Orange Glamor: hair

dandruff - 1:41 PM

How I get rid of dandruff or scalp itching

The big question. Is the flaky, itchy condition which irritates you incurable? From my personal experience and reading, I think it i...

If you are a woman and afraid short hair would not look good on you, then fear not because there is a short hairstyle for every woman. In Long hair or short hair?, I've talked about how your face can help you determine which length of hair to go for.

What I'd like to say that, if you really want to go short, don't hold back. Worst case, you will have to grow it long but don't we all feel bad about the things we have done in life rather than the things we ended up doing but didn't work out? I feel all of us need to live our heart out. Anyway, if you suppress wishes or desires, they only come out in a bad way. Life would be so boring if we went by all the rules instead of doing what we feel like.

Many women are afraid to cut their hair short because they are conditioned to believe women look good with long hair. Trust me, it is not that we don't look good with short hair but rather that we are all expected to be an 'ideal' woman as much as possible. But what is ideal for society should never be taken into account because we are all different and there is no universal look which would suit all of us.

Most importantly, I never felt like myself with long hair and short hair shows my face a lot more. I love how I'm not hiding behind hair. Short hair speaks of a confident woman and that is too tough to handle for society. Ideally, women should either be submissive or have sexy flowing hair. Both are pleasing to men. A woman with short hair sends out the message that she does not care as much about what men think of her and that is naturally a problem for this world.

Even if I'm often suggested to grow hair long, most people agree my hairstyle looks good on me and the way people look at me since I've gone short, it definitely says I look way better now. It is only people's idea of a woman that makes them suggest so, to the point that some hate short hair on a woman but if they do, they are certainly not my type and neither am I theirs so if a guy tells you to grow hair long, tell him to find a woman with long hair rather than trying to change you, because if you feel like yourself with short hair and he hates it then chances are, he is going to have a problem with your personality too.

Image: Jennifer Lawrence

choosing hairstyle - 11:07 AM

Go short, don't be afraid!

If you are a woman and afraid short hair would not look good on you, then fear not because there is a short hairstyle for every woman...

With many of us stuck with boring, same old long hair or just wishing to look better, changing our hairstyle is something that comes to mind often, yet we are so afraid of the change because choosing a hairstyle isn't the easiest job in the world.

I believe choosing a hairstyle should come to down to our personality more than anything else. It should be what represents us and fits with our lifestyle. Many women complain that they are unable to go for a hairstyle which would really make them look good because it would be too high maintenance for their busy lives, especially if they have got kids. But I don't think they should feel too bad about it. Life isn't all about how you look, it's also about enjoying it and fulfilling responsibilities that will keep life running well. And then, if you are missing out on the kind of hair celebrities have, then you are missing it for some fun, if you are outgoing or for some love, if you spend time caring for your kids. It is the life chosen by you, then why shouldn't your hair show it? I feel it's best if our looks completely represent who we are. It often motivates us to change life, the lifestyle, to kick bad habits and to make it all better.

But hey, that doesn't mean you can't look good if you are busy. All girls deserve some fun with their looks. One good way is to get yourself styled by a stylist once in a while, the other is to take time out for yourself anyhow at least twice a month. Even if you have no party to attend, it doesn't hurt to dine out.

Now, I'll finally get to the real deal. I think it's a good way to choose your hairstyle based on face shape. But while there are many guides available on the internet on choosing your hairstyle according to face shape, I don't know how many there are on choosing between long hair and short hair according to face shape.

In my opinion, it's a good idea to go by the softness/hardness and the size of your face. Short hair looks best on women with small faces. This is something you might have heard before, but I also noticed that short hair looks pretty damn cool on round faces because of their softness. It's simple. Body type experts tell us to balance our look when it comes to choosing clothes, as in your look would be balanced if you have got a feminine body and wear pants or if you haven't got curves and you wear dresses and skirts. In the same way, long hair balances a square face shape and short hair balances a round face.

But you don't have to detect whether your face shape is a soft one or a hard one. It's simply that if you want to look softer than you look, growing hair long is going to help a great deal with that and in the same way, if you want to look tougher than you do, you must give short hair a try. Though of course, there are many variations within a long or a short hairstyle. A long bob with smooth and straight hair will make you look less softer than long hair but it's still a balanced hairstyle, so if you are looking to really toughen up your look, you could dye it black or go shorter.

Another way to change your look from soft to fun or sexy is making it wavy or curly. That doesn't mean straight hair can't be sexy though. Stick straight hair is among the sexiest. In the same way, if you are looking to soften up your look, naturally soft and normally straight is the best option.

Image: Anne Hathaway