A pixie is the biggest change you can make with scissors, so see it on yourself first. Here are three versions, plus who each one suits.
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AfterA pixie cut is a short women's haircut: short at the back and sides, with a little more length on top. The top is usually textured, swept to one side or styled forward into a soft fringe. Pixies range from very short and cropped to long pixies whose top pieces reach the cheekbones. They show off the eyes, cheekbones and neck, and are among the lowest-maintenance cuts to style day to day.
From a soft long pixie to a curly crop. Every example here was made with SnipMirror on an AI-generated model, and you can try any of them on your own photo.
Short at the back and sides, with long, side-swept pieces on top that reach the cheekbones. The most flexible pixie, and the one most often suggested for round faces.
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Short sides and defined curls on top. It shows off natural texture with very little styling.
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Half bob, half pixie: ear length, layered and piecey with a soft fringe. A good first step if you're not sure you want to go fully short.
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Audrey Hepburn
Her short crop in Roman Holiday (1953) is widely credited with making the pixie cut popular.
Photo: Bud Fraker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Mia Farrow
Vidal Sassoon's very short crop for Rosemary's Baby (1968) made hers one of the most famous pixies.
Photo: NBC TV, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Halle Berry
Her soft, textured pixie from the 1990s and early 2000s is one of the best-known modern versions.
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Tell your stylist how short you want the back and sides, and how long you want the top. Say whether you want the top swept to the side, styled forward into a fringe, or textured and messy. If you're nervous, ask for a long pixie first; you can always go shorter. Show your SnipMirror preview so you both picture the same length.
It depends most on your face shape and how long you go. Oval and heart-shaped faces suit most pixies, and long pixies flatter round faces too. Upload a selfie above to see it on your own face before you cut.
A long pixie usually does. Keep height on top and side-swept pieces that break up the width of the face. Very short, round pixies can emphasize roundness.
Yes. A curly pixie is cut shorter on the sides and leaves the curls longer on top, so they have room to form. Ask for a stylist who cuts curls dry.
A bixie sits between a bob and a pixie: ear length, layered and textured, usually with a fringe. It's a good first step if a full pixie feels too short.
Roughly 6 months to a bob and a year or more to reach the shoulders. Regular trims at the back keep the in-between stages looking deliberate.
Day to day, very. Styling takes a few minutes. The trade-off is frequent trims, every 4 to 6 weeks.
Yes. Upload a selfie above and SnipMirror gives you a pixie cut while keeping your face the same. Try the long, curly and bixie versions below too.