There’s no doubt that short haircuts are at the cutting-edge of hair fashion because they show off all the latest cutting techniques. This season’s haircuts are full of interesting and pretty new ideas guaranteed to leave you looking trendy and fresh. As we know, other people gauge our age and personality type based on our fashion choices and hairstyle.
When you think of pixie cuts, Audrey Hepburn’s vintage look might come to mind, or perhaps the edgier, modern iterations worn by celebrities like Halle Berry and Emma Watson. But the beauty of a pixie cut lies in its versatility and the myriad ways it can be adapted to suit your lifestyle, face shape, and personal aesthetics. Whether you want a classic, gamine cut or a funkier, textured style, the pixie can be as understated or daring as you wish.
One of the best aspects of sporting a pixie cut is its low-maintenance nature. Perfect for the busy woman on-the-go, these daily short hairstyles require minimal effort but offer maximum impact. A quick run-through with some styling wax or pomade can lend an edge, or a swift brush-stroke can offer a more polished look. You’re not just saving time in the morning; you’re investing in a style that can easily transition from a business meeting to a night out on the town.
However, it’s not just the ease of styling that makes the pixie a popular choice. The cut also brings attention to your facial features, creating a frame that highlights your eyes and cheekbones. This makes it a fantastic option for those looking to make a statement without necessarily opting for bold colors or dramatic makeup. The pixie cut celebrates the essence of what makes you uniquely you, offering a blend of elegance, audacity, and simplicity that’s hard to resist. Get up to speed with our favorite ways to wear a pixie hairstyle ahead—then get to work on your own short-length look.
Edgy urban oatmeal-blonde – short straight pixie cut with bangs
Oat-blonde is a neutral fashion shade that’s perfect for anyone who needs to reduce the redness in their complexion. This straight cut on fine hair has sharply textured tips in a short-back-and-sides variation with an extra-long, side-swept fringe. Casually combed forwards from the crown creates texture and movement and I love the latest ‘no black roots’ trend!
Racy-red short textured haircut – red pixie cut with layers
And this image shows another popular hair color trend that will ‘warm-up’ pale skin tones and highlight an extrovert personality! It’s a little longer than the short cut above and shows how medium to thick hair can be styled to create rippled texture that adds volume and shape without curls!
Sassy steep-angled short bob in deep plum-red – short haircut for women over 50
Darker skin tones look wonderful framed by deep-red, like this fashionable maroon adding extra style to a high-fashion short style. It’s an asymmetric cut for medium to thick hair, with a voluminous stacked-back shown in profile. The uneven bottom edge of the longer side contrasts with the fabulous rounded back in this updated sixties look!
Boyish pixie cut for short hair
This style is typically very low-maintenance, perfect for people who don’t want to spend a lot of time on their hair in the morning. It often requires little more than a quick wash and some styling product. Some people feel empowered by choosing a style that’s unconventional or even androgynous. It can also be a way to express one’s individuality and non-conformity.
Amazing avant-garde blonde & gray – chic pixie cut with bangs
This modern pixie cut scores highly for sophisticated style and the unique new color design. Like most contemporary hairstyles, this is an asymmetric cut with different profiles and side-swept casual bangs. However, it’s also asymmetrical ‘front to back’ with a superb soft gray back and pretty blonde at the front!
Neat & neutral sporty chic – textured pixie cut for women
Short straight haircuts gain added contemporary style from a refreshed color scheme. This neutral-silver-blonde over a taupe roots creates the 3-D dimension that makes fine hair appear thicker. The neatly clipped back is a chic alternative for fine hair that’s not thick enough for stacked layers.
Cute curvy pixie in golden-blonde – short hairstyle for mature women
Texture and movement make this forward/side-swept short haircut a highly face-flattering and modern style. This is a great color lift idea for mousey and dark-blonde hair that needs a little touch of gold or copper to warm it up. Neutral blonde highlights can drain all the color from some skin-tones, so choose carefully!
Modern mahogany faux-hawk on wavy thick hair
The feathered, razored edges of this cute haircut help soften the lines around the sides and forehead. This cut draws the eye up to the top of the face and the lovely, wavy texture on top. This keeps the focus away from a strong jawline that tends to jut out from the rest of the face.
