Long to Short Pixie Haircut | NaturallyCurly.com

Follow NaturallyCurly.com's content editor as she chops her wavy hair off! Plus tips for a great curly hair consultation with your stylist. Do you rock short hair? Let us know how you like it!
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[@saral6978]

Looks amazing on you! And it makes you look younger of all things!

[@Rachelleluluful]

I had shirt hair, medium and long hair. The only advise I can give on short hair is if you love it, get it cut every month cuz sometime when it grows a little it starts getting into that in between stage. Also you look so gooooood with short hair! Keep it. You look hot!

[@kenzob3256]

You looked pretty before and GORGEOUS after.

[@daliasanchez51]

Agreed

[@NovaDoll]

The shorter cut ages her.

[@donnabarnett767]

Please very short or pixie in platium

[@donnabarnett767]

may l please look at a short PIXIE CUT colored platinum. l must be easy and last a while. my arms , shoulders and hands do not work well due to injurjes. thank you

[@jeanmalcolm8372]

No better with long hair

[@Miranda16277]

My God! Your change is absolutly beautiful! You look gorgeous, even younger. You definitly gave me te courage to get a shot bob, cause i have wavy hair too. SUBSCRIBED God bless you!

[@helahelalyeah2284]

I know right!! She also gave me the courage to cut my long hair to short pixie cut! Lol even prettier than before ❤️

[@TheFattuchus]

I have had a bob haircut for years and I love it! My hair is wavy. If you have a good hairstylist, he or she should know how to layer it and shape it to bring out the waves. Of course, you can also blow dry it straight. May I suggest you try a longer bob first to get used to the new length.

[@kisses_18]

Miranda Siller oh so were you calling her old WHATS WRONG WITH YOU 😠😠😠😠

[@alimakingmyway3006]

Soooo I just chopped all of my hair off myself. long story short I've done way too many chemical processes on it and well I just got to chopping and over all I'm still in shock but I'm slowly falling in love with my new short hair. Was very hesitant since I'm a plus size girl and didn't think my face would look good with such short hair but everyone seems to like it. You look beautiful with short hair btw very good choice on your part. :) cheers to short haired beautiful women

[@teevee182]

I freaking love it!!! I'm about to do the same thing. My hair is cascading down my back, is dry, frizzy, and beat-up from the hair color & brutal winter. I want to chop it off!! Going tonight. Can't wait. I love how he left the top longer, it definitely added definition.

[@Jenny-ds5kw]

Oh my god, keep your hair short like that all your life ! It suits you so well and shows off your beautiful face ! I'd love to cut my hair like that but unfortunately don't have the guts to do it, I don't think it'll suit my face neither. Im so jealous. But it's amazing ! wow.

[@011chacha]

OMFG !!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I saw you once the video started I was like "aw. ok she's pretty, I'm excited to watch the video" Then the very first camera turn towards you when you had the pixie and he was styling it.... my first thought was "OMFG, she looks like a MODEL" GREAT GREAT GREAT before and after.... (major balls by the way) I LOVE IT !

[@rickberthiaume9031]

Total trash mouth oh, you have no class

[@z0mgmuffins]

Do you have a 360 picture of your hair after you cut it. I would love to look at the back so I can show my hairdresser what I would like.

[@grapiken7766]

Wow! This hairstyle transforms you. You look like a film star! Fabulous!

[@judithschlotman9538]

You look absolutely beautiful. I cannot tell you how much I love the style. It's nice to look at a young woman and see her instead of just a bunch of hair. KEEP IT SHORT! I love it.

[@musicfreak3115]

I have my hair short, and I absolutely LOVE it. Just keep up to date with trims, but if you want to eventually want to grow it out, just make sure your stylist knows that so he doesn't take off as much length, more or less just the split ends. Hair accessories are a MUST HAVE. They are super cute and help a lot on "bad hair days", And be prepared to have a few bad hair days, it's not easy being fabulous.

[@arianakarzai2711]

You look amazing!!!!! I have a pixie cut too and my advice is to have fun with it and embrace how beautiful you look with a pixie cut

[@impendingrapture]

I LOVE the cut on you! I never would have had the balls to do that myself. My face is really round so I'm sure it would make it look 10 times bigger, but to my surprise, that cut on you really slimmed your face. Beautiful!!

[@keslc]

Love the short cut on you! I go back and forth from growing out my hair pretty long to chopping it into a pixie. I currently have a pixie. My hair is very fine and straight, so no advice about wavy hair, but just have fun with it and don't be afraid to try anything.

