Ever since I saw Emma Watson get her pixie cut in 2010, I’ve always wanted to get one. Although, I was always reluctant to because I had extremely unpredictable curly hair. I couldn’t imagine a pixie cut ever looking good on me. Well, Christmas of 2016 I said what the heck, and chopped off all of my hair. I originally had super gorgeous, long, curly hair. My hair had gotten so thick and so heavy, it became a huge annoyance and the weight of the hair gave me such awful headaches.
Summer 2016 I ended up cutting my hair to a nice shoulder length. I told my boyfriend to stop me on multiple occasions if I tried cutting my hair again. Of course, my stubborn-self goes, “I listen to no man!” then snip, snip. Bye, bye hair…
Well, Christmas time rolls around and I start feeling adventurous like all women do when they feel like their life is in a rut and they’re bored. So, I said to myself what the heck, let's chop the whole lot off into a pixie.
At first, I wasn’t sure how to style it, so I experimented a bit, braided the bangs, curled it, wore hats, and even attempted cheap hair extension from Amazon. It has now been exactly eight months since the big chop. I would be lying if I said I didn’t have horrible hair days, but even long hair had its ups and downs.
The only difference between having shorter hair and long hair is having to constantly buy hair ties to keep the long hairs out of my face.
In my opinion, if you’re too terrified about pixie cuts because your curly hair, it may not be for you. The thought of getting an immediate afro from cutting your curly hair is possible, but I took a risk. It’s better to hold off, then to regret a tremendous hair transformation. For those of you who are willing to take the risk, it’s a very rewarding feeling when you get it done.
Hair is hair, and it grows back faster than you think, although it takes a lot of patience. I'm eight months into growing out my pixie and by this time next year, my hair will be shoulder length again. So, do what feels right, pixies aren’t for everyone but I sure had a hell of a time rocking mine.
