tired of long hair!need ideas

Rent the movie 24 hour photo just to see Connie Nielsen in the pic. I couldn't find a great photo of it but the look would be nice on you. Very versatile, kind of the funky style you seem to want.


http://www.geocities.com/connienielsen3/pictures/046.jpg

It was one hour photo here also, my bad.

I really liked that look for her in the movie. So many different looks from one haircut. She had great little pig-tails, it was long enough to pull back, she wore it messy and funky, and in a couple it was more moderate and sleak. It would be really good on you.

thanks..i really think it will suit me too, i definitley think i need a short fringe (bangs) to shorten my face. as for the colour, at the moemnt its a medium chestnut brown with a few lighter sections through it from colouring over highlights. once its cut i may have more highlight put in if its in good condition. any more opinions? advice? pictures?

hmmm...just tried on a similar style by uploading my photo to a site...and the short fringe didnt look good, however the length seems to suit me, so maybe the same style just with a longer fringe, one i can wear forward or sweep to the side......

hmm...well from my persepective my face looked its longest when my hair was shoulder length and straight with no layers or bangs...and when i had a chin length bob with no bangs...i think they are helpful for breaking up the face shape and shortening it...
and as i'm going for a short cut that means the bangs have to be short too
(btw...i hadn't even heard of the word 'bangs' til joining these boards...sounds better than ' fringe' which reminds me of my grans sofa......)

Please post a "after" pic if you get your hair cut.
Thanks

well today is the day guys! fingers crossed for me...gulp..
im going for the kate moss pic.......and if i dont like it it will grow!..nothing ventured....
pictures will follow...

it's great! i can't believe how much hair was on the floor..he he
it does require a bit of tweaking and hairspray to get it looking good though...and how on earth do you stop a short fringe from ending up vertical on windy days?
thanks for the ideas.....
i will post a picture as soon as i get the bluetooth on my phone to work again.

update....the hair is no longer good! i bravely got it done at a hairdressing school, and can only imagine that the hairdresser knew how to blowdry and style it to cover up her terrible mistakes.
after i washed it i decided to straighten it just to see how it looks, and there are sections of it that look like they have been hacked off with garden shears....one strand is cut in a blunt line and at least an inch longer than the rest...and the fringe is drastically shorter on one side...i am not pleased!i bought myself a new hat yesterday..he he
however, i have managed to wangle an appointment at taylor & taylor..one of the best hairdressers in london, where it will be styled for free in an 'advanced haircutting' seminar, only downside is, several students will be sitting behind me staring at my head the whole time....they have promised me free proffesional shots afterwards too, so i will scan them and post..
looks like i may be going even shorter!
wish me luck.

well..i am setting off in half an hour..and very nervous. when i called to arrange the appointment i spoke to an amazing camp italian guy for at least 20 minutes about what went wrong before, my hair type and length, colour, lifestyle, what i expect with this cut....pretty much everything you would expect a good stylist to consider, and he said i will be a model in a demonstaton for students...i.e a very experienced stylist will do my hair and talk through what he is doing. he also said they will try to not take off much length, as its good for students to see how to rectify someone elses mistakes without taking the style to an extreme the client will not like.
all round i feel pretty confident that they will do an amazing job, which is a good start!
as for the baaad baad academy i went to, we were basically on a production line, 15 students to one teacher who just occasionally checked up on what was happening, and only gave approval when it was blowdryed and finished, so she must have been smart enough to at least brush and comb it to cover the problem areas....
i can't wait, if it is great it will give me a good excuse to go buy new clothes on bond street (it's nearby after all..you can't resist) to set the whole new and improved look off

i will post pictures asap as i have appreciated everyones ideas and interests..so its only fair to reward you, and let you see the fruits of your labour.he he!