Ok this question has been vexing me for a long time. I have had relatively long hair for the majority of my life until last summer when I cut it seriously short for the first time. Everyone has been telling me to keep it short...every girl at least. I do like it short, especially this summer when I cut it into an angled bob with bangs and I was thrilled that I could actually pull it off. Now, I don't know if it's because I'm in that awkward in-between stage where my hair is slowly growing out and doesn't seem to look good no matter how I do it or if it's because this dilemma still plagues me in my sleep.
I remember a guy friend once telling me that guys like longer hair on girls. Either this one statement has ruined my ability to comfortably take risks with my hair or it's actually true. I've always thought of short hair as cute and long hair as sexy. It seems like all my friends that are girls and my mom seem to like my hair better shorter. It feels stylish and confident and adorable, but what is it about long hair that makes me feel sexier and more beautiful? Is it like a cultural bias thing, is it something I fabricated in my head, or is there truth to it? Maybe I associate short hair as tomboyish like the best friend in Some Kind of Wonderful or as mom-hair. I mean there's a reason why all the VS Angels have long hair (except Selita Ebanks, but she's pretty scarce in the catalog).
Tell me if I'm crazy. GUYS what do you think??
P.S. There are other reasons why I like my hair short, like I can braid it and have a little more variety. Plus if you layer your hair the right way it will flatter you regardless of the length so that's not really the issue either.
wish my hair was still long =[
ReplyDeleteI've had the same problem in the past and in fact Im going to chop my long hair today!
ReplyDeleteI think both styles are great and you can be sexy both ways, it's all about how you carry yourself.
And I get the feeling the SOME guys think long hair is sexier too, but seriously, do we want to be type-cast by the length of our hair?
I've cut it short a few times in my life and grown it out really long because I love it both ways.
If it's easier, maybe you should grow it long again and invest in a really good wig for when you feel like having short hair.
Thanks Kristen!
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