[@cashty1]

You look so 'spunky' with short hair. I cut my hair many years ago and am thinking about doing it again. You are right about the adrenaline rush. After i cut my hair i found i had more 'sass' and i 'carried' myself differently. You look amazing!

[@Amyzgr8r]

I absolutely love the wavy curly you got in the last shot. It will be fun for you to style it many ways I'm sure. Your hair was lovely before, but I know how much fun and empowering it can be to go short. I hope you considered donating your hair to charity. Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@lotus57100]

Beautiful cut! You had an awesome stylist!!! Please don't fight the wave, it suits you and is so easy to keep. You should use salon products for washing and conditioning and styling. Ask that smart stylist, he would know what's best for you!

[@jenblack98]

I've had short hair for a very long time (my hair is also pin straight when it was long but it is very thick). Hair gel is your best friend to keeping my little bits of fringe from falling down and to give my hair volume. Get it cut regularly nothing looks worse than a pixie cut when it starts growing out (rat tail is the worst).

[@LauraLeyvaStaysafeStayinformed]

I think you look even more beautiful with a pixie, and that is very rare. AMAZING Transformation !!!!!!

[@danaschlackman1098]

I'm getting my hair cut today:) I've been looking up these videos for hours with my best friend and I can't tell you how great it is to see you so happy with it:) Wish me luck!

[@tiffanyholman9455]

I am doing this tomorrow! I have been a "short haired girl" on and off for most of my life. I grow it out to shoulder length so I can put it in a pony, then gradually take more and more off until i have a chin-length inverted bob. I decided Monday that I am tired of it (again!) mainly because now that it is winter, it is hard to wear a cold weather hat with this length hair- it is always sticking out of the hat in funny directions and irritating my neck. So, by noon on Black Friday, I will be pixie again! My sons (17 and 10 years old) have not seen me with hair this short before, and I haven't told anyone how drastically short I am going, so wish me luck!

[@trini824able]

LOVE IT! I actually just cut off my below the shoulders curly hair into a similar style and have been playing with products and styling to find what I love, but I love the freedom of the short hair now :)

[@Its_Ling_Long]

I got my hair cut into a pixie a couple months ago and recently shaved the back and one short side so that I have more grow out time that way the other side can get longer. I use Tresemme Thermal Creation Heat Tamer Spray on damp towel dry hair, then go in with a round brush (size is to your own liking) then blow dry style for volume, shine and less frizz. I usually rock the hair for 2 or so days and if dry shampoo is needed then I use. I love having short hair and you look amazing with shorter

[@nicoleodom95]

In may of 2013 I had the craziest idea of getting a pixie cut! I was about to graduate high school (like 3 day til the big day)! So went to the mall, got a pixie cut just like yours, little shorter in the front. Freaked people out because it was so not my style but i rocked it! By July it was starting to get longer and I decided to trim it, long story short I messed up and shaved all my hair off!! LOL I looked good with short hair, so I managed the shaved style too. Well I let it grow out (I can cut my own hair.) I made sure to trim it to where I didn't look like I had a mushroom thing going on.. Now, my hair is like 6 inches long and I miss my long hair, so I'm growing it back out! I warn you now, there are awkward stages!! I do have kinda wavy hair and its thick, but if its style-able then you have not worries! Congrats on the new do!

[@fivebyfivewhat]

Pixie cuts are fantastic, I really like the Dax hair dress (in the silver pot) as it gives my hair definition without making it greasy or crunchy :)

[@yrowley699]

I love her new pixie haircut; she looks very stunning.

[@Amyzgr8r]

Excellent stylist, by the way; very attentive. Kudos to him as well!

[@paulinaleal8142]

You look really good. REALLY! The first time I cut my hair I was very scared, but when I saw the final cut I loved it! I've been wearing short hair since then. (That was 3 years ago) :)

[@mysoul777]

Your short hair looks stunning. BEAUTIFUL.

[@MsNikkibuzz]

That cut looks great on you. Compliments your face very well.

[@brendahavoujian9030]

My hair was super long and i cut it last year exactly like you did in this video. it's a great hairstyle you don't have to put a lot of effort into it. The hair speaks for itself, it's an edgy hairstyle, very stylish, and chic at the same time. Put on a sexy pair of heels and you'll be turning everybody's heads wherever you go. I recommend you to use styling mouse to give your bang. or whatever is left of your hair for that matter, a bit of volume and wave.

