In recent years, short hair enjoys wide popularity. You can choose many different kinds of short hairstyle to match your face shapes and your hair texture.

The first question is whether short hair can enhance your look. Nearly everybody can turn to a short hairstyle. The suitable short hairstyle can offer you an illusion of an oval face shape. It can elongate your round face it and it can soften your jaw line if you own a square face.

The Pixie

It was reported that it was Audrey Hepburn who originally had pixie hair and it was Mia Farrow who made the hairstyle more popular in the 60s. Recently, pixie hair has attracted a number of famous singers and actresses such as Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Carey Mulligan, and Anne Hathaway.

Traditionally pixie cuts are cut short all over, while the modern pixie looks choppy and has many textures with longer bangs which can offer you many styling choices.

The pixie cut is a perfect option for women with heart-shaped, square and oval faces. For if you have round faces, you can keep the bangs long and style them forward or up to create the illusion of face length.

The pixie hairstyle works most wonderfully on women who have thick and naturally wavy hair. However, it is not quite suitable for fine, straight hair since the hair tend to fall to close to the scalp, which make your hair look like a helmet. If you own fine hair and desire for a pixie hairstyle, you can make full use of much styling product to add volume and shape.

The Shag, Modernized Hairstyle

The out-dated shag hairstyles with many hoppy ends and layering looked like 80s hair bands and resemble mullet hairstyle. However, the modernized shag hairstyle looks cool and stylish. The charm of the shag hairstyle lies in the fact that it matches all face shapes. To gain the messy, choppy effect, you can use some sea salt texturizing spray.

The Pompadour

The pompadour, also known as “faux hawk, is quite in trend for 2014. The cool pompadour hairstyle is usually featured by shaved sides and a high teased top which resembles a rooster’s comb. Such fabulous hairstyle is a favorite hairstyle for a host of other celebrities such as singers Miley Cyrus and Pin. Here, you may wonder whether the splendid hairstyle suit you. Trust me, everyone can try out it. The pompadour works wonderfully on people with coarse and thick hair. Fine hair may become fall flat if you do not use much styling product.

The Bob Cut

The bob hairstyle is a classic one that never goes out of trend. This season’s messy and unstructured bob with a bit of edge become more and more popular. The tousled bob hairstyles seem to end at the chin or just below it. Besides, if you desire for a really edgy look you can add in some blunt bangs or fringe. Everyone with a nice jaw line and neck can try out the bob. A longer bob is a better option for people with a round face. Bobs work best on thin to medium texture hair.

Super-short, edgy cuts

The super-short, edgy hairstyle looks cool and sophisticated and it is an ideal option for brave people.

The Demi-Bob

The long bob has been popular for several seasons and it’s still quite trendy this year but it gains a fresh name — the demi-bob which refers to a bob that falls between the mid-neck and the shoulders. There are many famous people such as actresses and models create it. A long bob suite many face shapes. Stacked layers can add much dimension. If you look for a real retro-70s, you can add some fringes or thick bangs to complete the hairstyle. You can create the long bob on straight and wavy hair. It’s a versatile hairstyle since you can wear it air-dried or flat-ironed.