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Short Hairstyles

Going short is the biggest change you can make to your hair, and the hardest one to picture beforehand. Here are real short cuts — pixies, bobs, lobs, shags, and the choppy stuff in between — across different face shapes and hair textures. Pick the one that catches your eye and see it on your own photo, free, before a single inch comes off.

Short Cuts Worth Stealing

16 styles

Eight short looks that span the range: cropped and bold, soft and grown-out, blunt and textured. Tap any one to try it on yourself.

Woman with a short cropped pixie cut, close on the sides and slightly longer on top
Pixie Cut
Woman with a sideswept pixie, a longer fringe brushed across the forehead and tapered sides
Sideswept Pixie
Woman with a chin-length blunt bob, clean ends falling just below the jaw
Classic Bob
Woman with an A-line bob, shorter at the nape and angled longer toward the front
A-Line Bob
Woman with short choppy layers, piecey textured ends and lived-in movement
Choppy Layers
Woman with a short shag, feathered layers and a soft curtain fringe framing the face
Shag
Woman with a lob grazing the collarbone, the longest of the short cuts with subtle layering
Lob
Woman with a graduated bob, stacked layers at the back for lift and a sloped front line
Graduated Bob
Woman with a angled bob hairstyle
Angled Bob
Woman with a asymmetrical bob hairstyle
Asymmetrical Bob
Woman with a inverted bob hairstyle
Inverted Bob
Woman with a razor cut hairstyle
Razor Cut
Woman with a blunt bangs hairstyle
Blunt Bangs
Woman with a side-swept hairstyle
Side-Swept
Woman with a feathered hairstyle
Feathered
Woman with a pageboy hairstyle
Pageboy

Tap any look to open it in the editor below and preview it on your own photo.

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Try short hairstyles on your own photo

Upload once, then switch between looks in seconds.

The editor changes only the hair, so you can preview short hairstyles on your own face while your skin, features and background stay exactly as they are in your photo.

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Same Person, New Cut

Real before-and-after previews made with the tool — your own face, your own coloring, just shorter. No salon, no guessing.

Before
Before and after: Long → pixie, the same person generated from one photoAfter
Long → pixie
Before
Before and after: Waves → blunt bob, the same person generated from one photoAfter
Waves → blunt bob
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Before and after: Long curls → cropped curls, the same person generated from one photoAfter
Long curls → cropped curls
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Before and after: Long → short lob, the same person generated from one photoAfter
Long → short lob

Before You Cut It All Off

Your Hair Type Decides More Than the Photo Does
Texture First

Your Hair Type Decides More Than the Photo Does

The cut you saved looked perfect on her — but her hair might be nothing like yours. Fine, straight hair takes a blunt bob beautifully and holds a sharp line, yet it can fall flat in a heavy pixie. Thick or wavy hair gets shape from layers, so a shag or choppy crop reads softer and moves more. Curly hair shrinks as it dries, so what looks chin-length wet sits much shorter once it springs up — always plan for that. Coarse hair has its own opinion and usually wants texture and length over a tight crop. Before you commit, match the look to your real texture, not the model's. This is where the preview helps: you see the cut sitting on your own density and color instead of guessing.

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Short Hair Asks for More Trims, Not Less Styling
Upkeep Is Real

Short Hair Asks for More Trims, Not Less Styling

People go short expecting less work. Sometimes that's true — a textured pixie can be wash-and-go. But short shapes lose their shape fast. A precise pixie or graduated bob needs a trim every four to six weeks to stay crisp; let it grow and it turns shapeless before it turns long. Blunt bobs show every uneven end, so they reward regular maintenance. Grown-out lobs and shags are the forgiving ones — they look intentional even between cuts. Styling time varies too: a sharp bob may want a flat iron for that glassy finish, while a piecey crop needs nothing but a little wax. Think about the trim you'll actually book and the five minutes you'll actually spend each morning, then pick the cut that fits that.

Try it on your photo

See It On You in Three Steps

01

Upload Your Photo

Use a clear, front-facing photo in good light, hair pulled back from your face. The more your features show, the more accurate the preview.

02

Choose a Short Cut

Pick any look from the gallery — pixie, bob, lob, shag — or describe the cut you have in mind in your own words.

03

Generate Your Preview

In seconds you'll see the cut on your own face, your coloring kept intact. Swap cuts as many times as you like before deciding.

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Short Hair Questions, Answered

1. How do I know if short hair will suit my face?

There's no single rule, but length and volume help balance your proportions. Rounder faces often look great with height on top and length near the jaw, like a longer pixie or an angled bob. Longer faces suit width and softness — a chin-length bob with a fringe. Honestly, it depends on more than face shape. That's why a preview on your own photo beats any chart: you see the real result instead of a guess.

2. What's the difference between a bob, a lob and a pixie?

Length, mostly. A pixie is the shortest — cropped close at the sides with a bit more on top. A bob sits between the chin and jaw, blunt or layered. A lob, or long bob, grazes the collarbone and is the longest cut still considered short. Within each there are endless variations: blunt, A-line, graduated, choppy. Try a few in the tool to feel the difference on yourself.

3. Will going short make my hair look thinner or thicker?

Either, depending on the cut. Removing length takes weight off, which can make fine hair look fuller and bouncier — a blunt bob is a classic volume trick. But a heavily layered or razored short cut can thin out the ends and read sparser. Want more apparent density? Lean blunt. Want movement and lightness? Lean layered. Preview both before you choose.

4. How much shorter will curly hair look once it's cut?

More than you expect. Curly and coily hair shrinks as it dries, so a cut that looks chin-length while wet can sit several inches higher once it springs up. Tell your stylist the length you want dry, not wet, and ask them to cut curl by curl. In the tool, choose a look slightly longer than your goal to account for the shrink.

5. Is the preview free, and do you keep my photo?

Yes, you can preview short cuts on your photo for free. The tool is built for browsing and experimenting without commitment — try a pixie, swap to a lob, compare a blunt bob against a shag, all on your own face. It's a low-stakes way to test a big change before you book the appointment, so play with it as much as you want.