[@ShuShuMcJ]

I love the way yours came out! I have a very similar hair texture/wave/thickness to your hair, so it's awesome to see how great it can look short. I've only had mine short once in high school - but it wasn't quite as short as I would have liked, and I really didn't know how to style it, so it was a bit poofy. I'm gonna cut mine next month. I'm determined to make it look fierce and femme this time. Your's is a relief to see that it can be both. Thank you!

[@yrowley699]

I love her new haircut. she's looks very pretty with her new haircut.

[@freddiesaunders5277]

Looks absolutely gorgeous on you. And the cut suits you're bone structure!! And love how you can still have the waves at the front x

[@darlasanders4720]

Fruits leave in conditioner. Its awesome. Not only does it made your hair soft but helps you hold your look. My husband snuck into my fruits and now he uses more than me. LOL

[@chupie]

Wow. That IS a super cut cut on you. In fact in will have to save this for if I ever decide to go short again.

[@megananderson4779]

I shaved my hair 2 years ago from the length that yours was. I too have natural wave to my hair and it's great for having short hair. Mine is now in a pixie and all I have to do most mornings is blow-dry rub some paste into the ends and blow-dry again, I literally let the blow dryer do all the work lol, because I have a natural curl I don't have to do anything else lol. If you want volume use a round brush while drying. I love short hair, it's fast easy and cool in the summer

[@IamSaiyidahWahid]

u look amazing with that haircut! keep it that way!

[@Steviej148]

Long or short hair you look fantastic but i think you look totally drop dead gorgeous with your sassy new crop. Hope you keep it short and have fun playing with it and trying different colours. Thats the upside of a crop u can colour and bleach it till your heart`s content. So have fun and embrace being a shortie girl.

[@HiBrows]

This looks SO good on you!!!!! Def like the short hair better.

[@itsnotkira9576]

In 2 days going from really long to pixie scared is not the word! But I'm also excited as well! Just gonna hope it goes well!

[@liannepanne9383]

I love how it looks on you! I have wavy/curly and short hair and that just makes it all the more fun! Blow drying it for a straight look or leaving.it.curly for a big quiff/mohawk!

[@StitchingWithLove]

I'm curly too and went nearly as short as you. It's fun! Your cut looks fabulous. I love how curls spring to life without weight or how they re-form from the shaved nape of the neck. Mine's shaved too and feels so cool. I'm heading out today to buy some Devacurl Supercream Coconut Curl Styler. Felt like giving a new product a go on this short style.

[@yrowley699]

She looks stunning.

[@autumnmorin7726]

What a great stylist!

[@heatherstream8134]

I just went back to a pixie (a bit shorter than I expected reek but it takes zero time to fix) after about 3 years of stacked bobs. For me long hair, ages me. Short hair is like the fountain youth. I love Got To Be products, Big Sexy Hair, and Garnier. Best of luck, have fun with with your new hair!

[@impendingrapture]

I need to see more pictures of this! I want to do it but I want to see what you've been doing with it day to day!!

[@yrowley699]

I love her new haircut.

[@navywife121603]

Looks awesome! I just did a big chop myself and I have naturally curly hair. My haircut was more out of necessity because I had a terrible ombre experience and then travelled overseas and the water there destroyed my hair so when I came home I cut it off. It's amazing really. The cut you got is what I was planning on getting but I went a little longer. ;) keep the videos coming!

[@sarahrichmond71]

You look so much younger with short hair. I love it!!

[@animejess1774]

I love your hair now! :) Beautiful! And Ive never had short hair before - but next year Im going to do the same thing you did with your hair and Im going to donate the hair to cancer patients :)

[@CristinaCleveland]

That's lovely Jessica, from my experience I highly recommend going short :)

[@L1ESEL0TTE]

you look incredibly good with the new hairstyle!!

[@kelseydeer]

it looks awesome! ive had a pixie cut for about a year and ive gone through a couple of different styles in it. the best advice i could give it play with it! try something new everyday.

[@rayneofstars22]

she looks better with short hair! It makes her look like she has spunk and it flatters her cute face! Love it!

[@emhearn2689]

I really love your hair! It suits you a lot. I got my pixie cut done over a month ago now and am going back in a couple of days just to trim it. I am really pleased with how it looks. At first I wasn't sure as a few people made comments but I just thought that if I like it then that's all that matters! I have longer bangs but I am going to get them cut shorter soon. yay I cant wait!

[@CristinaCleveland]

I went even shorter after this first initial cut too. Once you get over the first cut it's just fun to play with new and shorter lengths.