Divine delicate silver-blonde on fine hair – blonde pixie cut with bangs
Dainty features and blue eyes are beautifully enhanced by a delicate blonde shade. This blonde is more silvery than platinum-blonde and there are no black roots to coarsen the look. The finish is silky and glossy and this design suits fine and medium hair and oval, round or heart faces!
Bold bowl-cut blonde pixie – simple short haircut for women over 40
This cut is suitable for thicker hair types and the layering around the head creates lovely circular lines and texture. This platinum-blonde is another all-over color – although there’s a hint of pale gray roots in there. The side-parting is indistinct and short bangs complete this tidy short haircut.
Subtle chic in delicate blonde-beige-pink cut for fine hair
This subtle pink-beige blonde shade is perfect for fine hair and pearl studs accentuate the pearlized finish you can get with white-blonde balayage. This is a good short haircut for silky hair, with layers that can be ‘fluffed up’ to add volume, texture and trendy forward movement. The back is softly graduated into the nape.
Full-on platinum-blonde razor-cut
If you lighten any hair type to platinum-blonde, the hair-shafts become thicker and coarser. So if you bleach hair that’s already thick and coarse, you’ll get this highly stylish pixie with fabulous circular movement sprouting from the crown. Wear this for a confident and trendy image!
Black roots and blonde top for density – ombre pixie cut with long bangs
Black roots are great for accentuating stacked-layers in a steeply-angled, short bob. And as black is a receding color and white always seems nearer, this color combo adds the appearance of more density to hair. This edgy cut has sliced layers with sharp tips and lots of texture, softened by a few curvy lines!
Soft & kittenish tousled pixie – simple easy short hairstyle for women
This image shows a cute pixie that’s tailor-made to suit the model’s oval face and fine hair. The fabulous modern color scheme combines pale muted-copper with a cute beige-gray-blonde ombré you can just see at the sides. The hair is tinted in colors that closely match the model’s pretty gray eyes exactly and the result is very artistic and flattering!
Marvelously messy boy-cut
This extreme short haircut creates a confident image by refusing to conform to the stereotype of a pretty woman’s hairstyle! Breaking old-fashioned stereotypes is always a good idea and this razored short-back-and-sides in natural-blonde has lots to recommend it! Short choppy layers create interesting detail at the crown and sharp-tipped, untidy strands accentuate the model’s dainty facial features!
Snazzy silver-gray, lavender & soft-green
Jazz-up your image and shake-up your boyfriend/husband/partner by wearing this super-trendy, silver-gray style. The cut is simple and streamlined, with short bangs and side-points drawing attention to well-shaped brows and huge brown eyes. Strong silver-gray with purple/green gloss suits medium skin-tones.
Cute silver-blonde with green & purple gloss – daily short hair ideas
This is a similar hair color idea to the one above, but with lighter silver-blonde shades to suit pale skin-tones. It’s not possible to detail the best new shades for individual readers, but these images are helpful for finding a skin-tone similar to your own and seeing which blonde shade matches well.
Edgy beige short-back-and-sides & long bangs – textured short haircut
This edgy razored haircut is beautifully balanced by the softness of pale beige-blonde! The back and sides are clipped very short and there’s tousled shaggy detail around the crown. The front hair slides down into long, glossy bangs swept into a curve ending on the cheekbones.
Chic deep raspberry balayage
Here’s a fabulous look that’s highly fashionable, but not over-the-top. On medium to fine hair you can get silky, flexible movement and cute rippled texture. Long, diagonal, piece-y bangs are soft and flattering and the rich, raspberry-ripple streaks are so chic!
Groovy gray roots & long layers on short blonde cut – easy short haircut for summer
Straight hair with natural body looks edgy in long platinum-blonde layers with gray roots showing it’s a modern look. This hair-color idea does tend to drain color from pale skin-tones, so you may need to wear a little more makeup to get more color definition for your eyes and lips!
Sophisticated silver-gray & purple/green roots
This fabulous model-girl look is actually easy to get on fine – medium hair and will really rev-up your image! The hair is layered from a blurred side-parting to create asymmetry. The shorter side has choppy volume and the longer bangs have exciting, disconnected layers falling over one eye. Add daring silver-gray and sixties vintage pink lipstick!
