# Help me pick a hairstyle **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783 "2012-03-14T20:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/1 "2012-03-14T20:30:03Z")
I have been wanting to get a drastic haircut for a while now and just joined one of those virtual hairstyle websites to give me some ideas. So now I have some options and who better to ask for an opinion than random strangers on the internet? My hair is currently a few inches below my shoulders and not doing a thing for me right now. It’s poker straight and I completly lack the hairstyling gene. Most days I just put it in a ponytail. To top it off my 6 month old son thinks that hair pulling is the best thing ever, so I want to go short. Here are some options, let me know what you think. [Here is the original photo for reference.](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/DSCN0137.jpg) [Option 1](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/TheHairstyler-Makeover4.jpg) [Option 2](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/TheHairstyler-Makeover2.jpg) [Option 3](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/TheHairstyler-Makeover1.jpg) [Option 4](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/TheHairstyler-Makeover.jpg) The [hair](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/DSCN0124.jpg)[puller.](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/LudyMe/hair/DSCN0175.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![La\_Beldame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@La\_Beldame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Beldame)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/2 "2012-03-14T20:42:24Z")
I like option number four. It’s fresh without being overly trendy. Long bangs would just be another temptation for the hair puller and the asymmetrical styles need a lot of upkeep and frequent trims to keep them from devolving into a shaggy mess. Most moms of six-month-olds don’t have a lot of time to keep running to the hairdresser. Besides, it looks very cute on you! ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/3 "2012-03-14T20:50:32Z")
Option 4 is actually really close to what I had when I first met my husband. He thinks it makes me look younger, but it might just be that he is remembering me from way back when. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/4 "2012-03-14T21:08:02Z")
I _really_ like Option 1. No contest. I don’t know why exactly, but I think it’s far and away the prettiest cut. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/5 "2012-03-14T21:11:38Z")
I did have a hairdresser tell me once that because one eyebrow is higher than the other, having a side part that covers one will help my face seem more symetrical. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/6 "2012-03-14T21:23:46Z")
I like four best as well. Two is (appropriately) my second choice. Good luck! I love when women try new looks. I hate those ladies who chose a hairstyle when they’re 16 and never change it. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/7 "2012-03-15T03:33:29Z")
I really like Option 1. Please don’t get #2, it looks…homeless/stripper to me. _Cute_ hair puller. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/8 "2012-03-15T15:37:36Z")
There seems to be a tie, anyone else care to chime in? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/9 "2012-03-15T16:33:37Z")
I agree with either 1 or 4 but I think I prefer 4 because it doesn’t hide quite so much of your face. You really have a nicely shaped face I think. Also, have you thought of either lightening your hair or putting in some streaks/tips? If it was short I think some lighter colors would be good for you too. ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/10 "2012-03-15T16:41:38Z")
I’d go for option #1. ---
**Author:** ![DivineComedienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c67d28/32.png) [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/11 "2012-03-15T17:21:42Z")
Another vote for #1! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/12 "2012-03-15T17:53:45Z")
3 or 4. If we’re tie breaking, then 4. I don’t like 2. All the others are fine. ---
**Author:** ![Praline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@Praline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Praline)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/13 "2012-03-15T17:56:43Z")
I’m odd Internet stranger out, apparently. I like #2 best - it seems the most feminine of the bunch, to me. What about a bob style? Those cuts are great for straight hair & require minimal upkeep & styling. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/14 "2012-03-15T17:58:06Z")
CAUTION: Option 1 has a file called “4”. The others don’t line up either. That being said, I like Option 1, file 4, with Option 4, file null being the runner-up. This counts as two votes, as my office mate concurs. Oh, but dye it red. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/15 "2012-03-15T21:26:14Z")
Option 4 ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/16 "2012-03-16T04:20:58Z")
one ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/17 "2012-03-16T07:27:07Z")
Have you considered long, straight bangs? Talk to the hairdresser and see what she thinks, she’ll be able to guide you. But you have a high forehead (I do too!), and since your hair is so straight, I think straight bangs would really work for you. And it would solve your eyebrow asymmetry, and highlight your eyes (which are really striking btw). Something like [this](http://i.imgur.com/bDqVt.jpg) maybe? Or [this](http://i.imgur.com/bFNRy.jpg)? Or [that](http://i.imgur.com/IT8cX.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Breccia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Breccia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breccia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/18 "2012-03-16T07:36:17Z")
option 1. very cute. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/19 "2012-03-16T10:21:42Z")
I like option 4, especially for someone like you with zero time to screw around with those long bangs - you will need to blow dry them or straight iron them or both. Number 4 is wash and go, and cute. My first thought when I saw #1 was “boy” then “Justin Bieber” so no, and #2 is also too much maintenance - it will never look like that in real life without a straight iron and some product. #3 is cute if you want to do something a little longer than #4. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783/20 "2012-03-16T17:16:29Z")
Make sure you update this thread with a pic of the final product [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-a-hairstyle/615783.md?page=2)