[@emhearn2689]

I've got a proper pixie cut now, i like it but its hard to maintain as the sides and back grow quickly. i look like i have got a mullet haha im cutting it again tonight :)

[@AmandaDeKatch]

Cristina Cleveland How often do you need to get it trimmed to keep up a shorter style like this one?

[@CristinaCleveland]

***** I'm not the best about getting a trim right when I need it, but I would go to the salon once every 6-8 weeks or so. It's not THAT much but when I had long hair I would get it cut once every 6 months, so it was definitely a change in my routine.

[@gerumarana2564]

I had same natural curly long hair as urs and do the same short pixie haircut its low maintenance and easy to style.luv it

[@JDiology]

I had this video saved so i can cut it. It disappeared but i found it again. This is by far my fave pixie cut

[@Jane-lr4ky]

Omg..i really really luv that cut..wish my hairstylish can do that..thumbs up.!!

[@TheFattuchus]

I admire your courage. I once did the exact same thing you did when I was a little girl. I had long hair almost my whole life and had it cut into a pixie. It was a disaster for me. I thought I would end up with a straight pixie which was very fashionable back then; instead I got a head full of short, fuzzy curls which was not in fashion. Other kids laughed at me.

[@galejandra33]

This is seriously my fav pixie! I've probably watched it like 7 times lol

[@krazyk931]

Wow I just got my hair cut on an impulse like an hour ago, I love it so much! Ive wanted to for like a year and me and my friends were shopping and I just went for it! I love it so much. I have an oblong faceshape and I still look great. I think anyone can pull it off. SO GO FOR IT! :D

[@Erin.71]

Spray wax will be your best friend! My hair is short but wavy and I have a lot of cowlicks! If you want your bangs to have a little wave but controlled use a sea salt spray! I hate using gel in my hair cause I have long bangs so steer clear for every day style unless you want to slick it back or something. That's basically it :)

[@TheLastCurlbender]

Looks fantastic! When I got my hair cut I only had about 1-2 inches of length all around. Some advice would be to make sure to use a lot less styling product than you think you need! XD Nothing like having greasy hair that never dries.Also make sure that you manipulate the part or top of your hair otherwise it might become too much of a party on top ;) Again looks amazing and enjoy it!!

[@mirelladek]

cristina, please some more videos of you when you are stylling you'r gorgeous hair please!!!

[@TheSiobhan12]

Kinda cool, but your hair was so long and wavy and lovely. Hope you can still show your waves. Having wavy or curly hair is such a cool thing. Credit where credit is due though. Don't think I would have the guts to do a big chop. Way to go!!!

[@yourhoney8]

Loves great on u!..i recently chop off my long curly hair and still figuring out how to style it..love it so far ..

[@artchick07]

I just went from waist length wavy straight hair to short curly hair in April?!!? For me I ave found a new love of serum gels. Also my hair gets drier now that I have to wash it once or twice a week due to my now oily scalp. I'm liking the Devacurl one condition with olive oil on top on rainy days. I like the Curl Junkie Curls in a Bottle on top of the Deva One Condition a lot too. It gets really hot and dry here in middle TN.

[@davidharbour2942]

You look amazing with short hair

[@1artistvocalist]

Beautiful haircut! I wish I were that brave. I am a lead singer in a rock band and I keep thinking I need to have long hair. Wish I weren't such a chicken! Keep it short!! Looks lovely!

[@MissMetalMayhem]

Hey Christina. so the new look fits you perfectly. I think that a pixie was the way to go. My hair at one point was as long as yours was and i did the same thing. took it all off. Some things that i do recommend are to invest in some really nice texture wax to spice up your looks or to just keep flyaway hairs down and to also invest in a good thin straightener. Im sure you have already woken up to the bride of frankenstein hair that literally stand on its own. hahaha, i know i did. Enjoy the new you. It looks beautiful.

[@CristinaCleveland]

Thanks Missy. Yup that's me every morning, but I've learned to tame it with bobby pins and product. And now it's long enough for me to use a mini travel straightening iron on it when I want to change it up!

[@paigenicholson3322]

well its good to see someone that had really long hair go to short in 1 weeks time this will be me ! im shitty myself as im scard i will not like it but it looks amazing i hope mine turns out like that !!

