Short hair on women....opinions of the ladies and lads...

brianthebard

Will wrote: »

Dreads on women look lovely I think.

pics please?Don't think ive ever seen a white woman look good with dreads.

Red Hand

brianthebard wrote: »

pics please?Don't think ive ever seen a white woman look good with dreads.

Bo Derek in 10.

brianthebard

Meh,the dreads do nothing.

GirlInterrupted

manukahoney wrote: »

I haven't had long hair in over ten years. But because of a bleaching disaster earlier in the year i had to cut my hair up short short as it was in such bad condition. At the moment i feel its very very short and almost unfeminine. I was mistaken for a boy last week(granted I was in a wetsuit at the time):eek: and I cant wait for it to grow. But in other ways i like it and find it so easy to keep!! and i can funk it up or smooth it down as needed

My girly friends just think i have guts to have my hair so short.I've had men say to me its too short, and i've had other men to say they like it.

So, women and short hair....whaddya reckon??

I've seen your photo and it really suits you, but you're one of the few I think.

I'd make dogs howl if I had short hair.......:rolleyes:

jellie

certain women can pull it off, others cant. it depends on the face & the frame. bigger women with short hair can often end up looking butch.

it seems after a certain age its nearly mandatory that you cut your hair short? i have really long hair, most of the way down my back & i LOVE it, i hate when it gets cut too short (& by too short i mean maybe 1/3 down my back). i cant imagine having to "grow up" & get a shorter cut

LadyE

I had a hair disaster too this year, it was awful and it was soooo short. It looked so bad on me it was unreal. It was above chin short.

I think it depends ont he person tho, have seen some stunning women with short hair. And I do think yours suits you.

Trinity

sar84 wrote: »

certain women can pull it off, others cant. it depends on the face & the frame. bigger women with short hair can often end up looking butch.

it seems after a certain age its nearly mandatory that you cut your hair short? i have really long hair, most of the way down my back & i LOVE it, i hate when it gets cut too short (& by too short i mean maybe 1/3 down my back). i cant imagine having to "grow up" & get a shorter cut

I often wondered about this too. I am 33 and kind of wondering how long i can get away with long hair.

Older woman with long hair are kind of seen as mutton dressed as lamb or not wanting to grow up (not my opinion!). The shorter hair just seems more sophisticated on mature ladies. By shorter i mean even a bob of some description.

jellie

Trinity1 wrote: »

Older woman with long hair are kind of seen as mutton dressed as lamb or not wanting to grow up (not my opinion!)..

i always find older people just look weird with long hair. i saw a girl at the bus stop once & from behind she had beautiful long hair. then she turned to get on the bus & she was old! (55+ at a very very rough guess) she looked like a witch or something

i cant imagine ever wanting to cut my hair

brianthebard

Trinity1 wrote: »

I often wondered about this too. I am 33 and kind of wondering how long i can get away with long hair.

Older woman with long hair are kind of seen as mutton dressed as lamb or not wanting to grow up (not my opinion!). The shorter hair just seems more sophisticated on mature ladies. By shorter i mean even a bob of some description.

just don't get a perm.

rainbow kirby

I've had short hair for the last 9 years, I can't imagine ever having it long again. I really don't like my hair once it gets past a certain length, and I like when it's really, really short.

It looks fantastic on some people - but others it doesn't look quite as good.

twinkle77

I have had every hair length possible from waist to shaved I have to say my favourite is the shaved!! The whole really short thing did bother me as I was afraid that it would look a bit to butch but i make up for that in the way that is dress. Now there are days when i cant be bother and dress really casual and i probably look a bit butch but dont care. Generally i dress girly.

My hair at the moment is not shaved but as short as it can be cut with a scissors(long story) and blonde, its been like that for about 5 or 6 yrs and love it!! Cant imagine it anyother way even though I am getting bored with it and have now idea what else to do with it????????

When i got it cut first it shocked people but it also got loads of complements and still does, most people really like it. At the end of the all that matters is if YOU do.

Stay short.......not may of us are brave enough to do it.....its GR8!!!!:D

SuperSean11

The Wrath of CuLT wrote: »

Why, if you don't care?

I dont mind woman with short hair but would like to know the result:pac:

Stheno

twinkle77 wrote: »

I have had every hair length possible from waist to shaved I have to say my favourite is the shaved!! The whole really short thing did bother me as I was afraid that it would look a bit to butch but i make up for that in the way that is dress. Now there are days when i cant be bother and dress really casual and i probably look a bit butch but dont care. Generally i dress girly.

My hair at the moment is not shaved but as short as it can be cut with a scissors(long story) and blonde, its been like that for about 5 or 6 yrs and love it!! Cant imagine it anyother way even though I am getting bored with it and have now idea what else to do with it????????

When i got it cut first it shocked people but it also got loads of complements and still does, most people really like it. At the end of the all that matters is if YOU do.

