It’s Time To Update Your Pixie Cut | October 27, 2016
Your hairstyle is old fashioned and it’s time to update your pixie cut.
Y’all, please excuse how blunt I’m gonna be in this post. I’m sorry, but not really. Some of y’all need this upcoming Come To Jesus talk I’m about to give you. Your short hair style is old fashioned, boo.
I would love to say that I feel bad saying it, but again, #sorrynotsorry. There’s this thing called analytics. I review mine all the time. Because my site is fairly new, as is my YouTube channel, I keep up with what works and what doesn’t work. I also get to stalk y’all just a little bit.
See, my analytics show me who follows me, what type of device you use to follow me, your approximate age and some other interests you may have. Now, what any of that has to do with this post is probably puzzling you right about now. Let me explain.
The largest portion of women who follow me on this site and on YouTube are between the ages of 25 and 45. That seems like a large gap to some, but not to me. I understand short hair. Hell, I write about it pretty much every day. I create video content about it on a weekly basis. It’s fair to say, I know what I’m talmbout when it comes to rocking a fire pixie cut.
That being the case, I recognize that women who wear their hair short share some basic similarities. Age differences aside, we are confident, comfortable with our looks, no nonsense women. We can handle the looks we get when we walk around with our faces on display. Ya feel me? I say that to say this, just because you may not be 25 years old, doesn’t mean you have to look like Grandma Moses.
Now, because I have a duty to let y’all in on the secrets that are vital to slaying this here short hair game, I feel it’s my job to tell some of y’all that you got us out here looking like grandmas and aunties, instead of Halle Berries and Meagan Goods. Not cool.
There’s no need for that. Today, we are going to talk about these outdated and played short hair cuts and short hair styles y’all got going on. And then I’m going to give you some pointers on how you can join the rest of us over here is 2016. Kaye? Kaye.
Your haircut is ugly! #sorrynotsorry
For any short cut hair style to make an impression, the cut has to be banging. Like all things, short hair cuts have evolved. There are aspects of a short haircut that make it current or not so current. If you take a look at a 90’s picture of say Halle Berry or Nia Long, and compare it to either of those ladies’ current versions of the pixie, you will be able to see that the overall haircut is still short and cropped, but it has definitely been updated.
In my How I Did My Hair In The 90’s video you will see how I mimicked the older version of the classic pixie cut. That was for a video. It was for a singular purpose and it looked a mess compared to today’s pixie styles.
If you would like to join us in 2016, keep the following tips in mind when updating your haircut, if you’re a DIY’er. If you go to a stylist, take a picture (A CURRENT PICTURE) and ask for an updated version using the points below. If you & your stylist are roommates in the time warp, consider getting your cut done by someone who has mastered the updated version of the pixie cut.
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR PIXIE CUT
GET YOU SOME NEW EDGES
Edges should be wispy. They should not be glued to the edge of your hairline like the railing on a curvy highway. There’s a little more length to edges nowadays. This allows for waving and other trends.
TEXTURIZE YOUR HAIR
Razor cuts that enhance texture are what’s hot. Gone are the days of the perfectly even and flat pixie cut. Textured cuts also create the illusion of volume. If you want a sleek look, you simply mold your hair flat and no one will know you have a texture cut. Here’s an example of how to create a sleek pixie style.
LET YOUR NAPE BE GREAT
So gone are the days of women walking around with an edged up nape that is faded like a man. No, no, no and NO again! Hair should be soft with little peaks that kiss the nape of the neck.
PUT ON A LITTLE WEIGHT
A little weight on the top of the style will bring it into 2016. Heavier bangs and sleek sides are current.
Don’t tell me you’re used THAT to do your hair!
If you still use Lustre’s Pink Oil, get off my blog right now! When I was prepping for my 90’s throwback video, I went looking for Lustre’s Pink Oil thinking that it would be hard to find. To my surprise and dismay, that mess was right there on the counter in Sally’s like it was normal. Like it was 1998! I was flabbergasted.
Products change because we learn what works to create looks that are more current. This means that companies have researched and developed products that allow us to create different looks than those products of the past.
Products like Aveda control paste have replaced Murray’s pomade. Why? Because we want a light hold and movable hair. The Aveda control paste is made with flax seed oil and that keeps the hair pliable. It keeps it from getting stiff.
Along those same lines, foaming wraps have replaced mousse. Don’t act like you never used mouse in your short relaxed hair. You did. I know you did. But don’t do it anymore, please.
The other devil of old school pixie styles is spritz. Please let it go. No more frozen curls and waterfall bangs. It just screams “I AM AN OLD LADY WITH A SHORT CUT” Not cute. Not cute at all.
Did you buy that at the Dollar Store?
Flat irons have replaced curling irons. Curling irons have a place. It’s a very, very, very small place that is dark and rarely visited, but hey, it’s a place. Flat irons are far more versatile and come in many different sizes and designs. Updated razor cuts and textured cuts (like mentioned above) stand out much more when you use a flat iron to style the hair.
If you have the tiny electric curling irons in your arsenal, just know that you are shaming us all when you put those tight ass grandma curls in your hair.
If you’re committing any of the aforementioned short hair styling sins, let me just tell you that Blockbuster closed, there’s this ‘new’ thing called Netflix. All the young kids are into it. You should try it. Also, myspace is over. Like, dead. That’s why you can’t log in anymore. It’s not your password. Trust me. Social media happened. You should check it out right after Netflix. There are a lot of current short hair style pictures on there that you can take to your stylist next time you go.
Get it together ladies. Represent us well out in these short hair streets. Update your cut. Update your hairstyling tools and update the products under your cabinet. The Murray’s can won’t even open anymore. It has rust on it. I’m just saying. #sorrynotsorry
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