I Love Long Hair

The new fashion trend this fall is short hair! The pendulum has swung back to more youthful short cuts. Women are shearing there long hair for a new youthful short do. Heavy laying is back. Tight layers on the top with shaved naps are all the rage. One New You stylist said his clientele are overwhelmingly wanting him to give them a new shorter look. He goes on to say these are women who he has just been trimming for years who now want all of the length cut off and want a buzzed nape like in the 1990's. There is also a resurgence of the bowl cut and mushroom cuts. These cuts accentuate the nape with very short buzzed looks using a number 1 guide. The ears are also back! The v style side burn is back with a vengeance . The ear is completely exposed. Even women who had only one side cut short are now cutting both sides.

Styles come and go. They change every 20 years or so. This is a good change as we haven't seen hair cut this short in a long time. I hope this look will stay for a few seasons.

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Claimbo · 61-69, M

One of the most transformative changes you can make to how you look is to have a big chunk of hair cut off. I don’t know about you, but I’m caught in the perpetual cycle of growing my hair out, getting bored and then having a big, showy chop. It’s often cut to a lob (a long bob). I love the shorter hair for a couple of months, but then vow to grow it out again ‘because I miss being able to do stuff with it’ (in my mind I’m constructing amazing loose waves with a curling iron; in reality, it spends most of its time pulled back in a bun). And so, the cycle continues.

I feel another chop coming on now, and according to Mintel, I’m not alone. September is the busiest month for hairdressers stripping off serious inches from clients’ hair. I’m guessing it’s to do with the end of the summer obsession for long, tousled, Gisele-like waves and the yearning for something altogether sleeker, shorter and fresher.

And the good news is, the evolution of the bob to the lob has made choppier styles wearable for every face shape and age. If you have a longer or oval face, ask for a longer bob, with layering to add volume. Round or heart-shaped faces, try more of a blunt finish, and (for the brave) a sweeping fringe. Simple.

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One of the most transformative changes you can make to how you look is to have a big chunk of hair cut off. I don’t know about you, but I’m caught in the perpetual cycle of growing my hair out, getting bored and then having a big, showy chop. It’s often cut to a lob (a long bob). I love the shorter hair for a couple of months, but then vow to grow it out again ‘because I miss being able to do stuff with it’ (in my mind I’m constructing amazing loose waves with a curling iron; in reality, it spends most of its time pulled back in a bun). And so, the cycle continues.

I feel another chop coming on now, and according to Mintel, I’m not alone. September is the busiest month for hairdressers stripping off serious inches from clients’ hair. I’m guessing it’s to do with the end of the summer obsession for long, tousled, Gisele-like waves and the yearning for something altogether sleeker, shorter and fresher.

And the good news is, the evolution of the bob to the lob has made choppier styles wearable for every face shape and age. If you have a longer or oval face, ask for a longer bob, with layering to add volume. Round or heart-shaped faces, try more of a blunt finish, and (for the brave) a sweeping fringe. Simple.

Long hair versus short hair styles
I’ve always thought shorter hair equals less time getting ready, but hairdresser Adam Reed gives me a reality check: ‘Yes, it’s quicker to dry, but you should spend those extra minutes styling it. A bob or long bob needs a bit more attention to look really good.’ (There are some products on the left that can help with that.)

And if there’s ever a silver lining to a day spent in the hairdresser’s chair, it’s that you can donate your chopped hair to a wonderful charity called Little Princess Trust. If you cut off more than seven inches, your salon will pass it on to the charity to make real-hair wigs for children who have lost theirs to cancer. Haircare brand ghd has a list of participating hairdressers on its website, ghdhair.com.

hippiechick333 · 56-60, F

I just got mine cut short and layered two days ago and I'm loving it! My stylist was so excited to do it too :)

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