| Breaking Short Hair Rules |
| Karen Marie Shelton |
| Date: 04/13/06 Revised 4/14/06 |
Introduction
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Alyssa Milano |
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Alyssa Milano is a
short hair rebel. While riding a wave of popularity as
her role as sister witch, Phoebe Halliwell on WB's
Charmed, the brunette beauty shocked legions of fans by
suddenly appearing onscreen with a Twiggy inspired
short pixie hairstyle.
Even though Phoebe
has access to the very best celebrity hairdressers that
LA has to offer, she broke all established
short hair style selection
rules and went with a short style that she loved.
She ignored the
generally accepted rule that a super
short hair cut is not ideal
for someone with a prominent chin or wide cheekbones.
Alyssa has a fairly well defined heart shaped face with
a prominent chin. Her cheeks are full and her
forehead is much wider than her lower face.
Regardless, Alyssa
went with a pixie style. In reality she was like
many other celebrities that frequently defy the
established hair and beauty world rules about
short hair selection.
Making a radical shift from medium or long hair to short
hair is a visible way of establishing a rebel or rogue
personality.
One of the most
famous hair choppings involved Mia Farrow when she
agreed to have famous hairdresser Vidal Sasson take her
from super long to super pixie while new husband Frank
Sinatra watched in horror. Celebrity hairdresser
Peter Lamas told me
during a phone interview some years ago, that he "was
assisting Vidal during that famous Mia Farrow short hair
cut".
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Alyssa Milano
As Phoebe Halliwell
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Peter reported that
Frank "arrived in the salon with an long blonde female
urchin and left with what appeared to be a young boy".
The world was indeed shocked by Mia's dramatic haircut
but it got their attention and they turned out in record
numbers to see her film, Rosemary's Baby. While
her movie career soared as the result of breaking the
rules of established feminine
hair styles, her marriage to Frank Sinatra crashed
and burned.
Was it because she
broke the rules of short hair selection and went way too
short? No one will ever know but Mia and the
dearly departed Frank.
While her major
short cut was explained as a
absolute requirement for the role she played, even back
then, wigs were often worn for drastic hair length and
style changes.
In 2005 Natalie
Portman took a similar tactic and shaved her head for a
film role copying Demi's Moore's behavior in GI Jane.
Just like Demi and Mia, Natalie enjoyed a lot of media
and public attention regarding her dramatic short style.
Not everyone take a
dramatic short hair turn for the movies. Everyday
people often go drastically shorter for other reasons
that range from having lots of self-confidence to an
impulsive moment in the salon. Others go for a
short hair chop to get over a broken heart, start a new
career or to signify an independent, edgy style.
The new 2006 Diet Coke ad is built
around a young woman going dramatically shorter to
symbolize her confident and zest for life.
Other hair trendsetters that
consistently break established short hair rules includes
Christina Aguilerra who teases her short strands, wears
outlandish curls fashioned on a short bob or goes a
shocking shade of platinum that offsets her latest
deconstructed shag. Christina morphs through a
wide range of short styles paying no mind to the hair
industry's suggestion on face and body shape, hair type,
texture or hue.
Are You A Short Hair Rebel?
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If you have an itch to break all the
short hair rules consider these survival techniques:
1. Don't Follow Directions
Find the hidden beauty in your face shape, skin and eye
coloring or hair type and texture and flaunt it
regardless of what traditional short hair rules dictate.
If you are like
Alyssa and have a prominent chin, follow your heart and
if a pixie is your dream style, go for it.
Remember that self confidence is the key and how you
wear your hot new short style is all up to you.
The beauty of breaking short hair rules is that your
hair will grow back quickly.
Even better, with the
dizzying array of hair extension options and add-on
ponies, you can instantly ditch your new pixie if you
have second thoughts later.
2. Break All Your Beauty Rules
If you decide to go for it and adopt a sassy new short
cut that you might not normally consider, throw out
your own rules for your make-up. Search for the
hidden talents in your beauty products and experiment
with a completely new direction in your hue selection.
If you were formerly a pastel princess, consider going
with a vibrant spicy look or vice versa. Take a
brand new bold direction to match your new cut.
3. Defy Accessory Designers
Alyssa has also been a pioneer in the hair accessory
arena. She broke the barriers to adding big sassy
hair flowers to very short looks.
Although she
continued to adorn her super short pixie cut with baby
barrettes, skinny minny headbands and clips, she also
affixed large juicy colored daisies that most people
with short strands might shy away from. She
layered tons of sparkly hair gems and glittery bobbies
along the sides, instantly creating a brand new image.
4. Work With A Hot New Hair
Designer
Keep in mind that you may need to jump ship with your
long time hair designer. If they have preconceived
notions of what you should or should not do with a short
cut or style, you may need to go somewhere new to
achieve your goals.
5. Reconsider Your Fashion Signature
A new
short hair mixed with
a new tude means a revamping of your current fashion
style. Get in tune with your new image and
redirect your clothing selections based on that new
image.
6. Be Fearless
Be prepared for lukewarm responses from
your significant other, friends and family. Be
willing to be fearless and own your own short hair
destiny. Remember that if you find that you don't
like your new cut, hair extensions, wigs and hair
vitamins to help you grow out your cut quickly, are at
fingers reach.
7. Reacess Over Time
Once you get comfortable in your new
short cut, allow yourself some time to play with it,
make adjustments and consider your long range short hair
goals. Take your time and make no promises to
yourself, your hairdresser or others.
8. Flaunt Your Fierceness
Bask in the freedom and pride of your
new fierceness at flaunting all the established hair and
beauty rules in favor of honoring your own true inner
and outer beauty and selecting a short style that rocks
your world.
Summary
The days of matching your face
shape, hair type, texture and color to your short
hairstyle are over. At least for those
short hair rebels that are
willing to walk on the wide side and select short styles
with courage and a sexy self esteem. |