Thicken blonde hair with natural-look balayage
Today’s final short haircut shows how very close tones in dual- or triple-blonde balayage create thicker-looking hair in a fairly natural color. This youthful, asymmetrical cut has extra-long bangs draped over one side and a touch of natural wave to create a nicely curved silhouette!
long pixie cut@instagram
So are you already on the phone to your salon and excited about your new look! Well, as soon as I finish chatting with you about today’s amazing new short cuts and color ideas, I will be! I’ve been dithering for weeks about my next haircut style, but these cuts have helped me decide on my own ‘new image’! Talk soon!
So keeping your hair short and contemporary really helps you look younger and more attractive – and it’s so much cheaper than plastic surgery!
chic short pixie cut with long bangs for office women@instagram
chic short pixie haircut for women over 30
easy everyday short haircut for women over 50 /via pinterest
Deep golden-blonde on natural waves – wavy pixie cuts
Light golden brown has returned to be a dominant, new fashion color this year and about time, too! It’s a really attractive, natural looking color and a fresh alternative to ash-blonde, gray and rainbow shades. This pretty style has fashionable asymmetry and swept-over height on top – plus the popular side-swept fringe!
Edgy urban oatmeal-blonde – short straight pixie cut with bangs
Oat-blonde is a neutral fashion shade that’s perfect for anyone who needs to reduce the redness in their complexion. This straight cut on fine hair has sharply textured tips in a short-back-and-sides variation with an extra-long, side-swept fringe. Casually combed forwards from the crown creates texture and movement and I love the latest ‘no black roots’ trend!
Racy-red short textured haircut – red pixie cut with layers
And this image shows another popular hair color trend that will ‘warm-up’ pale skin tones and highlight an extrovert personality! It’s a little longer than the short cut above and shows how medium to thick hair can be styled to create rippled texture that adds volume and shape without curls!
Sassy steep-angled short bob in deep plum-red – short haircut for women over 50
Darker skin tones look wonderful framed by deep-red, like this fashionable maroon adding extra style to a high-fashion short style. It’s an asymmetric cut for medium to thick hair, with a voluminous stacked-back shown in profile. The uneven bottom edge of the longer side contrasts with the fabulous rounded back in this updated sixties look!
Amazing avant-garde blonde & gray – chic pixie cut with bangs
This modern pixie scores highly for sophisticated style and the unique new color design. Like most contemporary hairstyles, this is an asymmetric cut with different profiles and side-swept casual bangs. However, it’s also asymmetrical ‘front to back’ with a superb soft gray back and pretty blonde at the front!
Neat & neutral sporty chic – textured pixie cut for women
Short straight haircuts gain added contemporary style from a refreshed color scheme. This neutral-silver-blonde over a taupe roots creates the 3-D dimension that makes fine hair appear thicker. The neatly clipped back is a chic alternative for fine hair that’s not thick enough for stacked layers.
Cute curvy pixie in golden-blonde – short hairstyle for mature women
Texture and movement make this forward/side-swept short haircut a highly face-flattering and modern style. This is a great color lift idea for mousey and dark-blonde hair that needs a little touch of gold or copper to warm it up. Neutral blonde highlights can drain all the color from some skin-tones, so choose carefully!
Modern mahogany faux-hawk on wavy thick hair
The feathered, razored edges of this cute haircut help soften the lines around the sides and forehead. This cut draws the eye up to the top of the face and the lovely, wavy texture on top. This keeps the focus away from a strong jawline that tends to jut out from the rest of the face.
Divine delicate silver-blonde on fine hair – blonde pixie cut with bangs
Dainty features and blue eyes are beautifully enhanced by a delicate blonde shade. This blonde is more silvery than platinum-blonde and there are no black roots to coarsen the look. The finish is silky and glossy and this design suits fine and medium hair and oval, round or heart faces!
Bold bowl-cut blonde pixie – simple short haircut for women over 40
This cut is suitable for thicker hair types and the layering around the head creates lovely circular lines and texture. This platinum-blonde is another all-over color – although there’s a hint of pale gray roots in there. The side-parting is indistinct and short bangs complete this tidy short haircut.
