Comments on: The Manic Pixie Dream Cut

By: Eric P.

Eric P. — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:09:00 +0000

I think pixie cuts are very attractive, which is a bit unusual for most men for social and cultural reasons

By: Else

Else — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:53:00 +0000

I shaved my hair off little over a year ago. Since then my go-to cut is a pixie cut, after the first cut I let it grow out for some months and when I cut it a second time... it hit me, I LOVE having short hair... I'm not sure I will ever grow my hair out again.

So, how about a hair-colouring post, pretty please... (with short hair/pixie cuts). I love the funky freedom of a pixie cut but would love to step it up to another level. And styling ideas for short/-er hair? I agree with one of the comments below that asks for more hair posts... I second the suggestion!

By: denisa

denisa — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:25:00 +0000

thank you Lischelt for this link. I enjoyed it a lot. Very well written piece.

By: heidi

heidi — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:44:00 +0000

I am just now growing out a pixie, which I loved. During the pixie phase I was struck by the number of men that complimented my hair...but they would whisper the compliment to me! As if to say, I really like it, even though I've been told by others that I shouldn't. I took the compliment and felt a little bad for their own insecurities.

By: goddammitmrnoodle

goddammitmrnoodle — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:36:00 +0000

I have rocked a version of the pixie cut for a few years now. Full disclosure, I am 46 and I look great. (For those on the fence: it is just hair. It will grow back.) I feel way more confident when I have short hair. My boyfriend loves it, always has, and I get tons of compliments, and this comment, "I wish I were brave enough to do it." It is not, however, necessarily easier to style nor does it take less time. It can, but don't assume that it will.

By: Klk

Klk — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:19:00 +0000

I have a pixie cut. My husband prefers it over longer hair. For me, I am very petite and long hair overwhelms my frame. Pulling the hair away from the face brings out the bone structure and features. You have to have confidence to wear it though. And you should wear makeup. For those concerned with looking like a teenage boy, if u have boobs and a butt and u throw on a slinky dress and heels, no on will think you're a boy.

By: sally

sally — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:31:00 +0000

I don't think all women think short hair looks better than long hair, just like not all men like long hair better than short hair. That said, I think the males tend to identify long hair with femininity and femininity with beauty. But women find beauty in a masculine version of femininity more than men. Does this makes sense?

Conversation I had with my 15 year old on his way to drop him off at a gathering of his friends as he was telling me that he was only going cause a girl he liked, Samantha, was going to be there. Among the questions I asked: So does she have long hair? Of course, said my son. M, you have to go for the short hair girls. Long hair might look pretty but pretty only takes you so far. It takes confidence to have short hair, said me the mom. (Disclosure: I've always had short hair.) Sez the son: pretty is far enough for me mom .

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:29:00 +0000

First off, you have made legitimate points and none of us here are going to kill you (not me anyway). DISCLOSURE: I don't have a pixie cut. My only experience with short hair is when I played a bad ass in a play and had to wear a pixie cut wig. I would encourage you to google images of the females included in the slideshow and do a little compare and contrast session. Then make a decision on whether "all" of them look "worse" (with all due respect). Note: one thing to pay attention for (if you decide to compare and contrast) is how the pixie cut has brought out their features more. Pixie cuts make some dudes uncomfortable because it is unexpected. She has control, she doesn't give a shit, and she's pretty and could kick my ass (appearances can be deceiving). On another note, a women with short hair is essentially, re-defining what "beautiful" can look like. It mixes you up for a second. You're either attracted or you're not. Honestly, if you're not, there may be a 50% chance you're supporting my previous claim: you're uncomfortable (or maybe I'm just pulling shit from my ass). But lets forget about re-defining for a second. This isn't some crazy new revolution, Mia Farrow and Audrey Hepburn (both 1960s babes) are both pictured in the slide. However, the majority of women in the 21st century, I guarantee you, are not intentionally trying to re-define beauty. (Women from the 1920's were intentionally rebelling. This haircut is timeless as shit.) If anything, the woman with the cut just likes how it can be both chic and no fuss. Hope this made it clearer for you.

By: Abbie

Abbie — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:39:00 +0000

I find it hard to believe that every male you know doesn't find it attractive, as many of my guy friends constantly lust after girls with short hair (to my dismay - I would look terrible with super short boy hair). I can't really explain the attraction from a male's perspective, but from a female's, it connotes a level of confidence and eccentricity that is intriguing, even if it's purely superficial. I think it works best on girls who have very simplistic, pretty features, rather than those that are exotic, because it can differentiate them and make them stand out more. PS. I'm not mad at you, you made your point eloquently and it's understandable... "ignorance personified" is also amazing.

By: Ignorant Male

Ignorant Male — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:01:00 +0000

I am a male with no fashion sense whatsoever, and I stumbled onto this post because sometimes people take wrong turns on the Internet. I am in no way trying to troll. As a fashion layman, I need this question explained.

Why is this a look? What about it is aesthetically pleasing?

All these women are beautiful, but in my view this hairstyle in my opinion makes every person pictured look worse. Furthermore, I don't know a single male who prefers this look to a normal hairstyle. I know that everyone here will pounce on that comment as misogynistic drivel, and I am NOT trying to imply that women's fashion is about looking good to men. It is not, but if every person I know agrees that this haircut is a terrible idea, what am I missing that makes it good/desirable?

Again, I do not know what I am talking about. I'm not trying to start a fight, and I know that style is inherently subjective. I am simply ignorance personified, and I want to be informed why anyone would go with this look.

Please don't kill me.