[@davidharbour2942]

You look so gorgeous with short hair

[@MariaDiaz-uj5hk]

Looks younger now and refreshed

[@kelleymariejones6388]

Yes I have I got many different lengths, yours is gorgeous. Keep it short it suites you!♥️

[@tspacefullstop4161]

Wow. Stunning new look you've got going there. My hair was shoulder length then I chopped it to short 'Pink' style, which i didn't like for a while..mainly because i was in my forties and thought it made me look harsh. I've since grown my hair out but the knots are a pain to deal with.

[@beckid5795]

U actually look better, I love it

[@chelseahelms5119]

Wow, what an insane hair transformation! You look beautiful! Short or long hair. I think many girls look more sophisticated with the pixie cut (:

[@Tahitiangirl96]

I love this hair! I'm probably gonna cut my hair!

[@chupie]

I kept my hair short for many years. I did not know how to fix it then either. I wish I knew then what I know now since learning wavy techniques. I think it'd be much more fun to do.

[@andreatorres5794]

Will probably get this done this weekend, before I think about it too much and back out! Yours looked great though!

[@dannyyym.5139]

I really want a pixie cut but I'm starting school soon and in afraid I will get bullied or get told things by the way I cut my hair.. :(

[@dannyyym.5139]

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[@milliejohnson7885]

thats exactly how I am! i have always had longer hair! and now i want it chopped and into a pixie... but im going to do it... i am scared of what people will say because im going into a new school... but this isnt for noone else its for me!

[@dannyyym.5139]

+Millie Johnson Yeah go for it I've made up my mind to cut mine too

[@jess.vernon9534]

Same I'm just about to go into my fourth year of secondary school and I keep deciding to get it cut - then immediately change my mind in case it turns out badly and I get bullied.

[@milliejohnson7885]

I understand how you feel... Just watch alot of videos about it...you will love the idea of it

[@Recklessfire0]

you look even more adorable with short hair! :)

[@joemarjoejoe]

I've got super short hair, and I use Paul Mitchell Dry Wax when I want to style it. I have very straight hair, but my 13yo is having her hair cut short today (it's shoulder length now) and she has wavy hair. This helped me to see what it might look like! Thanks :)

[@karly_ongrowth]

I got a pixie cut recently but next time i will get the back of my hair like yours. If i only have to manage a fringe i think i'll be happier, lol. Looks great! x

[@christilewis9735]

Beautiful cut!!

[@jordanpolino9331]

Your hair is super cute! I have wavy hair, but only wavy not curly & I have long hair, but I have worn it in a very short BOB cut very close to what you have now. I blow my hair out with Str8 by Rusk & afterwards spray it with Rusk Shining Spray & then I use a flat iron for the finishing touch! My hair is very dark/Black & very shiny. NOTE: Wen products are great for cleaning & moisturizing the hair. As your hair is very short so most of the waves are cut out. However, you can easily blow the longer parts out & run a flat iron over the longer bang area for a finish/polish to the hair. Good Luck with your hair super cute.

[@hollyjohnson8615]

my hair is as short as yours. I know this is years later, but I love Pixie Play, and Aussie volume spray gel

[@alexamombravo9788]

You look absolutely stunning.

[@wannabestylishlau]

WOW ! It looks so so so good on you !

[@Bigasstbone]

She looks really pretty with short hair! He could have taken the bangs and nape a bit shorter. She looks beautiful! Wonder if she kept it?

[@ligiaborges4528]

Ahh! Your long hair is just like mine right now. Thank you so much for posting this video! I really want to get a pixie cut but I wasn't sure it would look good on me but this video definitely convinced me!

[@webbers94]

OMG! AMAZING!! I have super thick wavy hair literally down to my bum, and am considering doing a Pixie style. I'm going to show this to my stylist. Fingers crossed, mine turns out as amazing as yours has!!

[@mellohi_disc7781]

Donate the hair you cut off to www.littleprincesses.org.uk/

[@SillyGooseSam]

Wow! I have hair longer than you did, and I'm looking to get the same style haircut! Longer on top and short in back and sides. You look stunning! :')

[@melbajay]

I love your hair cut!!! I also had my hair short before and it's a lot of up keep because it grows back so quickly. Short hair is definitely sexy.

[@Shoopalexia]

It looks so cute on you!

[@charaelaquentaratliff7911]

Yes I had short hair for 11yrs straight, I had no favorite products cause I used anything I wanted but Ecostyler gel(pink) was my bff!

[@bsoar003]

It looks SOO GOOD!!!!!

[@meyoumemeyou]

I'm about to go through the same thing and donate my hair to the cancer foundation. So from long hair to practically a pixie cut is what i'll have as well. So this video was super helpful

OMG you're soooooooooo pretty with short hair !!