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I used to keep my hair the same length as yours and I found that I styled it better than a hair stylist did just because I was so used to it. They don't usually style pixie cuts!
If that's the case, I would save the stress and do it yourself :)
Honestly, I wouldn't have it done. It's just more money, and there's not much a stylist can do besides style it how you wear it normally.
I love your hair...its super cute...I was one of those brides that grew it out...and I cant wait until the wedding is over to chop it all off...I wear mine kinda like yours but its slightly longer in the front....but not by much! I think maybe you should have it styled....but do it the way you usually wear it or have the ends curled a little then mess it up...just have a more polished look...plus why wouldnt you want to have a litttle pampering the day of the wedding. I think it would just take a little stress off of you if you got it done. Where are you planning on placing the veil?
@SweetRose2011: I agree that you should DIY it. I usually have shorter hair and I hate when people try to style it when it's like that. It ends up really not looking like me. Since you want to keep your hair shot, and you know your hair best, I say you do it yourself and pocket the money for something else! I wish I could rock a pixie cut like you...the shortest I go is chin-length!
Yeah, I totally think you should DIY. I've had short hair on and off since I was 16 (so this includes 2 proms with short hair), your length and shorter.
Short hair is much easier to style and make it look "professional" even when done at home. Looking back at pictures, I think my shorter hair years at the prom look way better than my longer hair years, and I did it myself.
There are a million youtube tutorials, including this helpful one. It's part of a series of 3 videos, a girl gets her short hair styled 3 different ways:
HECK NO!! What are they going to do, blow dry, brush it and throw some gel in it? You can do that and save yourself $65+. Totally do that yourself. If I could do my own hair myself, I would in a heartbeat.
I wish I had the guts to get my hair cut so short. I just don't think I'd look right with it whatsoever. Oh, and I agree with PPs - D.I.Y!
aww thank all of you beautiful ladies! I was thinking DIY would be a better option, but my mom was pretty sure I should just get it done.
I agree with pp and say to do it yourself! Rock your short hair! (mine used to be that short, but I grew it out to a bob and am keeping it this way for the wedding) but anyway, I would say keep it smooth and add a cute head band! Smooth pixies with hair accessories I think look more formal than spiking it up or styling it a different way. Either way, I think it looks so good on you and you shouldnt fret! You will look amazing either way :)
Definitely do it yourself. I've had two hairdressers over the years who've consistently given me absolutely phenomenal short haircuts, but I hate they way they style them on me. I don't like making waves about it because they look so pleased with themselves, but the second I'm out of the salon I make a run for the bathroom and completely restyle my hair to my liking, lol.
Your hair is bloody adorable, by the way. I can't even begin to imagine you with long curly hair; this cut just has so much personality.
Yes! It's totally worth it. I know I'm going against popular opinion here but it is impossible to style your own hair for such a special occasion. I know professional hairdressers who wouldn't try to do their own wedding hair. And I just this minute finished watching SYTD Atlanta and there was a bride who had this really short bob and I was thinking, how in the heck is someone going to style that to look like a bride?
Well, whoever styled her hair made her look amazing. She was completely transformed. They curled it in a way that I never would have thought to do. Your hair is adorable but grow it out a bit, as suggested and go to hairdresser who can work with short hair (not this lady, from the sound of it).
Try to find a way to cut (no pun intended:) a bit of money from somewhere. You will be so glad you did when you get the pics.
My cousin has hair that short and she got it 'done' for her wedding. She paid $75 for the lady to put product in and swirl it around some. She went to her hotel room and re did it herself. Save the money!!
I agree with PP sweetrose. It really is a waste of money, especially if it isn't someone used to working with your hair. And lets be honest, I like it when I do my short hair better than when my hairstylist does my hair, and I have been seeing her for YEARS! Save some money and stress and DIY.
As another pixie cut bride, I say: DON'T GROW IT OUT!!! There is absolutely no need for that; you look beautiful with your pixie and you will on your wedding day, too. Break people's expectations of what a bride "should" look like and wear the hair that is true to you -- you said yourself that long hair isn't "you".
I've been getting the same reactions from people about growing my hair out. I even thought about it for about 5 minutes but then I realized -- why would I? I love my hair the way it is, it suits me perfectly, so why would I change it for the wedding?
You can also totally DIY the styling. When I do mine for special occasions, what I do is take a narrow straightener (I think mine is 3/4" but the thinner the better) and straighten bits on the top of my head so they get a bit more volume and shape to them. When I pull the straightener through I curve it slightly to the shape of my head so that the hairs are straightened, but laying correctly, if that makes sense?
My MOH has short hair and sometimes she does pincurl-type things. They come out like pin waves though because the hair isn't long enough to make a full curl, and they just add some texture and body to her otherwise stick-straight hair. I may try this soon myself as an experiment, it always looks so great on her.
To get a veil to stay in, you can take a section of hair just below the crown of your head, tease it a bit, and then make maybe 6 or 7 tiny sections of that backcombed hair in a row and section each one off with a tiny rubber hair bands. Then comb a section of smooth hair overtop of that, and put your veil comb in through the whole thing -- voilà! The veil will hide any slight messy-ness that might show, and when you want to take it off you can take out the rubber bands and comb through the teased bits and you're back to normal hair.
My BM has hair like yours and got hers styled. I figured it was a waste of money, but it looked gorgeous!
Oh my, don't go to anyone, it's NOT IMPOSSIBLE to do it yorself and to make it look amazing. You obviously have good taste to since you went with such a dramatic and statement making haircut that you obviously know your hair better than anyone else, and I would say it would be a waste of money for you to get it done somewhere. Just thought I'd add that in. :]
It looks like you already know how to style it well, so if you feel like you could do whatever you want done as well as a stylist could, do it yourself and save some $$.
I think it's totally silly to expect that every girl's hair should be long on her wedding day. I love your pixie cut!!
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I plan on keeping my hair as short as it is now for the wedding. I really like it how it is, but there aren't a lot of styles I'm able to do with it since it is so short. So, is it worth it go to a salon on my wedding day since my hair is so short? I think my parents are finally coming around since they have been begging me to grow my hair out.
Do you think it's too short or that I can totally pull off this look? Sometimes I wish I could have long, curly locks on my wedding day but that's not me.
Secondly, the lady that I went to a few months back to see if she would be able to do my hair seemed a little ummm...panicky and surprised that my hair was so short. She used to do my hair back when I lived with my parents but hadn't seen it until then since I've cut it short short. I don't think she's used to dealing with short hair.
I think it's frustrating to me that so many people seem to expect my hair to be long for my wedding since so many people grow it out (not saying everyone feels this way). And I think as a result the hairstylist ended up telling my mother I should grow it out a few inches so we could try curling the ends. My mom did then too.
So, what do you think? Any suggestions? I got a double layer veil and a little clip to hold it in as well.