Subtle chic in delicate blonde-beige-pink cut for fine hair
Short pixie haircut for women 2018: This subtle pink-beige blonde shade is perfect for fine hair and pearl studs accentuate the pearlized finish you can get with white-blonde balayage. This is a good short haircut for silky hair, with layers that can be ‘fluffed up’ to add volume, texture and trendy forward movement. The back is softly graduated into the nape.
Full-on platinum-blonde razor-cut
If you lighten any hair type to platinum-blonde, the hair-shafts become thicker and coarser. So if you bleach hair that’s already thick and coarse, you’ll get this highly stylish short haircut with fabulous circular movement sprouting from the crown. Wear this for a confident and trendy image!
Black roots and blonde top for density – ombre pixie cut with long bangs
Black roots are great for accentuating stacked-layers in a steeply-angled, short bob. And as black is a receding color and white always seems nearer, this color combo adds the appearance of more density to hair. This edgy cut has sliced layers with sharp tips and lots of texture, softened by a few curvy lines!
Soft & kittenish tousled pixie – simple easy short hairstyle for women
This image shows a cute pixie that’s tailor-made to suit the model’s oval face and fine hair. The fabulous modern color scheme combines pale muted-copper with a cute beige-gray-blonde ombré you can just see at the sides. The hair is tinted in colors that closely match the model’s pretty gray eyes exactly and the result is very artistic and flattering!
Marvelously messy boy-cut
This extreme short haircut creates a confident image by refusing to conform to the stereotype of a pretty woman’s hairstyle! Breaking old-fashioned stereotypes is always a good idea and this razored short-back-and-sides in natural-blonde has lots to recommend it! Short choppy layers create interesting detail at the crown and sharp-tipped, untidy strands accentuate the model’s dainty facial features!
Snazzy silver-gray, lavender & soft-green
Jazz-up your image and shake-up your boyfriend/husband/partner by wearing this super-trendy, silver-gray style. The cut is simple and streamlined, with short bangs and side-points drawing attention to well-shaped brows and huge brown eyes. Strong silver-gray with purple/green gloss suits medium skin-tones.
Cute silver-blonde with green & purple gloss – daily short hair ideas
This is a similar hair color idea to the one above, but with lighter silver-blonde shades to suit pale skin-tones. It’s not possible to detail the best new shades for individual readers, but these images are helpful for finding a skin-tone similar to your own and seeing which blonde shade matches well.
Edgy beige short-back-and-sides & long bangs – textured short haircut
This edgy razored short haircut is beautifully balanced by the softness of pale beige-blonde! The back and sides are clipped very short and there’s tousled shaggy detail around the crown. The front hair slides down into long, glossy bangs swept into a curve ending on the cheekbones.
Chic deep raspberry balayage
Here’s a fabulous look that’s highly fashionable, but not over-the-top. On medium to fine hair you can get silky, flexible movement and cute rippled texture. Long, diagonal, piece-y bangs are soft and flattering and the rich, raspberry-ripple streaks are so chic!
Groovy gray roots & long layers on short blonde cut – easy short haircut for summer
Straight hair with natural body looks edgy in long platinum-blonde layers with gray roots showing it’s a modern look. This hair-color idea does tend to drain color from pale skin-tones, so you may need to wear a little more makeup to get more color definition for your eyes and lips!
Sophisticated silver-gray & purple/green roots
This fabulous model-girl look is actually easy to get on fine – medium hair and will really rev-up your image! The hair is layered from a blurred side-parting to create asymmetry. The shorter side has choppy volume and the longer bangs have exciting, disconnected layers falling over one eye. Add daring silver-gray and sixties vintage pink lipstick!
Thicken blonde hair with natural-look balayage
Today’s final short haircut shows how very close tones in dual- or triple-blonde balayage create thicker-looking hair in a fairly natural color. This youthful, asymmetrical cut has extra-long bangs draped over one side and a touch of natural wave to create a nicely curved silhouette!
long pixie cut@instagram
So are you already on the phone to your salon and excited about your new look! Well, as soon as I finish chatting with you about today’s amazing new short cuts and color ideas, I will be! I’ve been dithering for weeks about my next haircut style, but these cuts have helped me decide on my own ‘new image’! Talk soon!