Stay short.......not may of us are brave enough to do it.....its GR8!!!!:D

You'd have to start growing it out, I've done that (I had a shaved head when I was younger) and it takes a while.

rainbow kirby

My inner lazy hobo would love to try shaving my head at some stage, but I'm worried that it'd look terrible!

Stheno

rainbow kirby wrote: »

My inner lazy hobo would love to try shaving my head at some stage, but I'm worried that it'd look terrible!

If you look ok with short hair (very very very short hair) then you'll look ok with a shaved head imo.

Red Hand

A beautiful face can usually carry off anything. Like Natalie Portman.

pookie82

manukahoney wrote: »

Cheers man:D

Id post a longhaired foto but i cant find any decent ones!!!

Where's the photo???

Short hair on women is so sexy. Agree totally with Pillypen, saw manukahoney's pic and she is a perfect example of why some guys adore women with short hair.

pookie82

Oh just found it. It suits you. You have a feminine face so there's no is-it-a-boy-is-it-a-girl issues. You have quite a bit of length left on the top too. You can definitely carry it off.

Black Swan

Hair length has a lot to do with the characteristics of your face, body, and age. I know some may call me for being not PC regarding age, but pig tails on a middle aged woman just looks weird to me, as well as some other typically pre-teen, teen or young adult cuts on middle aged or older women. Then again, you are free to do as you like and express your individualism, but the OP asked for an opinion.

I am a bit on the tall side (5'10") and athletically thin (I'm into 2 strenuous sports), and wear my hair just below the shoulders, or in pony when working out, and just like it that way. Methinks that long hair goes well with tall and slender, but that's just my opinion. Had to cut my hair short once, and just hated the look on me, and could not grow it back fast enough! When a teen, I grew it to the small of my back, often braiding it, and just loved it, but it's a lot of work and just not practical for the work I occasionally do.

@Jeremiah 16:1... Portman looked grand during the first part of the film "V", and terrible when she got a buzz cut down to nothing! It was almost as bad as her fake accent in that film!

Red Hand

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

@Jeremiah 16:1... Portman looked grand during the first part of the film "V", and terrible when she got a buzz cut down to nothing! It was almost as bad as her fake accent in that film!

I disagree.:)

Black Swan

Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »

I disagree.:)

You disagree about what? OK, to clarify, I'll write a multiple-guess question below...

Instructions: You may select one or more of the below answers.

Regarding Portman in the film "V", you disagree that:
a. Portman looked grand before they cut all her hair off
b. Portman looked terrible after they gave her a buzz cut
c. Portman's fake accent was more terrible than her buzz cut
d. You are just being disagreeable with me
e. All of the above
f. Atari jaguar, Yor Ma, and Fail!

rainbow kirby

Natalie Portman looked bloody awesome after the buzz cut, dammit!

Black Swan

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Natalie Portman looked bloody awesome after the buzz cut, dammit!

I would agree with you in your sentence up to the word "bloody." I would add Demi Moore to the terrible buzz cut look. I also thought the Alien looked better than Sigourney Weaver after she got her buzz cut in Aliens III.:pac::eek:

Red Hand

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

You disagree about what? OK, to clarify, I'll write a multiple-guess question below...

Instructions: You may select one or more of the below answers.

Regarding Portman in the film "V", you disagree that:
a. Portman looked grand before they cut all her hair off
b. Portman looked terrible after they gave her a buzz cut
c. Portman's fake accent was more terrible than her buzz cut
d. You are just being disagreeable with me
e. All of the above
f. Atari jaguar, Yor Ma, and Fail!

a. Agree
b. Disagree
c. Disagree
d. Disagree
e. I saw a spider in the bath last night.
f. My Ma plays Atari Jaguar, but always Fail!(s) when she gets to the advanced levels.

Is Blue Lagoon going to cross swords scissors with me again, tonight?:)

Drift

I like the "punked up" spikey messy kind of short hair on a girl. (Yes yes I know my command of hair dressing adjectives is shockingly poor!) It looks very good on you in your picture Manu and it's definitely better dark than bleached.


P.S. If you were mistaken for a boy in your wetsuit it's clearly not tight enough

Madame Razz

Drift wrote: »

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P.S. If you were mistaken for a boy in your wetsuit it's clearly not tight enough

Ha! Its too chunky to be in any way flattering, 12ml semi-dry!!

I did have a hat on at the time tho; the funniest thing was the guy who thought i was male commented in Irish to one of the other lads that he thought i was a boy, and then got such a land when i answered him in Irish saying that I thought that was very harsh and that i was all woman!!

