new looks for every occasion. My pixie cut and I have explored various styling aids over the years - clay, paste, putty, gel, wax, mousse, hairspray - to find the right combination to nudge my stubbornly straight hair into some semblance of shape and volume.

By using products and styling techniques that work for your particular hair type, your pixie haircut can quickly go from elfin to executive to elegant:

The Casual Pixie: A really good cut will need only finger combing into place while blow drying, light hairspray and you're ready to hit the mall, beach or movie night with the girls. (Or if you're Michelle Williams, the Oscars.) Razor cutting adds definition and prevents the dreaded scissor marks in fine, straight hair.

The Working Pixie: The pixie cut is ideal for the office because it's feminine and businesslike at the same time. Use a holding product to add volume at the roots and separate chunks of crown hair. Swoosh the bangs to the side. Or have fun with a messy, scrunchy do.

The Dressy Pixie: Start by building volume from the roots. Backcomb top sections of hair then sculpt into shape using a pomade. For added softness, curl the ends. Or break out the baubles. Accessorizing is so much fun with a very short hair style. Glitter, tiaras, faux flowers, hair clips, stunning earrings and other bling will lift your pixie cut to the next level of loveliness for that special day.