He was muchos embarrassed:D

Drift

A girl covered from head to toe in 12mm of rubber. :pac:

Uh oh. Said too much already. I'd better log off before I end up in the thread about the weird men the LL ladies have met

Curvy Vixen

I think that short hair on women depends totally on the face...she doesn't particularly have to be beautiful but I think that you need something about you to carry it off. I have had my hair very short for about 15 years and love it. I do it because my hair is really fine and looks pants when it's long and I've finally accepted that! When I look back at my 'big' pictures I looked awful with short hair :mad: My pic is up in the other thread and I haven't had any bad comments..not to my face anyways :P

However, when I get it cut with someone new I always tell them to take it short, but not Prisoner Cell Block H dungaree short !

john_aero

depends on how short is short, some have it way too short but as already pointed out it realy depends on thier face and body shape. also thir personality realy defines it too

Madame Razz

john_aero wrote: »

it realy depends on thier face and body shape. also thir personality realy defines it too

Explain....

john_aero

if you are short and broad then short hair generaly does not suit women, go look arounf google images for short or long hair and you will see that some people can have short hair and it suits the shape of thier face or body size/height. as for personality some people are out going and wild etc. and various hair cuts will suit thier attitude and personality.

Madame Razz

john_aero wrote: »

if you are short and broad then short hair generaly does not suit women, go look arounf google images for short or long hair and you will see that some people can have short hair and it suits the shape of thier face or body size/height. as for personality some people are out going and wild etc. and various hair cuts will suit thier attitude and personality.

what about tall and broad with short hair then??

And what sort of a personality suits short hair pray tell....

john_aero

no exact way, you will be able see it when you look at peoples good and bad hair styles what suits some people.

and then the other issue of what you like and others like can vary.

Madame Razz

john_aero wrote: »

no exact way, you will be able see it when you look at peoples good and bad hair styles what suits some people.

and then the other issue of what you like and others like can vary.

so what sort of personality suits short hair then??

skelliser

manukahoney wrote: »

so what sort of personality suits short hair then??

the personality of a fox!
Seriously tho, iv always found women with shorter hair attractive, it excudes confidence almost a rebellious kinda streak.

and Manukahoney, iv seen your pic on the other thread, one word: Quality!

Madame Razz

skelliser wrote: »

the personality of a fox!
Seriously tho, iv always found women with shorter hair attractive, it excudes confidence almost a rebellious kinda streak.

and Manukahoney, iv seen your pic on the other thread, one word: Quality!

Why thank you:o

Watch out for all the foxy short haired women in Gaillimh so!!!

john_aero

manukahoney wrote: »

so what sort of personality suits short hair then??

couldnt tell you just seen some people and realy suits them and other its just not who they are.

Madame Razz

What colour short hair is best on a girl then???

Personally i think dark, but thats only cos the blonde on me was gick....

Creamy Goodness

i approve of this threads topic.

John Mason

i had a sinead o'connor type hair cut for years.

am considering going back and getting it done again tbh

rainbow kirby

manukahoney wrote: »

What colour short hair is best on a girl then???

Personally i think dark, but thats only cos the blonde on me was gick....

I'm blonde and have short hair, but if I wasn't so fair (I'm ridiculously pale) I'd dye my hair dark brown or black.

Irishbird - I'm seriously contemplating something similar. Partly because I'm curious as to how that would look on me, and partly because I'd like something that can be cut by a barber because I'm so broke!

star-pants

I think it depends on the person - some have faces/heads that short hair suits, others don't.

My mother got all my hair lopped off when I was 11/12 and man that was awful - I looked like a boy (cuz of the age I was at too) got teased & it took ages to grow out properly.
Granted it was fantastic, quick wash n dry & you were done but I much prefer my long hair.

I actually have a fear of getting it cut shorter than my shoulders.

But some women look fab with short hair

Zzippy

Short hair, yes please... think it looks quite sexy. Remember a couple of friends in college who shaved their heads and they looked pretty damn hot before it grew out. Plus the practical side - no stray hair getting in the way when you're kissing/making out/etc...

Dreads, sorry, no thanks, not my taste.

hiltonhater

i think i would look hideous with short hair to be honest but wouldnt mind dying it brown or something - artificial intelligence reasons only of course!

LivingDeadGirl

Lil Kitten wrote: »

I love Rihanna's short hair. She looks really sexy and sophisticated. Hard to believe she's only 20!

Alien face tbh.

Short hair suits those with strong features and the confidence to pull it off. I'll never be trying it either way, I love my long hair too much!

bills

I love my long hair too. I dont think short hair would suit me- could not pull it off. You must have fab bone structure to look good, like rihanna.

Zaph

irishbird wrote: »

i had a sinead o'connor type hair cut for years.

am considering going back and getting it done again tbh

Pics or...

John Mason

Zaph wrote: »

Pics or...

yeah, yeah,i know tom dunne keeps asking for them as well, i need to find some and someone with a scanner

Adam

irishbird wrote: »

yeah, yeah,i know tom dunne keeps asking for them as well, i need to find some and someone with a scanner

oops

the first time i read that sentence I just scanned the end and saw:

"yeah, yeah,i know tom dunne keeps asking for them as well, i need to find some and someone with a cancer"